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Quiz about The Receipt Book of Harriott Pinckney Horry
Quiz about The Receipt Book of Harriott Pinckney Horry

The Receipt Book of Harriott Pinckney Horry Quiz


In 1770, Harriot Pinckney Horry of South Carolina started her cook book, which survives today and is in print. See how much of Colonial Cooking you recognize! There are some odd capitals and spelling in the quiz, they're copied directly from the cookbook

A multiple-choice quiz by pigwaller. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
pigwaller
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
270,801
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
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503
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the surprising ingredient in "To Make Good Gravy"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. How would one "Dobe" a Rump of Beef? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is the main ingredient in Pompion Chips? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What is a Mazarine Dish? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What sort of dish must one use when baking pears? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Ketchup is only made from tomatoes.


Question 7 of 10
7. Spruce beer can also be made using ______. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which of the following sets of directions did Harriott not include in her cookbook? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The recipe for Sweetmeat Jelly calls for all of the following except? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. According to Harriot in the recipe "To Keep Tomatoos for Winter use" they must be done before the month of September or they will not keep.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the surprising ingredient in "To Make Good Gravy"?

Answer: Anchovies

Actually, it also calls for claret and butter, boiled, to be used "in the Savory way of Cooking".
2. How would one "Dobe" a Rump of Beef?

Answer: Lard with bacon, sweet herbs, shallots and pepper & salt

It also needs to stew for 3 hours and be served with a "rich gravey of Morelles, Truffles, and Mushrooms over it".
3. What is the main ingredient in Pompion Chips?

Answer: Pumpkin

Pompion was the English word of the time for pumpkin.
4. What is a Mazarine Dish?

Answer: A deep pie dish or pan

The only definition I could find for "mazarine dish" indicated a blue color or a dish named after Cardinal Mazarine.
5. What sort of dish must one use when baking pears?

Answer: Pewter

Pewter dishes were very popular at the time for baking and serving.
6. Ketchup is only made from tomatoes.

Answer: False

Before the 1820s, ketchups were also made of mushrooms, anchovies, or walnuts.
7. Spruce beer can also be made using ______.

Answer: Pine

I have heard of spruce beer many times, but I just can't find the thought appealing! (I keep thinking it sounds like a cleaning fluid!)
8. Which of the following sets of directions did Harriott not include in her cookbook?

Answer: Solution for Cleaning Silver

A ladies' cookbook of the time included all kinds of "recipes", not just ones involving food. In fact, Harriott's cook book is different from many of the times in that she separates out the "medicinal" recipes from the food recipes.
9. The recipe for Sweetmeat Jelly calls for all of the following except?

Answer: 2 lbs. suet

Hartshorn Shavings are shavings from deer antlers and Isinglass is from the bladder of a sturgeon, both were used as gelatins at the time since the nice folks at Jello hadn't gone into business yet!
10. According to Harriot in the recipe "To Keep Tomatoos for Winter use" they must be done before the month of September or they will not keep.

Answer: False

The cutoff month is actually October, I guess in the hot climate of South Carolina, if you planned it correctly, you could have fresh tomatoes until October, although I don't know anyone here who bothers with it.
Source: Author pigwaller

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