Victorians were just as fascinated by their past as we are by the Victorian era. They delighted in coming across old cookery books or cooking lore from earlier days.

Dips into an Old Cookery Book, by Ruth Lamb (Girl's Own Paper, 1886)

Recipes in this old family cookery book from the early 1700's include "Boyled Pigens," "Mincht Pyes," "Ffool," and "Weep" (whipped cream). A three-part article.

A [Cookbook] Relic of the Good Old Times (Girl's Own Paper, 1895)

Another cookbook of the early 1700s, including both kitchen recipes and medicinal recipes.

Some Rather Odd Dishes, by Aaron Watson (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1882)

A look at some recipes of antiquity, including "drye stewe," cabaches, "goos in hochepot," pygges and pecokkes, and more... (Do not try this at home...)

Curiosities of Food and Feeding, by James Mason (Girl's Own Paper, 1890)

Subtitled "Chit-Chat, Historical, Anecdotal, Grave and Gay -- About Meats, Drinks, Cooks and Kitchens." Includes gossip about historic meals and dinner parties.

Goodies of a By-gone Age, by Fanny L. Fancher (Ladies’ Home Journal, 1892)

Bannocks, Jumbles, Whigs and other recipes of 50 years before.

Court Cookery, by Fanny Green (Girl's Own Paper, 1894)

Here's a collection of delightful foods you probably won't want to serve at your next dinner party, including antelopes, swans, cygnets and eagles!

Some Recipes from an Old Housekeeper's Book (Girl's Own Paper, 1896)

Some delicious puddings from an antique cookery book.

Leaves from an Old Book/Indian Recipes for Hulwa, by Fenella Johnstone (Girl's Own Paper, 1898)

Some recipes from an antique cookbook, and Indian recipes for hulwa.

Great-Grandmother's Cookery Books, by A. Drysdale-Davis (The Strand, 1905B)