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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.

Author
pigwaller

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
270,801

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
512

Last 3 plays: ZWOZZE (3/10), Dagny1 (6/10), Buddy1 (10/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the surprising ingredient in "To Make Good Gravy"? Hint

Cream

Sardines

Anchovies

Flour

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Question 2 of 10

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

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

Hollow out small holes and fill with cloves

Rub with garlic, salt and pepper

Filet and stuff with crab

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Question 3 of 10

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

Flounder

Turnips

Sweet Potatoes

Pumpkin

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is a Mazarine Dish? Hint

A deep pie dish or pan

A tureen

A casserole dish

A corn stick pan

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Question 5 of 10

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

Pottery

Silver

Pewter

Copper

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Question 6 of 10

6. Ketchup is only made from tomatoes.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Spruce beer can also be made using ______. Hint

Pine

Cypress

Elm

Oak

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Question 8 of 10

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

Cheap Paint

Solution for Cleaning Silver

To Wash Silk Stockings

Strong Cement

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Question 9 of 10

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

2 lbs. suet

1/2 lb. hartshorn Shavings

Two calves' feet

an Ounce of Isinglass

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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.

True

False

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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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