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A ceramic butter dish. A butter dish is defined as "a usually round or rectangular dish often with a drainer and a cover for holding butter at table". [1] Before refrigerators existed, a covered dish made of crystal, silver, or china housed the butter. [2]
Lane cake, also known as prize cake or Alabama Lane cake, is a bourbon-laced baked cake traditional in the American South. [1] It was invented or popularized by Emma Rylander Lane (1856–1904), a native and long-time resident of Americus, Georgia , who developed the recipe while living in Clayton, Alabama , in the 1890s. [ 2 ]
A French butter dish is a container used to maintain the freshness and spreadable consistency of butter without refrigeration. This late 19th-century French-designed pottery crock has two parts: a base that holds water, and a cup to hold the packed butter which also serves as a lid.
Cobbler is a dessert consisting of a fruit (or less commonly savory) filling poured into a large baking dish and covered with a batter, biscuit, or dumpling (in the United Kingdom) before being baked. Some cobbler recipes, especially in the American South, resemble a thick-crusted, deep-dish pie with both a top and
The first American recipes for upside-down cake, using prunes, appeared in newspapers in 1923. [5] [6]Traditional upside-down preparations include the American pineapple upside-down cake, the French Tarte Tatin, [7] and the Brazilian or Portuguese bolo de ananás (also known as bolo de abacaxi).
Baked Alaska, also known as Bombe Alaska, omelette norvégienne, omelette surprise, or omelette sibérienne depending on the country, is a dessert consisting of ice cream and cake topped with browned meringue. The dish is made of ice cream placed in a pie dish, lined with slices of sponge cake or Christmas pudding, and topped with meringue.
Robert Carrier McMahon, OBE (November 10, 1923 – June 27, 2006), usually known as Robert Carrier, was an American chef, restaurateur and cookery writer. His success came in England, where he was based from 1953 to 1984, and then from 1994 until his death.
Wacky cake, also called crazy cake, lazy cake, Joe cake, wowie cake, and WW II cake, [1] is a spongy, cocoa-based cake. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is unique in that unlike many pastries and desserts , no eggs , butter or milk are used to make the cake batter.