Recipes from the Raleigh Tavern Bake Shop

Mary Miley Theobald

Jan 1984 · Colonial Williamsburg

About this ebook

Favorite baked goods for sale at the Raleigh Tavern Bakery have been developed from recipes in rare eighteenth-century cookbooks. The original recipe and its modern adapted version are printed side by side. Included among the thirteen tasty treats are Queen's Cake, Gingerbread Cookies, Plum Tarts, and Pear Pie.

About the author

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, a nonprofit educational organization, directs the ongoing restoration of Virginia's colonial capital so that " the future may learn from the past."
John R. Gonzales recently served as executive chef of the four operating taverns at Colonial Williamsburg, and is currently a consultant for the Virginia Food Service Group in Richmond. He lives in Williamsburg.
Food writer and editor Charles Pierce was trained at the famed La Varenne cooking school in Paris. He is the author of several cookbooks, including Southern Light Cooking and Beach House Cooking, as well as project editor of The Revised Settlement Cookbook. Charles has contributed to "Food & Wine, House Beautiful, Fine Cooking, Country Home," and "Glamour," among many magazines. He lives in New York City and Sag Harbor, New York.