Abraham Lincoln in the Kitchen
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baking powder, 6.1, 6.2
baking soda
in biscuits, itr.1, 7.1
as a substitute for pearl ash, 2.1, 2.2
See also saleratus
Baltimore, MD, 11.1, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3
barbecue, 4.1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 10.1
barbecue “fixin’s,”
Batter Pudding, 5.1
beans
baked beans, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 12.1
as a common crop, 1.1, 3.1, 9.1
green or snap, itr.1, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3
beef. See under meat
Beef Cakes, 8.1
berries
common crops, 8.1, 9.1
cranberries, 10.1, 12.1
gooseberries, 3.1
sold in stores, 9.1, 10.1
strawberries, 8.1, 9.1
wild, 3.1, 3.2, 5.1, 9.1, 10.1
beverages
peach-and-honey, 7.1, 7.2
whiskey, 1.1, 1.2, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 7.1
wine, 5.1, 7.1, 10.1, 10.2, 12.1, 12.2, 13.1
Black, Mrs. William, 8.1, 8.2
Black Hawk War, 5.1, 5.2
Blair, Montgomery, 12.1, 12.2
bread
biscuits, 4.1, 4.2, 7.1, 7.2
“short” dough, 3.1, 5.1, 7.1
for soldiers, 5.1, 13.1, 13.2
Bread Sauce, 7.1
Brooks, Noah, 8.1, 11.1, 12.1, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4
Brown, Caroline Owsley, 8.1, 8.2
Browning, Orville Hickman, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 12.1, 12.2
brunoise soup, 12.1, 12.2
Buchanan, Pres. James, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 13.1
burgoo, 7.1, 7.2
cabbage, 3.1, 9.1, 9.2, 11.1
cakes. See under desserts
Cameron, John, 4.1, 4.2
Cameron, Simon, 12.1, 12.2, 13.1
canned foods, commercial, 9.1, 10.1, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3
caraway seeds, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
Carey, Dr. James
Cass, Gen. Lewis, 5.1, 5.2
Chapman, A. H., 3.1, 3.2
Chapman, Harriet Hanks (cousin; niece), . See also Hanks, Harriet
cheese, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 10.1, 11.1, 13.1, 13.2
Chicken Salad, 8.1
Christmas customs, 12.1, 13.1
Christmas Shortbread Cookies, 12.1
Civil War
battles, 12.1, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3
end of the
events leading up to, 11.1, 11.2
Fort Sumter
public dissent
Trent Affair
condiments, 3.1, 115, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 10.1
cookbooks
owned by Mary Lincoln, 8.1, 9.1, 10.1
referenced
cookies. See under desserts
cooking
from antique recipes, itr.1, itr.2, 3.1, 6.1
Dutch oven, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 5.1, 6.1
importance of food memories
open-hearth, 2.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3
by pioneers, 2.1, 10.1
reflector oven, 2.1, 2.2, 6.1, 10.1
Royal Oak #9 stove
“spider” pan, 2.1, 10.1
study of history through
wood-burning stove techniques, 10.1, 10.2
corn
corn bread, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 3.1
corn dodgers, 1.1, 1.2
cornmeal, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 5.1
hominy
overview
Corn Dodgers, 1.1
Cranberry Pie, 12.1
Cranberry Sauce, 10.1
Crawford, Elizabeth, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
Crook, William, 12.1, 13.1
Cucumber Catsup, 9.1
Cucumber Salad, 7.1
Cutter, Pvt. Willard, 13.1, 13.2
Davis, Judge David, 8.1, 8.2, 11.1, 12.1
December Sausages, 8.1
desserts
cakes
almond, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
Election Cake
in homage to Lincoln, 14.1, 14.2
pint, 5.1, 5.2
Tennessee Cake, 2.1, 2.2
cookies, jumbles, itr.1, 5.1, 5.2 (See also apees; gingerbread)
doughnuts, nutmeg, 8.1, 8.2, 10.1
ice cream, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 12.1, 12.2
overview
puddings, 3.1, 5.1, 5.2
doughnuts. See under desserts
Douglas, Stephen A., 2.1, 7.1, 11.1, 11.2, 12.1
Edwards, Elizabeth (sister-in-law)
dinner at the White House
household help
Mary living with, 6.1, 10.1, 14.1
and Mary’s courtship, 6.1, 6.2
and Mary’s wedding
as a noted cook
status and entertaining
See also Todd, Elizabeth
Edwards, Ninian (brother-in-law), 1.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 10.1
Egg Corn Bread, 1.1
entertaining
in farm communities, 1.1, 3.1
during move to Washington, DC
at President Lincoln’s Cottage, 13.1, 13.2
by Sangamon Long Nine, 4.1, 11.1
in Springfield, IL, 6.1, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 11.1, 12.1
at the White House, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 13.1
farm life
chores to supply food, 1.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
common crops, 3.1, 3.2, 5.1, 9.1, 11.1
corn crops, 1.1, 2.1, 11.1
entertainment, 1.1, 3.1
land prices
See also livestock; pioneer life
fats
butter, 1.1, 1.2, 5.1, 7.1
lard, 1.1, 3.1, 5.1
suet or beef fat
Filet of Beef à la Napolitaine, 12.1
Fisher, M. F. K.
flatboat, Lincoln on
flour
grades
for Soldier’s Bread
wheat, 1.1, 1.2, 3.1, 11.1
See also mills, grist
food
Astor House dinner service
barter/trade for, 3.1, 4.1, 9.1
foraged from the wild, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 9.1
French influence, 4.1, 7.1, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5
impact of immigrants, 11.1, 11.2
medicinal, 9.1, 10.1
memories, itr.1, itr.2
in New Orleans
restaurants, 4.1, 12.1
for soldiers, 5.1, 5.2, 13.1, 13.2
in Springfield, IL (See under Springfield, IL)
train service
in Washington, DC, 13.1, 13.2 (See also under White House)
Willard Hotel, 12.1, 12.2, 13.1
See also hunting and fishing; livestock
food transport
Mississippi River, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 11.1
railroad, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3
Forcemeat Balls, 9.1
Forcemeat for Stuffing Turkey Craw, 10.1
Francis, Mrs. Simeon, 6.1, 6.2, 9.1
Francis, Simeon, 6.1, 9.1, 9.2, 11.1
French Almond Cake, 6.1
fruits
common crops
foraged from the wild, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 5.1, 10.1
garden, 8.1, 9.1
preserves, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3
See also specific fruits
gardening
gelatin, 8.1, 10.1
Gentry, Alan
Gentry, James, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1
German Beef with Sour Cream, 11.1
German immigrants, 4.1, 4.2, 11.1, 12.1
ginger, 2.1, 2.2
gingerbread
hard-soft continuum
Lincoln’s anecdote, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
recipe development, 2.1, 2.2
spices used in
gingerbread men, 2.1, 2.2
Gooseberry Pudding, 3.1
Gourley, James, 8.1, 8.2
Grigsby, Sarah Lincoln. See Lincoln, Sarah
Grimsley, Elizabeth Todd, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5
Gurley, Rev. Dr. Phineas, 12.1, 12.2
Hanks, Dennis (cousin; stepbrother-in-law)
on farm food a
nd crops, 1.1, 3.1
farm life in Indiana
on s, 1.1, 1.2
move to Indiana
Hanks, Harriet (cousin; niece), 8.1, 8.2, 10.1, 10.2. See also Chapman, Harriet Hanks
Hanks, John (cousin), 3.1, 4.1, 4.2
Hanks, Nancy (mother). See Lincoln, Nancy
Harrison, George M., 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
Harrison, William Henry
Hay, John, 11.1, 11.2, 12.1, 12.2, 13.1
herbs. See seasonings
Herndon, William, itr.1, 7.1, 8.1
Holland, Josiah Gilbert, 6.1, 6.2
hominy
honey and bees, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 7.1, 7.2
household help
of the Edwards family, Alice Fogerty
of the Lincoln family
Alexander Williamson
Alice Johnstone
Catherine Gordon
Charlotte DeSouza
Cornelia Mitchell
Edward (doorman)
Ellen (maid; nanny; seamstress), 12.1, 12.2
Harriet Hanks
Mariah Vance, 8.1, 9.1, 10.1, 11.1
Mary Ann Cuthbert
Mary “Aunt” Williams
Mr. Watts
Pierre Vermeren
Richard Goodchild
Thomas Stackpole, 12.1, 13.1
White House servants, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3
William H. Johnson, 11.1, 12.1, 12.2
of the Todd family
Jane
Mammy Sally
Nelson
Old Chaney
hunting and fishing, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 5.1, 7.1, 8.1
ice, 8.1, 10.1, 11.1
ice cream. See under desserts
Illinois
Lincoln farm
New Salem (See New Salem, IL)
Sangamon River, 4.1, 4.2
Springfield (see Springfield, IL)
Vandalia, capital moved from, 4.1, 11.1
Indiana
as a free state
Griggstown
grist mill
Lincoln cabin, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 10.1, 13.1
Lincoln farm, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 9.1
Little Pigeon Creek community, 3.1, 3.2
neighbors, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4
statehood
Indians. See Native Americans
Irish immigrants, 2.1, 11.1
Irish Stew, 11.1
Johnston, John (stepbrother), 4.1, 4.2
Johnston, Sarah Bush “Sally” (stepmother), 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2
jumbles, itr.1, 5.1, 5.2. See also apees; gingerbread
Kansas, riots of 1855–56
Kentucky
Elizabethtown, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
Lexington, Mary Todd’s home, 1.1, 10.1, 10.2, 12.1
Lincoln farms, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 9.1
neighbors, 3.1, 7.1
as a slave state
leavening agents, 2.1, 5.1, 6.1, 8.1, 8.2, 13.1
Leslie, Miss Eliza, resource for period recipes, 2.1, 3.1, 6.1, 8.1, 8.2
Levering, Mercy, 6.1, 6.2
Lincoln, Abraham
breakfasts eaten, 8.1, 12.1, 12.2, 13.1
cooking by, itr.1, 4.1, 5.1, 8.1
deaths in the family, 1.1, 1.2, 4.1, 10.1, 10.2, 13.1 (See also Lincoln, Nancy, death)
dog (Fido)
“Discoveries and Inventions” lecture, 4.1, 8.1, 11.1
education
funeral train
homes, Springfield remodeling, (See also President Lincoln’s Cottage; White House)
hunting and fishing, 3.1, 4.1, 6.1
Indiana, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2
innovations, 4.1, 4.2
jobs
deputy county surveyor
lawyer, 6.1, 8.1, 11.1, 11.2
mill manager
newspaper owner
politics and speeches (See political career of Lincoln)
store manager, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1
life events, chronological
childhood, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1 (See also Indiana; Kentucky)
journeys as a young adult down the Mississippi River
move to New Salem, IL, 4.1, 4.2
military service, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
move to Springfield, IL
courtship of Mary Todd, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
Rebecca letters
duel
wedding to Mary Todd
Globe Tavern as home, 10.1, 10.2
birth of sons, 8.1, 10.1
move to Washington, DC, 12.1, 12.2
assassination
life in New Salem, IL, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2
life in Springfield, IL, 6.1, 8.1, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3 (See also under entertaining)
life in Washington, DC, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3 (See also under entertaining)
love of reading, 1.1, 4.1, 5.1, 8.1, 10.1
patent by
physical description, 7.1, 8.1, 13.1
sawing/chopping wood, 3.1, 4.1, 8.1
storytelling skills, 1.1, 13.1 (See also anecdotes told by Lincoln)
Lincoln, Abraham (grandfather), 5.1, 5.2
Lincoln, Edward Baker “Eddy” (son), 8.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3
Lincoln, Mary (wife)
after husband’s death
closeness to sisters, 6.1, 10.1, 14.1
death
death of sons, 10.1, 13.1, 13.2
as First Lady, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3
life in Springfield, IL, 8.1, 8.2, 9.1, 9.2, 10.1 (See also under entertaining)
life in Washington, DC, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4 (See also under entertaining)
marriage, 8.1, 12.1, 12.2
physical description
refinement of, 8.1, 10.1, 12.1
Lincoln, Nancy (mother)
childhood
death, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1
gravesite
move to Indiana
wedding
Lincoln, Robert Todd (son)
after death of father
childhood in Springfield, IL, 8.1, 10.1, 10.2
education, 8.1, 13.1
Lincoln, Sarah (sister), 1.1, 2.1, 4.1, 5.1, 10.1
Lincoln, Thomas (father)
as a carpenter
childhood
corn crops, 1.1, 2.1, 3.1
farms (See Illinois, Lincoln farm; Indiana, Lincoln farm; Kentucky, Lincoln farms)
marriage to Nancy Hanks
marriage to Sarah Bush Johnston, 1.1, 2.1
military service
other crops, 1.1, 3.1, 3.2, 9.1
Lincoln, Thomas “Tad” (son)
childhood in Springfield, IL
childhood in Washington, DC, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 13.1, 13.2
death
education
Lincoln, William Wallace “Willie” (son)
childhood in Springfield, IL
childhood in Washington, DC, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4
death
education
Lincoln Cake, 14.1
livestock
butcher and full use of, 4.1, 5.1
on farms, 3.1, 3.2, 5.1
horse power
Lincoln’s cow, itr.1, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3
Lincoln’s horse (Old Bob), itr.1, 8.1, 8.2
transport, 4.1, 4.2, 11.1
Louisiana. See New Orleans
Maryland. See Baltimore
McClellan, Gen. George, 11.1, 12.1, 13.1, 13.2
meat
barbecued, 7.1, 7.2 (See also barbecue; barbecue “fixin’s”)
beef, 7.1, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 10.1, 11.1, 11.2, 12.1
bologna
chicken, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 12.1
eaten by Lincoln family, 10.1, 10.2
eaten by soldiers
fish, canned
forcemeat, 9.1, 10.1
game, 3.1, 7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3
mutton harico, 8.1, 8.2
pork, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 7.1, 8.1, 8.2, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3
turkey, 10.1, 10.2
medicinal foods, 9.1, 10.1
mills
grist
, 1.1, 4.1, 4.2, 11.1, 11.2 (See also flour)
sawmill
woolen, 4.1, 11.1, 11.2
Minced Beef the Portuguese Way, 11.1
Mississippi River
Lincoln’s journey down
flatboats on
river traffic, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
today
See also New Orleans
Missouri. See St. Louis
Mock-Mock Turtle Soup, 9.1
molasses, 2.1, 7.1
Mushroom Sauce, 10.1
Mutton Harico, 8.1
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Native Americans
Black Hawk War, 5.1, 5.2, 13.1
grandfather killed by, 5.1, 5.2
Lincoln family interactions with, 5.1, 5.2
treaties with U.S. govt.
New Orleans, LA
New Orleans Chicken Curry, 4.1
New Orleans Curry Powder, 4.1
New Salem, IL, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2
New Salem Saleratus Biscuits, 4.1
newspaper owned by Lincoln
New York City, NY
Nicolay, John, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3
Nutmeg Doughnuts, 8.1
Offutt, Denton, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5
oysters, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3
Oyster Stew, 11.1
patent held by Lincoln
pawpaw, 3.1, 3.2, 9.1
Peach-and-Honey, 7.1
pearl ash, used in baking, 2.1, 6.1
Peas à la Française, 12.1
pets, 1.1, 3.1, 8.1, 10.1
piccalilli, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3
pickles and preserves
canning jars, 9.1, 9.2
canning techniques
sauerkraut, 9.1, 11.1, 11.2
in Springfield, IL
pineapple, 3.1, 4.1, 9.1, 9.2, 11.1, 11.2
Pineapple Preserves, 9.1
Pint Cake, 5.1
pioneer life
cemetery
church, 3.1, 3.2
clearing the land, 2.1, 3.1
clothes
combining families after death of spouse
cooking techniques, 2.1, 10.1
foraging for food, 3.1, 3.2
homesteading
kitchens, 1.1, 2.1
log cabins, 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1
meat resources (See hunting and fishing; livestock)
self-sufficiency, 3.1, 3.2
soap production
See also farm life
poetry
by Lincoln, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
recited by Lincoln, 4.1, 13.1
political career of Lincoln
debates with Douglas, 2.1, 7.1, 11.1, 11.2
Emancipation Proclamation, 13.1, 13.2
Illinois State Legislature, 4.1, 6.1, 6.2
Illinois State Legislature campaign, 4.1, 5.1, 11.1
leadership characteristics, 5.1, 5.2
Sangamon Long Nine, 4.1, 11.1
slavery issues of 1854–59
speaking style
speeches