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Nutty plum crumble with peanut butter rubbed into a whole wheat and oat topping over fresh sliced plums. A single-serving vegetarian dessert with a crunchy, protein-rich crumble.

Mrs. Lincoln owned a copy of Directions for Cookery in its Verious Branches by Miss Leslie, which was one of the most popular sources of recipes of the time.

Vintage prune chocolate cupcakes made with cream, grated unsweetened chocolate, and cooked prunes. A moist, old-fashioned treat with no butter needed, ready in 30 minutes.

Mocha butterball cookies with cocoa, instant coffee, chopped nuts, and a powdered sugar coating. No-spread, no-chill cookie dough ready to bake in 25 minutes.

Traditional Jewish taiglach: little dough knots studded with raisins and nuts, boiled in honey syrup with ginger until golden and sticky. A Rosh Hashanah and holiday essential.

First prize chocolate fudge cake, a flourless-style dense chocolate cake with semisweet chocolate, coffee, and folded egg whites. An award-winning showstopper with deep fudgy texture.

Old-fashioned raisin muffins made with simmered raisins and their cooking liquid folded into a buttery, creamed batter. Plump fruit and a tender crumb in every bite.

Braided honey yeast bread with an optional golden saffron tint and raisins, mixed in a food processor for easy kneading. A beautiful three-strand loaf brushed with honey for a glossy, sweet crust.

Old-fashioned Pennsylvania ginger cakes with molasses, brown sugar, and a butter-lard shortening blend baked in muffin pans. Dense, spicy, and rich with that deep molasses flavor.

Homemade rosemary focaccia brushed with olive oil and topped with coarse salt, dried rosemary, and Parmesan. Two large sheet pan loaves with a soft, dimpled crumb.

Fresh Corn with Cream, Chiles, and Cheese This is a very rich dish, and is very good served as a separate course with hot tortillas.

Jam-filled spice cookies with cinnamon, ginger, and cloves sandwiched with apricot or raspberry preserves. Buttery shortbread-style cutout cookies with a stained-glass window center.

Classic zucchini bread with grated zucchini, cinnamon, and a moist oil-based crumb. Bakes two 8x4 loaves at once, freezes well, and only gets better the next day.

Drop molasses cookies with buttermilk, brown sugar, ginger, and cinnamon rest overnight for deep flavor. Soft, cakey cookies with that old-fashioned dark molasses chew.

Festive cocoa cards are large chocolate-molasses cookies cut into rectangles and decorated with frosting to look like greeting cards. A fun holiday baking project for kids and adults.

Blue cornmeal pancakes made with egg whites, vanilla, and safflower oil for a lighter stack with a nutty, earthy crunch. Served with honey or molasses.