Pre-1900 Verified Methods

Heritage Recipes

Real butter. Real bread. Real ingredients. Methods perfected over centuries, verified against pre-1900 documentation, adapted for modern kitchens.

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Bread

Traditional Sourdough Bread

A true sourdough using wild-caught starter, no commercial yeast. Fermented 24 hours for proper flavour and digestibility.

⏱ 24 hours (mostly waiting) · 🌾 Ancient grains optional
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Dairy

Hand-Churned Butter

Fresh butter from raw cream, the way it was made for centuries. Includes cultured butter variation with natural tang.

⏱ 20 minutes · 🥛 Raw cream preferred
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Pastry

Lard Pie Crust

Flaky, tender crust using rendered leaf lard. The secret to perfect pies that modern recipes lost.

⏱ 15 minutes + chill · 🐷 Pastured lard
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Preservation

Lacto-Fermented Vegetables

Salt-brined vegetables fermented in crocks, no vinegar. Living probiotics and complex flavour our ancestors knew.

⏱ 7-14 days · 🧂 Sea salt only
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Breakfast

Dutch Baby Pancake

A puffy, eggy oven pancake from the 1800s German tradition. Impressive presentation, simple ingredients.

⏱ 25 minutes · 🥚 Farm eggs best
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Stock

Bone Broth (24-Hour)

Rich, gelatinous broth from roasted bones. The foundation of traditional cooking and true nourishment.

⏱ 24-48 hours · 🦴 Grass-fed bones

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