Emily Dickinson

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Emily Dickinson (1830 – 1886), now recognized as one of the world’s most important poets, was best known to her neighbors as an accomplished baker and a loyal friend who regularly shared her sweet treats with them.

As the story goes, whenever Miss Emily spied the neighborhood children playing in the Dickinson orchards, near the large vegetable... See more

Poet Emily Dickinson's Baking Stories

Emily’s father “would eat no bread except that baked by her.”

Now You Too Can Bake Like Emily Dickinson This Holiday Season

Emily Dickinson sapeva fare un ottimo pane, come prova il fatto che il padre mangiava solo quello fatto da lei.

The Things that never can come back, are several —

Childhood — some forms of Hope — the Dead —

Though Joys — like Men — may sometimes make a Journey —

And still abide —

We do not mourn for Traveler, or Sailor,

Their Routes are fair —

But think enlarged of all that they will tell us

Returning here —

“Here!” There are typic “Heres” —

Foretold Locations —

The... See more

Now You Too Can Bake Like Emily Dickinson This Holiday Season

Poesia scritta da Emily Dickinson sul retro di un foglio dove aveva annotato la ricetta per la Coconut Cake

I’m almost sure that the primary reason this recipe is here today, is because it came from a testimony of one of those children who eagerly awaited that basket full of deliciousnesses to come down from that window:

I shall never forget the contents of that basket. It was as like Miss Emily as it could possibly be, and by the same token as unlike... See more

Libro Emily Dickinson, Profile of the Poet as Cook with Selected Recipes

Hilary Menos • Article

Poesia scritta da Emily Dickinson sul retro di una confezione di cioccolato

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One cup of ground rice (now you might use rice flour)

One cup of powdered sugar

Two eggs

One-half of a cup butter

One spoonful of milk with a very little soda

Flavor to suit.

Now You Too Can Bake Like Emily Dickinson This Holiday Season

Ricetta Rice Cake di Emily Dickinson

Black Cake:

2 pounds Flour—

2 Sugar—

2 Butter—

19 Eggs—

5 pounds Raisins—

1 1⁄2 Currants

1 1⁄2 Citron

1⁄2 pint Brandy

1⁄2 — Molasses—

2 Nutmegs—

5 teaspoons

Cloves—Mace—Cinnamon

2 teaspoons Soda—Article continues after advertisement

Beat Butter and Sugar together—

Add Eggs without beating—and beat the mixture again—

Bake 21⁄2 or three hours, in Cake pans, or 5 to... See more

Now You Too Can Bake Like Emily Dickinson This Holiday Season

Ricetta “Black Cake” di Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson’s Handwritten Coconut Cake Recipe Hints at How Baking Figured Into Her Creative Process

Ricetta “Coconut cake” di Emily Dickinson (manoscritto)