Gingerbread cookies and other goodies from the Raleigh Tavern Bake Shop bring back delicious memories for generations of Williamsburg visitors. In this cookbook, original recipes from rare 18th-century cookbooks are presented side-by-side with their modern adaptations. Thirteen recipes include Queen's Cake, Plum Tarts, Pear Pie and, of course, those famous cookies!

Softbound, 29 pages. $3.95

A Note from Mary:

This little book has sold more than 250,000 copies since I wrote it over 25 years ago. That makes me proud as a parent because every cent of the profits goes to support the educational programs of Colonial Williamsburg.

If you like slaving over a hot brick fireplace, this is the book for you! If you prefer modern kitchens, this is the book for you! I took recipes from 18th-century sources and adapted them to 21st-century kitchens. You choose. (Personally, I recommend the modern versions, but the old ones are fun to read.)

The most requested recipe in this collection is the one for those wonderful gingerbread cookies every schoolchild remembers from field trips to Williamsburg, but there are others for tasty pies, cookies, Sally Lunn bread, and baked goods that have been served for decades at Colonial Williamsburg's restaurants. A wealth of good eating!