Click to learn how to Become a Patron! Patron+ member story Have you tried any of these when cooking? 1. Chewing gum while peeling…
Click to learn how to Become a Patron! Patron+ Member story These epitaphs were found on some actual tombstones. Did they really mean to…
Have you ever wondered how to make Ox Tail Soup? Here is an original recipe from an 1880's cookbook Two ox-tails, two slices of…
These men evidently wanted more children: Moultrie, Georgia: Here lies the father of twenty-nine, He would have had more but he didn't have time.…
Patron+ member story SOUTHERN PECAN PIE Prepare pastry for 9-inch pie 2 eggs, beaten 2/3 cup sugar 1/2 cup margarine 2 cups pecans 1…
Patron+ member story Here are some great cooking tips from grandmothers and gr-grandmothers. They knew how to cut corners to make great meals. “If…
LIKE GRANDMA USE TO MAKE Old homemade Eggnog Recipes for the holidays EGGNOG (no-alcohol) (1910s) 4 c. (1 Qt.) milk 2-4 eggs 2 t. vanilla…
Patron+ Member Story Funny Tombstones - Grave marker in Covington, Virginia "I made a lot of deals in my lifetime ... But I sure…
Good Ole Day - Poultry Notes (Transcribed extracts from The American Banner (Bay Minette, Alabama, September 16, 1899) Keep the molting hens out…
Patreon+ Member story Our mothers and grandmothers did not have all the kitchen tools we have today. This is how they made Potato Straws.…
Patron+ member story Do you need a new recipe? How about this one from an old newspaper in 1867 Peterson's Magazine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania March,…
Ummmmm good baking tips from old recipes Scroll down for this Patron+ member story If this story is locked, click to see how to…
Some old recipes for your health from the past Scroll down for this Patron+ member story If this story is locked, click to see…
Patron+ member story Thanksgiving Menu from November 25, 1931 Scroll down for this Patron+ member story If this story is locked, click to see…
BRAISED TURKEY FROM THE 1870s Scroll down for this Patron+ member story If this story is locked, click to see how to Become a…
Codfish A La Mode? I'm not sure I want to try this recipe Scroll down for this Patron+ member story If this story is…
A simple recipe for Old-fashioned applesauce Pare and chop a dozen medium-sized apples, put them in a deep pudding-dish; sprinkle over them a heaping…
TWO DESSERT RECIPES FROM 1870S (Transcribed from The Times-Argus, Selma, Alabama January 27, 1870 – Originally published in the American Agriculturist) GRAHAM BREAD Take…
Some epitaphs provide warnings to readers: Fear God Keep the Commandments and Do not attempt to climb a tree, For that's what caused the…
Looking for a simple old-fashioned recipe for a cold day? How about a bowl of corn soup? Recipe From the Past – 1890s Scroll down…
Sometimes the relations of the deceased use the tombstone as a medium for advertising the wares sold by the deceased, as note the following…
Here is an epitaph about a woman who in life was evidently a great gossip: 'Tread softly, reader, lest you wake, The greatest talker that…
Today, we just grab a can and make them but have you ever thought about what our ancestors had to do to make baked beans? Here…
FROM: THE PERFECT WOMAN 1903 by K. T. Boland “The majority of mankind believe animal food to be a necessary constituent of the diet. We…
I think it is always interesting how time has changed our ideas regarding medicine. I love old books and found the following in an…
Cooking Tips from an old Cookbook... 1. Chewing gum while peeling onions helps to prevent tears. 2. Cooked onions will stay perfectly whole if…
COOKING and KITCHEN HINTS FROM THE PAST Lumpy gravy can be avoided by adding a little salt in the flour before adding the water…
Some Dietetic Recipes from 1883 Ladies Guide in Health and Disease RUSK – Bread and crackers may be made into granola by first drying…
Cooking tips from the past... “When icing a cake, the icing will not run off it a little flour is dusted on the surface…
This is an old macaroni recipe from a cookbook that sounded interesting... TIMBALE OF MACARONI Break in very short lengths small macaroni (vermicelli, spaghetti,…
