Brunswick stew is a traditional dish that is popular in the South. The origin of the dish is uncertain, but it is believed to…
Wallpaper was the rage in the 1890s and this is the way our ancestors made the paste to hang the wallpaper from wheat flour.…
A cordial is an alcoholic drink that contains a liqueur, or cordial. Most are flavored. This is one that has been handed down from…
Patron+ member story Our ancestors valued colors in clothes and look for ways to keep them from fading when washed, but using turpentine to…
How about a delicious backbone pie? (submitted by Amanda Gallatin) Backbone, or “chine,” pie was a popular dish in nineteenth century Alabama. In those…
DOMESTIC RECIPES FROM 1884 (Transcribed from The Troy Messenger, Troy, Alabama July 3, 1884 Note: This is the way the recipes were published in…
PAINT AND GREASE REMOVAL An excellent recipe for removing paint or grease spots from garments may be had by mixing four tablespoonfuls of alcohol…
SOME DESSERT TREATS FROM 1884 (Transcribed from The Household, The Troy Messenger, Troy, Alabama July 3, 1884. Note: This is the way the recipes were…
FROZEN WATERMELON Remove the heart only from a well-chilled, ripe and juicy watermelon and press first through a colander, then through a sieve, adding…
Most Essential Part of Keeping House in Summer Miniature Iceless Refrigerator is Made by Inverting an Unglazed Earthenware Flowerpot in a Dish or Pan…
APPLE CUSTARD RECIPE FROM 1890s Pare, core & quarter a dozen large juicy pippins. Stew among them the yellow peel of a large lemon…
Washing clothes was a major task in the past and there were techniques to getting the clothes really clean as can be seen by…
Removing stains and spots has always been a problem. Here is how they dealt with most stains and spots according to a 1890s…
Castor and tea seemed to solve many problems in olden days.... Afternoon of Tea ca. 1901 (Library of Congress) A good complexion never…
These instructions for properly searching, folding and ironing shirts make me tired just reading them. I'm glad I live in this century! How…
Almost anything is better served fried in the South! FRIED PEACHES Cut peaches in halves, remove stones but not skins. Fry in butter with…
Evidently, there was a problem with personal clothing and garments being lost in the 1890s just as there is today. They seem to have…
RAISIN PUFFS WITH LEMON CREAM SAUCE 2 eggs, well beaten 2 tablespoons sugar 1 cup milk ¼ teaspoon salt 2 cups flour ¾ cup…
Fish pudding is thought to be by some as a recipe derived from using left-overs. Farm woman cooking at stove in kitchen ca. 1925…
Our ancestors found ingenious ways to clean, and renew almost everything as can be seen from these instructions from a 1890s book. To…
HOW TO MAKE BLACKBERRY WINE There is no wine equal to blackberry, when it is properly made. In flavor, and for medical purposes, it…
LEMON CRUMB PIE Put half a cup of bread crumbs into a bowl, add enough milk to cover and let soak until soft and…
Repainting walls today is fairly simple and a room can be painted in a matter of hours. This was not the case in…
GINGERBREAD One-half cup butter, one-half cup sugar, one-half cup molasses, one-half cup sour milk or cold water, one and one-half cups flour, two eggs,…
Lace was very popular and used in many ways during the 1890s, including dresses. Here are some ways black lace was cleaned found in…
These suggestions were written in 1880s, but would be useful today. THE WAY TO HEALTH1 The only true way to health is that which…
Washing white lace was very difficult in the 1890s as these directions reveal In the 1890s, young girls often had dresses made of lace…
I haven't this methods for cleaning silks. If you attempt them, proceed with caution and not on a valuable piece of silk. How To…
A simple mode of keeping butter in warm weather, where ice is not handy: Invert a common flower pot over the butter, with some…
Marble has been used as a building material for centuries, but sometimes it gets stained. This is how our ancestors dealt with stain removal…
