Linen was very valuable in 1887 and its care was important SCROLL DOWN TO CONTINUE THE CARE OF LINEN One of the most important…
This is an old Southern favorite recipe. How do you make yours? SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE 1 Large can sweet potatoes (or equivalent in fresh…
OLD-TIME PAN DOWDY Pare, core, and slice enough tart apples to fill bottom of a flat baking dish about 2 inches in depth. To…
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…
Learn how to cook like our grandparents with this recipe from the 1920s Spanish Rice 2 cupfuls of stewed tomatoes 1 cupful of boiling…
Kid gloves are gloves made from the skin of a young goat. They were first fashioned in the 18th century and were often made…
APPLE CUSTARD – Take apples, pared, cored and slightly stewed, sufficient to cover the dish, six eggs, and one quart of milk; spice to…
ALMOND CUSTARD Recipe from 1890s Scald and blanch half a pound of shelled sweet almonds and three ounces of bitter almonds, throwing them, as…
BUCKWHEAT CAKES (Transcribed from The Times-Argus, Selma, Alabama January 27, 1870) Dissolve half of yeast in a little warm water, and mix with a…
EGGS IN TOMATO CUPS Recipe from 1948 3 medium-sized tomatoes 3 eggs Salt and pepper to taste PREPARATION Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.…
FRENCH ROLLS 1924 recipe ½ cake yeast ½ pt. warm water Flour 2 tbsp. butter 1 tbsp. sugar 3 eggs Dissolve yeast in warm…
APPLE SLUMP The original recipe for this old-fashioned New England dish calls for a dozen tart juicy apples Core, pare and quarter them, put…
Do you want to make dressing like your Alabama grandmother for Thanksgiving? Then start with Alabama corn meal from the J. T. Pollard cornmeal in…
HOW TO KEEP ICE-WATER (Transcribed from Alabama Beacon (Greensboro, Alabama) September 23, 1890 Ice is so expensive this year that I am sure my…
ROASTED EGGS IN ASHES Roasting is a hearty pioneer hearthside method of cooking eggs, probably by the Dutch to these shores. You need two…
ASH CAKE from the 1930s 2 cups corn meal 1 teaspooon salt 1 tablespoon sugar boiling water Mix corn meal, salt and sugar, then…
BOILED CUSTARD Beat seven eggs very light, omitting the whites of two, mix them gradually with a quart of milk and half a cupful…
Banana Fritters Recipe from 1948 1 c. Bisquick Mix ½ c. milk 1 egg 2 large ripe bananas 1 tsp brown sugar ¼ tsp.…
HOMEMADE COTTAGE CHEESE FROM 1924 RECIPE Alabama Extension service Filling cartons with cottage cheese 1939 (Library of Congress) SETTING - Place clean sweet milk in…
