Patron+ member story Have you ever tried this old cleaning tips? Proprietor filling sack with freshly ground cornmeal 1939 By Russell Lee (Library of…
Patron+ Member story Our ancestors knew how to keep flowers fresh. Here are a few good tips. Cut flowers keep longer if place in leftover…
Did you know that you can make a custard from potatoes? This recipe is from 1887. SCROLL DOWN TO CONTINUE STORY POTATO CUSTARD 1887…
From an 1881 newspaper: Rules for Governing children: Never give in to disobedience, and never threaten what you are not prepared to carry out.…
Preserving Eggs SCROLL DOWN TO CONTINUE We do not believe there are any secret methods of keeping eggs superior to those published in the…
It is believed that pound cake is a Northern European dish, that dates back to the early 1700s. A traditional American pound cake would contain…
Epitaph of a miser: Here lies one who for medicine would not give A little gold, and so his life he lost: I fancy…
Have you ever tried these recipes with onions? Peeling onions Onions and Cottage Cheese 10 medium onions 1 carton cottage cheese ½ pint cream…
Our ancestors had many hints for making household tasks easier in the 1920s. Household hints from the 1920s Brass that is badly discolored and…
Recipe Wednesday - Great recipe from the past From a Pennsylvania 1920 newspaper: Clam Fritters 1 pint of clams 2 eggs ¼ cupful cornstarch…
RECIPE FOR SPLIT ROLLS (from an 1872 newspaper) SPLIT ROLLS One egg well beaten; one tablespoonful of sugar; one yeast cake dissolved in a…
Creamed Oysters Recipe from 1897 Drain 50 oysters: wash by pouring gradually over them a pitcher of cold water; put them in a saucepan…
Sometimes it's fun to try old-fashioned recipes for the holidays. This is one from the 1900s. I haven't tried it but I bet…
Buttermilk pie is believed to be originally from England, but now it is a popular pie of the Southern United Staes. The basic filling…
What is more southern than banana pudding. This is an old recipe which pays attention to details. Colored photography of Banana-cart 1902 (Detroit publishing company…
HOW TO DETECT A RIPE WATERMELON (from July 2, 1879, Birmingham Iron Age) Few people know, from an outside inspection, how to determine the…
This is a recipe from the 1930s W.C. Wicks, residence, Route 1, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Susan preparing the salad 1942 (Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc. Library of…
Patron+ Member story Some useful Dietetic Recipes from 1883 Ladies Guide in Health and Disease (I wonder how they taste) OATMEAL BREAKFAST CAKE– Saturate…
Patron+ Member story I don't think I'd try the one for dandruff. Especially, since it seems to cause dizziness. STRANGE CURES FROM APRIL 1,…
PRIMITIVE AMERICAN COOKING (Transcribed from The Gazette-Appeal, Guin, Alabama, April 2, 1897) "You can talk about your chefs at Delmonico's or Sherry's or anywhere…
Reminiscences of Old St. Stephens PART V - Lover's leap (continued) PART V (Read at the Centennial Celebration, May 6, 1899. It was published…
Barbecued chicken cooked in a pit Recipe for 6 chickens, weighing 1 ½ lbs. each. Sauce 2 c. tomato catsup 1 c. vinegar 4…
Scald milk and stir in enough cornmeal to make a batter, add salt. (Do this about 3 o'clock in the afternoon in winter and…
COTTAGE CHEESE 1924 Setting -Place clean sweet milk in pan or bucket and let stand until it is good firm clabber, temperature 75 degrees…
In colonial days, “preserving meat for the winter or for use during travel was a major concern before canning and usually kept for years,…
CORN CHOWDER ¼ pound salt pork 1 onion, sliced 3 medium potatoes 1 pint boiling water 1 green pepper 1 quart strained tomatoes Salt…
Here are some interesting recycling tips from the past: "Do not throw away that old popcorn. If you can't make it pop, put it…
¾ cup sugar 2 tbs. flour ¼ tsp. salt 3 eggs, separated 2 cups milk 1 tsp. vanilla vanilla wafers sliced bananas 3 tbs.…
PEAR PICKLE Select small, sound ones, remove the blossom end, stick them with a fork, allow to each quart of pears one pint of…
Recipes for some unusual tea from The Perfect Woman 1903 by K. T. Boland for these cold winter days. SLIPPERY ELM TEA –…
