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 –…
RECIPES FROM 1867 ALABAMA NEWSPAPER COFFEE CAKE – One cup of butter, one of sour cream, one of coffee, five eggs, one cup of…
RECIPE WEDNESDAY: Stuffed Eggs from 1875 recipe Cut some hard-boiled eggs in half, mince the yolks with capers, anchovies and truffles in due proportions, and…
FRUIT STAINS ON HANDS- three good tips 1. Rinse hands with Lemon Juice 2. Rinse hands with vinegar 3. Rub Stubborn Stains with salt…
SOME OLD KITCHEN MEASUREMENTS (Excerpt from The Courtland Enterprise, Courtland, Alabama, February 15, 1894) (continued below) One quart of wheat flour is one pound.…
RECIPE WEDNESDAY: Light-Colored Gingerbread from 1875 recipe Fresh butter, melted, ½ lb., flour, dried and sifted, 1 ¼ lb., brown sugar, 1 ¼ lb.,…
These tips are still good today! Household Hints: "Place the egg in a pan of water....If fresh, it will lie on its side, if…
Patron+ Member Story I don't know what I'd do without my coffee each morning. It is simple to make today, but in 1852 making…
Sometimes our grandmother's cooked main dishes without meat - like this meat substitute loaf Meat-Substitute Loaf 1 cupful of cooked salted rice 1 cupful…
