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…
Patron+ member story To keep flowers fresh for the cemetery: Mix wet sand in container and place flowers in it. Will keep them fresh…
Barbecued chicken cooked in a pit Recipe for 6 chickens, weighing 1 ½ lbs. each. Sauce 2 c. tomato catsup 1 c. vinegar 4…
Office Rules and Regulations By Geiger, 1872 Office employees will daily sweep the floors, dust the furniture, shelves, and showcases. Each day fill lamps,…
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…
These are some home remedies for common ailments from 1880 cookbook! I'm glad I'm living in this century. Nervous spasms are usually relieved by a…
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…
Old Household and Paint Tips from the past Rub Camphor oil into scratches to fill light or dark wood. The darker the wood, the…
Patron+ member story Take two cups of sugar, one cup of butter, half a pint of fresh cider, nutmeg, one teaspoonful of salaratua or…
Click to learn how to Become a Patron! Patron+ member story Have you tried any of these when cooking? 1. Chewing gum while peeling…
Patron+ member story Old natural remedies for dealing with insects and vermin In the south, we've always had to deal with insects. I found…
Patron+ member story – Click …/ Join our Alabama Patron community to unlock this story and support the creation of a living and true history of Alabama! We…
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…
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 – Click …/ Join our Alabama Patron community to unlock this story and support the creation of a living and true history of Alabama! Our…
