Our ancestors had to be resilient when they faced obstacles in daily life, from dealing with pests, medical emergencies, caring for clothing and cleaning…
Barbecued chicken cooked in a pit Recipe for 6 chickens, weighing 1 ½ lbs. each. Sauce 2 c. tomato catsup 1 c. vinegar 4…
Reminiscences of Old St. Stephens PART V - Lover's leap (continued) PART V (Read at the Centennial Celebration, May 6, 1899. It was published…
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…
Some useful Dietetic Recipes from the 1883 Ladies Guide in Health and Disease (I wonder how they taste) OATMEAL BREAKFAST CAKE– Saturate oatmeal of…
We take colors in our clothes for granted today but our ancestors had to dye their clothes for colors. It was a rather lengthy…
APPLE CUSTARD RECIPE FROM 1890s Pare, core & quarter a dozen large juicy pippins. Stew among them the yellow peel of a large lemon…
Castor and tea seemed to solve many problems in olden days.... Afternoon of Tea ca. 1901 (Library of Congress) A good complexion never…
Removing stains and spots has always been a problem. Here is how they dealt with most stains and spots according to a 1890s…
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…
SOME OLD KITCHEN MEASUREMENTS (Excerpt from The Courtland Enterprise, Courtland, Alabama, February 15, 1894) (continued below) One quart of wheat flour is one pound.…
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…
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.,…
How do you like your grits served? Thou shalt not put syrup on thy Grits Thou shalt not eat thy Grits with a spoon…
TWO DESSERT RECIPES FROM 1870S (Transcribed from The Times-Argus, Selma, Alabama January 27, 1870 – Originally published in the American Agriculturist) GRAHAM BREAD Take…
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…
Poultry Notes (Transcribed extracts from The American Banner (Bay Minette, Alabama, September 16, 1899) Keep the molting hens out of the rain and do…
I don't know what I'd do without my coffee each morning. It is simple to make today, but in 1852 making a good cup…
SOUTHERN BATTER BREAD Scald 1 quart of milk in double boiler and stir in 1 quart of water-ground corn meal, a little at a…
LIKE GRANDMA USE TO MAKE Old homemade Eggnog Recipes for the holidays EGGNOG (no-alcohol) (1910s) 4 c. (1 Qt.) milk 2-4 eggs 2 t. vanilla…
ALABAMA FRUIT CAKE 1924 recipe from Alabama Extension Service 1 lb. butter ¾ lb. sugar 9 eggs 1 lb. flour 2 tbsp. baking powder…
Here lies one Box within another; The one of wood Was very good; We cannot say so much for t'other. --------- Here lies the…
Take two cups of sugar, one cup of butter, half a pint of fresh cider, nutmeg, one teaspoonful of salaratua or volatile salts, and…
Click to learn how to Become a Patron! Have you tried any of these when cooking? 1. Chewing gum while peeling onions helps to…
BRAISED TURKEY FROM THE 1870s (Transcribed from The Times-Argus, Selma, Alabama January 27, 1870) Lard a deep pan with pork and calves' foot from…
SOUTHERN PECAN PIE Prepare pastry for 9-inch pie 2 eggs, beaten 2/3 cup sugar 1/2 cup margarine 2 cups pecans 1 cup light corn…
Thanksgiving Menu from November 25, 1931 (Transcribed from Times Daily, Florence, Alabama) Clear Tomato Soup Cheese Crackers Assorted Relishes Roast Turkey Bread Stuffing Cranberry…
