Jellied Eggnog from 1945 1 package fruit-flavored gelatin (any flavor) 2 teaspoons sugar Dash of salt ½ cup hot water 2 eggs well beaten…
I imagine this was a popular way for our ancestors served fish . . .seems rather easy. SCROLL DOWN TO CONTINUE STORY BOILED FRESH…
Who doesn't love buttermilk muffins? This old 1887 recipe has some directions you may have to guess what they mean. SCROLL DOWN TO CONTINUE…
APPLE TAPIOCA PUDDING 1887 Recipe SCROLL DOWN TO CONTINUE. . . Soak a small cup of tapioca for a few hours in warm water,…
Excerpt from The Book of Birmingham by John R. Hornady, Illustrations by W. Paul Pim, Dodd, Mead & Co. 1921 The St. Nicholas Hotel…
CLEANING SILK BLOUSES Silk Blouses can sometimes be sponged with soap and water with impunity in order to restore colors which may have faded,…
Did you know that you can make a custard from potatoes? This recipe is from 1887. SCROLL DOWN TO CONTINUE STORY POTATO CUSTARD 1887…
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…
Patron+ member story Household tips from the past - some can still be used today For Removing Oil – Chloroform will remove machine oil from…
Funny gravestones: Epitaph of a noted politician: "Here reader, turn your weeping eyes, My fate a useful moral teaches; The hole in which my…
SCROLL DOWN TO READ MORE (Excerpts transcribed from The Lineville Headlight, Lineville, Alabama March 24, 1905) DELTA Your Correspondent having been sick accounts for…
On Thomas Kemp, who was hanged for sheep stealing: Here lies the body of Thomas Kemp, Who lived by wool, but died by hemp; There's…
On a tombstone in New Hampshire: Richard Jenkins here doth lay (Lately removed from over ye way), His body's here – his soul's in…
Buttermilk pie is believed to be originally from England, but now it is a popular pie of the Southern United Staes. The basic filling…
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE STORY (Transcribed from The Leighton News, Leighton, Alabama, Feb. 9, 1894) COLBERT COUNTY DIRECTORY Judge Eighth Judicial Circuit – H.…
SCROLL DOWN TO READ STORY (Excerpts transcribed from The Valley Daily Times-News, Lanett, Alabama, February 17, 1916) ANNOUNCEMENTS (Political Advertisements) FOR TAX COLLECTOR We…
SCROLL DOWN TO READ STORY (Excerpts transcribed from The Valley Daily Times-News, Lanett, Alabama, February 17, 1916) MRS. BERRY WINS CHURCH PRIZE Money Raising…
SCROLL DOWN TO READ STORY (Excerpts transcribed from The Valley Daily Times-News, Lanett, Alabama, February 17, 1916) LANETT LOCAL NEWS Mr. W. F. Sims…
(Our ancestors did not have access to medical treatment like we have today and came up with many home remedies. This is a very…
There are many myths floating around out there in the world of genealogy. Don't derail your research by becoming a victim to the following…
Have you ever tried these recipes with onions? Peeling onions Onions and Cottage Cheese 10 medium onions 1 carton cottage cheese ½ pint cream…
RECIPE FOR SPLIT ROLLS (from an 1872 newspaper) SPLIT ROLLS One egg well beaten; one tablespoonful of sugar; one yeast cake dissolved in a…
Summer job in 1955 by Clifford Dobyns I was discharged from the Army in 1955 and it was time to get a job. My…
HOW TO DETECT A RIPE WATERMELON (from July 2, 1879, Birmingham Iron Age) Few people know, from an outside inspection, how to determine the…
Our ancestors had to be resilient when they faced obstacles in daily life, from dealing with pests, medical emergencies, caring for clothing and cleaning…
Recipe Wednesday - Great recipe from the past From a Pennsylvania 1920 newspaper: Clam Fritters 1 pint of clams 2 eggs ¼ cupful cornstarch…
From Jamestown to Birmingham The Hollon's journey in the American South The Hollon's/Holland's have thrived and survived for 394 years here in North America,…
Legend states that during the year 1862 when the Civil War was being fought, many people buried their gold for safekeeping in Shipp's Pond. …
History of the Confederate Flag The 'Confederate flag' waved today was never the official flag of the Confederate States of America. Rather, it was…
[T.S. Woodward settled was in Alabama at a very early date. In this letter to a newspaper editor in Alabama written in 1858, he…
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