(Our ancestors did not have access to medical treatment like we have today and came up with many home remedies. This is a very…
RECIPE FOR SPLIT ROLLS (from an 1872 newspaper) SPLIT ROLLS One egg well beaten; one tablespoonful of sugar; one yeast cake dissolved in a…
Cooking hints from old cookbook.... “To avoid heating up the kitchen to brown meringue, heat a heavy iron skillet and turn upside down over…
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…
Creamed Oysters Recipe from 1897 Drain 50 oysters: wash by pouring gradually over them a pitcher of cold water; put them in a saucepan…
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…
Barbecued chicken cooked in a pit Recipe for 6 chickens, weighing 1 ½ lbs. each. Sauce 2 c. tomato catsup 1 c. vinegar 4…
Most Essential Part of Keeping House in Summer Miniature Iceless Refrigerator is Made by Inverting an Unglazed Earthenware Flowerpot in a Dish or Pan…
APPLE CUSTARD RECIPE FROM 1890s Pare, core & quarter a dozen large juicy pippins. Stew among them the yellow peel of a large lemon…
Washing clothes was a major task in the past and there were techniques to getting the clothes really clean as can be seen by…
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 our ancestors dealt with most stains and spots according to a…
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…
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE RECIPE CHICKEN PIE 1886 RECIPE Stew chicken till tender, season with one-quarter of a pound of butter, salt, and pepper;…
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE RECIPE GREEN CORN FRITTERS 1886 RECIPE Cut through the centre of each row of kernels, then press out the centre…
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…
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…
Old Cough Remedies (Submitted by Amanda Gallatin) In the 19th century, common homeopathic cough remedies were mixtures of sugar and aromatics (like lemon or…
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…
Good luck from Vicksburg by Shannon Hollon On New Year's Day me my wife and my parents ate lunch at Cracker Barrel, when our…
(We had so much fun with grits, and cornbread, we decided to add Deep South Butterbeans) The Ten Commandments of Deep South Butterbeans Thou shalt use…
Looking for a simple old-fashioned recipe for a cold day? How about a bowl of corn soup? Recipe From the Past – 1890s This is…
Have you ever tried this old cleaning tips? Proprietor filling sack with freshly ground cornmeal 1939 By Russell Lee (Library of Congress) To clean…
FROM: THE PERFECT WOMAN 1903 by K. T. Boland “The majority of mankind believe animal food to be a necessary constituent of the diet. We…
I think it is always interesting how time has changed our ideas regarding medicine. I love old books and found the following in an…
COOKING and KITCHEN HINTS FROM THE PAST Lumpy gravy can be avoided by adding a little salt in the flour before adding the water…
