Burlington Vermont 1875 January 9th 1875 PEACH CORDIAL Make a rich syrup of one quart of peach juice and one pound of white sugar; when cold add half a pint of the best brandy; for a drink dilute with water the same as any fruit shrub. Avondale Pennsylvania January 9th 1912 PORK CAKE 1 lb. […]
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As an ongoing feature here, I will add to this each day the recipes out of several books I have that are dated or from calendar books. I have missed a few days this year so far so I will post them as I get them typed. I have three right off the bat that […]
For 35 years I have been part of a historical recreation club, where we lived as if we were in the time periods defined in the groups charter. (the fall of Rome to 1600’s) In this club/group we study the everyday life of the people and then recreate it as closely as possible by wearing […]
A Cranberrie Meringue Pie This is a recipe found in a cook book I got from Morrison Illinois and written in the 1920’s and 30’s. I think the person who wrote this book was from Iowa; there are a lot of notations in the book with that state as a focus. The two cities listed […]