Articles in Season ~1872

January.

Welcome January! The local farmers market marches doggedly into the new year. Pale hot house tomatoes, the last of the winter greens, and carrots debut for us loyal shoppers. I’m dreaming of flats of ruby strawberries…

We do get lemons. Lovely sunny spheres hinting at the promise of spring. How much longer must we wait???

Source: The new cyclopædia of domestic economy, and practical housekeeper. Adapted to all classes of society and comprising subjects connected with the interests of every family, and five thousand practical receipts and maxims. From the best English, French, German, and American sources.  By: Ellet, E. F. (Elizabeth Fries), 1818-1877