It turns out that meatloaf is not a relic of the 1940s...Who knew? Note: For the careful reader, you'll find that the recipe is truncated. No, the recipe doesn't continue somewhere else in the paper. Talk about your 100 year-old cliffhanger! You'll just have to wing-it. My advice? Smother your beef loaf in ketchup and…
This recipe comes from a newspaper column entitled "The Home Department". Readers write in requests for certain recipes or household tips and then other readers respond. Of course, this means that there's a delay in getting the information out. Hence the introductory parens...and enter the niche market for Pinterest some 100+ years later. Source: The…
Today's post is dedicated to all of the Cook's Illustrated enthusiasts out there! Thank you, Miss Corson, for keeping it real for all 19th century home cooks. More Fun Discoveries Corn Bread Recipe ~1905 At the Head of the Vegetable Class Stands Bread ~1856 Cannelons With Cream ~1886 Source: Miss Corson's Practical American Cookery and…
"Man has been accorded by a kindly nature four stout companions to sustain and console him on his terrestrial pilgrimage. They are wine, spirits, fortified wines and beer. These drinks provide the solace, relaxation and stimulus that a man needs if he is to complete with equanimity his arduous and often arid journey." - Alec…
What sage advice for the beginning cook! "Your larder is so bounteously filled with good things of all kinds that you may succeed with only a moderate mount of judgement and care on your part in putting a good dinner before your friends..." And... "I hope the very few principles I attempt to lay down…
Often when perusing newspapers I run across jokes. While slightly off-topic for the blog's focus, I just had to share! Here's a selection of Victorian humor to brighten your day: "Ratty taste," said the butcher, "can't understand it. Those sausages were not made of rats, sir, and you know it. May be the cats had…
Source: New York Tribune, April 10, 1866. Though a bit of a challenge on the eyes, this newspaper clipping is a fascinating find. It reads: RESOLUTIONS ON TEMPERANCE The Temperance Questions was next in order of business, and the following report was made on the subject: Whereas, The foes of temperance unite and cooperate in…
Source: Amador Ledger, Nov. 16, 1900
A Bain-Marie, or a salt-water bath, would be used to raise the temperature of foods without boiling them. Very clever. Source: Miss Corson's Practical American Cookery and Household Management, Miss Juliet Corson, 1886.
Source: Practical American Cookery and Domestic Economy, by E. Hall, 1856. New York and Auburn: Miller, Orton, & Mulligan.
Dining-room, with Table laid for Dinner. Source: Miss Corson's Practical American Cookery and Household Management, Miss Juliet Corson, 1886
Happy Valentine's Day! Here are some kisses from across time and distance to all of my lovely friends on the interwebs! Source: Mrs. Crowen's American Lady's Cookery Book, 1866.
