Recipes from the Past
Tips for Household Management in the 1870s. When we think about managing our household budgets to maximize our savings (economy) today, what comes to mind? Certainly buying in bulk, perhaps with coupons or from club stores. Perhaps price checking at the store or even between stores in the weekly circulars that get mailed out. The... Continue Reading →
Fantastic excerpt advocating for women's financial literacy c. 1819. #Victorian #financialliteracy #Financialwellness #19thcentury #womanpower
Artichoke Recipe c. 1819. Boil and serve with melted butter. Hasn't changed in 200 years! #Victorian #Artichoke #19thcentury
Wise words for domestic economy and marital happiness c. 1819. #Victorian #Marriage #19thcentury #womanpower #truth
Wise words for domestic economy and marital happiness c. 1819. #Victorian #Marriage #19thcentury #womanpower #truth
Gravy, Broth, or Soup. Do you save your drippings? If so, what do you use them for? Here's an excerpt on saving drippings and broths to make soup and collect grease for frying. In our household, I save chicken drippings for soup all of the time. Here's the most recent addition: You can see the... Continue Reading →
How to Buy Vegetables and Fruit, 1866. Miss Corson provides pages of details on buying meat (with graphics), and two dainty paragraphs on fruits and vegetables. This entry speaks to me as I follow the recent outcry on food waste in the US. I am particularly guilty of buying fruits and vegetables and not eating... Continue Reading →
Source: Practical American Cookery and Domestic Economy, by E. Hall, 1856. New York and Auburn: Miller, Orton, & Mulligan.
