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 →
Household Finances ~1819
Fantastic excerpt advocating for women's financial literacy c. 1819. #Victorian #financialliteracy #Financialwellness #19thcentury #womanpower
Classic Artichokes ~1819
Artichoke Recipe c. 1819. Boil and serve with melted butter. Hasn't changed in 200 years! #Victorian #Artichoke #19thcentury
Food Saving Tips ~1819
Wise words for domestic economy and marital happiness c. 1819. #Victorian #Marriage #19thcentury #womanpower #truth
Household Economy ~1819
Wise words for domestic economy and marital happiness c. 1819. #Victorian #Marriage #19thcentury #womanpower #truth
Habits of Economy ~1800
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 →
Market Notes: Vegetables and Fruit ~1866
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 →
All of our ailments…proceed from a disordered stomach, 1856
Source: Practical American Cookery and Domestic Economy, by E. Hall, 1856. New York and Auburn: Miller, Orton, & Mulligan.