Showing posts with label 1800s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1800s. Show all posts
December 24, 2024

Are You Afraid of Raw Head and Bloody Bones?

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"Don't Talk! Go to Sleep! Eyes shet an' don't you peep! Keep still, or he jes moans: 'Raw Head an' Bloody Bones!...
September 30, 2020

Civil War Popcorn Balls Recipe

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Sept 21st After supper last night, by way of variety Anna, Miriam and I came up to our room, and after undressing, commenced popping corn...
September 2, 2020

Civil War Era Apple Pancakes Recipe

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I was very interested to try this recipe as it has molasses, cornmeal, and apples, three flavors that were very common during the Civil War ...
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April 17, 2020

Sandusky Sand Tarts: 100+ Year Old Recipe

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Did you know that the Sandusky Sand Tart is the official dish of the  Maritime Museum of Sandusky  in Ohio? Neither do they. I'm ...
December 22, 2019

Civil War Fruit Cake Recipe -150+ Years Old!

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Fruitcake. I'm young enough to have never encountered a fruitcake in the wild. Its reputation had been cemented before I was a chil...
September 5, 2019

Civil War Era Cheesikins Recipe, What?

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Yes, I made this recipe just because of the name, and yes, it's an early cheese-based nibble snack. This recipe if from Cre-Fydd...
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January 25, 2017

18th Century Castile Soap: For Shaving, Laundry and Weight Loss

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I've finally gotten around to making the soap I've been researching for the last few months! Castile soap is one of the most bas...
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August 26, 2016

WARNING:PHOTO HEAVY POST- The Mercer Museum and Early American Tools

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I went to the place where they send good historians when they die. As you all know, and pretty much anyone who knows me knows, one of my ...
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June 11, 2013

Historical Food of Eastern State Penitentiary: Warning! Photo Heavy!

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This weekend, Eastern State Penitentiary hosted a historical prison food weekend. For those of you not from this area, Eastern State w...
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