Showing posts with label 1850s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1850s. Show all posts
November 11, 2020

Civil War Cider Cake Recipe

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Clifton, Va Sept. 18, 1864 [79th Regiment, New York Infantry] Dear Mother; Punch would find rare pickings in the army. The everyday jokes...
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November 3, 2020

What is Election Cake? | Colonial Recipe | Amelia Simmons, 1796

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Many cookbooks include a recipe for Election Cake. What is it? The hallmark of an election cake recipe is the enormous batch size. Some of t...
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October 8, 2020

Civil War Era Honey Soap | Tutorial | How To

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Honey soap was a popular soap before and after the war. It was known for and its supposed "skin whitening" properties. This recipe...
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 15, 2020

Civil War Era Kids Craft: Paper Boats | How to

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What kid doesn't like playing with paper boats? It seems like magic that you can make a boat out of paper and even more so that paper ca...
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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December 18, 2017

Civil War Era Cookie Recipe: Ginger Nuts

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"He lives, then, on ginger-nuts, thought I; never eats a dinner, properly speaking; he must be a vegetarian then; but no he never e...
April 8, 2017

Civil War Era Game: The Little Fortune Teller

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I came across this fun little amusement in search for some Civil War Era games. This game is very familiar to those of us that played with...
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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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May 29, 2013

My Trip on the Amistad: Independence Seaport Museum

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For our birthdays, Andy and I decided to spoil each other and go on a trip to Philadelphia to take a sail on the schooner, Amistad which w...
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January 15, 2013

The Dressmaker's Guide 1840-1865: A Review

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I have been meaning to review the Dressmaker's Guide 1840-1865 by Elizabeth Stewart Clark since I got it last year at the Cedar Cree...
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November 19, 2012

Mid-1800s Servitude and Cooking This Week

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This etching was taken from a story that illustrated the difficulty of keeping a good cook. It also inadvertently illustrated the Irish st...
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November 12, 2012

Just Checking In

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I feel like we missed most of the Fall and Winter came on too suddenly. I already find myself securely fastened in heavy blankets, reluctan...
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October 4, 2012

1850s Civil War Men's Shirt Pattern

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This pattern is from 1852 and was published in a guide meant to teach sewing skills to ladies who might live "humble lives." It...
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April 25, 2012

Civil War Paper Bags

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Today we are used to going to a store, having them bag out items and hand them to us. During the mid-1800s, You would go to the store, poi...
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