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Month: December 2022

Honey and honeycomb.
About Honey – Mead, Vinegar, Flavored…

About Honey – Mead, Vinegar, Flavored…

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Although honey was a desired sweetener in the 1800s, it was not common in many households. It cost more than sugar or molasses, and most people couldn’t afford it. Some cookbooks published during this time period included recipes on how to make your own (artificial) honey, which was supposed to taste like the real thing. INFORMATION BELOW COMPILED FROM 1800s COOKBOOKS Honey is sweeter than white sugar, and molasses is less sweet. When using either of these as a substitute…

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girl drinking milk
Healthy Drinks for Children

Healthy Drinks for Children

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INFORMATION BELOW FROM 1800s COOKBOOKS “Drinks for young children are best made of milk and water, whey, barley water, pearl barley water, apple water, and toast and water. All stimulating and fermenting liquors are not only unnecessary, but positively injurious. By increasing, to an improper extent, the circulation of the blood, they induce fever, indigestion, inflammation, or convulsions.” PREPARING DRINKS As all these preparations become flat and good for little by long standing, it is better to make only such…

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pan with fresh elderberries on stems
Unusual Catsups – Elderberry, Currant, Cucumber, and more…

Unusual Catsups – Elderberry, Currant, Cucumber, and more…

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Old cookbooks used the spellings, “catsup”, “ketchup”, and “catchup” in their recipe titles. For consistency, I used “catsup” for this post. The only catsups I’ve tasted were made from tomatoes. The catsup recipes below are quite interesting and made from what was plentiful during the 1800s. People were sure resourceful and wanted to make their foods interesting and flavorful. INFORMATION BELOW FROM 1800s COOKBOOKS ELDERBERRY CATSUP1 quart of elderberries1 quart of vinegar6 anchovies, soaked and pulled to pieces 1/2 teaspoon maceA…

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