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Best Ways to Prepare Vegetables for Cooking

Best Ways to Prepare Vegetables for Cooking

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In the 1800s, vegetables were mostly picked from gardens, bought fresh from the market, or stored in cellars for future use.  People couldn’t afford to waste food, so advice on preparing and cooking vegetables was certainly appreciated. INFORMATION BELOW FROM 1800s COOKBOOKS GREEN VEGETABLES – Wash green vegetables first in warm water to remove insects. Then rinse in cold water. Or put a pinch of borax in the water. It will bring any live insect to the surface at once….

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Old-Fashioned Cooking Hints and Advice

Old-Fashioned Cooking Hints and Advice

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Most old cookbooks also included cooking and household advice. Here are some hints from cookbooks published in the 1800s. Please note that the advice about preserving meat and milk is not safe according to today’s food safety standards. But these were the days before electricity and refrigeration were available in homes. INFORMATION BELOW FROM 1800s COOKBOOKS Lemons will keep fresher and better in water than any other way. Put them in a crock and cover them with water. They will…

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