What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipt for the Million 1857? 1387. — Knowledge will aid you even in hand work ; and a good book is a safe refuge in idle hours. Inspiring Words from the Blog de Troops First off, inspiring words came from all the people who commented during the Blog de Troops for [...]
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Posted in Historic Folkways, Maritime history, Uncategorized, tagged baggy wrinkles, Blog de troops, Historyweaver's Blog, making baggy wrinkles, maritime history, maritime skills, Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million, protecting sails, Schooner Zodiac on November 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
A System of Nails
Posted in Historic Folkways, tagged 19th century household, 19th century math, 19th century measuring, Civil War, general stores, Living history, Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million, nails system of measurement, Ray's Practical Arthimetic, researching history, women's work on September 23, 2010 | 3 Comments »
What’s in Mrs. Hale Receipt for the Million, 1857? 646. Towels — Towels are made of diaper or huckabuck, of a quality adapted to the uses to which they are applicable. They should be one yard long and about ten or twelve nails wide. The best are bought single and fringed at the ends. Other [...]
Butter Me Up
Posted in Historic Folkways, tagged 19th century cooking, butter churns, butter pans, buttermilk, churning butter, Civil War, food activities with kids, historical cooking, history and food, Living history, making butter, Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million, pails, Pig War/ English Encampment, pioneer folkways, washing butter on July 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipt for the Million 1857? 1308. Butter.– Keep your pails, churn. and pans sweet. In winter warm the pans and churns with hot water, in summer cool them with cold. Keep your milk in summer where it is cool and airy, in winter where it is warm. Make Butter, Understand History [...]
Washing in the New Year
Posted in general, Historic Folkways, tagged 19th century housekeeping, cleaning silk cotton and linen, cleaning tips, historical fiction, researching history, taking out spots, writing on January 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »
What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipts for the Million 1857? 212. To take Spots off Cloths, Stuffs, Silk, Cotton, and Linen –Take two quarts of spring water, put in it a little fine white potash, about the quantity of a walnut, and a lemon cut in slices; mix these well together, and let it stand for [...]
Miss Lydia’s Academy
Posted in Historic Folkways, Pig War/ English Encampment, tagged English Encampment, Friday Harbor, logwood, making ink, Pacific NW schools, Pig War, potash on July 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipt for the Million 1857? Ink—To make five gallons of good ink, costing but twelve-and-a half cents, take half a pound of extract of logwood, and dissolve it in five gallons of hot water, and add half an ounce of bichromate potash. Strain and bottle it. Just a quick note. I’m [...]
Lighting the Way
Posted in Historic Folkways, tagged 19th century lighting, candles, Civil War, Civil War surgeons, historical fiction, Living history, Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million, Pig War/ English Encampment, researching history, writing on July 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What’s in Mrs. Hales Receipts for the Million 1857? Things to Know 2024: Why do candles and lamps “spirit” when rain is at hand? 2025: Because the air is filled with vapor and the humidity penetrates the wick, where (being formed into steam) it expands suddenly and produces a little explosion. Anyone writing historical fiction [...]
Firing up the stove
Posted in 19th century cooking, tagged 19th century cooking, Bellingham Bay, coal fires, coal mines, early cook stoves, Fort Nisqually, historical fiction, Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million, Narcissa Whitman, researching history on July 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipts for the Million 1857? 130. To light a Coal Fire– A considerable saving of time and trouble might often be effected, if housemaids would attend to the following rules in lighting a fire: Clear the grate well from ashes and cinders; then lay at the bottom of it a few [...]
Logger Coffee
Posted in 19th century cooking, Pig War/ English Encampment, tagged 19th century cooking, coffee beans, coffee preparation", old NW coffee "receipt, roasting coffee on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What’s in Mrs. Hales’ Receipts for the Million 1857? Substitute for Cream in Tea or Coffee. — Beat the white of an egg to a froth, put to it a very small lump of butter, and mix well. Then turn the coffee to it gradually, so that it may not curdle. If perfectly done, it [...]
