Cantaloupe jam 10 cups diced cantaloupe 3⅓ cups sugar ¼ cup lemon juice ¼ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla Cut, peel and dice the...

1 gallon cows milk whatever you have. Preferably expired but not gone wrong. ¾ cup vinegar or lemon juice (possible won't need it if your...

Image from flicker The History of 'APRONS' I don't think our kids know what an apron is. The principle use of Grandma's apron was to...

¼ cup Chili powder ¼ cup Cumin 1 Tablespoon sugar 1 Tablespoon Garlic powder 1 Tablespoon Onion powder 1 Tablespoon Oregano 1 Tablspoon...

5 cups flour 1 Tablespoon sugar 1 Tablespoon yeast 1 teaspoon salt ¼ cup oil 2 cups water Mix together beginning with 4 cups flour and...

Clothing was a big part of keeping warm. Beginning at the body the layers began to keep the body warm. Ladies wore shawls to keep their...

Pie crust 1 stick or a quarter pound of butter. Soft but not melted 1 cup flour 2 Tablespoons cold water. Mix together the flour and the...

Tennessee Pumpkin- Pumpkin pie 2 cups Pumpkin puree 2 heaping Tablespoons flour ¾ cup sugar 1 egg 1 cup water ½ cup sour cream ½ teaspoon...

This is an heirloom pumpkin it's supposed to taste like sweet potato but it doesn't have much flavor. Maybe it's not ripe. I don't know....

Clothing manufacturers were the first sewing machine customers, and used them to produce the first ready-to-wear clothing and shoes. In...

Sewing is a lost art or was it always something that was struggled with... but we know Emma didn't enjoy sewing, she made it clear.

How do you keep cool with out air conditioning or electric fans? Did you know that Victorian ladies would often use their plant atomizer...

Pockets were not sewn into clothes in the 1860s. Pockets were wore under the skirt and the skirt had openings in the sides to access the...

2 -3 large overly ripe bananas (1 1/2 cup) 1/3 cup sour cream 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon nutmeg 2 cups flour 1 cup sugar...

Introduction Please join me as I go on a journey into 1865 to learn about the ways of the past. Learning how to garden without modern...

Chow Chow 10 cups finely chopped green cabbage 2 large green tomatoes, diced 2 cups onion, diced 2 cups green bell pepper, diced...

In the 1860's during the Victorian Era the invention of the garden hose was 30 years in the future. So how did the average home...