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Around the Spiral Staircase: Recipes and Lore from Each Alabama County... icon

Way Back in the Country: Recipes from Six Generations of East Texas Farm Cooking and the Stories Behind Them

Pickled Herring and Pumpkin Pie: A Nineteenth-Century Cookbook for German Immigrants to America

Depression Era Recipes

Mama's in the Kitchen: Weird & Wonderful Home Cooking 1900-1950

Secrets of the Great Old-Timey Cooks: Historic Recipes, Lore & Wisdom

A Thousand Years Over a Hot Stove: A History of American Women Told through Food, Recipes, and Remembrances

Seaboard to Sideboard: A Collection of Recipes from the Junior League of Wilmington, North Carolina

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Cookin' on the Mississippi: Gourmet French and English Recipes From Louisiana and Mississippi Plantations and Paddle Wheelers icon

Home Cookin': The Adams County Community Cookbook

A History Of The World In Six Glasses

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These recipes and household hints are taken from my collection of vintage & antique newspapers dating back to the 1700's. 

Not too long ago,  newspapers were one of the only ready sources of fresh cooking inspiration for most homemakers. While nearly every homemaker probably had a treasured cookbook or two, folks couldn't just search Yahoo or click over to Amazon.com's Cookbooks whenever they needed a new idea!

I've tried to include a broad selection of dishes in order to give you a feel for what sorts of foods were likely to be on our ancestors' dinner tables. Admittedly, some are more appealing than others! 

When using these recipes, keep in mind that the sometimes limited instructions tell us that the cook was already supposed to know the basics. For example, there might be no more directions to baking a Dried Apple Cake after you've assembled the batter, because it's assumed that you, the woman of 1914 at whom the recipe is aimed, already know how hot to keep your oven when baking a cake!

At this time, the recipes are in the order of their addition to this website, but will eventually be categorized. 

If you enjoy these recipes, you might want to check out some of the books we've selected in Heritage Cooking, or perhaps treat your Inner Chef to a kitchen gift! Your purchases make this website possible - thanks!

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Christmas Pudding, 1901

Compote aux Confitures, 1867

Beef Steaks Parisenne, 1867

An Excellent Apricot Pudding, 1861

Walnut Vinegar, 1861

Gooseberry Pudding, 1859

Brown Onion Soup, 1859

Baked Almond Pudding, 1859

Stewed Celery, 1878

Stewed "Spinage," 1859

Marmalade Pudding, 1867

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