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A Woman's Place - 1827 New England Fair - NO WOMEN
John Archibald Woodside, Sr (American painter, 1781-1852) A Pennsylvania Country Fair 1824. This painting is of a similar fair in Pennsylvania which also shows no women in attendance."On the 17th of...
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1803 American appendix to English "The Frugal Houswife" 1st Reprinted in...
.Lilly Martin Spencer (American artist, 1822–1902) The Young Wife First StewA cookbook available in the early American republic wasSusannah CarterThe Frugal Housewife, or Complete Woman Cook;...Also...
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Lamb & Mutton Recipes from Virginian Mary Randolph 1762-1828
.The Virginia Housewife: or, Methodical Cook By Mary Randolph 1762-1828Baltimore: Plaskitt, Fite, 1838 LAMB RecipesTO ROAST THE FORE-QUARTER, &c. THE fore-quarter should always be roasted and...
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Vegetable Recipes from Virginian Mary Randolph 1762-1828
The Virginia Housewife: or, Methodical Cook By Mary Randolph 1762-1828Baltimore: Plaskitt, Fite, 1838 VEGETABLES.TO DRESS SALAD. To have this delicate dish in perfection, the lettuce,pepper...
View ArticlePork Recipes from Virginian Mary Randolph 1762-1828
.The Virginia Housewife: or, Methodical Cook By Mary Randolph 1762-1828Baltimore: Plaskitt, Fite, 1838 PORK Recipes.TO CURE BACON. HOGS are in the highest perfection, from two and a half to four years...
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Veal Recipes from Virginian Mary Randolph 1762-1828
The Virginia Housewife: or, Methodical Cook By Mary Randolph 1762-1828Baltimore: Plaskitt, Fite, 1838 VEAL.DIRECTIONS FOR THE PIECES IN THE DIFFERENT QUARTERS OF VEAL. A LOIN of veal must always be...
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Poultry Recipes from Virginian Mary Randolph 1762-1828
The Virginia Housewife: or, Methodical Cook By Mary Randolph 1762-1828Baltimore: Plaskitt, Fite, 1838 POULTRY RecipesTO ROAST A GOOSE. CHOP a few sage leaves and two onions very fine, mix them with a...
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Fish Recipes from Virginian Mary Randolph 1762-1828
.The Virginia Housewife: or, Methodical Cook By Mary Randolph 1762-1828Baltimore: Plaskitt, Fite, 1838 FISH RecipesTO CURE HERRINGS. THE best method for preserving herrings, and which may be followed...
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Beef Recipes from Virginian Mary Randolph 1762-1828
.The Virginia Housewife: or, Methodical Cook By Mary Randolph 1762-1828Baltimore: Plaskitt, Fite, 1838 Beef RecipesDIRECTIONS FOR CURING BEEF. PREPARE your brine in the middle of October, after the...
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Soups from Virginian Mary Randolph 1762-1828
.The Virginia Housewife: or, Methodical Cook By Mary Randolph 1762-1828Baltimore: Plaskitt, Fite, 1838 SoupsASPARAGUS SOUP. TAKE four large bunches of asparagus, scrape it nicely, cut off one inch of...
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Young Women Getting Ready for the Day by Berthe Morisot 1841-1895
.I realize that these paintings of young women getting ready for the day are by a French artist, but they blend so well with the previous posting on bathing and hygiene, that I just had to include them...
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1891 Godey's Lady's Book Advice on Bathing and Exercise
Godey's Lady's Book, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 1891The Toilet by Olivia PhillipsRamon Casas i Carbó (Catalan Spanish artist, 1866–1932), Preparing the BathTHE BATH AND EXERCISE.THE first duty...
View Article1837 Advice on Raising Children
.WEEKLY ADVOCATE, February 25, 1837We should labor to excite in children a detestation of all that is mean, cunning, or false; to inspire them with a spirit of openness, honor, and candor; making them...
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1849 Godey's Lady's Book advises Mothers on How to Dress Children
.Godey's Lady's Book, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaChildren’s Fashions – May 1849So much for new English and Parisian fashions, which may be modified to suit our climate and the circumstances of the...
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1886 Teach Your Daughters
.THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER, February 18, 1886, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaTeach Your DaughtersGive your daughters a thorough education.■Teach them to cook and prepare the food for the household.■Teach them...
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Eleanor Rose "Nellie" Conway Madsion (1732-1829) & One of My Favorite...
Emmanuel Episcopal Church in King George County, VirginiaThe 1859 Gothic Revival church, completely surrounded by acres of flat farm fields, is located at old Port Conway, where the colonial King's...
View ArticleButton, button, who's got the button?
.From VINCENNES WEEKLY GAZETTE, Vincennes, IndianaNovember 24, 1866Bad News for Unmarried Ladies — New Inventions Among the new inventions is button which is fastened to cloth without thread. It is...
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1883 Godey's Lady's Book On Coloring Eggs
This recipe from the April 1883 edition of Godey’s Lady’s Book published in Philadelphia, uses gelatin alongside natural colorings and flavorings to produce jewel-like egg shaped treats in four colors...
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1897 Godey's Lady's Book Looks Back on the Tradtions oF Easters Past
GODEY’S LADY’S BOOK, April, 1897, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The first celebration of Easter, the oldest of the Christian festivals, antedates the dawn of the third century. The ancient Christian year...
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18C & 19C Almshouses for People in Need in Maryland
The William Brown House, also known as London Town Publik House or Londontowne Public House, is a former Colonial tavern located in the Historic London Town and Gardens museum complex in Woodland...
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