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dixiegrrrrl

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11. I am totally fascinated by this information.

Reply to JHan (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 12:10 PM

Apr 2019

I know of old cookbooks from England, and that "household hints" are commonly a part of them, esp. medicinal recipes.
Also recipes for getting stains out of clothes and other materials, since clothes were all hand made and valuable.
alum is a frequent ingredient for both cooking and for cleaning mixtures.

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Hidden In Plain Sight: Oldest Known Cookbook Authored By An African-American [View all] JHan Apr 2019 OP

That is so cool. Thank you for posting. wendyb-NC Apr 2019 #1

The measurements... Chitown Kev Apr 2019 #2

A wonderful gem, thanks for posting. Good the NPR station picked this up. appalachiablue Apr 2019 #3

So cool lillypaddle Apr 2019 #4

Cool. Thanks for posting. happy feet Apr 2019 #5

And household hints, too, wow. Kind of Blue Apr 2019 #6

Damn. What I wouldn't do for a Malinda Russell's Rose Cake! SunSeeker Apr 2019 #7

Thanks for posting. A couple years ago I found a copy of Mrs Rorer's Cookbook (1886)... CaptainTruth Apr 2019 #8

REPRINT! pansypoo53219 Apr 2019 #9

My thought as well. TNNurse Apr 2019 #10

I agree! JHan Apr 2019 #13

I am totally fascinated by this information. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2019 #11

So interesting. Thanks. My mouth is watering! nt Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #12

This is available as a free download (public domain) FakeNoose Apr 2019 #14

omg I love you.! JHan Apr 2019 #15