This makes enough to share with others. Taste of the Past Old Time Fudge – Five Pounds 5 cups sugar 2 sticks margarine 2 small pks. Choc. Chips 2 cups pecans 1 large can evaporated milk 1 jar Hipolite (Marshmallow crème) 1 tsp. Vanilla Mix sugar & creams together. Cook until hot, add margarine. Let […]
(Excerpt transcribed from Crenshaw County News, Luverne, Alabama January 16, 1908) GINGERBREAD One-half cup butter, one-half cup sugar, one-half cup molasses, one-half cup sour milk or cold water, one and one-half cups flour, two eggs, not beaten; One tablespoon ginger, one teaspoon soda. Bake The secret of having it light and tender is in beating […]
William Roth William Roth was one of the capitalists of Pickaway County, who owned considerable farming land and a large amount of real estate in Circleville, including the American House, which is a very fine hotel, has resided here since 1872. He was born in July, 1849, in Germany, and was a son of George […]
Lake Dick, Arkansas represents a unique experience in American agricultural history because it is one of a small number of communal farms established and operated by the United States Government as part of President Roosevelt’s New Deal. Lake Dick represents the most socialistically oriented of the many cooperative farms established in the 1930’s. “The organization […]
DYK: Did you know? Swashbuckler is a term that emerged in the 16th century and was used as a term for pirates and swordsmen. A buckle was a kind of small shield. When men wanted to impress people they would stride around town with a sword and buckler on their belts. The buckler would ‘swash’ […]
Greenbelt towns would rival ‘Green Projects’ today In the midst of The Great Depression, a New Deal program called the Greenbelt Town program, built a series of highly rational garden cities that would rival “Green projects” today. Only three small projects were built. Greenhills, Ohio is one of only three “Greenbelt Towns” built in the […]
(Excerpt transcribed from Crenshaw County News, Luverne, Alabama January 16, 1908) CODFISH BALL Boil one cup of codfish with four good-sized potatoes. When done mash potatoes and fish together, Add good-sized piece of butter and little pepper and one egg, beaten. Roll in a little flour to form balls and place in frypan. Fry brown […]
Indiana is the 38th largest by area and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States. Indiana is the least extensive state in the contiguous United States west of the Appalachian Mountains. The song Sweet Indiana Home below was recorded in 1922 by Aileen Stanley – composed by Walter Donaldson, conducted by Rosario Bourdon […]
For centuries the Arabs occupied Spain but they were gradually forced out during the Middle Ages. The upper class in Spain had paler skin than most of the population as their ancestors had not inter-married with the Arabs. As they had pale skin the ‘blue’ blood running through their veins was more visible. Translated from […]
Our mothers and grandmothers did not have all the kitchen tools we have today. This is how they made Potato Straws. How to Make Potato Straws (Transcribed from Brewton Banner (Brewton, Alabama June 2, 1883) POTATO STRAWS Wash a pint of potatoes, peel them very thin, slice them about a quarter of an inch thick, […]
