The Bakery Chef Queensbury Hotel, Glens Falls, NY by Carole Dawson I could sit here for hours and talk about my wonderful growing-up years in Glens Falls. It brings back very happy and nostalgic memories for me. Baker/pastry Chef My grandfather, Charles W. Wilson, was the baker/pastry chef at the Queensbury Hotel all during […]
Mixed pickles recipe from 1879 (Transcribed from the Evergreen Star, Evergreen, Alabama, September 18, 1879) To one-gallon good cider vinegar add one-quarter pound cloves and set on the stove to heat; fill fruit cans with small cucumbers, beans, onion, and green tomatoes; if you like first wipe them with a dry cloth; do not crowd […]
Remembering My Favorite Baseball Player – Ernie Banks by Gary Koca On January 23, 2015, my all-time favorite baseball player, Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks, passed away. He was just a week shy of his 84th birthday. Ernie Banks – Mr. Cub – 1970 I was just six years’ old when the Cubs purchased his contract […]
Show your true colors – is a term from nautical history. Pirate ships would approach their intended victim showing a false flag to lure them into a false sense of security. When it was too late for the victim to escape they would show their true colours-the jolly roger Amazon.com – Read eBooks using the […]
LIPSTICK BY INEZ MCCOLLUM When I first began wearing lipstick, Mother would only permit natural colored which would be much like lip gloss which is so popular today. I finally made it to my all time favorite color of bright red. Through the years, I would experiment with various shades; but always reverted to the […]
HOW TO CAN PEACHES (Transcribed from the Evergreen Star, Evergreen, Alabama, September 18, 1879) Choose the cling-stones. Pare, halt, and stone them. Boil the stones or pits until all the flavor is extracted; then having everything in readiness (the cans, with their covers and the wax to seal them), pour off the water from the […]
A Dollar Well Spent by Clifford Dobyns In the late 1930’s and during the 1940’s Saturday night meant one thing at our house in Northeast Kentucky, it was Grand Ole Opry night. Time for Mom, my brother and I to watch Dad tune in our Philco radio and listen to the country music broadcast from […]
Toe the line means to was to position one’s toes next to a marked line in order to be ready to start a race, or some other undertaking. In the early days of the British Parliament, members wore swords in the House of Commons. To keep the members from fighting during heated debates, the Speaker […]
In the Great Depression, many Circleville, Ohio farms were foreclosed on and the farmers families were forced to move to town. The small town did their best to handle the large influx of people. Street Scenes Here are some street scenes from 1938 taken by Artist and photographer, Ben Shahn of people living there. The […]
Taste from the past Pancake recipe from 1879 newspaper Take three eggs and stir them into a pint of milk; add a good pinch of salt and enough prepared flour to make it into a thick, smooth batter. Fry in boiling fat till nearly done; roll over on the other side; drain, and serve very […]
