A Friend for the Friendless: A note to Gertrude Lillie
All of my antique shop finds come down to a longing for story, and this one is no different. Continue reading
Tag: Tales from the Antique Market
Stories from photos, postcards, and other ephemera found at the antique market…
My 5 Headaches
“This picture is horrible but I wanted you to see my 5 headaches.” Continue reading
A Potluck Dish & a Playbill (Zanesville OH)
It’s graduation season again, and the Class of 1915 proudly presents… Continue reading
Friday’s Faces from the Past: Introducing Laura Broadway
Hating unflattering photos is almost as old as photography itself. Don’t believe me? Meet Laura Broadway. Continue reading
Thriller Thursday: A Moment That Changes Everything
And just like that, the course of his life was forever altered. Continue reading
Those Places Thursday: A Love Note from Star Lake NY?
Star-crossed at Star Lake NY? Maybe so and maybe no… Continue reading
Family Recipe Friday: What’s a “Cannelon?” (Or, Uses for Onion Juice)
Historical Recipes: Novice Cooks Need Not Apply Recall that last week, I left you hanging with the Cannelon recipe, so it only makes sense to lead with this question: What Continue reading
Family Recipe Friday: Braised Steak, Doughnuts, and who is Cousin Flora, anyway?
Connections Found in Historical Recipes As you’re about to see, connections are forming the deeper we go into this cookbook. I debated about how to present this entry. There’s no Continue reading
Family Recipe Friday: Two Oyster Cocktails Recipes for Entertaining
For some, a soiree is serious business. We’ll round out the Oysters and Fish chapter with two oyster cocktail recipes. Both make use of pepper sauce, so I’d like to Continue reading
Family Recipe “Friday”: A Community Heritage
Historical Recipes and the Story of a Community This cookbook was published in 1909 and we’re exploring the recipes and the lives of the women who submitted them. (Want to Continue reading
