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Laundry In Victorian Times: How to wash clothes – the 1877 way

Laundry In Victorian Times: How to wash clothes – the 1877 way

Laundry in Victorian Times The never-ending job of keeping up with laundry is something lots of us bitch about. I don’t mind it that much and still, I’m sitting here writing instead of facing the three loads waiting to be folded. We have it so much easier than our foremothers did. It just can’t be…

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Rice Apples: Better Than Herring Pudding

Rice Apples: Better Than Herring Pudding

Today I’m trying a recipe from a book published in 1777 titled: The Young Ladies’ Guide in the Art of Cookery, Being a Collection of useful Receipts, Published for the Convenience of the Ladies committed to Her Care, by Elizabeth Marshal That’s quite a title, eh? The recipe is called “Rice Apples”. I first encountered…

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