Blogs Posts on "1800s"

Voices of Christmas Past by Compliments of the Season on Oct 31, 2009It has to be November 01 somewhere sooooo ...Title:Voices of Christmas PastTracks:23Label:Dawn of SoundCat No:PPR 100Year:1999This CD is OOP and going for $80US @ Amazon.com and in an odd move for a modern company, has been posted for everyone to enj...

Elephant Man, The by Movies review blog. on Sep 30, 2009Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick, a 19th-century Englishman afflicted with a disfiguring congenital disease. With the help of kindly Dr. Frederick Treves, Merrick attempts to regain the dignity he lost after years spent as a side-show freak.

Tipsy Parson Pudding by Hushpuppy Nation on Aug 22, 2009Tipsy Parson is an English dessert that was a staple in the Nineteenth Century South.  It is made by soaking sponge or pound cake in brandy or wine and topping it with a custard pudding. “Soak a whole sponge-cake (or any pieces of dry cake will an...

Valerie’s London: Bermondsey Market by Decorati Access Interior Design Blog on Aug 15, 2009By Valerie Wills If you are ever in London for an extended stay, I would highly recommend a visit to London’s East End. I kid you not, this is where the word “entrepreneur” was invented. I have never met a group as innovative or creative as o...

What Slaves Ate-In Their Own Words by Hushpuppy Nation on Feb 14, 2009A look at the foods eaten by slaves on Southern plantations before the Civil War, told in their own words from books they wrote after gaining their freedom.

Apple Sweet Pickles by Hushpuppy Nation on Jan 22, 2009A recipe for sweet pickles made from apples, taken from an 1875 cookbook published by the ladies of the Presbyterian Church in Parish, Kentucky.

Harry Heth’s Apple Toddy by Hushpuppy Nation on Jan 21, 2009A recipe for apple toddy made by Confederate general Harry Heth to celebrate the election of president Grover Cleveland, from a 1906 cookbook.

To make Apple-Fritters by Hushpuppy Nation on Jan 10, 2009A recipe for apple fritters from the 1805 edition of The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy, published in 1747 by Hannah Glasse. Includes image of table of contents.

What Did Slaves Eat? by Hushpuppy Nation on Jan 5, 2009Foods eaten by slaves in the 19th Century South, including foods eaten on different plantations based on historical narratives and archeological evidence.