J.L. Oakley
Award-Winning Indie AuthorNovels set in WWII Norway
Novels set in the Pacific Northwest
Hilo Bay Mysteries with a bit of history
About Janet
So glad you came by. I love history and stories, gardening and just being outdoors. (I’ve been tent camping since I was a baby!)
I’ve lived in the Northwest for over 35 years. When I’m not writing, I enjoy delving into local history, looking for little surprises that tell a larger story of my area and the nation’s past, fodder far more novels or non-fiction pieces. I can be found in my garden conversing with chickadees or teaching history hands-on to local grade school students. I churn excellent butter (don’t forget to wash it!) and can spin up a storm.
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Guest author of the Month: Roy Taylor
What's in Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million 1857? 1207. Apple Fritters.-- Pare and core some fine large pip pins, and cut them into round slices. Soak them in wine sugar, and nutmeg, for two or three hours. Make a batter of four eggs; a table-spoonful of...
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What's in Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million 1857 1313. To make Salt Butter fresh- Put four pounds of slat butter into a churn, with four quarts of new milk, and a small portion of annatto. Churn them together, and in about an hour, take out the butter and treat it...
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What's in Mrs. Hale Receipt for the Million 1857? 1310. Method of curing bad Tub Butter-start the tubs of butter in a large quantity of hot water, which soon melts the butter/ skim it off as clean as possible, and work it over again and again in a churn, with the...