by janet | Feb 5, 2010 | Around Town
What’s in Mrs.Hale’s Receipts for the Million 1857? 4082. Wanted to know,—how the six persons can transport themselves over the river in pairs, so that no woman shall be left in company with any of the men unless her husband is present. Party Mood... by janet | Feb 1, 2010 | Writing history
What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipt for the Million 1857? 2353. Haggling off limbs and branches and leaving stumps on the trees, which rot off and let the water into the trunk, soon destroys the tree; therefore, always cut or saw off smooth, when the wound will... by janet | Jan 11, 2010 | Around Town, Historic Folkways
What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipts for the Million 1857? 212. To take Spots off Cloths, Stuffs, Silk, Cotton, and Linen –Take two quarts of spring water, put in it a little fine white potash, about the quantity of a walnut, and a lemon cut in slices;... by janet | Nov 26, 2009 | Research
What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipts for the Million 1857? 2078. Why will a black teapot make a better tea than a bright metal one, if it is set on the hob to “draw”? 2079 Because the black teapot will absorb heat plentifully from the fire and keep the water... by janet | Nov 7, 2009 | Research, Writing history
What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipts for the Million 1857? 2076. Do not pensioners, and aged cottagers, generally prefer the black earthen teapot to the bright metal one? 2077. Yes, because they set it on the hob to “draw;” in which , the little black teapot...