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October 22nd, 2011

How to make pancakes

8:07 AM

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~ The Pocumtuc Housewife; A Guide to Domestic Cookery, As it is
Practiced in the Connecticut Valley….Especially adapted to the use of
young wives who come from outside places and are not conversant with the
ways of the Valley, and of female orphans who have not had a mother’s
traning, by Several Ladies, 1897 reprint of 1805 first edition
via Internet Archive (the entire book is available for online reading or download to Kindle, etc.)
(click to enlarge)

(from "Questionable Advice" tumblr)

Tags: books, cooking, funny, reading, victoriana

mood: amused

Quote of the day

8:36 AM

When blithe to argument I come,
Though armed with facts, and merry,
May Providence protect me from
The fool as adversary,
Whose mind to him a kingdom is
Where reason lacks dominion,
Who calls conviction prejudice
And prejudice opinion.

(Phyllis McGinley)

Tags: phyllis mcginley, quote of the day

mood: contemplative