Archive for November, 2008
Victorian Care of Houseplants
The Care of House Plants is a matter of daily attention, and well
repays all labor expended upon it. The soil of house-plants should be
renewed every year as previously directed. In winter, they should be
kept as dry as they can be without wilting. Many house-plants are
injured by giving them too much water, when they have little [...]
The Garden in October
I know I’m posting this in late November but I still think it’s lovely advice you could apply next year.
Advice from Armour’s Monthly Cook Book, Volume 2, No. 12, October 1913 A Monthly Magazine of Household Interest
October is a fine time to plant every kind of “bulb, root and tuber,” also all deciduous plants and [...]
General Rules in Menu Making
Although Menu Planning has made a big comeback it was women of the 19th and 20th century who first discovered this marvel at easing the plight of the family cook.
Here are some vintage tips for Menu Planning. Woman’s Institute Library of Cookery
Perhaps the greatest problem in the planning of menus for a family is [...]
