In my quest to add interest to my salad bar, I have frequently served Four Bean Salad along with the typical salad bar fare. Being both flavorful and colorful, it is always an excellent addition, yet at the same time, I wanted another green bean dish to serve as an alternative. Never really finding a […]
Even before Pinterest, my mother was masterful at creating engaging, budget-friendly activities for me and my siblings throughout the Christmas season. Baking cookies and simple candy making were some of our favorite activities. Each child would participate at their level — the older children would do the measuring and mixing, while the younger ones might […]
“Hurrah for the Pumpkin Pie!” Lydia Maria Child 1844 — Novelist, Journalist, Poet I remember Libby’s jingle from when I was a kid — If it says Libby’s, Libby’s, Libby’s on the label, label, label — You will like it, like it, like it on your table, table, table, and as Americans, we have loved […]
Every spring, when I was a kid, my mom would make Creamed New Potatoes and Peas. My siblings and I loved it. Recently, I started wondering about the history of this dish — did the world know about Creamed New Potatoes and Peas or was it just a regional dish developed here in potato-growing country. […]
Recently I published a post titled Behold! The Power of Cheese that featured recipes from the October 1926 issue of THE FARMER’S WIFE — A MAGAZINE FOR FARM WOMEN. The article was promoting the use of cheese for its flavor, versatility and nutritional value. A recipe called Cheese-Tomato Rice, which uses cheese as a garnish, […]
“Pies, plain old fruit pies anyway, were not In during the Sixties: too simple, too old-fashioned, too uncreative. But there was a class of pie that a modern gal could serve and still be considered a go-go gourmet. These acceptably chic pies almost always had a crushed graham cracker or cookie crust and were fill […]
A century ago parents had the same concerns for their children’s health and nutrition as parents of today. Printed in the October 1921 volume of The Farmer’s Wife – A Magazine for Farm Women is an article sharing a community’s success in providing a warm noon meal for their school children through the help and […]
Salad can get a bad rap. People think of bland and watery iceberg lettuce, but in fact, salads are an art form, from the simplest rendition to a colorful kitchen-sink approach.~Marcus Samuelsson One of the earliest and definitely the largest salad bars ever featured appeared regularly in an American food restaurant in Chicago called R […]
My recent cookbook reading has me focused on deviled eggs — those rich, creamy ovals of savory goodness that speak to us of Easter egg hunts and summer picnics. A Dollop of Mayonnaise A Dollop of Mayonnaise In today’s kitchen, mayonnaise is the prescribed ingredient to moisten and bind mashed egg yolks for Deviled Eggs, […]
“These are heavenly and should be called ‘Oh-no-I-shouldn’t’ cookies. They’re terribly rich, but terribly good, particularly when served with coffee as a dessert.” Grace Barr, Orlando Evening Star Food Editor, 1968 The Back Story of Sweetened Condensed Milk In New York, during the early to mid-1800s , the most dangerous food a child might consume […]
Finding time is as good or better than finding a dollar. It is the busy people who generally acquire both. Hello, again History Lovers, In today’s world, Mrs. Elizabeth Wright might have posted her cleaning and organizing hacks on TikTok. However, in order to share household tips in her day, she wrote to The Farmer’s […]
Hello History Lovers! The new year brings with it a new series to The Farmer’s Wife Magazine–the Twelve Greatest Things In Life–written by Reverand John W. Holland. The series was originally published in monthly installments in THE FARMER’S WIFE–A MAGAZINE FOR FARM WOMEN. Each month’s article featured a topic regarding the human condition therefore the […]
Hello, again History Lovers, Today’s post is a contribution submitted by Mary E. Robinson, a Clothing Specialist from the University of Missouri in May of 1922. She offers tips on choosing the appropriate color and style of hat. She advises women that if a hat has to be worn frequently it must be simple in […]
Welcome Friends! Dressing up in costume and going trick-or-treating to nearby homes was fast becoming popular in the 1920s however, it was not very feasible in rural areas. Instead, farm families and communities would plan their own kind of Halloween fun. Parties would be held in someone’s home or a community center. Games of every […]