Things Mother Used to Make A Collection of Old Time Recipes, Some Nearly One Hundred Years Old and Never Published Before

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1. Kindle Junkie says:

   February 28, 2014 at 2:50 am

   134 of 139 people found the following review helpful

   
   This book really is about things mother used to make, February 3, 2011

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   For those of us interested in history, or perhaps simpler more organic ways of doing things, this will prove a interesting and entertaining read.

   This book really is about the way our mothers used to do things. It’s full of recipes, heavy on sweets, rolls and cakes. ( There is a Jelly Roll recipe in the book I am destined to try.) The book is also chalked full of tips on preserving meats and veggies. Needless to say some of the recipes use some old terminology, like soured milk, but if you have any questions about that a simple google search will produce the desired results with instructions as to soured milks.

   The real joy for a history lover comes in some of the old household tips. For instance the book lists early potpourri ideas as ” ways to remove offensive odors from the home” It suggests sprinkling coffee over hot coals from the fireplace. That would work! It also says sugar burnt on the fireplace shovel purifies the air. ( May have to try that and see what it smells like)

   It is also chalked full of common sense tips like not allowing children to eat snow. Some a bit questionable like to soften to leather shoes rub them with Kerosene. Says nothing of the smell and hazards that might cause or how to remove the smell from the shoes once rubbed with Kerosene.

   All and all this book is a enjoyable read.

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2. Janet C. says:

   February 28, 2014 at 3:05 am

   57 of 57 people found the following review helpful

   
   Old-time Cooking at its Best!, April 18, 2011

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   I only gave this book a 4-star rating because the formatting is not very good for Kindle; everything’s the same-size font and line after line. But the recipes would get 5-star ratings because they are very old recipes that you don’t see every day. Since when have you seen a Huckleberry Dumpling recipe, or filled cookies, Old-time Gingersnaps, or recipes for Butterscotch that include “This is very nice when cooled on snow?” There’s Beef Stew with dumplings (not the southern-style, ladies)and for the fun of it, there’s Crust Coffee and Coffee Jelly. LOL Cool! What-d’ya expect for free?!

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3. Writer of Books - Mage - Mom to Two "Writer, ... says:

   February 28, 2014 at 4:03 am

   60 of 64 people found the following review helpful

   
   Enjoyable, fun to read, good tips mostly, March 25, 2011

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   Writer of Books – Mage – Mom to Two “Writer, … (Writing near a window, on a sunny day in Va!) –
   
     

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   Okay, some of the tips were weird, like telling kids not to eat snow. I agree, yellow snow is a no-no, but hey, who wants to grow up and say they never, ever ate snow? Ya gotta, at least once! Just not in like, let’s say, Jersey.

   The recipes do have that ‘old granny’s recipes’ feel to them. I love that. I am a recipe hog and I actually buy old ladies’ recipe boxes on ebay so I can find things that have gone out of style. While I can’t stand Jello molds, the old recipes were not afraid to use real sugar, lard, and lots of gravy.

   That said, Things My Mother Used To Make covers a lot of area and comes out winning.

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