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Month: July 2020
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VINTAGE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING BOOKS…
Before 1800, housekeeping books tended to be handwritten collections of recipes and instructions tried and tested by the household cook. By the 1850’s they were developed into books for ‘adult women’, in particular for your […]
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FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT GRANDMA’S APRON..
The principal use of Grandma’s apron was to protect the dress underneath because she only had a few. It was also because it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and aprons used less material. […]
Healthy Teas
MAKE YOUR OWN HERBAL TEA BLENDS…
Oh How Civilised writes on Herbal Teas and offers a number of recipes from Peppermint, Chamomile, Ginger, Rose, Butterfly Pea Flower, Lavender, Chrysanthemum and lots more. They explain that Herbals teas are not real tea […]
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7 QUICK TIPS ON BAKING CAKES
When baking shortbread cookies, substitute half of your plain flour with cornflour. It gives them a really nice taste. Before icing a cake, sprinkle the top with some flour, this will stop the icing from […]
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