From the Alder Grove

[caption id="attachment_9575" align="aligncenter" width="623"] Daily State Guard Tue Dec 4, 1849 - Wetumpka Alabama[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_9579" align="aligncenter" width="356"] Daily State Guard May 16, 1849 Wetumpka - A trip to the Marble Yard[/caption]   [caption

I'm not sure what you think but Grandmother's grandchild seems a little scary to me.  What do you think?  Wonder what type of mince meat pie he's about to have?  Maybe he's already had enough? 

[caption id="attachment_9538" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Bell's Seasoning - Advertisement from The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book[/caption] I found this old advertisement in the back of The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book.  The original recipe book is much older,

Apple Pie I Apple Pie recipe from "The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book - by Fannie Merritt Farmer 1896 4 or 5 sour apples2/3 c sugar1/4 tsp grated nutmeg1/8 tsp salt1 tsp butter1 tsp lemon juicefew