Originally published in 1863, this little book is a compilation of
"receipts" to aid Southern households beset by shortages as the War
Between the States raged on.
"Designed to supply useful and economic directions and
suggestions in cookery, housewifery . . . and for the camp," these
helpful hints first appeared in newspapers and other sources. The
original edition was bound in yellow, polka-dot wallpaper. Only
five copies of that edition were known to exist a hundred years
later.
"A Cheap and Quick Pudding," "Apple Pie Without Apples,"
"Artificial Oysters," "Spruce Beer," "Soap," "Confederate Candles,"
"Simple Cure for Croup," "Method of Curing Bad Butter," "To Purify
River or Muddy Water," and "Hints for the Ladies" on "freshening" a
dress to the new style--these are all included, over a hundred
"receipts" to get by in hard times.
"Confederate Receipts" has as much sentimental appeal to modern
readers as it had practical value to a previous generation.
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