Part 1
Transcriber's Note:
Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
On page 51, the phrase starting "the over-night" may be missing words.
On page 214, the phrase "half a cup of water" may be missing words.
Index spellings were made consistent with the text.
HOUSEKEEPING IN OLD VIRGINIA.
CONTAINING
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY LADIES IN VIRGINIA AND HER SISTER STATES,
_DISTINGUISHED FOR THEIR SKILL IN THE CULINARY ART AND OTHER BRANCHES OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY._
EDITED BY
MARION CABELL TYREE.
"Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.... She looketh well to the ways of her household and eateth not the bread of idleness."
_Prov., chap. 31, verses 10 and 27._
JOHN P. MORTON & CO., _LOUISVILLE, KY._ 1878.
COPYRIGHT BY MARION CABELL TYREE. 1877.
_Dedicated_ TO THE SISTER HOUSEKEEPERS, WHOSE KIND ASSISTANCE AND CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE SO MUCH LIGHTENED THE LABORS OF THE WRITER AND ENHANCED THE VALUE OF HER WORK.
GENERAL CONTENTS.
PAGE
_Preface_ 7
_List of Contributors_ 11
Bread 19
Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate 61
Milk and Butter 65
Soup 68
Oysters and other Shell Fish 85
Fish 97
Game 107
Meats 114
Beef and Veal 136
Mutton and Lamb 168
Poultry 176
Salads 190
Sauces 200
Brunswick Stews, Gumbo, and Side Dishes 211
Eggs 232
Vegetables 238
Pickles and Catsups 255
Cake 304
Icing 348
Gingerbread 350
Small Cakes 353
Puddings 365
Pudding Sauces 401
Pastry 404
Fritters and Pancakes 416
Jelly, Blanc-mange, Charlotte Russe, Baked Custard, Creams, and Miscellaneous Desserts 417
Ice Cream and Frozen Custard 430
Fruit Desserts 442
Preserves and Fruit Jellies 443
Confectionery 458
Wines 461
Beverages, Cordials, etc. 468
The Sick-Room--Diet and Remedies for the Sick 476
House-cleaning, etc. 497
Recipes for Restoring Old Clothes, Setting Colors, Removing Stains, etc. 505
Miscellaneous Recipes 508
PREFACE.
Virginia, or the Old Dominion, as her children delight to call her, has always been famed for the style of her living. Taught by the example of her royal colonial governors, and the numerous adherents of King Charles, who brought hither in their exile the graces and luxuriousness of his brilliant court, she became noted among the colonies for the princely hospitality of her people and for the beauty and richness of their living. But when at length her great son in the House of Burgesses sounded the cry of war, and her people made haste to gird themselves for the long struggle, her daughters, not to be outdone either in services or patriotism, set about at once the inauguration of a plan of rigid retrenchment and reform in the domestic economy, while at the same time exhibiting to their sisters a noble example of devotion and self-sacrifice.
Tearing the glittering arms of King George from their sideboards, and casting them, with their costly plate and jewels, as offerings into the lap of the Continental Congress, they introduced in their homes that new style of living in which, discarding all the showy extravagance of the old, and retaining only its inexpensive graces, they succeeded in perfecting that system which, surviving to this day, has ever been noted for its beautiful and elegant simplicity.
This system, which combines the thrifty frugality of New England with the less rigid style of Carolina, has been justly pronounced, by the throngs of admirers who have gathered from all quarters of the Union around the generous boards of her illustrious sons, as the very perfection of domestic art.
It is the object of the compiler of this book, for she does not claim the title of author, to bring within the reach of every American housekeeper who may desire it, the domestic principles and practices of these famous Virginia homes. In doing this she has not sought to pursue the plan adopted by so many authors of such books--to depend upon her own _authorship_ for her rule. She confesses that in this matter her labors have been largely editorial.
Through a long life it has been her good fortune to be a frequent visitor, and often the intimate guest and kinswoman, at many of these homes; and she has sought, by the opportunities thus afforded, and guided by her own extensive experience as a housekeeper, to gather and select from these numerous sources those things which seemed to her best and most useful to the practical housewife, and which, carefully observed, would bring the art within reach of all who have the ambition to acquire it.
It will be seen that she is indebted to near 250 contributors to her book. Among these will be found _many names famous_ _through the land_. Associated with them will be discovered others of less national celebrity, but who have acquired among their neighbors an equally merited distinction for the beautiful order and delightful cuisine of their homes.
The labors of the writer have been greatly lightened by the kindness of these contributors. And she desires in this public way to renew her thanks for the aid which they have given her, but even more for the goodness which prompts them, at cost of their sensitiveness, to allow her to append their names to the recipes which they furnish.
The book, after great care in its preparation, is now offered to the public with much confidence. All that is here presented has been so thoroughly tested, and approved by so many of the best housekeepers in Virginia, that she feels it must meet with a cordial and very general reception at the hands of all accomplished housewives throughout the land, and will supply a long-felt and real need.
If she shall thus succeed in disseminating a knowledge of the practice of the _most admirable system of domestic art known in our country_; if she shall succeed in lightening the labors of the housewife by placing in her reach a guide which will be found _always trusty and reliable_; if she shall thus make her tasks lighter and home-life sweeter; if she shall succeed in contributing something to the health of American children by instructing their mothers in the art of preparing light and wholesome and palatable food; _if she, above all, shall succeed in making American homes more attractive to American husbands, and spare_ _them a resort to hotels and saloons for those simple luxuries which their wives know not how to provide_; if she shall thus add to the comfort, to the health and happy contentment of these, she will have proved in some measure a public benefactor, and will feel amply repaid for all the labor her work has cost.
MARION CABELL TYREE. LYNCHBURG, VA., January, 1877.
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS.
MRS. ROBERT ALEXANDER Fredericksburg, Va. MRS. JOHN J. AMBLER Lynchburg. MRS. JUDGE ANDERSON Lexington. MRS. CHARLOTTE ARMSTRONG Richmond. MISS NANNIE AVERETT Amherst Co. "MOZIS ADDUMS." Richmond. MRS. R. T. H. ADAMS Lynchburg. MRS. JOHN T. ANDERSON Virginia. MRS. JOHN THOMPSON BROWN Nelson Co. MRS. BENJAMIN J. BARBOUR Orange Co. MRS. JUDGE BARTON Fredericksburg. MISS MARY BELLA BEALE Richmond. MRS. ORVILLE BELL Liberty. MRS. C. S. BLISS Lynchburg. MRS. S. BRADY Wheeling, West Va. MRS. EMMA BRECKENRIDGE Fincastle. MRS. JULIA BRECKENRIDGE " MRS. BRINCKERHOFF Fredericksburg. MRS. JOHN BROOKE Lexington. MRS. M. B. Warrenton, Fauquier Co. MRS. BRUCE Virginia. MRS. MARCUS B. BUCK Front Royal, Warren Co. MRS. ARMSTEAD BURWELL Franklin Co. MRS. CHARLES W. BURWELL Ellicot City, Md. MRS. WM. BURWELL Georgia. MRS. CHARLES BUTTON Lynchburg. DR. BURNEY Montgomery, Ala. MRS. GEORGE A. BURKS Lynchburg. MRS. BROADDUS Mecklenburg Co. MRS. BYRD Virginia. MRS. WILLIAM CAMERON Petersburg. MRS. CLARA CABELL Nelson Co. MRS. LOUIS W. CABELL Buckingham Co. MRS. MARGARET C. CABELL " " MRS. H. COALTER CABELL Richmond. MRS. MARY C. CAMPBELL Baltimore, Md. MRS. THOS. CAMPBELL Bedford Co. MRS. WM. CAMPBELL " " MRS. ELIZA H. CARRINGTON Halifax Co. MRS. PAUL CARRINGTON " " MRS. FANNIE CARRINGTON Charlotte Co. MRS. HENRY CARRINGTON " " MRS. THEO. M. CARSON Lynchburg. MR. EDWARD CAMM " MRS. FANNIE CHALMERS " MRS. ADDISON COBBS Charleston, West Va. MRS. ALICE COLEMAN Halifax Co. MRS. DR. COLEMAN Williamsburg. MRS. JOHN L. COLES Northumberland Co. MRS. PEYTON COLES Albemarle Co. MRS. TUCKER COLES " " MRS. RALEIGH COLSTON Richmond. MRS. H. P. CHEW Fredericksburg. MRS. CAMILLUS CHRISTIAN Lynchburg. DR. E. A. CRAIGHILL " MRS. D. CONE Warren Co. MRS. DAVIS Chesterfield Co. MRS. ROBERT J. DAVIS Lynchburg. MRS. MARY M. DAME Danville. MRS. JOHN B. DANGERFIELD Alexandria. MRS. ADDISON M. DAVIES Lynchburg. MRS. HORATIO DAVIS Pittsylvania Co. MRS. FRANK DEANE Lynchburg. MRS. JOS. DEANS Gloucester Co. MRS. JUDGE ASA DICKINSON Prince Edward Co. MRS. MELVILLE DUNN Richmond. MRS. ANDREW DUNN Petersburg. MRS. DUKE Suffolk Co. MISS D. D. Norfolk. MISS DIDLAKE Lynchburg. MRS. MARIA EDMONDS Prince Edward Co. MRS. JOHN T. EDWARDS Lynchburg. MRS. DR. EARLY " MRS. EARLY " MRS. J. D. EWING Harrisonburg. MRS. ELAM Virginia. MRS. FITZ HUGH " MRS. F. B. FICKLIN Fredericksburg. MRS. F. F. FITZGERALD Farmville. MRS. J. H. FIGGAT Fincastle. MRS. COL. FORSBERG Lynchburg. MRS. GRAVES Kentucky. MRS. CAROLINE GARLAND Lynchburg. MRS. MARY L. GARLAND " MRS. JOHN F. GARDNER Nelson Co. MRS. JUDGE GEO. H. GILMER Pittsylvania Co. MRS. F. D. GOODWIN Wytheville. MRS. JUDGE GOOLRICK Fredericksburg. MRS. JANE V. GOOLRICK " MRS. E. P. GOGGIN Lynchburg. MRS. SUSAN GOGGIN Bedford Co. MRS. NEWTON GORDON Lynchburg. MRS. ISABELLA GILMER " MRS. ISABELLA HARRISON Charles City Co. MRS. ELVIRA HENRY Charlotte Co. MRS. E. WINSTON HENRY " " MRS. MARY G. HARDING Staunton. MRS. FRED. HICKEY Lynchburg. MRS. JOHN W. HOLT " MRS. ANN HOLT Liberty. MRS. FERDINAND C. HUTTER Lynchburg. MRS. J. P. HUBBARD Shepherdstown, West Va. MRS. WM. L. HYLAND Parkersburg, West Va. MRS. EDWARD INGLE Roanoke Co. MRS. J. J. IRBY New Orleans, La. MRS. JOSEPH M. JONES Kentucky. MRS. DR. JONES Bedford Co. MRS. ARTHUR JOHNS Northampton Co. MRS. COL. JOHNSON Lexington. MRS. J. JOHNSON Abingdon. MRS. THOMAS L. JOHNSON Lynchburg. MRS. DAVID KENT Pulaski Co. MRS. D. B. KINCKLE Lynchburg. MRS. KINSOLVING Halifax Co. MRS. KNOX Fredericksburg. MRS. DR. HENRY LATHAM Lynchburg. MRS. K. Norfolk. MRS. L. D. LEIGHTON Petersburg. MRS. COL. AUGUSTINE LEFTWICH Lynchburg. MRS. GEN. ROBERT E. LEE "Arlington," Westmoreland Co. MISS MILDRED C. LEE Lexington. MRS. GOV. JOHN LETCHER " MRS. DR. ROBERT T. LEMMON Campbell Co. MRS. ANDREW LEWIS Harrisonburg. MRS. JAMES LANGHORNE Lynchburg. MRS. JOHN A. LANGHORNE Montgomery Co. MRS. NANNIE A. LANGHORNE Lynchburg. MRS. RICHARD T. LACY " MRS. M. L. " MRS. GEO. D. LAWRENCE Mis. MRS. WM. H. LITTLE Fredericksburg. MRS. J. D. L. Lynchburg. L. D. L. Albemarle Co. MRS. GOV. MARYE Fredericksburg. MRS. JOHN MASON " MRS. O. MASSIE Brooklyn, N. Y. MRS. PATRICK MASSIE Nelson Co. MRS. SARAH MEEM Abingdon. MRS. JOHN F. MILLER Lynchburg. MRS. CHARLES L. C. MINOR Blacksburg. MRS. C. C. MCPHAIL Charlotte Co. MRS. JOHN R. MCDANIEL Lynchburg. MRS. MARY MCNUTT Prince Edward Co. MRS. R. K. MEADE Petersburg. MRS. WM. H. MOSBY Amherst Co. MRS. ALICE MURREL Lynchburg. MRS. WM. MCFARLAND Missouri. MRS. C. V. MCGEE Ala. MRS. MCGAVOCK Pulaski Co. GEN. M. Virginia. MRS. JAMES J. MOORE Richmond. MRS. GEO. NEWTON Norfolk. MISS FANNIE NELSON Yorktown. MRS. GEO. NICHOLS Bedford Co. MRS. GEN. F. T. NICHOLS New Orleans, La. MRS. CHARLES NORVELL Lynchburg. MISS NORWOOD Richmond. MRS. ROBERT L. OWEN Lynchburg. MRS. GEO. W. PALMER Saltville. MRS. R. L. PAGE Norfolk. MRS. DAVID PIERCE Wytheville. MRS. JOHN D. POWELL Portsmouth. MRS. WM. BALLARD PRESTON Montgomery Co. MRS. GEN. ROBERT PRESTON " " MRS. JAS. PRESTON " " MRS. PRESTON Virginia. MRS. ANNIS E. PRESTON Lynchburg. MRS. RICHARD POLLARD " MRS. JAMES F. PAYNE " MISS ELIZA PAYNE " MRS. ANNIE PHILLIPS Fredericksburg. MRS. EDMUND H. PENDLETON Cincinnati, Ohio. MRS. PRICE Charlotte Co. MRS. JOHN H. PARKER Chesterfield Co. MRS. REID Norfolk. MRS. MATTIE REID Winchester. MRS. DAVID S. READ Roanoke Co. MRS. WM. C. RIVES Albemarle Co. MRS. J. HENRY RIVES Lynchburg. MRS. ROANE " MRS. J. H. ROBINSON " MRS. W. RUSSELL ROBINSON Richmond. MRS. DR. EDWARD T. ROBINSON " MRS. JOHN ROBERTS Fredericksburg. MRS. E. M. RUGGLES " MRS. DR. SALE Liberty. MRS. GEO. D. SAUNDERS Buckingham Co. MRS. ANN SAUNDERS Lynchburg. MRS. JAMES A. SEDDON Goochland Co. MRS. DR. SEMPLE Ala. MRS. H. H. SERVICE Alexandria. MRS. J. W. SHIELDS Richmond. MRS. JAS. W. SHIELDS King Geo. Co. MRS. H. T. SILVERTHORN Lynchburg. MRS. WM. A. STROTHER " MR. WM. A. STROTHER " MRS. JOHN W. STONE " MRS. JOHN F. SLAUGHTER " MISS LILLIE SLAUGHTER " MRS. KATE SLAUGHTER " MRS. JUDGE SPENCE " MRS. HENDERSON SUTER Liberty. MRS. HARRIET STANSBURY New Orleans, La. MRS. SHANNON Miss. MISS ELLEN SHUTE New Orleans, La. MISS REBECCA SMITH Norfolk. MRS. CHARLES SHARP " MRS. SPARKS Virginia. MRS. COL. SMITH Pittsylvania Co. MRS. A. H. M. TALIAFERRO Orange Co. MRS. MARY W. TAYLOR Campbell Co. MRS. MAJOR THOS. L. TAYLOR Campbell C. H. MISS JULIA THOMPSON Williamsburg. MRS. C. L. THOMPSON Richmond. MRS. J. HANSON THOMAS Baltimore, Md. MRS. ELI TUTWILER Lexington. MRS. SAMUEL TYREE Lynchburg. MRS. JOHN H. TYREE " MRS. JAS. TAYLOR Fredericksburg. MISS EDMONIA TAYLOR Orange Co. MRS. TUCKER Virginia. MRS. JUDGE WATSON Abingdon. MRS. DR. THOS. WALKER Lynchburg. MRS. COL. W. " MRS. COL. ROBERT E. WITHERS Wytheville. MRS. PHILIP T. WITHERS Lynchburg. MRS. DR. R. W. WITHERS Campbell Co. MRS. EDMUND WITHERS Nelson Co. MRS. DR. WINGFIELD Maryland. MRS. R. M. C. WINGFIELD Portsmouth. MRS. J. C. WHEAT Winchester. MRS. JUDGE WHARTON Liberty. MISS EMILY WHITEHEAD Norfolk. MRS. ROBERT WHITEHEAD Nelson Co. MRS. JOHN M. WARWICK Lynchburg. MRS. WM. N. WELFORD " MR. PHILIP WITHERS " MISS KATE WILSON " DR. THOS. L. WALKER " MISS NANNIE S. LANGHORNE "
HOUSEKEEPING IN OLD VIRGINIA.
BREAD.