Category: Make
Make a Leech Weather Barometer
Well, it can’t be any worse than the weather forecast we get these days. Apparently, people would use leeches to help them predict the weather….
How to Make a Fruit Jar Lamp
Here is how people in the early 1900s took a canning jar and made it into a lamp for a hunting camp or out of…
WWI Recipe For Orange Bread
This old recipe for orange bread comes from a newspaper printed during World War 1. The recipe is only slightly different from the bread recipes…
WWI Recipe For Apple Cream
Desserts, such as this recipe for apple cream, were a lot different back in the day than they are now. This particular recipe was published…
WWI Boiled Pork Recipe
It was WWI and everyone was doing their part to support the war. There were even recipes published, such as the boiled pork recipe, for…
Homemade Fly Trap
Some areas get flood with flies, such as camping cabins, and the only thing you can do is put up some fly tape and hope…
How to Make an Old Fashioned Ice Box
Before refrigerators and freezers, there was the ice box. You could buy an ice box or, if you were crafty, you could make a small…
Candy Recipe For Maple Creams 1917
The great thing about many old recipes is their simplicity. This recipe for maple creams is very easy to make and it was published during…
Orange Crafts From 1922
People in the past loved playing with food just as much as the folks on Pinterest do today. However, the crafts you see these days…