Apricot Meringue Pie
All these recipes are from a cookbook I am working on, a treasure trove of recipes from the late 1700's to early 1900's.
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Lisa Roy
- Sep 8
- 1 min
The Cold is Here...Gardener's Rejoice!
If you want to extend your harvesting season, hoop tunnels or row covers. Or, re use.....these are light covers that a school in my area wa
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Lisa Roy
- Aug 25
- 2 min
Cabbage Trivia and Folklore
Cabbage Trivia and Folkore....Bet you don't know these facts about this vegetable we take for granted.
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Lisa Roy
- Aug 23
- 1 min
COLOGNE WATER (Cookery, 1817)
Vintage recipe for cologne water, using essential oils.
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Lisa Roy
- Aug 17
- 1 min
Kitchen Pepper
All these recipes are from a cookbook I am working on, a treasure trove of recipes from the late 1700's to early 1900's. These recipes are p
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Lisa Roy
- Aug 6
- 1 min
Blueberries...Did You Know?
Blueberries are believed to improve memory and brain function, helping to combat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disorder, to be beneficial in p
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Lisa Roy
- Jul 24
- 2 min
Tapioca Pudding
All these recipes are from a cookbook I am working on, a treasure trove of recipes from the late 1700's to early 1900's. These recipes are
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Lisa Roy
- Jul 9
- 1 min
Yarrow Companion Planting
Companion planting Yarrow. Yarrow attracts pollinators such as butterflies, and helps control aphids, which adding nutrients to your soil.
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Lisa Roy
- Jun 21
- 1 min
Syrup of Violets
Violet Syrup can be added to lemonade or sparkling water to make a refreshing drink, or can be made into a cocktail with gin, Champagne, and
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Lisa Roy
- Jun 6
- 1 min
Blueberry Pickles
Not one of your common Blueberry recipes, but one worth looking at....These will need to be refrigerated. I kept the original wording...
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Lisa Roy
- May 24
- 1 min
Florist in Love
A bit of poetry for a beautiful day in May! kendall Dec 2013 Feeling cool, damp, mist of air surround me whilst I run my calloused...
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Lisa Roy
- Apr 26
- 2 min
Sage Salvia officinalis trivia and folklore
The name comes from Latin “Salveo”, which refers to its ability to heal or to save, which is a reference to its medicinal and culinary...
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Lisa Roy
- Apr 11
- 2 min
Kale......Cold Weather Gardening
Not the first thing that comes to mind when you think gardens, but perhaps it should be! Brassica oleraca, as it is formally called, is...
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