Category Archives: agrarian

Vintage Directions for Storing Sweet Potatoes

By Headmistress | Published: September 15, 2018

KEEPING SWEET POTATOES. Put a layer of corn-stalks on the smooth surface as thickly as you can, and cross-lay with another layer of stalks. Spread over the stalks about four inches of pine straw or any other straw. Next, nail together four planks or boards, forming a hollow. Bore holes in each side of this […]

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Random lunch

By Headmistress | Published: September 2, 2018

Diced fried fish (Banggus or milkfish), diced fried sweet potatoes, slices of cucumbers and cherry tomatoes.  Regarding cherry tomatoes: I can find these at one grocery store and their cost is silly expensive but NO tomatoes here have flavour and I was craving tomatoes with flavour. Sliced red oinions, and I think that was okra […]

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Stinky Fruits

By Headmistress | Published: August 23, 2018

I have eaten 3 of the five on this list. I don’t think Jackfruit stinks at all. I had a marang in my refrigerator for the last 12 hours and I don’t think my house will ever smell the same again. I may have to take everything out of the fridge and pinesol the every […]

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Spaghetti Squash Stir-Fry

By Headmistress | Published: July 18, 2018

Ingredients, have these all chopped and ready to go: Cooking oil or fat reserved from other cooking Approximately 6 cups of roasted and shredded spaghetti squash 4 cloves of minced or chopped garlic (fresh is always better) 2 cups each: grated carrots, green beans (chinese long beans are fine) rinsed, trimmed, cut into pieces about […]

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Intelligent Housewifery

By Headmistress | Published: May 16, 2018

The Good Housekeeper, Or the Way to Live Well, and to be Well While We Live: Containing Directions for Choosing and Preparing Food, in Regard to Health, Economy, and Taste… Sarah Josepha Buell Hale Weeks, Jordan and Company, 1839 I love vintage era housekeeping books.  I have loved them since I was quite young and […]

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