Housekeeping in Old Virginia

Seventeen hundred recipes from the housewives of Old Virginia — Sally Lunn and beaten biscuit, brandy peaches and Brunswick stew — gathered in 1879 by Patrick Henry's granddaughter, with tributes from the First Lady down.

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Pickled Plums

7 pounds sweet blue plums. 4 pounds brown sugar. 2 ounces stick cinnamon. 2 ounces whole cloves. 1 quart vinegar.

Put a layer of plums and spice alternately; scald the vinegar and sugar together pour it on the plums; repeat for two or three days, the last time scalding plums and syrup together.--Mrs. W.

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