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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Stuffing for Sixty Mangoes

1 pound black mustard-seed. 1 pound white mustard-seed. 2 pounds chopped onion. 1 ounce mace. 1 ounce nutmeg. 2 handfuls black pepper. 1 ounce turmeric, well mixed with cold water. Pound the mace, nutmeg, and pepper. 1 cup sweet oil. 1/2 pound English mustard. 4 pounds brown sugar. Mix all these well together, throwing in little bits of mango or cucumbers.

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