Food History: 19th Century American Holiday Recipe for An Excellent Family Plum Pudding (from 1866)

A 19th century American holiday recipe for "an excellent family plum pudding" from an 1866 issue of Peterson's Magazine. Seems to be a deliciously rich dessert, a perfect ending to a any holiday celebration. You can download the free, high-res 8” x 6” @ 300 ppi recipe card here. Can be used as a gift tag, dinner invitation, place card or in junk journal and scrapbooking projects.


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Free Printable Fashion History Illustration for Mixed-Media Collage, Graphic Design, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: A Very Warm Welcome

Once again...welcome to my house. Come freely. Go safely;
and leave something of the happiness you bring.
― Bram Stoker
A vintage fashion hstory illustration from 1904 that shows a trio of Edwardian ladies giving a warm welcome to two Edwardian ladies as they arrive in the grand foyer of a house. Original black and white engraving is from my personal collection of antique La Mode Illustrée magazines.

Download and use in various mixed-media collage art, graphic design, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects. You can find the free high-res 8" x 5.5" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here.


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Food History: 19th Century American Holiday Recipe for Mince-meat (from 1866)

A 19th century American holiday recipe for mince-meat from an 1866 issue of Peterson's Magazine. Seems to be a favourite dish among many housewives at that time, with a good mixture of meat such as boiled ox-tongue, lots of sweet fruit and plenty of alcohol! You can download the free, high-res 8” x 6” @ 300 ppi recipe card here. Can be used as a gift tag, dinner invitation, place card or in junk journal and scrapbooking projects.


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