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Hearth to Hearth: Christmas Pudding

Hearth to Hearth: Christmas Pudding
Hearth to Hearth: Christmas Pudding - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - January 2002 In the great celebratory feast, a highlight of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Mrs. Cratchit’s Christmas Plum Pudding is ...

Guess What? December 2001

Guess What? December 2001
Bob Cahn Guess What Article for December 2001 By Bob Cahn, "The Primitive Man" Simple but strange, or transposed to “Simply Strange” — either way describes this month’s “Guess What.” ...

Hearth to Hearth: Childrens Cookbooks

Hearth to Hearth: Childrens Cookbooks
Hearth to Hearth: Childrens Cookbooks - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - December 2001 The world of the kitchen was surely one that included children from the earliest times, as mothers initiated ...

Hearth to Hearth: The Fireless Cooker

Hearth to Hearth: The Fireless Cooker
Hearth to Hearth: The Fireless Cooker - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - November 2001 The fireless cooker was a strange beast. Even its name seemed to be a contradiction in ...

Guess What? October 2001

Guess What? October 2001
Bob Cahn Guess What Article for October 2001 By Bob Cahn, "The Primitive Man" Blunt and stunted like an artillery shellA potential dispenser for Liquid PrellMade of iron and brass ...

Guess What? September 2001

Guess What? September 2001
Bob Cahn Guess What Article for September 2001 By Bob Cahn, "The Primitive Man" This month’s mystery “Guess What” could be called “The Tale of Two Handles” or “The Long ...

Guess What? August 2001

Guess What? August 2001
Bob Cahn Guess What Article for August 2001 By Bob Cahn, "The Primitive Man" When an item has a key or a cylinder lock like this month’s “Guess What,” it ...

Hearth to Hearth: Ice Cream

Hearth to Hearth: Ice Cream
Hearth to Hearth: Ice Cream - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - August 2001 Ice cream is everywhere in the warm weather, and often in the cold. It is a treat, especially ...

Guess What? July 2001

Guess What? July 2001
Guess What Article for July 2001 By Bob Cahn, "The Primitive Man" There are two subjects this column seriously tries to avoid: religion and politics. But this month's "Guess What" ...

Hearth to Hearth: Sallets

Hearth to Hearth: Sallets
Hearth to Hearth: Sallets - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - July 2001 One often hears that our ancestors did not eat salads. The remark is all-too often made with a certain ...

Guess What? June 2001

Guess What? June 2001
Guess What Article for June 2001 By Bob Cahn, "The Primitive Man" This month we're giving you a "Guess What" with a view. In fact two views - bird's eye ...

Hearth to Hearth: Hasty Pudding & the Pudding Stick

Hearth to Hearth: Hasty Pudding & the Pudding Stick
Hearth to Hearth: Hasty Pudding & the Pudding Stick - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - June 2001 The most plebian of kitchen tools are sometimes the hardest to identify. The pudding ...