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How To Make Rose Water Syrup – Ma Ingall’s Recipe

Slightly sweet, delicious, and perfect for pancakes, waffles, or over desserts, this homemade rosewater syrup is so easy to make! Did you know that many roses are edible? And, they make delicious treats, too! This used to be a common place in pioneer and cottage kitchens, but in the span of a century, has almost […].

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Chocolate gravy being spooned over a flaky buttermilk biscuit.

1930s Chocolate Gravy Recipe

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How to Make Homemade Fruit Vinegar

How to Make a Pumpkin Roll From Scratch

How To Make Rose Water Syrup – Ma Ingall’s Recipe

Vintage Recipe: Honey Banana Cake

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Vintage Recipe: Jam Roly-Poly Recipe without Suet

Fish Chowder Recipe- Great-Grandma’s from 1931 & Keto friendly

Hard Times Pudding – A Frugal Dessert from the 1920s

How to Make Biscuits – Sour Cream Biscuit Recipe from 1940

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