Catfish Soup

This recipe for catfish soup was written by Eliza Leslie, a well-known cookbook author in the 19th century and someone who grew up and lived most of her life in Philadelphia. Below you can find the original form of the recipe as it appeared in the 1840 version of her cookbook, Directions for Cookery, In

Glass Tableware Pt. One

Due to the volume of glass tableware recovered from this shaft feature, the topic is divided into two sections. This section discusses the variety of tableware forms that are not related to drinking vessels. Among the glass tableware were several cruets and caster bottles, salt or pepper shakers, and assorted, mismatched dishes and lids. Where

Laundry

Three artifacts are related to a domestic ritual that typically absorbed at least one full day out of each week—the laundry. The women and domestic help in a household primarily performed this task. Depending on the number of people living in a house, the related tasks might consume two to three days each week. In