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In the early 19th century, people made at home items that today we usually buy at the store.  Vinegar was one, and the October 1849 issue of The Southern Planter (p. 312) had a recipe for making it: 

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We found another odd recipe in the 19th century farming periodical titled American Agriculturist.  This one appeared in the June 1869 issue, p. 221, under the heading "Household Talks by Aunt Hattie":

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In the June 1849 issue of The Southern Planter, p. 165, we found the recipe below for a "substitute for milk" using rice.  In actuality, this was really a method of extending milk rather than completely replacing it. 

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Here is an interesting recipe from the Southern Planter, June 1859, p. 338: