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Tag Archives: holiday
New Hampshire Christmas Gifts and Events of 100 Years Ago (1916)
In December of 1916, one hundred years ago, the Portsmouth (NH) Herald offered tidbits of local information along with advertisements for Christmas gifts and food. These offerings are a window into New Hampshire’s past.
Posted in History
Tagged 1916, 2016, ad, advertisement, burlesque, camera, Christmas, clothing, dance, entertainment, follies, gift, Hampshire, holiday, Kodak, new, New Hampshire, NH, North Church, Portsmouth, stereopticon, tog, tradition
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Blog Caroling: This Time of Year
My dear friend fM’s favorite holiday tradition (she says) is Blog Caroling. I suspect that her ritual of dressing up in flannel jammies with hot toddy in hand are as important as the musical production. Last year I presented a … Continue reading
New Hampshire’s December Receipts [Recipes] of 1882
LATEST RECEIPTS. [1882] GINGER CUP-CAKE. A nice ginger cupcake is made of two cups of powdered sugar, stirred to a cream with two cups of butter. The butter may first be warmed until it is soft, but not melted; and … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Really Old News, Recipes
Tagged antique, breakfast, Christmas, cupcake, dessert, fashioned, food, fruitcake, ginger, green tomato, Hampshire, holiday, jelly, muffin, new, New Hampshire, NH, old, old-fashioned, receipt, recipe, sauce, traditional, Victorian, white
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Poem: The Thanksgiving Dinner by Laura Garland Carr
Old Farmer Humpkins gathered his pumpkins Into a heap by the banks of a river. Chanticleer Dorking that way was stalking Like a drum-major, with plumes all a-quiver. Through corn-stalk thickets, scaring the crickets, Twenty fine biddies were following after; … Continue reading
New Hampshire’s 2016 Memorial Day
As I mentioned in an article of last year, New Hampshire’s special day to remember our FALLEN military was originally called DECORATION DAY. It was a custom that began following the Civil War, when many of the dead never made … Continue reading
Posted in History, Holidays, Military of New Hampshire
Tagged 1812, 2016, Air Force, American, army, celebration, Civil War, Col, Colonel, Day, decoration, flag, holiday, I, II, June, Korea, marines, memorial, military, monument, navy, nun, nurse, plaque, remember, Spanish, war, WASP, world, WW1, WW2
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