Good Old Fashioned Cooking on an Open Flame: 10 Dutch Oven Recipes From The Pioneers
Though the pioneer women were used to cooking, doing so on an open flame was not something they knew how to do.
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A Return To The Old Paths: How To Make Pemmican Like The Native Americans
Invented by the natives of North America, pemmican was used by Indian scouts as well as early western explorers.
OLD WEST COOKIN’:60 Authentic Frontier Recipes – The “Real” Old Stuff From The Old West
Pioneers didn’t have much, but what they did have they made the best of. At first, the settlers favoured the customary foods and recipes from...
Homesteading Skills To Learn From Pioneers
Living without power, mini-marts, cars, electronics or running water may seem like a nightmare scenario but to pioneers it was just the way life was.
Granny medicine – Home-made remedies from the OREGON TRAIL
Settlers relied on “ granny medicine ” or home remedies passed from mother to daughter over the years.
OLD SCHOOL WILD GAME Smoked venison sausage recipes
For most of my venison recipes, I prefer to separate each muscle and cut slices or chunks across the grain of the muscle.
Old Fashioned Preserving-Grandpa’s recipe for cured smoked ham
Curing hams used to be the best way to preserve pork before there was reliable refrigeration.
20 Lost Recipes From The Pioneers: What They Cooked On Their Journey Westward
Pioneer life was not easy and the daily chores of managing a house where more than a full time occupation.
The Lost Ways Book Review
You can never be sure when a disaster strikes. In fact, when you face disasters all you do is worry. If you are too worried...
30 Lost Ways of Survival from 1880 We Should All Learn
The “SHTF” we all prep for is what folks 130+ years ago called “daily life:” No electrical power, no refrigerators, no Internet, no computers, no...