How to Keep Busy and Eat in the 1840s || Improve Your Impression 1843-1852

In this next installment of Improve Your Impression, 1843-1852, we are looking at how to occupy our time at living history events as well as what to eat, particularly when there is no refrigeration. At least there are plenty of options for us!

Making cookbooks:    • Making Historic Cookbooks for Living Histo...  
Food Preservation (Meat & Dairy):    • Food Preservation in the 19th Century (Mea...  
Food Preservation (Fruits & Veggies):    • Food Preservation in the Mid 19th Century ...  
Living History vs Costuming:    • Living History vs. Costuming and Why It is...  
How to be a good researcher:    • How to Be a Good Researcher || A Historica...  
Where I find research materials:    • Where I Find Research Materials || One Wom...  
1840s research materials:    • How to Research (1840s) || Improve Your Im...  

Time stamps
0:00 Introduction
1:32 Period foods and recipes
16:45 Period meal plans/bills of fare
26:26 Keeping busy beyond the kitchen
55:56 How to engage the public
1:11:39 Winding down

Helpful Links
Crop info:
The Working Farmer: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
The Farmer's Cabinet, and American Herd Book: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
Southern Cultivator and Farming: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

Cookbooks:
The Gastronomic Regenerator: A Simplified and Entirely New System of Cookery: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
The Cook and Housewife's Manual: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
The New England Economical Housekeeper, and Family Receipt Book: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-book: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

Sewing/Dressmaking:
The Art of Dressmaking: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
The Ladies' Hand-book of Millinery and Dress-Making: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
The Hand-Book of Dress-Making: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

Needlecrafts:
The Illustrated Knitting, Netting & Crochet Book: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
The Comprehensive Knitting-Book: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
A Guide to Knitting, Netting, and Crochet: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
Lady's Book of Useful and Ornamental Knitting and Netting Work: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
The Ladies' Hand-Book of Knitting, Netting, and Crochet: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
Directions for Plain Knitting for the Working Classes and Schools: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
The Practical Companion to the Work-Table: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
Mee's Companion to the Work-Table: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
The Embroideress; Being an ... Introduction to the ... Art of Embroidery: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

Home amusements:
Home amusements: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
Historical Charades: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
Acting Charades; Or, Deeds Not Words: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
A Round of Amusements for Winter Evenings: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
Lady's and Gentleman's Diary: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
Endless Amusement: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
Parlour Recreations for Ladies: https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

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