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The Necessaries Of Life Recipe


The Necessaries Of Life Recipe
This list I found in " The American Heritage Cookbook and Illustrated History of American Eating & Drinking" copyright 1964. Thought you might find it interesting.

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Ingredients
  • A party recently left Joe's store at Morman Bar for the Valley,and a friend of the "Star" furnishes the following statistics-- showing the amount of " the necessaries of life" which is required for an eight days trip in the mountains:
  • 8 lbs potatoes.
  • 1 bottle whisky.
  • 1 bottle pepper sauce.
  • 1 bottle whisky.
  • 1 box tea.
  • 9 lbs onions.
  • 2 bottles whisky.
  • 1 ham.
  • 11 lbs crackers.
  • 1 bottle whisky.
  • 1/2 doz sardines.
  • 2 bottles brandy, (4th proof.)
  • 6 lbs sugar.
  • 1 bottle brandy, (4th proof.)
  • 7 lbs cheese.
  • 2 bottles brandy, (4th proof.)
  • 1 bottle pepper.
  • 5 gallons whisky.
  • 4 bottles whisky (old Bourbon.)
  • 1 small keg whisky.
  • 1 bottle of cocktails, (designed for a "starter.")

Directions
  1. -From Hutchings' California Magazine, 1860

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LOL, Thats cute!


That's funny! got my 5 I haven't heard from you for a while. You OK?


Cool!


Now this is a recipe I can for!! ^5!!


That is tooo funny! That's a high 5!


Chortle!! Love it!!
Susan


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