xvi, 470 p. , [26] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
Series
Macmillan's standard library
Notes
Includes index.
Contents
Chapters: Homes of the colonists / How homes were lighted / The kitchen fireside / Foods and the serving of food / Flax and wool culture and spinning / Girls occupations / Hand weaving / Clothing / Travel, transportation and taverns / How Sundays were spent / Colonial neighborliness. With many photos and illustrations.
Historical papers and addresses / Lebanon County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 11.
Notes
Paper read before The Lebanon County Historical Society, February 17th, 1899.
Summary
A journal article from 1899 in which Mr Heilman takes a nostalgic look back at the way his German and Quaker forebears of Pennsylvania made a festive community event of the making of cider and apple butter.
