Buttered Eggs (Recipe from 1892)
Buttered Eggs (from 1892) >>> New Zealand Mail, Issue 1052, 29 April 1892, Page 6 Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along…
Tomato Salad (Recipe from 1892)
Tomato Salad (from 1892) >>> New Zealand Mail, 9 December 1892, Page 16 Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along with this…
Japanese Celery and Potato Salad (Recipe from 1912)
Japanese Celery and Potato Salad (from 1912) >>> Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 53, 2 March 1912, Page 11 Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and…
Sultana Scones (Recipe from 1912)
Sultana Scones (from 1912) >>> Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 1808, 1 June 1912, Page 3 (Supplement) Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish…
White Wash Homemade (Recipe from 1912)
White Wash Recipe homemade (from 1912) >>> Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 65, 16 March 1912, Page 11 Durable Whitewash Recipe Ingredients: 1 peck of lime (slaked in boiling water and kept just covered while slaking) 2 quarts fine…
Acorn Coffee (Recipe from 1778)
Acorn Coffee >>> Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume X, Issue 508, 29 November 1851, Page 158 Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll…
Making Vinegar (Recipe from 1849)
Making Vinegar >>> Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 360, 27 January 1849, Page 191 Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll…
Home Made Yeast (Recipe from 1908)
Home Made Yeast >>> Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 154, 30 June 1908-2, Page 8 Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along…
Home Made Yeast (Recipe from 1856)
Home Made Yeast >>> Daily Southern Cross, Volume XIII, Issue 909, 14 March 1856, Page 3 Home Made Yeast (Metric Conversion) Monday: Boil 57 grams of the best hops in 3.8 liters of water for half an hour. Strain…
Home Made Ink (Recipe from 1874)
Home Made Ink >>> Colonist, Volume XVI, Issue 1700, 2 January 1874, Page 3 Here is the ink recipe converted to metric measurements: Original Recipe: Equal parts of Prussian blue and oxalic acid, pounded finely. Add water to desired…
Sultana Cake (Recipe from 1892)
Sultana Cake >>> New Zealand Mail, Issue 1054, 13 May 1892, Page 6 Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along with this…
Brown Soup (Recipe from 1892)
Brown Soup >>> New Zealand Mail, Issue 1056, 26 May 1892, Page 6 Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along with this…
Potato Sauce (Recipe from 1903)
Potato Sauce >>> Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 66, 18 March 1903, Page 2 (Supplement) Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along…
Athole Cake (Recipe from 1892)
Athole Cake >>> New Zealand Mail, Issue 1054, 13 May 1892, Page 6 Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along with this…
Indian Meal Pie (Recipe from 1894)
Indian Meal Pie >>> Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2001, 22 June 1894, Page 4 Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along with…
Bachelor Buttons (Recipe from 1897)
Bachelor Buttons >>> Ashburton Guardian, Volume XVII, Issue 4143, 17 March 1897, Page 3 Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along with…
Tomato Soup (Recipe from 1897)
Tomato Soup >>> Ashburton Guardian, Volume XVII, Issue 4143, 17 March 1897, Page 3 Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along with…
White Russian Soup (Recipe from 1904)
White Russian Soup >>> Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 74, 24 September 1904, Page 11 Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along…
A Good Soup (Recipe from 1902)
A Good Soup >>> Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 293, 10 December 1902, Page 3 (Supplement) Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it…
Turnip Soup (Recipe from 1903)
Turnip Soup >>> Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 66, 18 March 1903, Page 2 (Supplement) Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along…
Mock Turtle Soup (Recipe from 1903)
Mock Turtle Soup >>> Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 78, 1 April 1903, Page 2 (Supplement) Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it…
Mock Kidney Soup (Recipe from 1903)
Mock Kidney Soup >>> Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 78, 1 April 1903, Page 2 (Supplement) Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it…
Alma Pudding (Recipe from 1900)
Alma Pudding >>> New Zealand Mail, 2 August 1900, Page 27 Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along with this recipe. Please…
Rice Muffins (Recipe from 1903)
Rice Muffins >>> Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 95, 22 April 1903, Page 2 (Supplement) Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along…
Lemon Custard (Recipe from 1900)
Lemon Custard >>> New Zealand Mail, 2 August 1900, Page 27 Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along with this recipe. Please…
Strawberry Charlotte (Recipe from 1892)
Strawberry Charlotte >>> New Zealand Mail, 2 December 1892, Page 16 Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along with this recipe. Please…
Lemon Buns (Recipe from 1903)
Lemon Buns >>> Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 113, 13 May 1903, Page 2 (Supplement) Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along…
Ginger Pudding (Recipe from 1897)
Ginger Pudding >>> Ashburton Guardian, Volume XVII, Issue 4143, 17 March 1897, Page 3 Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along with…
Steak Pudding (Recipe from 1903)
Steak Pudding >>> Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 89, 15 April 1903, Page 2 (Supplement) Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along…
Rabbit in Tomatoes (Recipe from 1904)
Rabbit in Tomatoes >>> Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 74, 24 September 1904, Page 11 Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along…
Cornish Patties (Recipe from 1903)
Cornish Patties >>> Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 119, 20 May 1903, Page 2 (Supplement) Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along…
Fish Darioles (Recipe from 1903)
Fish Darioles >>> Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 66, 18 March 1903, Page 2 (Supplement) Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along…
Boiled Fish (Recipe from 1904)
Boiled Fish >>> Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 74, 24 September 1904, Page 11 Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along with…
Vegetable Pies (Recipe from 1903)
Vegetable Pies >>> Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 95, 22 April 1903, Page 2 (Supplement) Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along…
Mutton Pies (Recipe from 1903)
Mutton Pies >>> Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 95, 22 April 1903, Page 2 (Supplement) Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along…
Colcanon (Recipe from 1904)
Colcanon >>> Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 74, 24 September 1904, Page 11 Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along with this…
Potato Balls (Recipe from 1892)
Potato Balls >>> New Zealand Mail, 11 November 1892, Page 16 Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along with this recipe. Please…
Ribbon Cake (Recipe from 1903)
Ribbon Cake >>> Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 12, 14 January 1903, Page 3 (Supplement) Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along…
Oatmeal Cake (Recipe from 1903)
Oatmeal Cake >>> Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 101, 29 April 1903, Page 2 (Supplement) Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along…
Madeira Cake (Recipe from 1903)
Madeira Cake >>> Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 12, 14 January 1903, Page 3 (Supplement) Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along…
Economical Cheesecake (Recipe from 1903)
Economical Cheesecake >>> Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 66, 18 March 1903, Page 2 (Supplement) Please let us know if you’ve tried this recipe and if it worked. Feel free to send us a photo, and we’ll publish it along…
Bird Feeder for Wax-Eye/Tauhou
This is a cheap way of feeding waxeye (tauhou) birds in winter. It actually works, have a go!
Making Spreadable Butter
One of my friends has problems with her cholesterol. She received the following recipe. It contains less cholesterol than pure butter and it is lower in calories. It stays soft even in the fridge. She says she can spread this…
Ricotta Home Made
Ricotta is a very easy cheese to make at home. Here is my recipe. I am sure there are other ways to make ricotta. You can make ricotta from cow, sheep or goat milk, avoid UHT milk, and low-fat milk…
Making Planter Pots from Newspaper
I used a read "Waimea Weekly" and cut it in half for a planter pot of 65mm diameter. Don't use shiny/glossy paper.
How to Build A Cellar
I grew up in Switzerland, where every family had a cellar in their home. We used it to store fruit and vegetables, preserves, and wine. When I moved to New Zealand, I really missed having a cellar and began wondering…
