Penny pinching recipes for the holidays
Weekly collection of frugal dishes includes Quick Spanish Rice with beef and rice, Beans with frankfurters and apples bake, Peach-Blueberry Pie with tart lemon and tapioca, Jelly Doughnuts with yeast dough, and Raspberry currant jam fillings.
Salt Raid on Henrico in 1775 Sparks Civil Discord
On December 4 1775 several companies of armed men from the uplands raided the coastal town of Henrico Virginia taking about 50 bushels of salt from a household. Salt like powder and arms was highly sought after in the Virginia highlands contributing to civil discord.
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Ban on sodas sparked Sundays tale in 19th century
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