Say Cheese!

Contains dried dates, apricot and prunes along with cheddar, blue cheese, Swiss cheese, Camembert, and brie. Created by MinnieKitchen.

Some historians speculate that cheese may have been accidentally discovered by people in the Middle East 5000 or more years ago. Arab travelers may have stored milk in stomachs of animals. The rennet,  an enzyme secreted from the stomach that causes coagulation, would turn the milk to curd.

Civil War Holiday Gown by KeepersDollyDuds

History of the Rocking Chair

The earliest rocking furniture were created for babies as cradles. But starting in the 18th century, people modified existing chairs by adding skates to them. Windsor rocking chairs were made in Philadelphia in the 1740s.

Read more about rocking chairs:
http://www.designboom.com/eng/education/rocking/origin.html

Etsy Watch - Marie Grace and Cecile Outfits

These sellers designed dresses covering the 1850s and 1860s.
MyAngieGirl


AGSeamstress


Terristouch


MinnieKitchen



Pippaloo


ThreadsofTroy



ThimblesandAcorns


kgabor19


Dancingwithneddles

Addy's Checkered Dress by AGSeamstress

Striped Civil War Dress by DollClothesbyEvie

Full Length Yellow Civil War Gown by KeepersDollyDuds

Yellow Civil War Gown by KeepersDollyDuds.