Nutmeg

A neat little article sent in by Jenny about nutmeg

Reds, Purples, and Pinks...Oh, My!

Here's a little article on the dye we like a lot - cochineal!

http://www.history.org/Foundation/journal/summer12/dye.cfm

A Looooooooong Summer

It gets pretty busy in the summer at Mackinac - I don't have to tell any of you that.  Here's here's a link to NPR's The Salt to bide the time till the next post. 

How to get a man...aka. Embroidered Pockets



There are just some people who want to believe this because it was told to them (that'd be me) and because of all the hard work to embroider a pocket.  Alas, it is not true; really though, did people really think guys would be turned on to this?

Loose Tea, Sinks Bricks!

For all those with the tea brick myth, here's the story of how loose tea is what was used!

Food + History

Thanks, Claire, for the great link from the National Association for Interpretation newsletter about foodways at sites.  Take a look here for the article!

Stoneware

This guy is super to work with from Dakota Stoneware. Although the pictures on the website are a little too "busy" for me, you can get plain stoneware and the price is right!