http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/sc/2010/12/16/holiday-receipts-davenport-style/ Myths and Mysteries, Hysterical Histories, and Tree-Kickin' Genealogy Tue, 14 May 2013 16:12:20 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/sc/2010/12/16/holiday-receipts-davenport-style/comment-page-1/#comment-6339 Amy D. Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:00:39 +0000 http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/sc/?p=2111#comment-6339 Back in my living history days when we cooked over a hearth, bee hive oven, or wood stove we had to put our hand or a scrap of paper in the fire, oven or stove to test the temperature. You counted the seconds until your hand started to burn or the paper turned black to figure the temperature out. Now I use my thermometer at home. Moderate is about 350 degress F. and Quick is about 400 degrees F. Now I will expect you to make me a delicious holiday feast from these recipes!

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