The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-23
DURING THE WAR.
Some Of the Substitutes Used In tho
South Instead Of Groceries.


We had pretty hard times in the south
during the war, to be sure; but no actual
suffering was experienced in that part OF
Mississippi in which our family resided.
Necessity is the mother Of invention
YOU know, so we contrived to find sub
stitutes for almost every article we had
been in the habit Of buying az the shops
grocery and dry goods stores. Perhaps
you may he interested in Knowing aLous
some Of these substitutes. and the knowl.
edge may be Of use some time.
For coffee, we tried many difIcren,
substitutes; first. okra seed. which, when
thoroughly dry. we parchcd TO a golden
brown, then ground ii. mixed it with the
white Of an egg. and boiled it jus; as Won
do real coffee; tins, when served with
sweet cream, we found 10 b. delicious.
For sweet potato coffee. the potatoes
were peeled, cut in dice shapcl ri.ces.
dried in the sun, then parchcd to a dark
brown, ground, and made the samo as
the okra coffee. H0mlny coffee ,.o r,.de
in this wise: the hominy was csrefrllv
Drowned, cleared. and made iu,, as ron
do ordinary coffee This really POSSESSES
medicinal qualities II cured mother OF
dyspepsia, with which She had been
troubled for years We also tried chin-
capin nuts for coffee They were cath.
cred in the autumn. shcllcd. dried. and
parched, then ground, cleared, and made
in the usual way.
OF course it was impossible to 20,
green and black ten during the war. and
instead Of these we used different kinds
Of herbs, such as sage, mint, and balm.
also the leaves Of the sass3,ras tree; and
we found all ofthese made hollthful and
pleasant beverages.
For four sugar, salt and soda we
were also obliged 10 find substitutes. with
which we managed very we'll For flour
we substituted cornmcal dust This we
obtained 10y placing a convenient guam
tity Of cornmeal in a cloth of moderate
thickness. and then striking 10 against
the sides Of some largo vessel The dust
thus procured made the most delicious
pound cake. waales mullins and batter
cakes that l ever tasted
For SUGAR we rsoI sorqhun, nolasscs
and honey THE former was homo.
made. and ia very mic, when properly
urenared: the lator was found In vast
Tuantties in wild state In fro forest,
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