Giveaway winner

This week's giveaway winner was Debbie Barton, who entered on Facebook.

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Friday Giveaway: Nine Antique Books - contest closed



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The Christmas House



Lovely little fold out Christmas card.

Found in "Numbers: Count and Color" published by Samuel Lowe, no date.

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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was @RamblinGarden, who entered on Twitter.

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Friday Giveaway: signed copy of my book HANDWRITTEN RECIPES - contest closed

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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was Robin Choy, who entered on Facebook.

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Friday Giveaway: Signed Copy of my book FORGOTTEN BOOKMARKS - contest closed

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Festive Sponge


Recipe for orange sponge cake:

Beat whites of three eggs stiff.
Add 3 yolks, one at a time, beating constantly.
Add - gradually - one cup of sugar, grated rind of one orange and one-third cup of orange juice.
Fold in one cup flour, sifted with one teaspoon baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon salt.

Turn into buttered shallow pan, and bake in a moderate over - 25 or 20 minutes.

Found in "St. Nicholas' Travels" by Hertha Pauli. Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1945.

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Kick Me When I'm Down

Jim Bunning baseball card from 1957, Topps 338.

Found in "The Minister Who Kicked The Cat" by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott. Published by D. Appleton and Co., 1932.

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Giveaway winner

This week's winner was @rae_of__light, who entered on Instagram.

Thanks to all who entered, see you here next week.