One more LaForge note

[hrj]

In the context of showing off the tea set, it occurs to me to mention that I'm working on putting great-great-grandpa Abiel's diaries on-line. So far I've only got 1861-1863 up -- it's a bit tedious since I have to clean up the word processing files a bit as well as coding the links and doing a little indexing.

EDITED: Whoops, I forgot that this material isn't actually on-line yet. The html links in my original post pointed to internal files on my computer, which wasn't going to help anyone else in the slightest! I really do need to get back to this project.

EDITED AGAIN: Ack. No, the files are up, I just got confused while poking around in some of the related material on my computer. Sorry about that. So to reinstate my previous teaser: the foodies may enjoy this passage. Now I need to just leave this entry well enough alone!

Comments

[aureellia.livejournal.com]

That is a huge project. I hope your people appreciate all the work you are doing.

[hrj.livejournal.com]

I'm doing it mostly because I think (perhaps falsely) that his records might be absolutely fascinating to people interested in the Civil War from a variety of angles. He was a startlingly cosmopolitan man (for a farmer from upstate New York) with a rich sense of humor and a way with description. And he had a truly fascinating life.

[lapioggia.livejournal.com]

Very cool. I'm wondering how the chicken & eggs were preserved :>

[hrj.livejournal.com]

The eggs -- from the description -- were boiled in their shells. The chickens were boiled too. As for preservation, it was February and I doubt the freight cars on the train were heated. I rather doubt that it would be more than a two days' transit, since he was stationed on a major rail line. An interesting question, though.

[dame-cordelia.livejournal.com]

That was delightful reading. Thanks for sharing!