A picnic caught my attention yesterday, but I think that was mostly because it was on sand-dunes in northern Indiana. The unusual location caught my attention more than the food, which was standard hot dogs and pickles and cake.
So instead I've chosen one from The Orcutt Girls, written in about 1890, I think, but set in 1870. These two farm girls go off to school for a term, and have to do their own housekeeping and cooking. But their dad assures them: “I shall be up every few weeks with a good load of things from home. Your mother’ll find time to make you up a batch of pies and doughnuts now and then, I guess, and I’ll see that you don’t run out of ham and good corned beef.” All of this sounds very reassuring and yummy! The dad also makes sure the cellar is full of root vegetables and apples before he leaves them there.
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