This recipe for making perfume was taken from an old scrapbook handed down in my husband’s family and containing clippings dated between 1816 and 1878.
“Spread fresh, unsalted butter on two plates of the same size. Then fill one plate with roses, jasmine, violets or any flowers you wish. Turn the other plate over it and let stand for 24 hours. Then scrape off the butter from the plate and put in some alcohol. Cork tightly.”
Mrs. Dean Herlacker
Farlington, Kansas
Back in 1955 a call went out from the editors of the then CAPPER’s Weekly asking for readers to send in articles on true pioneers. Hundreds of letters came pouring in from early settlers and their children, many now in their 80s and 90s, and from grandchildren of settlers, all with tales to tell. So many articles were received that a decision was made to create a book, and in 1956, the first My Folks title – My Folks Came in a Covered Wagon – hit the shelves. Nine other books have since been published in the My Folks series, all filled to the brim with true tales from CAPPER’s readers, and we are proud to make those stories available to our growing online community.
