Today in American history…Susan B. Anthony was born in 1820. Read more about her impact on American history right here.

Today in American history…Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 🇺🇸

Louisa Adams was born February 12, 1775. Did you know that she was the very first First Lady to be born in a foreign country? She was born and raised in London. She met her husband, John Quincy Adams, while he was serving as a U.S. Minister in London and they were married in London July 26, 1797.

(Picture courtesy of The Historical Homemaker Bakery & Cafe)

On the eve of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday we would like to share with you one of President Lincoln’s favorite desserts.

(Recipe from Lincoln’s Table by Donna D. McCreary was adapted by Janice Cooke Newman)

1 cup blanched almonds, chopped in a food processor until they resemble a coarse flour
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
3 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup milk
6 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
confectionary sugar 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a Bundt cake pan. 
• Cream butter and sugar. Sift flour and baking powder 3 times. Add to creamed butter and sugar, alternating with milk. Stir in almonds and beat well.
• Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into the batter. Stir in vanilla extract. 
• Pour into prepared pan and bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Turn out on a wire rack and cool. When cool, sift confectionary sugar over top

A basic white frosting sprinkled with almonds was also popular. 

Today in American history…William Henry Harrison was born in 1773. He was our 9th US President and unfortunately had the shortest Presidency (March 4 – April 4, 1841) due to becoming ill and passing away shortly after his inauguration. Unfortunately, he was the very first President to die in office. He also holds the record of having the longest inauguration speech (8,445 words which took nearly 2 hours to read!)

Remembering Harriet Tubman and her courageousness. It only takes one person to make a difference. #BlackHistoryMonth

Laura Ingalls Wilder was born today in 1867. As a child, I spent many hours reading her books and watched every episode of Little House on the Prairie. What a truly gifted writer she was and I am so glad that she shared her magnificent stories with us. If you are ever in Mansfield, MO – stop by and visit the Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home and Museum

                                                                                (South Dakota State Historical Society Press)