Ruth, I love the poetry of these old recipes. You might enjoy looking up my book, The Homeplace History, and Receipt Book: History, Folklore, and Recipes from Life on an Upper Southern Farm a Decade before the Civil War. This book was written with The Homeplace, a living history museum (proceeds help benefit educational programs). Many of those old receipts were such poems to me that I set the lines as such. You can see a good preview on Amazon.com. I enjoy your recipes and reflections!