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Clorox bleach advertisement, c. 1960s; Image courtesy of bluwmongoose on Flickr.com This post is inspired by a comment left on Home Ec 101′s Facebook page in response to her post about why we should wash our sheets regularly. The commenter said she washes her sheets every week with bleach.. I fell for the ads. . . . → Read More: When It Comes to Cotton, Use Chlorine Bleach Sparingly I’m pretty sure I gasped quite loudly. Certainly, the lady standing near me in the laundry aisle turned and looked at me with a questioning look on her face. The price tag for the Tide Free and Gentle laundry detergent was almost $18.00. Over 40¢ a load. But I knew the other detergents either irritated . . . → Read More: Why I Gave Up Tide Detergent (And All of the Others, Too) Mystery Salad recipe found in my grandmother's green recipe box. Personal collection. Dear Friends, Unearthing old family or magazine recipes can be fun. But they often cause consternation because they use measurement terms that aren’t common anymore. For instance, if you use the recipe in the title, you will end up with 27 gallons . . . → Read More: Just Add One Firkin of Lemon Lime Soda to One Runlet of Cranberry Juice Better Homes and Gardens, 1961 – Built-in Office; Image courtesy of VintageGoodness on Flickr.com
I’ve been attacking paperwork all weekend. The Mister and I have been wondering if the advent of computers has actually made life more complex rather than simple. My grandparents had a built-in desk . . . → Read More: 1961 Built-In Home Office Hosting a Super Bowl party? No need to buy those cheap plastic football doo-dads at Party City! Go retro with these football party ideas…
Special Cheese Tray Idea, c1964; From 50 Wonderful Ways To Use Cheese, a promotional booklet put out by The American Dairy Association; "Football fans will tear down the grandstand– . . . → Read More: Retro Super Bowl Party Ideas When we left my bread making adventure the other day, we wondered whether the bread would continue to rise enough for us to have it with dinner that night. It didn’t. Around 6:00, the dough had finally risen. Punched down and shaped before resting for 15 minutes.
Dough cut into four . . . → Read More: Let Us Make Bread Together (On Our Knees) Part 2  Comments are closed  Baking, Cooking, Cooking from Scratch, home economics, Vintage Recipe  Hand cranked bread maker, ideal 1950's housewife I’ve mentioned before that music is the gateway to my soul. I grew up surrounded by church music and singing in youth choirs. There are times an old-time hymn will start playing in my head to bring me comfort and reassurance, especially on days like today when I’m feeling frustrated by this holding pattern that . . . → Read More: Let Us Make Bread Together (On Our Knees) Part 1 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Baking, Cooking, Cooking from Scratch, home economics, Vintage Recipe Hand cranked bread maker, ideal 1950's housewife Modern Retro Recipes Winter Edition! New Year’s Day is just a few days away. About 20 years ago, I learned of the Southern tradition of serving Hoppin’ John on New Year’s Day to bring good luck. What I’ve learned over the years is that there are about as many versions of Hoppin’ John as . . . → Read More: Modern Retro Recipe: Hoppin’ John 2 comments - (Comments are closed) updated vintage recipe, Vintage Recipe Cooking, homemaking, Hoppin' John Dear Friends, Illustration from Mode-Maker Metal Business Furniture catalog, circa 1960; Image courtesy of wackystuff on Flickr.com A huge number of our modern retro homemaking sisters (including myself) have dual careers. Contrary to popular belief that “the woman’s place was in the home,” there is a long history of homemakers also working outside of . . . → Read More: Dual Career Homemakers 2 comments - (Comments are closed) home economics, Musing 1950s woman, dual career homemakers, ideal 1950's housewife Are You Still Looking For That Perfect Holiday Gift? Give the Modern Retro Recipe eNewsletter to your favorite Modern Retro Woman!
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