Whew! It has been a whirlwind few days and I’ve missed my little coffee klatch with you ladies! I started a “draping” class yesterday where I am learning how to design patterns by draping muslin on a dress form. You’ve probably seen them do it on Project Runway, if you’ve watched the show. Anyway, it is . . . → Read More: Meal Planning for Nutrition (c. 1950)
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I don’t know how the examination of menu planning from the 20th century is impacting you, but it has really been giving me some things to think about. It’s not that this is the first time I’ve looked at the information. In fact, last March I posted about how I was going to lose weight by . . . → Read More: Wartime Meal Planning Part 2-Eat your Basic 7 Every Day Cover to the Cooking Supplement When the Meredith Publishing Company published their Cookbook in 1941, they certainly had no idea that the United States would be thrust into World War II by the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th. From what I can tell by searching the Internet, by 1943 Meridith had added “A . . . → Read More: Wartime Meal-Planning-1943, Part I
Front Page, Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook, (c) 1941 While Mrs. Allen gave us food for thought (get it? food for thought? I crack myself up, sometimes…okay, just humor me, at least…) about how to “Balance the Ration,” as Kathy noted in the comments, it was a tad complex in the way she wrote . . . → Read More: Balanced Meals–1941 This is the time of year when people make a resolution to lose weight or at least eat right and exercise. I thought it would be interesting to spend a few days sharing with you some of the guidelines our grandmothers were encouraged to follow to ensure proper nutrition for their families. Ida Bailey Allen, in her . . . → Read More: The Science of Menu Building Or Balancing the Ration–1935
Many years ago, My Honey and I had an annual competition: The sender of the first Christmas card we received would receive a gag gift from us. The only rule was that it had to arrive after Thanksgiving. No cheating by sending it to us early was allowed. Invariably, one of my . . . → Read More: Do You Still Get Carded? Quick note: Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers. I’ve got some pretty bad sniffles this morning and am hoping that it is just bad allergies and not something worse. Update @ 12:30ish: Your thoughts and prayers have worked. Sniffles have disappeared. Thanks! Here is a roundup of some of the great things I came across . . . → Read More: Friday Favorites I tried to find a vintage/retro film in honor of Hanukkah but, basically, all I could find was Adam Sandler’s Chanukah Song (which is pretty funny but not really retro) and lots and lots of videos of children’s performances of the Dreidel Song. If you know of one, please, let me know. I strongly believe in . . . → Read More: Theatrical Thursday: The Spirit of Christmas (1950) While we were preparing our Thanksgiving dinner yesterday, my mother, sister, and I were sharing memories of my maternal grandmother. As I’ve mentioned before, she died when I was about six years old, so I don’t have a lot of memories like I do with my paternal grandmother. Photo courtesy of NWW on Flickr One memory involved . . . → Read More: Aluminum Trees and Color Wheel Lights Sometimes we need to watch a “corny” and “sentimental” film (by today’s standards) to help us connect to and name some of the emotions we are feeling. Even though our leaders tell us the recession is officially over, many families, including mine, are still feeling the full weight of the downturn. I’ll admit it. I cried while . . . → Read More: Theatrical Thursday: Thanksgiving (1951) |
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