Things Your Grandmother Knew: Thrifty 1940's Kitchen Tips From Farmer's Wives

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Thrifty 1940's Kitchen Tips From Farmer's Wives

Posted by Deanna Dahlsad

Thrift in the kitchen, tips & recipes from readers published in the Farm Journal and Farmer's Wife Magazine (February, 1943).

3 comments:

Nicola O. said...: This column makes me smile. My grandmother WAS, in fact, a farmer's wife.; April 19, 2009 at 12:59 PM
Roxanne said...: Thank you for scanning this article. I read it with great enthusiasm!

I finally faced the fact (back a few months ago) that my pantry was full but I wasn't cooking. When I did cook, things would always go to waste.

PLANNED leftovers. Brilliant.; April 19, 2009 at 6:22 PM
Anonymous said...: I really enjoy reading these kinds of articles, cookbooks, etc. So full of good advice. Thank you for posting it.

Brenda; April 20, 2009 at 9:43 AM

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

About This Blog

Some of the best kitchen and household tips were published during World War II when recycling & rationing was vital not only for the nation's economy, but necessary for the survival of each family.

Some of these tips were handed-down from grandma, but were often they were dismissed as cute anecdotes, stories of 'hard times and hard work' which were not necessary in times of prosperity and a plethora of modern conveniences.

As a result, many of these kitchen and household tips have been lost to history -- unless you collect vintage magazines.

There, in the yellowing brittle pages, you'll find a slew of household tips that are amazingly still practical today.

Things Your Grandmother Knew © 2008 Por *Templates para Você*