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Seems a lot of folks got engaged for the holidays! So I've been spending some time looking at affordable wedding invitations. What started as helping people has now just turned into looking about and reminiscing about weddings... Of most interest in all this to you readers of Things Your Grandmother Knew, is this post from Jaynie with a funny story about wedding guest books. I've never heard

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I'm not ignoring you or the Things Your Grandmother Knew. It's just difficult this time of year to keep up with the scanning and posting of things found in vintage magazines; piles of old periodicals are simply not conducive to holiday decor -- and room for guests, expected or not. *wink*  (Plus, if the number of dropped needles are any indication, I think the volume of old paper makes the

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Coke announced today that My Coke Rewards is here to stay; that means I'll continue to offer them at Listia and trade the credits for things I really do want, i.e. vintage magazines and other "old junk." *wink*

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Our grandmothers may have had better fitting bras than we do today, for a myriad of reasons. I recently spoke with bra coach Ali Cudby and got the scoop. Here's a bit from part two of the interview: In Chapter Two, in Once Upon A Time, When Fit Was A Fairy Tale, you discuss the fairy tale of fit: Bra fitting can be confusing because there are so many pieces to literally fit together, and it’s

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Apparently, when I got the domain name for this blog, Blogger ate the sidebar blogroll. *sigh* So, please, let me know if you were on it, want to be on it, etc. so that I can rebuild it. Like the 6 Million Dollar Man, we can rebuild it. *wink*

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The 1967 American Farm & Home Almanac, edited by Ray Geiger, says that shrinkage in woolens is due to overwashing: "In ordinary circumstances, three minutes is long enough."

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When it comes to being eco-friendly, we often have the greatest impact in our daily routines. Laundry is one of those routine chores that most of us have to do several times a week, if not every day. Therefore, even a small improvement can make a huge difference in terms of energy consumption and overall environmental impact. With that in mind, here are eight tips that can help you go green in a

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Chef Jeff is giving away free copies of his latest book, DinnerRevolution. These recipes from Chef Jeff Pirtle of Mydietchef.com are super family-friendly, healthy, have less than 10 ingredients, and take less than 30 minutes to prepare. The ebook has a $27 value, so grab your free copy here! Oh, and the book is the 2.0 version he's counting on us to give feedback for the final, 3.0 version; so

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Instructions on how to frost candles with whipped wax from The Glo Candle For All Occasions, The Glow Candle Co., Kansas City, Missouri; copyright 1952 and 1956 by Consumers Cooperative Association. ("Special credit is given to Noma Glahn whose ideas, experiments and cooperation helped make this booklet possible.") Note the tips for decorating with sugar, glitter, and paint too.

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Meatless recipes from a vintage Chef Boyardee cook booklet titled Famous Italian Dishes, by Chef Hector Boiardi -- with Recipes tested and approved by The Chef Boy-ar-dee Housewife, Lois Nichols. These meatless recipes were not for the benefit of vegans or even wartime rations. No, these inexpensive and tasty dishes to take the place of meat, "thereby making Friday or Lenten Season dishes of

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From 4-H Food Preparation, Extension 4-H Bulletin #32, dated June 1952, by Mary R. Anderson and Grace D. Brill (a 4H Club booklet put out by the University of Minnesota, Agricultural Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, University Farm, St. Paul 1, Minnesota), information on two types of recipe files, how to make them, and how to use them.

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The worst thing about fresh fruit is the darn fruit flies. I know, because we've been hit - arg! Normally, they seem to live and die and cease to be a problem, but this time... I'm not one to tolerate bugs or insects of any variety in my home. Especially having just been battling with the icky Box Elder Bugs this fall. Zero. Tolerance. So first I grabbed a left-over roll of the sticky fly

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In the 1967 American Farm & Home Almanac, a tip on adding a pinch of salt to your icing recipe so that it will not sugar or grain when it dries on the cake or baked goods.

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A sweater with turkey on it to knit for children -- just in time for Thanksgiving. Maybe? Or next year... This pattern is from the March 1956 issue (Vol 21, No 6) of The Workbasket; another pattern, for bunny booties, is here!

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From my 1962 spiral bound copy of Joys Of Jello, General Foods Corporation.

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Sandwich recipes, circa 1914, from The Drexel Institute of Art, Science & Industry. Photo of young women outside the Drexel Institute in the 1930s; via.

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Most everything we own has been produced using slave labor in one form or another -- from raw material to finished product. The Slavery Footprint Calculator shows how your consumer acts affect the enslavement of people, including children. Of course, using vintage, shopping at the thrift stores, recycling items by trading with family and friends, repurposing, etc., really cuts down on this sort

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A "foolproof" tip for getting the ties for your curtains and drape even -- use the window shade! Supposing you have no window shades, blinds or even the window sash will do. In fact, the window sash might be the best option as you can easily place a level on it. Found in the 1967 American Farm & Home Almanac, edited by Ray Geiger.

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This Sailor Collar Cardigan comes from Coat's & Clark's Favorite Designs to Knit & Crochet, book number 198, copyright 1970. (Another knitting pattern from this publication here.) The pattern / instructions are below, for children's and adult sizes.

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From the 1962 Christmas Recipes booklet put out by Wisconsin Power and Light Company, Loreen Jackson, Home Economics Director. This recipe is "an 'Old Hat' idea with a new trim. You will like this up to date version. Texture wise, it's different. The flavor's the same." Before I share the vintage recipe, I wanted to note a few things... Such as how in 1962, the convenience of store-bought pie

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Another tip from the 1967 American Farm & Home Almanac, edited by Ray Geiger.

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If this isn't the most mod little thing... Well, I think it is -- I just love it!  Instructions etc. for making this retro  mini are below. From Coats & Clark Fashion Forecast book, No. 199; copyright 1970 -- that I'm giving away!

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Cooking suggestions (including by vegetable color!), methods of cooking and serving vegetables, and three recipes from Food Preparation, Extension 4-H Bulletin #32, reprinted June 1947, by Ina Row & Eva Blair, Extension Nutritionists and Mildred Schenck, State 4-H Club Agent. (A 4-H Club booklet put out by the University of Minnesota, Agricultural Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

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To cut through grease and generally ease cleaning of dish cloths, soak the dirty dish cloths in water to which a little ammonia has been added. (Another tip from the 1967 American Farm & Home Almanac, edited by Ray Geiger.)

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From Vintage Clothing Construction Helps, advice for beginning sewers which begins with the recommendation that one practice learning to stitch straight on the sewing machine by using an unthreaded machine on paper. Then, once proficient: Before stitching on garment, check the tension on the machine and the length of the stitches. In the correct stitch, the upper and lower thread should lock at

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This tip or recipe for making your own "homemade" deodorizer comes from the 1967 American Farm & Home Almanac, edited by Ray Geiger.

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A nifty tip from the March 1956 issue of The Workbasket (Vol 21, No. 6) on working with snap fasteners. I guess you could "chalk" this one up to experience *wink*

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Weeks ago I promised a giveaway here at Things Your Grandmother Knew -- well, here it is! I'm giving away a copy of  Coats & Clark Fashion Forecast book, No. 199; copyright 1970.  It has patterns and instructions for knitting and crocheting pullover and cardigan sweaters and vests, a pouch shoulder bag, a mini-dress, caps, scarves, a beret, suits and other two-piece dressing.  Here's a scan of

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From Happy Holiday NSP, a cook book celebrating the Northern States Power Company's Golden Anniversary (50 Years of Public Service, 1909 - 1959), this charming little "recipe" appears on the last page: Preheat oven; check to be sure that there are no rubber balls or plastic soldiers lurking on the shelves. Remove blocks and toy autos from the table. Grease pan. Crack nuts. Measure 2 cups flour;

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Probably not her food -- even though it was! Back in grandma's day, there was no need to label food organic or otherwise; food was just plain organic. Until DDT ect. came along, anyway. I'm not saying science and agriculture haven't produced some wonderful things -- and things we can safely eat. But now, unless you grow your own, it's actually more expensive to eat organic. A head-scratcher,

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Making a Tea Ring with the basic roll dough recipe from the 1943 The Photo-Method For Rolls, by Virginia Roberts, Occident Home Baking Institute.

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As a collector and lover of antiques and vintage things, I’ve got a lot of "stuff." Too much stuff. So I’m giving a lot of it away. Not only on Listia (my review here), but at most of my blogs. I will be posting a contest here at Things Your Grandmother Knew soon -- but meanwhile, here's a round-up of all the other giveaways: Enter to win one of five copies of The Suburban Diva's humorous

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A tip on using contact paper, referred to here as "shelving with pre-gummed backing," that recommends placing the paper in the refrigerator for approximately 30 minutes before use. This makes the adhesive easier to work with. Vintage tip from George Mobayed, Brooklyn, NY; published in Household Help, vol 5 (more here).

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Listia's blog put out this infographic on waste to inform and to inspire more folks to reduce, reuse and recycle, in part by using their site. (My review here.) But obviously, we thrifty folks know we can do this in many ways, be it the old hand-me-downs, passing things to a friend or a neighbor, or making a buck selling things at a yard sale, flea market, or online. Oh, and by reading here at

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Recipes for Steamed Brown Bread and Baked Brown Bread from The Photo-Method For Party Baking, by Virginia Roberts, Home Baking Institute Occident Flour, Minneapolis, Minn., copyright Russell-Miller Milling Co. 1947. (For more on The Photo Method, go here.)

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One of my antique botanical scans has been featured in the Romantic Escape treasury at Etsy! KapKaDesign featured my roses. (But I have others in my Etsy shop as well -- and more to come!) I offer these botanical prints and other vintage and antique images as downloads for use in crafts, needlework, etc. -- so that you can use them without ruining the fragile old pieces. No guilt!

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A Slip Of A Girl tells you How Often You Should Wash Your Lingerie. Back To School Get Crafty is a long list of links to projects for little kids, bigger kids, and the biggest kids of all -- adults! The Glamorous Housewife has lunch ideas for real kids -- not the magazine kind. *wink*

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More advice on children from Variety Fair: A Household Digest (1948); this section is on Desirable Games & Play Equipment, and it mentions some pretty basic things that are probably missing in many households which opt to give their children "the latest and greatest" in widgets and tech gadgets which are sold as toys.

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From Household Help, vol 5 -- this tip was sent in by Mrs. A.W. Tychsen of Riverdale, NY.

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This post was prompted by the 108th edition of the Carnival of Genealogy, which was focused on food. I think it's such a fabulous idea to look at our family history in terms of food! Food is tied to so many things, from culture to health, how we cook to the brands we use, our relationships with food and our family ties over food... So many interesting facets to consider! (You really should spend

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Use this vintage pattern from Deltagram (Volume 22, Issue 3, May / June 1953; published by Delta Mfg. Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin) to start making those holiday toys now!

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No, not so you can "stitch" wounds! *wink* This vintage tip suggests using a small-size steel crochet hook handy for use removing lint and hair from clogged drains. This vintage came from Mrs. Donald Leitch (of Staten Island, NY), as published in Household Help, Fifth Series of Hints & Time Savers for the Home, offered by New York's Picture Newspaper and published by News Syndicate Co., Inc.,

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Make Butterscotch Rolls, using one-half of the basic roll dough recipe. (From the 1943 The Photo-Method For Rolls, by Virginia Roberts, Occident Home Baking Institute.)

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Getting my kids to change and wash their bedding is such a hassle. Getting my youngest to change his underpants and socks this summer requires spot inspections. I'm certainly not trying to brag! But I suspect others may have similar problems -- if not because they have weird, lazy or even gross kids as I do *wink* but because children and even many adults do not seem to understand why we do

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If you hang your laundry on the line to dry, do you have a clothespin bag to put your clothes pins in? (Vintage image for sale, via.)

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Whether you opt for paper or plastic, you likely have a lot of those plastic bags... Here's 18 Ways to Reuse Plastic Bags. (Via Girlie Girl Army; sign up for the newsletter here.) At 3pm, EST, on Thursday, August 11, 2011, @MomCentral is hosting a Twitter party. Topic/Focus: Talk about odor elimination, scent, and how the new Febreze set&refresh refills are designed to provide odor elimination

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This is the cutest thing I've seen recently -- and it has practical offerings too! Not only does it protect fruit and entice the family to eat more of it, but it's another way to put those crochet skills to use. Image credits: seahorsedesigns.

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A tip on disguising a hem adjustment on skirts, from Modern Woman magazine, volume 17 number 1, 1948. (I can tell you from experience that this works for curtains too.)

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Ava Gardner shares her mother's pancake recipe: Three cups of flour, one teaspoon salt, three teaspoons baking powder, sifted together. Beat three eggs and add to three cups of milk and one tablespoon melted butter. Mix into a smooth batter and cook on a well-greased hot griddle to a nice light brown. Ava maintains that nothing beats pancakes for breakfast when they are seved piping hot and

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From the Bureau of Home Economics, United States Department of Agriculture, 1952, how to freeze fresh peas from your garden.

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A 1952 ad for the Pop On from Princess Peggy -- "just Pop It On for a blouse, smock, apron... perfect for the hostess or gardener."

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How does your garden grow? Information Central: Gardening Questions Answered, by Stephanie Suesan Smith, Ph.D. Your grandmother would probably like Natural Practical Remedies: Your source for remedies that are practical and/or natural for you and the whole family. Feel like saving more money? Check out Elemental Cheapness for more ideas. Also, a contest to win a downloadable file of more than

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Tips, patterns and instructions on making your own hunting decoys from The Standard Book of Hunting & Shooting, edited by Robert B. Stringfellow (copyright 1950, Stackpole & Heck, Inc.). Along with construction and painting tips, there's information on lines, anchors and weights. And of course, patterns. The decoy patterns are for diving ducks, puddle ducks, goose and crow. (Scans of patterns

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Tired of the same old party games? Well, this puzzle party game is OLD, but it's likely new to you and your guests! There are 17 things wrong with this illustration from The Book of Knowledge encyclopedias, circa 1910. Can you & your guests find them all? Great for bridal showers, couples moving in together, housewarmings, college kids and others moving out -- see if they are ready to do all the

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This is another set of Photo-Method instructions from the Occident Flour series: The Photo-Method For Rolls, by Virginia Roberts, 1943.

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Vintage bird house plan and pattern from that Deltagram (Volume 22, Issue 3, May / June 1953). (You can get this vintage publication for free; I've listed it at Listia!)

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Window cleaning tips to help with spotting which side should be cleaned again; from that vintage Hint Hunt booklet.

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Instructions and pattern for a tool cabinet you hang on the wall. It would also be a good place to store crafting items, kitchen utensils and spices, gardening tools and supplies, and loads of other things you'd rather not just toss in a big drawer.  (It has small drawers inside!)This vintage shop project is from that Deltagram (Volume 22, Issue 3, May / June 1953; published by Delta Mfg. Co.,

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I've been playing around at Listia (here's my review), and in trying to earn some additional credits, I gave a few of the "special offers" a try... These "special offers" are provided by TrialPay, and they include a number of not-so-attractive options, such as "get paid to take surveys" as well as actual purchases, so I tried to select wisely. First, I tried to get 24 credits for signing up for

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Moron, err, more on My Coke Rewards... Remember when I told you about selling coupons and reward points on eBay? Well, like many things eBay, there's a twist... Despite the many offerings for My Coke Reward Points, my recent auction listing for them was pulled. The generic form message was surprising: This listing has been removed because you are listing My Coke Reward points. We do not

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Plain, garnished, colored and decorated ice cubes; from a 1937 Frigidaire publication.

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Coupon Chief is dedicated to the notion that you should never pay full price for anything online -- well, virtually never, anyway. The theory behind the site is that all the big apparel, electronics, travel, entertainment, beauty, food, and other shopping sites offer online coupons and store discount codes, so why not use them every time you shop? If your excuse is that you don't know about the

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From my recent interviews with bookmark collector Lauren Roberts (still another interview; Lauren's site), I discovered this vintage War Food Administration bookmark showing the food groups in a round or plate format: It's not the same as the new plate design, but I'm amused that literally everything comes 'round again. *wink* On a related note, there's a contest to redesign the food label.

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Regal's Summer Movie Express 2011: During this 9-week festival, select Regal Cinemas, United Artists and Edwards Theatres will offer selected G or PG rated movies for only a dollar on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:00am. Canadian Free Stuff: Just what it says, samples, contests and other deals for Canadians.

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The Versatile Banana by Miriam Lane (in a 1940s issue of Modern Woman), covers how to bake, broil, and fry bananas; provides recipes for Banana Fritters, Ham Banana Rolls, Banana Spice Layer Cake, and Tomatoes Tropical; and banana basics. Bananas are yellow-ripe when the green has disappeared from the tip... Fully ripe bananas are golden yellow flecked with brown. Now in its prime, the banana

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Have you read my interview with Retro Mimi of the Retro Weight Watchers Experiment?

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How would you like your macaroni? With cheese? Baked? Boiled? Au gratin? With left-over meats? Creamed with shrimp or lobster? These recipes (plus one for Cereal Brown Bread) from this vintage Pillsbury cookbook.

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This beauty comes from The American Thread Company Star Doily Book No 137, 1955.

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A recipe from King Royal's Suggestions For Outdoor Cooking (Royal Chef Portable Barbecue Grills, Manufactured by Chattanooga Implement & Mfg. Co., Tennessee; circa 1950).

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OK, before I get into the real concept behind this vintage photograph, note not only the knives, measuring cups and other kitchenware that's out and accessible hanging above the counter but, on the other side, all the can and bottle openers too. Proof that back "in the day," cooking utensils were used so often, drawers were not seen as so vital; these items were used (and then washed) so often,

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Entries for the 45th Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest are in and judging is now underway. And once again the Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest is letting you vote for which 10 of the final 100 recipes will compete at the 45th Bake-Off® Contest in Orlando, Florida. Every two weeks (May 26, June 9, June 23, July 7, July 21, Aug. 4, Aug. 18, Sept. 1 and Sept. 15), you can vote on the original recipes posted at

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In case your friends didn't listen to Elvis... Or if you have other suede items to clean and spiffy up... Cleaning suede is more like cleaning corduroy than cleaning felt: Cleaning and brushing suede shoes in the steam coming from a teakettle. The Netherlands, 1950-1960.

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From the May 1, 1944 issue of Pathfinder magazine, pre-refrigeration, using dry ice to preserve eggs.

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Thoughts on the rights of women to be more "traditional," posted at Homemaking... My Final Frontier: I think sometimes women look down on other women who like to cook and clean forgetting that the women's rights movement and the movement for women to be treated equally was not so that women could judge those who chose to stay home and be homemakers, it was to give women the choice the ability to

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This vintage photo reminds me of something I spotted on the label of my heated mattress pad... I removed the electric heating mattress pad on our bed and read the label before washing it and packing it away for the season. On the label there were various methods of washing, by hand, by machine, and one line warning "us" not to put it through the wringer (or "the mangle" as the photo's titled).

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Professor Walter's Recipes of Yesteryear: Vintage recipes from a century ago. Long before refrigerators and electric stoves these recipes tell not only how we ate, but how we lived. FYI, Top Ten Deals of the Week for May 17th (keep updated on these deals here). And a thoughtful post from Liberating Home Economics on food production and industrialization.

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From another vintage Photo-Method booklet: The Photo-Method For Pies, by Virginia Roberts, Home Baking Institute Occident Flour, Minneapolis, Minn., copyright Russell-Miller Milling Co. 1944.

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I found this vintage photo of a woman with her cleaning supplies really interesting...Notice how many brushes and tools she has, the few bottles... Soap and water, elbow-grease, individual tools to clean specific surfaces, shapes to reach the right places, that's how you clean. I was just discussing this issue with the kids -- how today's so-called consumer products of convenience aren't really

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In her post about vintage Las Vegas ephemera, Shawnee reminded me of something I've been intending to write about here: How to save money selling coupons, , etc. at eBay. As I (frustratingly) confessed, I sell my unwanted gift cards at eBay; it's the fastest way to get paid and usually at top dollar. (Usually I get paid the same day I list the card and at 80% of the gift card amount, which is

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Instructions for crocheting this cute purse come from the February 1971 issue of The Workbasket.

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This clipping from a vintage Modern Woman magazine (volume 17 number 1, 1948) recommends rubbing lemon juice into a fowl before roasting to make the meat more tender and to lighten it. I've heard/read lots of similar tips regarding lemon juice, tomato, and other naturally acidic foods (alone or in marinades) to tenderize meats (Hello, salisbury steak tomato sauce recipes for cheap tough cuts of

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I know the title sounds like this post is going to be about getting fussy kids to eat at meal time; but it's not. Well, at least not in terms of parenting. It's about all of us eating poorly and forging bad relationships -- not only with food in addictive ways, either, as you'll see... Over at Kitchen Preserve (where there are some great recipes!), I was reading Rebecca's "about" page where I

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I was reading over at In The Labyrinth where these hand-painted clothespins from Made with Love by Hannah were posted -- and my head exploded with thoughts about clothespins. First of all, as I noted here about these vintage "Clean-Grip" figural clothespins, plastic clothespins do not stain, discolor, or soil the wet laundry like wooden and/or metal clothespins can; plastic clothespins don't

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This guide to cooking fish is from Fish Facts, copyright 1938, Ronald Lichter; courtesy of Schwarz Fish Co., Dealers in Fresh Fish & Sea Food, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The spiffy thing is that it tells you if the particular fish is lean or fat, the best season or time of year, and the best ways to prepare it (broil; bake; boil, steam, poach; fry, saute).

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Another clipped tip from Modern Woman magazine, volume 17 number 1, 1948.

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I'd like to thank Mama Says for including Things Your Grandmother Knew in her list of Favorite Frugal, Simple, Green Living blogs. Things Your Grandmother Knew also made the list of Top 50 Household Cleaning Blogs.

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Instructions and pattern for a pretty wooden scrolled wall shelf from Deltagram (Volume 22, Issue 3, May / June 1953), published by Delta Mfg. Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Deltagrams are awesome sources for vintage woodworking projects.)

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Instruction for crocheting a chignon cover using the open shell stitch; via Learn To Crochet, Coats & Clark book #210, 1971.

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The following pages are from a vintage educational booklet covering nutrition and "meat cookery," i.e. roasting, broiling and panbroiling, focused on the experiments in cooking, focused on the advantages of low heat. I'm including additional information on this old publication (below) because it seems to be rather rare and the film it supports / accompanies isn't documented well either. A

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Tips for making slips, panties, girdles, etc. from nylon tricot, a published in the February, 1971 issue of The Workbasket. Please note, no patterns are included; these are tips for working with the nylon tricot fabric, elastic, lace, etc.

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Have you ever seen those vintage booklets with "The Photo-Method" on the cover and wondered what that was? It's not a different baking method, but rather an educational method -- I'll let Virginia Roberts explain, from The Photo-Method For Bread Making, by Virginia Roberts, Home Baking Institute Occident Flour, Minneapolis, Minn., copyright Russell-Miller Milling Co. 1944: Before you start to

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Tips on tuberous begonias from the February, 1971 issue of The Workbasket -- which reminds us that tubers may be started indoors in March or April.

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Because I'm busy at eBay these days, I notice far more of their announcements. I don't always read them; but I notice more of them *wink* But this one, announcing the New eBay eXtras, sure caught my eye: From one easy page, you can:Browse for and print coupons that can be redeemed at your local supermarket or drug store Request free samples directly from brands you know and trust Take

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A recipe from King Royal's Suggestions For Outdoor Cooking, Compliments of Royal Chef Portable Barbecue Grills, Manufactured by Chattanooga Implement & Mfg. Co., Tennessee. (Circa 1950s.)

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I'm not sure how many people are wearing corduroy these days -- but I figure more than a few vintage fashion lovers are, so I'm posting this article from the November 1953 issue of Silhouette Magazine (a publication for a dry cleaning service) entitled "King Cord." Along with some fashion history, there's some practical information to be learned here: The pile of corduroy attracts and holds soil

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This beauty comes from The American Thread Company Star Doily Book No 137, 1955.

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I don't know anything about this (what appears to be vintage) photo of an astrology cake... I found it at Living is easy with eyes closed and even without any other information, it was too fabulous not to share.

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The pattern and instructions for crocheting the Page Polka Dot tablecloth, a two-tone lace tablecloth, from New Table Topics, Book No. 185, H-9009 C-42, Copyright 1942, The Spool Cotton Company, second edition.

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I'm listing a lot on eBay right now, including, this weekend, many vintage needlework book -- so be prepared for a plethora of pattern scans *wink* The following is from Coats & Clark Laces and Edgings: Rich and Rugged? Or Filament-Fine? Book No. 199, H-4427 C-20, copyright 1943. I find the thoughts on wartime needlework and linens especially charming: Color Is The Cure There's no need to let

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For easier layer cakes, for easier cakes to decorate, a tip on how to pour the batter to make your cake top flatter. (From Modern Woman magazine, volume 17 number 1, 1948.)

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