Dear Mom,
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 12:28PM These past few weeks I have been making myself luch at home and when I do I sit at the table and read the "1003 Household Hints" book you gave me for Christmas. It is so old I feel like I am breaking it with each page I turn but it's really great info like:
#113 Keep lemons fresh longer in a tightly closed jar of water in the refridgerator.
and I especially love this one because it dates the book pretty well
#124 Picnic sandwitches will stay fresh twice as long if, after wrapping them, you seal the edges of the wax paper with a hot iron.
Overall it's really great hints to help beat the high cost of living (copywright 1948). I imagine what was common sence at one time is now sorta lost information, and with that said I am getting alot out of it. I keep visualizing Grandma in the kitchen using the leftover mashed potatos and frying them up into patties or storing the bacon grease like it was gold.
Reader Comments (1)
Maura,
I love the way you value and notice life. There is so much about the past that helps us understand and appreciate the present. I still save bacon grease so I have it available to season those southern recipes. (not good for cholesterol.... but taste good).
Mom