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  • Vintage Experiments in Oven Cleaning

    Posted on June 7, 2017June 7, 2017
    Cleaning materials: A grater, a bar of soap, a scrubbing brush, a lemon, vinegar, salt

    I love the idea of vintage cleaning. It seems like a way of making cleaning fun. Not that the old ways were more fun, just that experimenting is fun. This is my cooker.   Doesn’t look too bad on the outside. On the inside however,  this was what it looked like:   And because I […]

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  • Breast of Lamb Stuffed with Eggs and Non-Veal Stuffing

    Posted on February 10, 2017
    Photo from vintage cookbook of lamb breast stuffed with stuffing and eggs and cut into slices.

      I have a real soft spot for Marguerite Pattern. My first vintage cookbook was one of hers. Here’s a recipe I made from her “Everyday Cook Book” first published in 1968 (but this copy is an impression from 1980). As soon as I saw the photo I knew I wanted to make it. It’s […]

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  • A daily housework routine from 1976

    Posted on February 8, 2017January 15, 2019
    Vintage book 1976 Understanding Homemaking by Margaret Picton.

    Despite not being a lover of housework, I love housework books. The bossier they are, the better. Suggested budgets, methods of cleaning, and daily routines fascinate me. Recently I decided to step out of my normal work-from-home routine and test that of a vintage housewife. My choice was a daily routine from a book “Understanding […]

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