October 18, 2014
The Best of the ‘Net
I spent last weekend making applesauce from the apples we had picked in nearby Julian, CA so apples have been on my mind for the last week or so. If I had apples left over, I was going to try this Apple Pie recipe from Kitchen Counter Economics. I didn’t, though. All the apples went into the applesauce, which turned out great! I ended up combining several recipes, so here’s what I used: Ingredients: Enough apples to fill a large crockpot 1 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp ground cloves 1......
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October 19, 2014
The Vintage Life
One of the topics that used to be taught in home economics was ‘relationships.’ I’ve been curious about this and have wondered what sorts of things they taught. Based on some of the vintage movies I’ve...
October 20, 2014
How to Tell if Your Clothes Fit: Tops and Shirts Edition
We’ve talked measurements and which ones to use when you’re buying or sewing new clothes. But let’s discuss how to tell whether clothes fit when you have them on your body and are looking at...
October 21, 2014
The Basics of Meal Planning
My last two posts in this section have touched a bit on meal planning, but let’s go a little deeper. First, let’s talk about the why’s of meal planning. The obvious one – you know...
October 22, 2014
Making Up
One of the things I have come to appreciate as I get older is that I can still play dress up. My style has developed to be somewhat retro – somewhere between the 40s and...
October 23, 2014
Cleaning – the Retro Version
From my housekeeping bible, America’s Housekeeping Book, comes a glimpse into our foremother’s daily cleaning routine: Early Morning: Preparing and serving breakfast Forenoon: General pickup. Light cleaning of rooms. Start weekly task (Monday – laundry; Tuesday – Marketing...