The 1930’s Homemaker's Kitchen

Welcome to the 1930’s Homemaker's Kitchen.

I am bringing to you once again advice from the early 1930’s recipe book that I have inherited from my mother. I’ve tried copying my photos and then scanning them, neither turning out to be very brag worthy. But it is what it is.

If you are inclined to be interested in the history and  the lifestyle of this eras homemaker I think you’ll enjoy it…. Let’s start with a few pictures:

 

Cut off says: Cook the bacon 10 min. in frying pan.

Now there you have it!

What do you think? Have you ever heard of shad roe or alligator pears? I know haven’t. And I feel certain that it would be nearly impossible for me to get either of these meals finished in 20-25 minutes! At least in any kind of edible condition.

Could you?

I have to confess that my admiration for the 1930’s homemaker continues to increase the more I read from this recipe book. I’m thinking that Mabel Claire (the author) is the embodiment of the Psalms's ‘virtuous woman.’

Uh-huh. And you know now why I'm hiding this book from my hubby!

 

If you read through this please tell me your thoughts and reflections on the writer or her recipes. It's so fun to hear what you are all thinking too!

 

A 1937 Kitchen

I was browsing through several cook books I had inherited from my mother, who passed away a year ago this month.

The oldest one I inherited is from 1937. What’s so interesting about this particular book is that it doesn’t just contain recipes, it has all sorts of information that relates to the lifestyle of a early 1930’s housewife.

 

I don’t know about you, but I love reading  and learning about how women lived, cooked and decorated their homes in another era.

 

My mother, who’s name was Cledia Althea, was married in 1938.

But at the age of only nine years old her mother had passed away and she was in charge of the household.

She had a little brother who was four years younger she was also responsible for too.

They went to school everyday, then my mother would come home and prepared their meals.

I can’t begin to tell you how much I admire my mother.

 

Maybe someday I will write a book about her for my grandchildren.

I think it’s good for the younger generation to know the background of there ancestors.

 

I’m sorry I got side-tracked, now on to the book. I will let each page speak for itself.

 

 

 

 

Now, there you have it!

You were either bored out of your gourd or, hopefully like me, enjoyed a small look back into the life of a 1930’s housewife.

 

I am thinking of doing a weekly segment on days gone by….

 

What do you think?

 

Is this anything that would interest you?

 

I don’t want someone saying, “Oh no, today’s the day Kim’s going to blab on about all that old stuff”.

 

So be honest, I have thick enough skin.

I do live in the North, you know!

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