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!

 

Dreaming and Planning

 

As the moving day draws closer I am dreaming and planning in my head how I want to decorate each room of the new next  house.

You know how it is....

I wondering where I'll place each piece of furniture, wondering whether I'll want to paint the walls this color or that color, and what pictures would look best where.



I decided it might be smart to go back and review the things that I liked about the homes I've had and decorated in the past.

This is the kitchen from the home we bought on the lake right after we sold our business eight years ago.

 It was a camp, so we pretty much gutted everything and started over.

It was so much fun!

I designed this kitchen counter and my FIL built it for me.

I wanted it open for displaying all my retro kitchy stuff.

As you can see, I really loved red.

I still do.

But I believe I'll use it as an accent color for my new kitchen, not the dominant theme color.

 

This house was a real labor of love.

My MIL painted cabinets, my FIL made the counter and hung all the open shelved cabinets. 

 This was the home my husband cut his teeth on

concerning his carpentry skills!

Wow, looking back on this has really brought to mind some really happy memories we all shared creating this kitchen.

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And now I leave you with this inspiration piece for our next kitchen.

Will I be brave enough to actually do it?

Well, only time will tell......



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