Archive for March, 2010
Thursday in the Vintage Home – To Market To Market…
Depending up on the era the Vintage Housekeeper’s Thursday was either a general catch all day for homekeeping chores or the day to head to town and do the marketing.
Very few housekeepers understand how to select meats wisely or how to buy economically. Most trust the butcher, or buy at hap-hazard, with no clear understanding [...]
The Ice Box – Pre Refrigerator
In the period before refrigerators were available households kept perishables cool by using an ice box. Usually a wooden box that was lined with zinc and other insulating materials the ice box was the smaller, less efficient, ancestor of our refrigerator.
Ice for the ice box was supplied by the iceman who delivered it through neighborhoods [...]
