Saturday could mean any number of activities for the vintage housewife. From catching up on baking to completing even MORE laundry. Or maybe just giving the home a spiffy touch-up before Sunday’s day of rest.
“Saturday Mrs. Grundy devotes to providing
for the wants of the inner man. The heaviest part
of the day’s work is the preparation of food for
two or three days. Then the refrigerator must
have its second cleaning, and the pantry, too, prob-
ably requires renovating by this time. Entries
must be cleaned, a second tour of inspection of the
cellar made, and the house put in trim for the ” day
that comes betwixt a Saturday and Monday.”
~ The Complete Home
Saturday
This is the busiest day of the week. There is the
regular morning work ; then the baking ; then the
scrubbing and scouring. [It has been shown in a for-
mer part of this work that much scrubbing, which is
now thought necessary, may be avoided, but still there
are some things that must be scrubbed, only let there
be as little of it as possible.] And the latter part of
the day should be occupied in preparing everything for
the next day, so that Sunday shall be a day of rest for
all as far as practicable. The whole breakfast can be
so arranged as to occupy but veryfew minutes in cook-
ing, and, in winter, nearly everything for dinner can be
prepared ; and, in summer, most things will keep well
on ice, or in a cool cellar. The Sunday dessert can al-
ways be made on Saturday. But do not let the Satur-
day’s work run into the evening.
~A Manual of Home-Making
