<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!-- generator="WordPress/2.7.1" -->
<rss version="0.92">
<channel>
	<title>Vintage Homemaking</title>
	<link>http://www.vintage-homemaking.info</link>
	<description>How women kept home in time's past</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:10:31 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs>
	<language>en</language>
	
	<item>
		<title>The Care Of Cupboards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are three methods in general use of caring for cupboards. Some housewives prefer their cupboard shelves of bare wood, to be well scrubbed with soap and water at the periodical “turn-out.” Others cover all shelves with white American cloth, which only needs wiping over with a wet house-flannel; while still others prefer to dispense [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vintage-homemaking.info/2009/07/the-care-of-cupboards/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Hoosier Kitchen Cabinets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hoosier Kitchen cabinets were popular during the late 19th early 20th century. Mostly because housewives of this time period did not have all the cupboard space so popular today and well yes hiring servants was becoming less popular with the increase of the middle class.
These kitchen cabinets were fitted with many drawers, cupboards and accouterments [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vintage-homemaking.info/2009/05/hoosier-kitchen-cabinets/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Taking Care of Floors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In 1921 The Priscilla Proving Plant was a home where the Priscilla&#8217;s Housekeeping magazine editors lived and worked to find the best ways to accomplish regular household tasks.
Here is shared the best (at the time) methods for caring for your home&#8217;s floors.
Just as the decorative beauty of a room hinges on the treatment of floor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vintage-homemaking.info/2009/04/taking-care-of-floors/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Decorating Tips from the 1950&#8217;s - Slip Covers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s nice to have vintage magazines from the past. Sometimes (many times) you find gems in them that can work just as well today as they did yesterday.
In my 1953 Good Housekeeping Magazine there is an article for redecorating with slipcovers. Slip covers were just as budget savvy a choice for redecorating yesterday as they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vintage-homemaking.info/2009/03/decorating-tips-from-the-1950s-slip-covers/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Good Housekeeping Magazine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Starting in 1885 and well know for giving it&#8217;s &#8220;Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval&#8221; for various goods the homemaker may need Good Housekeeping magazine is still alive and well today.

]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vintage-homemaking.info/2009/03/good-housekeeping-magazine/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>To Cleanse Long Hair</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I enjoyed this tidbit because I love long hair.
1867~ Beat up the yelk (yolk) of an egg with a pint (2 cups for the US) of soft water.  Apply it warm, and afterwards wash it out with warm water.
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vintage-homemaking.info/2009/02/to-cleanse-long-hair/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Dish Washing a Study of</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the early 20th century homemaking was a common school course. By the time I ended up in school Home Economics had turned into more of a feasting class than learning anything practical.
Here is a lesson from the Ontario&#8217;s Teaching Manual for Household Management on washing the dishes.
Washing Dishes
Preparation for washing:
1. Put away the food.
2. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vintage-homemaking.info/2009/02/dish-washing-a-study-of/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>From the Pantry Shelf</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This little ditty (well not really ditty but I like the word) is from a 1913 issue of Armour&#8217;s Monthly Cooking Magazine. It was chock full of homemaking tidbits for the housewife. This particular entry is recipes based on using the foods in the pantry to make wholesome (at that time) meals for the family. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vintage-homemaking.info/2009/02/from-the-pantry-shelf/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Fashion Tips from 1861</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Compiled by Isabella Beaton The Book of Household Management is chock full of fashion advice for the 19th century housewife.
In Purchasing Articles of Wearing Apparel, whether it be a silk dress, a bonnet, shawl, or riband, it is well for the buyer to consider three things: 
I. That it be not too expensive for her [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vintage-homemaking.info/2009/01/fashion-tips-from-1861/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Trimming the Grocery Bill in 1948</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Budget Menu Planning is not just a theme for the 21st century. Back in 1948 housewives were just as conscious about how much they were spending on the family meals.
In a vintage 1948 McCall&#8217;s one article put together 5 family meals for four people costing about $1.00 per meal. According the the West Egg Inflation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vintage-homemaking.info/2009/01/trimming-the-grocery-bill-in-1948/</link>
			</item>
</channel>
</rss>
