VINTAGE ADVICE FROM THE FARMER'S WIFE

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VINTAGE ADVICE FROM THE FARMER'S WIFE

 

I'm still sorting through boxes and today I was looking

through magazines. I found an issue of The Farmer's

Wife from 1928 and wanted to share some of the tips.

 

To repair a leak in a bucket, paint over the hole, and

stick a piece of cloth over it. After the paint is dry,

apply two more coats of paint.

 

An easy way of preparing grated cheese is to press it

through an ordinary tea strainer. It is much quicker

than grating. Boiled eggs can be treated the same way.

 

Apply iodine to scratches on mahogany furniture and

then rub with a good furniture polish.

 

Felt hats can be well cleaned by rubbing them with a

rubber bath sponge.

 

Houseplants do not get such tall, watery stalks and

stems and they seem to blossom more fully if wood

ashes are stirred into the soil once in awhile during

the indoor season.

 

In preparing pumpkin it's much easier to cut it in half,

remove the seeds and place it in the oven upside

down. When it's done, remove the pulp from the shell

and rub through a sieve. This is much quicker than

cooking in a kettle.

 

One of the best things to clean glass baking dishes,

granite ware and milk pails, is very fine sandpaper.

Always keep a few 2 inch squares in the kitchen

cabinet.

 

MORE TIPS: Professional cleaner Mary Findley shares

tips for speed cleaning your home. These are great tips!

http://www.oldfashionedliving.com/cleaning5.html

 

--

Diana Gonzalez

 

 

 

 

Nothing wastes more energy than worrying - the longer a problem is

carried, the heavier it gets. Don't take things too seriously - live a

life of serenity, not a life of regrets.

-Unknown

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I loved this article, actually some of the tips work really well. MelissaJose and Diana Gonzalez <joseanddiana wrote:

VINTAGE ADVICE FROM THE FARMER'S WIFEI'm still sorting through boxes and today I was lookingthrough magazines. I found an issue of The Farmer'sWife from 1928 and wanted to share some of the tips.To repair a leak in a bucket, paint over the hole, andstick a piece of cloth over it. After the paint is dry,apply two more coats of paint.An easy way of preparing grated cheese is to press itthrough an ordinary tea strainer. It is much quickerthan grating. Boiled eggs can be treated the same way.Apply iodine to scratches on mahogany furniture andthen rub with a good furniture polish.Felt hats can be well cleaned by rubbing them with arubber bath sponge.Houseplants do not get such tall, watery stalks andstems and they seem to blossom more fully if woodashes are stirred into the soil once in awhile

duringthe indoor season.In preparing pumpkin it's much easier to cut it in half,remove the seeds and place it in the oven upsidedown. When it's done, remove the pulp from the shelland rub through a sieve. This is much quicker thancooking in a kettle.One of the best things to clean glass baking dishes,granite ware and milk pails, is very fine sandpaper.Always keep a few 2 inch squares in the kitchencabinet.MORE TIPS: Professional cleaner Mary Findley sharestips for speed cleaning your home. These are great tips!http://www.oldfashionedliving.com/cleaning5.html-- Diana Gonzalez Nothing wastes more energy than worrying - the longer a problem iscarried, the heavier it gets. Don't take things too seriously - live

alife of serenity, not a life of regrets.-UnknownBlessed Be.

Melissa