
A thoroughly researched compendium of the best american home life tips from the 1920s through the ’60s, fascinating sidebars, Classic Household Hints is filled with useful information, full-color illustrations, and quotes—providing practical help as well as fun for housekeepers and neat freaks everywhere.
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1950s Housewife: Marriage and Homemaking in the 1950s

. Women were expected to create a spotless home, delicious meals, and an inviting bedroom.
American Women Didn't Get Fat in the 1950s: Diet Secrets From Slimmer Times

Calorie consumption is at an all-time high yet obesity is now considered a “disease. It’s true that women are taller today than the 50s, but not enough to explain the gain. High fructose corn syrup consumed? None! Now, women of all ages are, on average, overweight. Going backwards can mean forward thinking!Please note that this book does not contain recipes.
In 1960 the average American woman was 63. 1. Today she is 63. 8. What did women know or practice back then that kept them immune from an obesity epidemic? Could it be a matter of simply not consuming high fructose corn syrup or fast food? Not so fast. She didn't join a gym or spend money on branded, pre-packaged diet foods or pills, nor did she start wearing a string of pearls and heels while dusting her home.
It gives you tools to help facilitate healthy choices about how you eat, move and think about food, weight-loss and overall fitness. Also included are vintage uS government food recommendations and an examination of the psychological climate and marketing practices to women in the 50s.
Mrs. Dunwoody's Excellent Instructions for Homekeeping: Timeless Wisdom and Practical Advice

The Good Wife Guide: 19 Rules for Keeping a Happy Husband

Here are all the secrets for helping him feel comfortable and content: advice on cooking from scratch, the lowdown on why a clean home makes hubby feel better, and valuable hints on making yourself more attractive to him. It's a great and humorous gift for brides-to-be or happily married wives, for Valentine’s Day, and bridal showers and bachelorette parties.
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The 1950s American Home Shire Library USA Book 740

Casting aside the privations of the second world war, washing machines, American architects embraced the must-have mod-cons: they wrapped fitted kitchens around fridges, gave televisions pride of place in the living room, dishwashers and electric ovens, and built integrated garages for enormous space-age cars.
. Modern living began with the homes of the 1950s.
The Good Wife's Guide: Embracing Your Role as a Help Meet

In supporting our husbands and living in unity we reflect God's blueprint for marriage. As well she provides readers with detailed cleaning and organizing schedules for practical application. The good wife's guide encourages women to make faith and family their first priorities from a place of sacrificial love.
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Return of the Old Fashioned Housewife: Advice on homemaking, urban homesteading, and a simpler life

Revised and updated. This book is a compilation of over a year of writing on homemaking, buying a home on one income, creating household budgets, and the very beginnings of backyard farming in a small city.
Home-Ec 101: Skills for Everyday Living

Life skills are the essence of frugality. Real skills for real lifefrom keeping your home clean and in good repair to preparing your own food, self-sufficiency rocks. Having an understanding of the domestic arts gives you a sense of control over your life. These skills also help you save money, not by chasing deals, wear it out, make it do, but by teaching the principle of the mantra: Use it up, or do without.
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Home Economics: Vintage Advice and Practical Science for the 21st-Century Household

Home economics covers all the categories of delightful domesticity: • health & hygiene • cookery & safety • gardening & Recipes • Manners & Etiquette • Design & Decoration • Cleaning & Crafts Rediscover the art and science of keeping house—economically! .
In this amazing collection of clever wisdom and practical advice drawn from vintage home-economics textbooks, you’ll find everything you need to get back to basics and run a healthy and happy household.
Cook's Encyclopaedia

It explains the world of the kitchen, equipment, whether you’re a beginner or an old hand, revealing the facts behind foods, and techniques. Hundreds of ingredients are described, with English and foreign synonyms and scientific names; recipes are given in many cases to illustrate the use of the foodstuff in question.
Stobart describes how baking powder works, for instance, and how to make your own tomato ketchup, the temperature at which bacteria grow, so every time you dip into this book, you’ll be better equipped to return to the stove. A serious and important work of reference. Alan davidson, author of The Oxford Companion to Food.
The aim is to both entertain and to instruct—in particular, to give a sense of the essence and individuality of each ingredient. A must, comprehensive, well-organized and well-written. . .