The 1927 Homemakers Exchange

by Marisa McClellan, Posted Aug 31st 2007 @ 11:09AM

a photo of a newspaper column from 1927 entitled Homemakers Exchange

My parents have recently been having the roof replaced on their house. When the roofers took the shingles off the area over the attic crawl space, they discovered a cache of stuff that dates back to the time when the house was built. In addition some children's toys and two boxes of tithe envelopes from a church down the street, they found a few pages of the Oregonian from February 1st, 1927. Back in those days the Oregonian ran a daily column entitled Homemakers Exchange, that encouraged women to send in their helpful tips for keeping a home running smoothly.

Many of the tips from the column are still applicable for today, including the reminder to dip your whisk into cold water before beating eggs to prevent sticking and to heat the blade of your knife if you are going to be chopping sticky things as it will aid in your chopping. My favorite tip, and one I plan on using very soon, is the one from R.A.K. that recommends that you can used cooked, pureed carrot just as you would cooked pumpkin.

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