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  1. St. Louis

    Healthy, delicious Golden Era recipes

    Yes, I love the AWC! I think I have the same edition. Wonderful variety of recipes & great nutritional information, most of it still very valid. I'd love to hear about any favorite recipes you've tried!
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    Garden plans this year?

    I'm not sure whether this is the right forum for this question -- bartenders feel free to move if necessary. What are your plans for your garden this year? Have you already started looking at seed and plant catalogs? I'm particularly interested in heirloom / vintage gardening. My own garden is...
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    Do you hide your modern conveniences ?

    My microwave stopped working a few years ago, and I haven't replaced it -- I don't miss it a bit. From everything I've read, nuked food is evidently not that good for you. The only function I missed was the ability to disinfect my dish washing sponges. Since I've continued retrofitting my...
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    Lost art of proper relaxation

    I have some friends back in the Boston area who are so horrendously busy that they can't even return emails. The only way I can reach them reliably is to write them cards and letters. It's astonishing how quickly they'll call me back. Good quality stationery is one of the very last luxuries...
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    As if we didn't chat about pin curls enough. . .

    Thank you so much, Frl. U! That is exactly what I needed. In fact Lisa has a pin curl set for Hedy Lamar's style. It may be a few years later, but still close enough. I really appreciate your help with this & will try it tonight. I just got my hair cut a bit, so it's above shoulder length, but...
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    Things That Never Seem to Change

    Food products that are probably the same, or at least very similar, to the versions sold in the first half of the 20th century: Heinz Mustard Pickle " Ketchup " Chili Sauce Velveeta Miracle Whip Marmite Lipton's Tea Major Grey's Chutney
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    New Ladies and Gents Step Forward

    So many interesting new kindred spirits! Welcome to all.
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    Ladies, what are you doing this evening?

    Watching "Snoop Sisters" and knitting. What a thrill.
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    1930's and 1940's Household Products

    Actually it's not that unusual. I believe Ipana toothpaste is still being manufactured and sold in Turkey today, though it has disappeared completely in the U.S. It seems to have been a highly popular brand, judging by the fact that Ipana ads appear in every issue of every golden-era magazine...
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    1930's and 1940's Household Products

    I love this thread & have learned so much already. For the past few years I've been researching golden-era cleaning products. One of my side-hobbies is to retro-fit my entire house to the late 30s / early 40s, which means finding period containers & using period products and techniques. As was...
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    Pattern Search

    The fabric print looks like an irregular polka dot in at least 2 colors. It was probably a fluid rayon fabric. For the dress pattern, I'd suggest trying to find something with a built-up neckline. The rest of the bodice and skirt should be easy enough to adapt. There are probably two gores in...
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    Healthy, delicious Golden Era recipes

    I have two new sandwich fillings to report. These are both from the March 1944 issue of Woman's Home Companion. Both are vegetarian, and one is vegan. I know there are some folks on this board who eschew meat (... I've always wanted to use the word eschew in a sentence.) I've tried both of...
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    Ladies, what are you doing this evening?

    Writing a few last Christmas cards. This is a custom I refuse to let die.
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    Ladies, what are you doing this evening?

    I think I'll make a Musgo Pie and read Nightfall in Vienna, a great serialized story I found in some 1940s magazines. I only hope I have all the installments. Musgo Pie is when you open your refrigerator and say, "this must go, and that must go," and then wrap it up in a leftover pie crust that...
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    On Respect vs Love in Gentlemen...

    I don't think it's possible to generalize about what men want, versus what women want. I suppose any relationship requires basic respect and kindness in order to work. Certainly love is important to all human beings, no matter the gender or age. Wouldn't you agree? I should also say that I...
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    Smooth gentlemen

    Just out of curiosity, ladies, what do you consider smooth in a gentleman? I have no ulterior motives for asking; I just heard a lady call someone smooth today (in a strictly ironic tone) and that set me to wondering. I wouldn't appreciate smarmy or oily smoothness. But I work with a Polish...
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    Forbidden items in my home...

    Plastic. I loathe plastic. Over the years I've given away or recycled pretty much all of it. Recently I was reading Gladys Taber's Stillmeadow Seasons, a book she published in 1950, in which she develops some of the themes from her very popular wartime ladies' magazine columns. I found an...
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    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    The real Pond's Cold Cream has disappeared. The new stuff (for some reason) was reformulated a few years ago to include a lot of unhealthy glop. Still smells the same, though. The real Pears' soap disappeared, too; that was completely adulterated some years ago, to popular protest (after having...
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    Vintage reusable lunch pail

    I highly recommend acquiring a lunch box. I have a very old dented gray metal lunch box (the dome top style) that I bring to work every day. It's roomy enough to pack a sandwich, fruit, a cookie if I'm feeling indulgent, generally a hard-boiled egg, and sometimes a tiny jar containing a pickle...
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    Comments You Get When You Dress Vintage

    I went vintage-shopping with a friend and her three-year-old son the other day. This lady is a genuine kindred spirit -- we both always do Golden Era hair & make-up -- so I assumed her little boy was used to the look. But he stared at me with the biggest smile on his face for a long time and...
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