Thrift and buying in small quantities in late 19th century households
The piece argues against wholesale buying and praises buying perishables in small quantities. It cites Mrs Sepriele and Christine Texhune Wervick on avoiding waste, stresses pantry management, and critiques bulk Egg and flour purchases. It notes households limit waste by buying for immediate use and emphasizes practical thrift over luxury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sepriele
Bnto
Sean
Ysie
Christine Texhune Uwervick
Dsiong
Italy
Franca
Neland
Scotland
Noynan
Lome
House Mothers' Exchange and Wartime Pantry Notes
A fragmented 1940s style feature discusses home life, recipes, and etiquette. It mentions women’s networks, homemaking tasks, pastry making, and domestic advice while weaving in oblique references to social pressures and wartime practicality. The text blends instructional content with personal reminiscence and stray letters to a broader audience.
Family Meals For A Week From Saturday To Friday
A garbled OCR text presents a household meal schedule listing daily lunches and dinners with multiple recurring dishes and food items. It references bread, bacon, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, and beverages, alongside scattered notes about cooking methods, pantry items, and a long aside about reader contributions and paper departments. The readable portions imply a weekly meal plan with varied menus and some editorial commentary embedded.
Seasonable Recipes From A Tattered Page
A collage of cooking notes lists Bacon and Apples, Raisin Bread, Cream of Asparagus Soup, Halibut with Tomatoes, and other dishes. It includes method fragments for batter, sauces, and curing ham, with many OCR errors but preserves named foods and some instructions.
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Nim Zoreh
Anillionaire
Tale Lessoms
France
Loge
Huckstes
Hywteker
Teap
Mary Cuemi
Jush
Charlea
Zauke
Fae
Matory
Gisun
Catherine Bann
Ty Foxl
Fuast
Rapone
Bujalish
Paulry Coax
Gan
Shoga— & Paper
Upan Mellon
Lin
England
Crom
Ghulea
V1 Co
Eirett
Lee Winnie
Elgehii
Belied Wien
Eveaiea
Pouik Corals
Colel
Megday Warahart
Brett Poled
Rea
Milly Tribs Bacon
Asorriéy
Gronm
Rity
Geen
Data
Pisa
Lercteon
Bluebury Uke
Bersien
Paul Mena
Osimuk
Wanerereul
Bertann Ah
Ndrita
Armin
Aspararus
Collander
Branig
Tor
Virginia
Manila
Chereina
Feo
Vale
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