Oldest item in your kitchen?

On Aug 24, 11:12 pm, Terry Pulliam Burd <[email hidden]>

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On 2007-08-24, Andy <q> wrote:

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What a way to iron clothes!!!

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I imagine it would work just fine. I remember, as a kid, Mom
sprinkling clothes with water to produce steam with her steamless
electic iron. I still miss Perm-Stach, a starch added to the wash
instead of sprayed on while ironing.

Okay, you triggered a memory lane moment. My mother used to have a
glass soda bottle (I swear I recall it being Pepsi) with some gadget
that was a sprinkler-stopper made for the purpose of sprinkling
clothes with water before ironing. It looked a lot like a tiny garden
watering can's spout with the little perforations for the water to
trickle out and a base surrounded with cork that wedged into the
bottle top.

I thought that the Pepi bottle was obligatory. We had the same thing.

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

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And why did she also dampen the clothes off the clothes line that
needed to be ironed, put them in a plastic bag and then in the
refrigerator until she could get around to ironing them? It never
occurred to me until I was an adult that this seemed a strange
housekeeping practice.

I also remember Mother's electric mangle for ironing linens.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

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Felice Friese said:

Mine is a gen-u-wine pre-World War II ice pick, probably dating back to the
1920's. I used it today to make a starter hole for a cup hook.

What have you got?

Felice

Rob.
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Felice Friese said:

Mine is a gen-u-wine pre-World War II ice pick, probably dating back to
the
1920's. I used it today to make a starter hole for a cup hook.

What have you got?

Felice

Rob.

Oh BARB!!!!!!!!!! LOL that is sooooo mean!!!

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Felice Friese said:

Mine is a gen-u-wine pre-World War II ice pick, probably dating back to
the 1920's. I used it today to make a starter hole for a cup hook.

What have you got?

Felice

Oldest *food* item is a half empty 1-pound can of mustard powder that I
bought back in the mid-seventies. I'll use it up eventually. ;-)

Bob

OK, folks, how about we all chip in and buy Bob a new can of mustard
powder?

Felice

I have some extra mustard seed I grew and harvested myself. Boy what a PITA
to harvest, or maybe I don't have the knack. And it's not real hot. One
think that was better from a dealer than home grown.
Edrena

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Top three are:
A cookbook "The Complete Cook" dated 1869.
Club Aluminum Dutch oven from my grandmother, circa 1920
Me

My favorite section of meats from the book starts out "All types of
poultry should be killed the first thing in the morning when their crops
are empty. They should be plucked when they are warm"

Ah! Forgot about the cookbooks. I collect old ones. Oldest one I think
dates back to 1912.

I have a "Mother's Book" with recipes and medical treatments from 1831. Did
you know you could cure sciatica with a lettuce poultice? I inherited it
from my mil, and the poor thing is falling apart. Have it in a plastic bag.
Wonder if I should donate it to a museum?
Edrena

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I have a "Mother's Book" with recipes and medical treatments from 1831.
Did you know you could cure sciatica with a lettuce poultice? I inherited
it from my mil, and the poor thing is falling apart. Have it in a plastic
bag. Wonder if I should donate it to a museum?
Edrena

Mine was falling apart also. I had it re-bound. It may have ruined some of
the antique value, but it saved it to be read.

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Felice Friese wrote:
> Mine is a gen-u-wine pre-World War II ice pick, probably dating back to
> the 1920's. I used it today to make a starter hole for a cup hook.
>
> What have you got?
>
> Felice

Oldest *food* item is a half empty 1-pound can of mustard powder that I
bought back in the mid-seventies. I'll use it up eventually. ;-)

Bob

OK, folks, how about we all chip in and buy Bob a new can of mustard
powder?

Felice

I have some extra mustard seed I grew and harvested myself. Boy what a PITA
to harvest, or maybe I don't have the knack. And it's not real hot. One
think that was better from a dealer than home grown.
Edrena

<lol> Mom was a real home grown herbal person and even she never tried
growing mustard seed. :-) She loved to make her own hot mustard too.

Farmer Brothers was her favorite brand.

There is nothing wrong with old mustard powder stored properly. I still
have some of moms stored in a metal can with a metal sealed lid that
dates back to the 70's.

It's just fine as it's never been exposed to temperature extremes.
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Cindy Fuller said:

I'm not sure how old they are, but I have an egg beater and A&P pie tin
that belonged to my grandmother. I also have some old Mason jars and a
Great Bear water bottle, but they're on display in the living room.

Gee, and I thought that *I* was the oldest thing in Cindy's kitchen.

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Julian Vrieslander

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> June 25, for me, old-timer. 🙂

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I like that on a man. :-)

That was during a run of 12 years without a haircut.

I have it shorter now, and the full beard (one lasted 22 years without
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They make some good vitamin lotions for that now <eg>

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Julian Vrieslander said:

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Cindy Fuller said:

I'm not sure how old they are, but I have an egg beater and A&P pie tin
that belonged to my grandmother. I also have some old Mason jars and a
Great Bear water bottle, but they're on display in the living room.

Gee, and I thought that *I* was the oldest thing in Cindy's kitchen.

No, dear. But the percent difference between your age and the egg
beater's age is declining all the time (smooch!).

OB Food: The Friday night gang went to Phayathai Cuisine last night.
This place is only two blocks from our house (Seattle), but we have to
cross two busy streets to get there on foot. The Thai fried rice,
appetizers, gai yang (grilled chicken), swimming rama, and crying tiger
were all excellent. Even better, they'll deliver on nights when we
don't feel like risking life and limb to get over there.

Cindy

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Terry Pulliam Burd said:

My mother used to have a
glass soda bottle (I swear I recall it being Pepsi) with some gadget
that was a sprinkler-stopper made for the purpose of sprinkling
clothes with water before ironing. It looked a lot like a tiny garden
watering can's spout with the little perforations for the water to
trickle out and a base surrounded with cork that wedged into the
bottle top.

Didn't everyone have one of those in the 50's?

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And why did she also dampen the clothes off the clothes line that
needed to be ironed, put them in a plastic bag and then in the
refrigerator until she could get around to ironing them? It never
occurred to me until I was an adult that this seemed a strange
housekeeping practice.

Nope. If you think back, you'll remember that clothes were made of
cotton, wool, or linen. Or rayon, which was impossible to iron smooth.
None of that no-iron blend or treated cotton that comes out of the dryer
ready to wear. That old cotton held onto wrinkles with a vengeance and
it took lots of moisture to force out those wrinkles.

gloria p

Felice Friese said:

Mine is a gen-u-wine pre-World War II ice pick, probably dating back to the
1920's. I used it today to make a starter hole for a cup hook.

What have you got?

Felice

My mother LOL!

How about a 25 cent box of cinnamon sticks, from the mid sixties? Two
bottles of Angostura bitters, purchased in same era when I had visions
of throwing great cocktail parties? Never opened.
Ah, nostalgia....wonder if the Smithsonian wants 'em along with my
original Tangee Natural in pushup tube?
Tools: A great knife I paid a buck for at Grant's - remember them?
Also still using a HB electric knife bought in 1966.

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Felice Friese said:

Mine is a gen-u-wine pre-World War II ice pick, probably dating back to
the
1920's. I used it today to make a starter hole for a cup hook.

What have you got?

Felice

Rob.

Oh BARB!!!!!!!!!! LOL that is sooooo mean!!!

Why mean? It's true. I've got stuff that LOOKS older than he. . . .
'-)
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On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:32:29 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
<[email hidden]> rummaged among random neurons and opined:

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Terry Pulliam Burd said:

And why did she also dampen the clothes off the clothes line that
needed to be ironed, put them in a plastic bag and then in the
refrigerator until she could get around to ironing them? It never
occurred to me until I was an adult that this seemed a strange
housekeeping practice.

They went into the freezer to prevent mildew.

Yahbut, if you kept 'em dry until you were ready to sprinkle them and
iron them, wouldn't that leave clean clothes in the laundry room and
room for food in the fridge??

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I also remember Mother's electric mangle for ironing linens.

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We had one, too. But it wasn't in the kitchen,

Nor was ours - the '50s ironing thing just reminded me of the mangle,
which sat on top of a cabinet next to the washer. Big old thing, about
3' wide with a half moon metal roller that heated and clamped onto a
padded cylinder.

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OB Food: I'm making up a recipe to enter in the Ghirardelli Chocolate
contest at the Fair tomorrow. Can't be anything that's been published.
Drat! I've got a good brownie recipe. . . .

So, we'll be seeing the recipe for this sometime soon, huh?

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"

On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:30:11 GMT, Puester <[email hidden]>
rummaged among random neurons and opined:

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Nope. If you think back, you'll remember that clothes were made of
cotton, wool, or linen. Or rayon, which was impossible to iron smooth.
None of that no-iron blend or treated cotton that comes out of the dryer
ready to wear. That old cotton held onto wrinkles with a vengeance and
it took lots of moisture to force out those wrinkles.

Okay, now *that* makes some sense. And the refrigerators were, of
course, not frost-free, so the refrigerator was adding moisture to the
environment in which the clothes were kept. Another '50s mystery
solved <g>

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"

On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:42:34 -0700, val189 <[email hidden]>
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How about a 25 cent box of cinnamon sticks, from the mid sixties?

We lived in England (with the US Air Force) from 1962 - 1965, and when
my sib and I helped close up my mother's house after she died in '99,
I found 2 boxes of "Rainbow Sugar Tinted Crystals," made by W & M
Pumphrey, Ltd., Thornaby-on-Tees, England at a cost of 1 shilling,
thruppence for 1 lb. It had been kept at the back of a dark cupboard
and the sugar crystals were still bright and colorful. I took it along
with me, thinking to bring it out for after dinner
coffee/tea/espresso. It's now sat at the back of a cupboard for 8
years and I eternally forget to bring it out for the after dinner
ritual. This thread reminded me of the sugar crystals and I've now
made a note on my menu making software to remember to put it out!

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"

Felice Friese said:

What have you got?

Me.
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Terry Pulliam Burd said:

On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:32:29 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
<[email hidden]> rummaged among random neurons and opined:

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Terry Pulliam Burd said:

And why did she also dampen the clothes off the clothes line that
needed to be ironed, put them in a plastic bag and then in the
refrigerator until she could get around to ironing them? It never
occurred to me until I was an adult that this seemed a strange
housekeeping practice.

They went into the freezer to prevent mildew.

Yahbut, if you kept 'em dry until you were ready to sprinkle them and
iron them, wouldn't that leave clean clothes in the laundry room and
room for food in the fridge??

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Quoted message said:

I also remember Mother's electric mangle for ironing linens.

Quoted message said:

We had one, too. But it wasn't in the kitchen,

Nor was ours - the '50s ironing thing just reminded me of the mangle,
which sat on top of a cabinet next to the washer. Big old thing, about
3' wide with a half moon metal roller that heated and clamped onto a
padded cylinder.

Shades of childhood!

My mom's mangle (an Ironrite) was built into a beautiful wooden
cabinet with brass fittings. It sat in the living room and looked side
an elegant sideboard. Mom used to iron after we kids had toddled of to
bed. I remember several times, awakening and wandering out to see what
mom was up to. I clearly recall the sounds and smell of the mangle.

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OB Food: I'm making up a recipe to enter in the Ghirardelli Chocolate
contest at the Fair tomorrow. Can't be anything that's been published.
Drat! I've got a good brownie recipe. . . .

So, we'll be seeing the recipe for this sometime soon, huh?

Good luck on the brownies.

My food reference can also go back to those early days, but these
memories are of watching mom make blintzes. She'd had the batter in a
bowl and three small frying pans going at once to make the Jewish
equivalent of crepes. She managed all three pans easily and swiftly as
the pile of blintze wrappers grew higher and higher on a warming
plate. Surely a sight to behold.

I'd talk about her making beet borscht, but it's early & I don't want
to upset Barb's tummy.

Boron

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Terry Pulliam Burd said:

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OB Food: I'm making up a recipe to enter in the Ghirardelli Chocolate
contest at the Fair tomorrow. Can't be anything that's been published.
Drat! I've got a good brownie recipe. . . .

So, we'll be seeing the recipe for this sometime soon, huh?

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

Yah, sure. I'll post it to its own thread.
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