It seems that with each new year come new diet products. We're bombarded with promises of a "new you" and hundreds of ways to ...

I recently finished my second quilting effort. When I learned from my grandmother a few years ago, I chose a standard nine patch for my sta...

I came across this ad for Christmas dress patterns in a 1933 craft magazine. The 30s has always been my favorite decade in terms of style. ...

Here is some footage from a Macy's parade in the 1930s. Such interesting balloons-I wish I could see them in color. I hope everyone has ...

These tips are from a 1939 booklet I have from Linit laundry starch. It has several pages of other uses for the starch besides laundry. The ...

 Hello all- I've been a busy bee working on a new Etsy shop  which I started last week. I've been changing the look of  things arou...

Source: Needlecraft The Home Arts Magazine, September 1933

Source: Needlecraft: The Home Arts Magazine, February 1933

2 cups sugar 2/3 cup heavy cream 1 cup milk 4 Tablespoons light corn syrup 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup broken pecans...

Source: Woman's World Magazine, April 1937

6 servings fried ham (1 1/2 lbs.) 2 tablespoons flour 2 cups orange juice Parsley 2 to 3 oranges for slices Fry ham. Add flour to 2 t...

4 cups all-purpose flour 5 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 Tablespoons shortening 1/2 cup grated che...

1/4 cup margarine, melted 2 cups canned red cherries 1 1/2 cups sifted flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup sugar 2 eggs, separated 1/2 cu...

Source: Homekeeper's Helper, Keokuk Medicine Company, 1930s

1 cup brown sugar 3 eggs (keep whites of 2 for frosting) 1 cup sour cream 2/3 pound of raisins 1 tsp soda 2 cups flour 1 tsp cinnamon ...

1 small green pepper 1 small onion 2 Tablespoons butter 1 cup canned tomatoes salt, pepper toast fried eggs Swiss cheese, grated Ch...

1/2 cup water 7 Tablespoons cornstarch 1 1/2 cups water 1 1/4 cups sugar 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten 1 lemon (grated rind and jui...

1 package Lime Jell-O 1 cup warm water 1 cup grated cucumber 1 Tablespoon vinegar 1 teaspoon onion juice Dash of cayenne ...

2 tsp. butter 2 T. flour 1/2 tsp. salt Few grains pepper 1/3 cup evaporated milk diluted with 3 T. water 1 tsp. grated onion 1 cup left-ov...

2 large Spanish onions 1/2 pint of milk 1/2 cup of flour, or little more 1/3 teaspoon salt Peel onions and sift flour and salt into a bowl. ...