Comments on: Handy Aids for the Homemaker (May, 1936) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/25/handy-aids-for-the-homemaker/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:21:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Caya http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/25/handy-aids-for-the-homemaker/comment-page-1/#comment-280603 Caya Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:03:54 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/25/handy-aids-for-the-homemaker/#comment-280603 I like the meat baster gadget. I think it's really cool. That is actually very useful for several reasons. First, whenever you open the oven door, you lose about 25 degrees of heat, which takes time to recover again, and affects the final outcome. Second, when you open the lid on the pan, you lose moisture. When you have a roast that cooks for about 4 hours, and you're turning it every 30 minutes so all sides get bathed in the liquid, (if you don't, one side is sodden and the other side is dry) then having this gadget would make quite a difference. You could just pop it in and leave it, instead. I think I might find a way to arrange something like that gadget!! The other thing I like is the soap grinder. No, you can't just break up little soap slivers into powder with your hands!! You've obviously never tried. This is a very useful gadget, if you want your own soap powder. Many people make their own soap and use homemade soap powder for washing clothes and whatnot, and soap powder is useful as a base for making other, fancier soaps. I would like one of these gadgets too!! I like the meat baster gadget. I think it’s really cool. That is actually very useful for several reasons. First, whenever you open the oven door, you lose about 25 degrees of heat, which takes time to recover again, and affects the final outcome. Second, when you open the lid on the pan, you lose moisture. When you have a roast that cooks for about 4 hours, and you’re turning it every 30 minutes so all sides get bathed in the liquid, (if you don’t, one side is sodden and the other side is dry) then having this gadget would make quite a difference. You could just pop it in and leave it, instead. I think I might find a way to arrange something like that gadget!!

The other thing I like is the soap grinder. No, you can’t just break up little soap slivers into powder with your hands!! You’ve obviously never tried. This is a very useful gadget, if you want your own soap powder. Many people make their own soap and use homemade soap powder for washing clothes and whatnot, and soap powder is useful as a base for making other, fancier soaps. I would like one of these gadgets too!!

]]> By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/25/handy-aids-for-the-homemaker/comment-page-1/#comment-279045 Stannous Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:44:16 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/25/handy-aids-for-the-homemaker/#comment-279045 This whole collection is pretty weird- 1- what, you don't like the smell of cedar?2- early plastic bags that make stuff taste like rubber? 3- couldn't you just use slivers of wood to protect your shelf? 4- every college student has tried using an iron to cook, with mixed results at best 5- okay, I'll concede the flat cord 6- can't count the wasted wife-hours spent basting meat... 7- wouldn't you get tired of the same song? 8- yeah, flying bottle caps- there's a danger 9- I imagine the brush would be good maybe 3-5 times before it got loose 10- glass bottles are easily sterilized in boiling water, no need for pyrex 11- soap grinder as opposed to just breaking it up with your hands? 12- now they come with little clamps so they hang under any wire shelves, much easier This whole collection is pretty weird-
1- what, you don’t like the smell of cedar?2- early plastic bags that make stuff taste like rubber?
3- couldn’t you just use slivers of wood to protect your shelf?
4- every college student has tried using an iron to cook, with mixed results at best
5- okay, I’ll concede the flat cord
6- can’t count the wasted wife-hours spent basting meat…
7- wouldn’t you get tired of the same song?
8- yeah, flying bottle caps- there’s a danger
9- I imagine the brush would be good maybe 3-5 times before it got loose
10- glass bottles are easily sterilized in boiling water, no need for pyrex
11- soap grinder as opposed to just breaking it up with your hands?
12- now they come with little clamps so they hang under any wire shelves, much easier

]]> By: Rick Auricchio http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/25/handy-aids-for-the-homemaker/comment-page-1/#comment-278447 Rick Auricchio Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:28:21 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/06/25/handy-aids-for-the-homemaker/#comment-278447 The meat-percolator is weird. The musical shower curtain is good...I'll bet it can still be found today. The sanitary bottle? Just an Erlenmeyer Flask from a lab? Though the squeeze-type bottle opener looks good, I suspect people lost their grip on the bottle neck as the handle "broke free" removing the cap. The meat-percolator is weird.

The musical shower curtain is good…I’ll bet it can still be found today.

The sanitary bottle? Just an Erlenmeyer Flask from a lab?

Though the squeeze-type bottle opener looks good, I suspect people lost their grip on the bottle neck as the handle “broke free” removing the cap.

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