tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post1203693049099069367..comments2024-03-28T12:15:01.381-07:00Comments on Little Grey Bungalow: The Good Old DaysShayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post-14943398032000471822009-01-21T14:38:00.000-08:002009-01-21T14:38:00.000-08:00Even leaving the boil in a bag products behind, Sh...Even leaving the boil in a bag products behind, Sharon, it's much easier to cook today than it was in Victorian times. Using myself as an example, I don't hesitate to make cakes from scratch with confidence in my cheap Sears oven, but I wouldn't try it in a wood-burning stove without help ;-) And I wouldn't bet the farm on the results with 1870's flour and baking powder!Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post-2022878973158757372009-01-21T12:06:00.000-08:002009-01-21T12:06:00.000-08:00I disagreed that most people today can cook. More ...I disagreed that most people today can cook. More and more as you go through grocery stores real food is being replaced with packaged yetch (as in retch) that has nothing to do with food. Aisle and aisles of frezzer compartments with microwavable meals and shelves of prepackaged something or other intended to be comestibles. Most young women I talk to wouldn't know how to bake a cake from scratch or make anything else from basic ingredients. I have an electric stove at home, but my parent's cottage was equipped with a wood stove. They're a little bit trickier to cook on, but just as reliable if you have a good supply of the right kinds of wood and a knowledge of which is which.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08893826686654270522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post-33294759910096009592009-01-20T23:27:00.000-08:002009-01-20T23:27:00.000-08:00Even with modern appliances, I am thankful for my ...Even with modern appliances, I am thankful for my oven thermometer. *grin*<BR/><BR/>My mother taught me - this would have been in the late 50s or early 60s - that you break eggs one by one in a separate bowl so that if you broke a piece of shell in with the egg, it would be easier to pick out. (With another piece of shell, which supposedly attracts the broken piece.)<BR/><BR/>And the way to tell a bad egg is to place it in water deep enough to cover it. If it submerges, it's good. If it floats, it's bad.<BR/><BR/>Dunno where this esoteric knowledge came from, but my mother came from a large family of excellent cooks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post-54371189232816681382009-01-19T07:49:00.000-08:002009-01-19T07:49:00.000-08:00I remember from my 7th grade Home Ec class (1970) ...I remember from my 7th grade Home Ec class (1970) that we were <I>still</I> directed to break each egg separately into a cup in case one was rotten. <BR/><BR/>Not a real problem anymore, what with store bought eggs. <BR/><BR/>I still want to have my own chickens one day.FUZZARELLYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12340378858926874634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post-30167038941521750842009-01-19T06:44:00.000-08:002009-01-19T06:44:00.000-08:00Thanks for the kind comments! To the end of her li...Thanks for the kind comments! <BR/><BR/>To the end of her life, my mother made coffee in an old tin pot on top of the stove. I'm surprised any of us still have enamel on our teeth, it was so strong.<BR/><BR/>I could live without my microwave and my slow-cooker and my breadmachine. I could probably even give up my food processor (with a fight). But I have to have my coffee maker!Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post-28171412022004484792009-01-19T06:42:00.000-08:002009-01-19T06:42:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post-28476473475759095582009-01-19T02:29:00.000-08:002009-01-19T02:29:00.000-08:00I just love the things you find to post - they nev...I just love the things you find to post - they never fail to brighten my mornings here in the UK! Thanks a million!!rabbitInghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816756385855539200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post-13331338458433229162009-01-18T17:40:00.000-08:002009-01-18T17:40:00.000-08:00Very interesting.. I grew up with a wood cook stov...Very interesting.. I grew up with a wood cook stove in our kitchen and mom knew just how hot to have the fire before she put something in the oven to bake.. I can remember her sticking her hand into the oven to test the heat to make sure all was ready. I'd love to have one of those stoves in my kitchen to use during the winter months.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post-21254862365435384672009-01-18T11:42:00.000-08:002009-01-18T11:42:00.000-08:00Thank you for the link! I have a monarch wood stov...Thank you for the link! I have a monarch wood stove in our family's non-electric cabin that we use for cooking and heat up there. It has been quite an adventure figuring out how to cook on it. The little book is a nice reasurrance that it is a learned skill, and that I'll figure it eventually. 'Constant Vigilence' is a good phrase for cooking with wood.<BR/>Sharon K in Wyo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com