I recently watched a YouTube video on frugal living. In the video, someone asked if gardening and canning were good money-saving options. The woman recommended that people have a garden only if they enjoyed maintaining one as a hobby, because it was one of the poorest strategies for saving money. I was surprised, to say …
We had a bumper crop of potatoes last fall. In spite of my conscientious efforts to work them into meals all winter long, here we are on the verge of spring with two full bushels still to go. It seems like their eyes are sprouting daily. We’ve generously disposed of some of them onto unsuspecting …
It takes a genius to be a first-rate housekeeper. -1884 Well, that explains a lot. Mystery solved. Now I know why I still haven’t figured this whole housewifery thing out. In spite of the fact that I don’t feel as if I’ve mastered this career in the least or that many people see it as …
“If you want an early breakfast, you must have potatoes and cracked wheat or oatmeal boiled the day before; then coffee can be made, beefsteak cooked, potatoes stewed or fried in American style, the mush steamed or fried brown, and griddle cakes begun or eggs boiled, in fifteen minutes from the time you come down. …
