tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post432844537915664019..comments2024-01-03T01:40:26.911-08:00Comments on Life Drawings: 18 & 19 January 1955 "Communism, Television, Cakes, Maids, and Confessions"50sgalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09250940806307766624noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-27601409302830952662015-10-17T00:36:54.272-07:002015-10-17T00:36:54.272-07:00Yes their parents went through the Depression and ...Yes their parents went through the Depression and their grandparents were born during the Victorian Era. Going form Victorian times to the Charleston was a real jump!! It must have caused many a parent to shutter. They went through the 1920s..at least my parents did, and 30s with its troubles into the 40s and war. Then raised their children in what they hoped was a carefree childhood..one they didn't have. Then they sent their sons off to war... :( Thanks for your commentary and comments and thoughts about the times. Even though I was born in 47 I was young and so reading about the times daily is a good history lesson and makes us understand the people more. SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-42905784230798502332009-01-24T12:34:00.000-08:002009-01-24T12:34:00.000-08:00Erin, I am so glad you found a recipe that you lov...Erin, I am so glad you found a recipe that you love from my post, it does a heart good! Thank you everyone for all your wonderful comments. Emer if u want to fly out to the east coast I'd be glad to have you over for cocktails dinner and bridge!50sgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250940806307766624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-4333294018957915582009-01-24T04:20:00.000-08:002009-01-24T04:20:00.000-08:00Thank you so much for posting that cake recipe. . ...Thank you so much for posting that cake recipe. . . it's actually one in one of my mom's old cookbooks that i used to bake when I was in middle school. . . and as I'm in England and don't have access to her cookbooks I've been searching for it. . . =)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215468210995262368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-68473244412816141652009-01-20T15:52:00.000-08:002009-01-20T15:52:00.000-08:00I just love baking, I am coming to find. It is lik...I just love baking, I am coming to find. It is like science and art combined. I love knowing and beginning to understand how baking soda and cornstarch etc all that work. I mean two months ago, I didnt really know the difference between baking soda and baking powder. My pantry is becoming increasingly stocked with items and it makes me feel like a sort of kitchen mad scientist.50sgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250940806307766624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-41598131674422773742009-01-20T14:29:00.000-08:002009-01-20T14:29:00.000-08:00I am so envious of your baking skills! The best I ...I am so envious of your baking skills! The best I can do is cornbread out of a Jiffy box! I might have to amble on over to your house for a lesson or two!Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10878519029964274800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-31180991654007234512009-01-20T10:47:00.000-08:002009-01-20T10:47:00.000-08:00Sounds like you did really well with cooking from ...Sounds like you did really well with cooking from the retro cookbooks. I love the old ones the best, just imagining that my grandmother would have made the same things is enough for me.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076349937962262361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-57240870310038874832009-01-20T06:46:00.000-08:002009-01-20T06:46:00.000-08:00You have my attention! I love retro, and thehistor...You have my attention! I love retro, and the<BR/>history here. I have joined your followers!<BR/>Thanks for stopping by my blog! JewelgirlJEWELGIRLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10229475913954848185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-46924086517468026632009-01-20T06:28:00.000-08:002009-01-20T06:28:00.000-08:00Check out this real estate listing of a 50's house...Check out this real estate listing of a 50's house that has never been lived in. www.2204Stephen.com.Ardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299952668906584165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-39284008577547808692009-01-20T06:04:00.000-08:002009-01-20T06:04:00.000-08:00Your cake does look wonderful!I`m sure that it tas...Your cake does look wonderful!<BR/>I`m sure that it tastes just as yummy too!<BR/>Thanks for sharing the recipe!<BR/>Love,<BR/>Debbie Moss<BR/><BR/>(England)Debbies-English-Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17900029492125393022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-90848816600985949292009-01-20T06:00:00.000-08:002009-01-20T06:00:00.000-08:00Your spouse is a Linux man too?Your spouse is a Linux man too?Teruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572270900311752419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-42249333316510607412009-01-20T05:00:00.000-08:002009-01-20T05:00:00.000-08:00Thank you so much, everyone. I love the movie idea...Thank you so much, everyone. I love the movie ideas. I also love Peyton Place, but not sure if I should cheat and watch it yet, though I did use my microwave! I am going to stitch up a cute 'curtain' for my micro. It can be an excuse to get some vintage fabric on ebay. Which, technically, is also cheating, but I consider it my 'catalog' shopping.50sgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250940806307766624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-64800231406811347622009-01-19T20:40:00.000-08:002009-01-19T20:40:00.000-08:00I'm really enjoying your thoughtful commentary on ...I'm really enjoying your thoughtful commentary on living in 1955. The recipes and pictures are so much fun to look at. Keep up the great work!Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595843808348325781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-30159093753449696612009-01-19T17:54:00.000-08:002009-01-19T17:54:00.000-08:00Your story about the microwave slip-up has me roll...Your story about the microwave slip-up has me rolling on the floor! The moment of silence - well, except for the custard on the stove - when you realized what you'd done. So funny! And so nicely written.<BR/><BR/>I think the microwave cozy idea is a good one, too.Jitterbughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876069477745318600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-73753667390947228922009-01-19T16:39:00.000-08:002009-01-19T16:39:00.000-08:00I thought your comment about 50s optimism after th...I thought your comment about 50s optimism after the horror of war was very insightful. We so often dismiss the 50s as a decade of naive consumerism and people playing happy families, but we forget that these same people lived through WWII and all the deprivation and uncertainty and plain awfulness of it. Can we blame them for wanting to start afresh?Piroskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665411493895439079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-51047531510544622372009-01-19T16:20:00.000-08:002009-01-19T16:20:00.000-08:00Your dinner looks lovely! Parchment paper would wo...Your dinner looks lovely! Parchment paper would work great in your cake pans and once you invest in it, you will find other recipes that require it. <BR/><BR/>I've made that 7 minute frosting a few times myself and you are so right about how good it is! (I know you can't do it now because it's out of your time but, you might want to save this link for the future -<A HREF="http://www.foodnetwork.com/good-eats/coconut-cake-revival/index.html" REL="nofollow">Alton Brown's coconut cake with 7 minute frosting.</A> I've made this a few times and while it is a bit of work, it's a lovely cake!)<BR/><BR/>Regarding your microwave, do you think that you could perhaps tape, pin, or sew some sort of pretty fabric cover for it? I would think that the action of having to uncover it each time would help prevent any unconscious use of it! ;)<BR/><BR/>Have a good week!Hairball T. Hairballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07406688058887590058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-88988890871592670452009-01-19T12:13:00.000-08:002009-01-19T12:13:00.000-08:00Hi, I am so enjoying reading your blog. What a won...Hi, I am so enjoying reading your blog. What a wonderful project. I especially like your insights today. Thanks so much.<BR/>I have linked to you from my blog.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659929017085133209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-59764028843449332462009-01-19T11:47:00.000-08:002009-01-19T11:47:00.000-08:00That pork chop recipe looks really good....I'm ass...That pork chop recipe looks really good....I'm assuming chops with the bone are used? By the way, the meatloaf from the recipe you shared turned out fantastic!<BR/><BR/>I, too, have been enjoying reading your blog. You've been an inspiration to me to be more mindful of taking care of my home and doing more real cooking as opposed to heating up frozen convenience meals. I know exactly what you mean about not having learned the basic domestic skills of yesteryear...at least you're ahead of the curve by the fact you know how to sew....I've never even held a thread and needle in my hands, lol. <BR/><BR/>I'm not in a position to do the kind of experiment you're undertaking, but I can live it vicariously through you, and be inspired to add more elements/skills of yesteryear to my life. :)Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06961949757283263982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960946442922071473.post-5429812554717728942009-01-19T09:01:00.000-08:002009-01-19T09:01:00.000-08:00I've really been enjoying your blog. I'm anxious ...I've really been enjoying your blog. I'm anxious to find out how the french recpices turn out. I've been toying with trying some of julia child's recipes from mastering the art of french cooking, but i haven't had the courage yet. if you decide to go with a french theme,<BR/>Moulin Rouge with jose ferrer and Zsa Zsa came out in 1952. If you want to cheat a little, funny face with audrey hepburn and fred astaire came out in 1957. For a new england film that was really racy for the day, peyton place with lana turner came out in 1957.h. m. settoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120515504564079334noreply@blogger.com