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Vintage household tricks from the 1900s
Topic Started: Nov 7 2015, 01:12 PM (459 Views)
Kahu
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BTW ... I personally don't feel old enough to join the Over60 forum

Vintage household tricks from the 1900s

Used to describe a clever solutions to tricky problems, the term “hack” has become popular recently. But while there may be a new term on the block, we’ve always loved clever tricks and tips especially around the house. In 1910, Gallaher's Cigarettes began slipping cards of home hacks into their boxes. Why would a cigarette company do that? Well, the extra cardboard made the boxes more durable. Although the brand of cigarette has disappeared, the tips and tricks have been preserved in a digital archive by New York Library.

Take a look about some of the clever tips from a century ago that are still as relevant today as they were all those years ago.

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Darcie
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Hummm must be really vintage as I knew all those.
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Jingles
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I knew most of them, thanks to my mum!

One I'd not heard was how to revive faded flowers:

"To revive choice blooms that have faded during transit, plunge the stems into hot water, and allow them to remain until the water has cooled. By that time, the flowers will have revived. The ends of the stems should then be cut off and the blossoms placed in cold water in the usual way.”

Anybody tried that??

PS I'm 60, and sure don't feel it.
Nor act it!
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Yes I worked in a flower shop for a summer job many moons ago as a student. When the delivery arrived it was my job to check the flowers especially roses. After being in a truck all morning you'd cut the stem on an angle and immerse them in warm water for approx 30 minutes After picked up put them in a container with cool water My boss swore if you added a sugar cube to the water the flowers would last longer.. seemed to work.

The vinegar I always add so the egg doesn't crack
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Olive Oil
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I've always added salt so eggs wouldn't crack. Maybe it was supposed to be vinegar! The salt does work and is good for when an egg does crack. It keeps the contents from running out of the egg.
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angora
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I use salt too, OO.
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The vinegar actually softens the egg shell slightly. Adding salt lowers the boiling point of the water so your water will boil faster.
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Julia Child did an extensive study on HB eggs. She determined that cracked eggs will crack open in hot water.

She also determined that there is no way to avoid eggs that will not peel, not fresh, not stale, nothing. She said there is nothing you can do to avoid them and best way to deal with a non-peeler was to throw it out.

(Of course, Julia Child had a lot more money than I do, so what I do is just curse at them as I pry off the shell, speck by frigging speck. You all know what I am talking about, right? I think God may be a chicken and this is his revenge.)

The cracked egg and vinegar makes sense because the first escape of the white may congeal in the vinegar making a slight seal helping to keep the rest of the egg in.
Edited by Trotsky, Nov 9 2015, 06:16 AM.
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Julia says to boil eggs by putting them in cold water, heating them gradually at a low hear until the water comes to a boil, remove them from the heat and time them from there. That's what I do and John who likes soft boiled eggs and I who like bullets, get them exactly as we wish.
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The one about carrying a jug with your thumb inside reminded me of a story about a waitress who delivered a bowl of soup with her thumb in the soup.
The patron upset, asked why she did so?
She said that she had hurt her thumb and the heat from the soup made it feel better!
His answer to this, was "why didn't she stick it up her nose"?
She was quick to reply, that this was what she did on the way back to the kitchen!
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angora
Nov 9 2015, 07:01 AM
Julia says to boil eggs by putting them in cold water, heating them gradually at a low hear until the water comes to a boil, remove them from the heat and time them from there. That's what I do and John who likes soft boiled eggs and I who like bullets, get them exactly as we wish.
That's how I make hard boiled eggs - leave them off the stove for 30 minutes. I never eat soft boiled eggs, just poached.
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I hate it when the shells won't come off. What helps somewhat is cracking the wider end of the egg first. There is a bit of an air pocket which allows a good start. Also peeling under cold running water seems to help.
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Nov 10 2015, 06:00 AM
I hate it when the shells won't come off. What helps somewhat is cracking the wider end of the egg first. There is a bit of an air pocket which allows a good start. Also peeling under cold running water seems to help.
I found that trick also. I also thing that peeling when still warm helps, could be my imagination though. laugh123
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campy
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Fresh eggs are the snswer.

I only buy six at a time.

I also bought s round plastic gadget that you put in the pot with the eggs. It is temperature sensitive.

It tells you when the eggs are soft cooked. Perfect soft or hard cooked eggs every time.
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I also bought a round plastic gadget that you put in the pot with the eggs. It is temperature sensitive.

Where did you get this gadget Campy?
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