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What’s Cookin’, Good Lookin’? Becoming a Domestic Goddess at Woman’s College
Student baking during a Department of Home Economics class, 1947 As the State Normal and Industrial School was founded with the mission of producing teachers and educating women to assist in the recovery of the post Civil War South, classes needed to support the three concentrations of study: teaching, home economics, and business. The early administration […]
How To Serve Visiting Royalty … 1970s Style
Are you getting ready to host a royal celebration? Do you want your party to have that retro feel? From the Purity Cheese Company, who produced the May-Bud brand, comes these party suggestions: While Purity Cheese Company no longer distributes the May-Bud brand, you can still purchase it since Kraft Foods manages it through Churny […]
One Day Til T-Day
Count Down to T-Day The first check box says it all : Don’t Panic. Swift & Co., owners of the iconic Butterball Turkey brand, offered this guide to help the harried cook survive Thanksgiving preparations.Great American dinners : turkey with all the trimmings : the Butterball planner, step-by-step directions for a truly great holiday meal.item […]
T-Day
Count Down to T-Day In 1983, Swift & Co. owners of the iconic Butterball Turkey, published this guide to surviving Thanksgiving preparations. This guide provides a plan for the cook to follow as well as recipes so that the meal will be a success. Great American dinners : turkey with all the trimmings : the […]
How Does Your Garden Grow
An exhibit featuring gardening trends fromWorld War I through the 1970s highlightingmaterials in the World War I andHome Economics Pamphlet Collections July 6, 2009 – January 4, 2010 EUC Connector WORLD WAR I Inspired by the devastating food shortages in Europe, Charles Lathrop Pack promoted gardening on the homefront. The National War Garden Commission was […]
