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What Housewives Did Thirty Years Ago
It's no secret that Soviet masters They had a lot of useful skills that are now unnecessary or forgotten.
About 20 or 30 years ago, all this was commonplace. Our mothers and grandmothers boiled, peeled and starched clothes, trampled and hand-stitched clothes, washed plastic bags and made cottage cheese from sour milk.
You may also remember the details of the past. Sometimes we need to look back to see how much our lives have changed in recent years.
Required skills Boil underwear
Almost all bed linens were white not so long ago. To keep it white, it was boiled with soap and soda. And in winter, salt was added at the end of the wash so that the laundry did not freeze during drying on the street.
Somewhere in the attic, forgotten by everyone, to this day, the wooden forceps with which my mother once took out laundry from boiling water in a bucket are bored.
Cheek out
Before the advent of modern bleachers, it was customary to add blue after washing white. She gave the linen of cotton and linen a bluish tint.
starch
So that the collars, lace, tulles and tablecloths kept in shape, after washing them were lowered in a prepared starch. After that, things were squeezed and dried.
Shoot.
Most often, socks were ground, but sometimes shirts on the elbows or pants on the lap.
Almost every house used to have either a wooden ball or a mushroom.
This simple device helped to keep the fabric in the process of cutting.
Putting patches on clothes
Deficient children's items were often updated with patches. Now, by the way, there are ready-made heat patches on sale. Cut the right size, ironed - and use it further.
Make cottage cheese out of milk
Before the appearance of ultrapacks, milk was stored only for a few days, and then soured. However, homemade cottage cheese was made not only to ensure that the milk was not lost. It was much better than the store.
Stop the arrow on capron tights
Tights have long been not the most affordable product, so when they appeared arrows, they sought to quickly stop, and then “lift” the loop or sew a hole. I remember my mom stopping the arrow with nail polish and keeping tights in the freezer for more strength.
Despite all the skills and ingenuity of our mothers and grandmothers, household chores sometimes took away too much energy, leaving no time for rest. Fortunately, in the twenty-first century, there are many things that can free us from the daily routine and return the opportunity to enjoy a legitimate holiday after hard work.
About 20 or 30 years ago, all this was commonplace. Our mothers and grandmothers boiled, peeled and starched clothes, trampled and hand-stitched clothes, washed plastic bags and made cottage cheese from sour milk.
You may also remember the details of the past. Sometimes we need to look back to see how much our lives have changed in recent years.
Required skills Boil underwear
Almost all bed linens were white not so long ago. To keep it white, it was boiled with soap and soda. And in winter, salt was added at the end of the wash so that the laundry did not freeze during drying on the street.
Somewhere in the attic, forgotten by everyone, to this day, the wooden forceps with which my mother once took out laundry from boiling water in a bucket are bored.
Cheek out
Before the advent of modern bleachers, it was customary to add blue after washing white. She gave the linen of cotton and linen a bluish tint.
starch
So that the collars, lace, tulles and tablecloths kept in shape, after washing them were lowered in a prepared starch. After that, things were squeezed and dried.
Shoot.
Most often, socks were ground, but sometimes shirts on the elbows or pants on the lap.
Almost every house used to have either a wooden ball or a mushroom.
This simple device helped to keep the fabric in the process of cutting.
Putting patches on clothes
Deficient children's items were often updated with patches. Now, by the way, there are ready-made heat patches on sale. Cut the right size, ironed - and use it further.
Make cottage cheese out of milk
Before the appearance of ultrapacks, milk was stored only for a few days, and then soured. However, homemade cottage cheese was made not only to ensure that the milk was not lost. It was much better than the store.
Stop the arrow on capron tights
Tights have long been not the most affordable product, so when they appeared arrows, they sought to quickly stop, and then “lift” the loop or sew a hole. I remember my mom stopping the arrow with nail polish and keeping tights in the freezer for more strength.
Despite all the skills and ingenuity of our mothers and grandmothers, household chores sometimes took away too much energy, leaving no time for rest. Fortunately, in the twenty-first century, there are many things that can free us from the daily routine and return the opportunity to enjoy a legitimate holiday after hard work.
