When my mother was a child in 1920, there was no such thing as fast food or food in the microwave. His mother cooked three meals a day, and almost everything was done from scratch. The food was simple but nutritious.
There was a store in town, along with many other food products transported. Once a week the store owner's son came into the neighborhood from door to door and took orders for food. The next day gave them the right of peopleHomes.
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Farmers also around the city in horse-drawn carriage. They sold fresh vegetables, fruit and eggs from farms. The family was always pleased with this fresh produce.
They did not buy milk from the general store. It 'was delivered to his house every day. They ordered a liter of milk per day. It 'came in a glass bottle with about two inches of cream on top. Their parents, to use skim milk and cream with the milk in coffee. They did not drinkcreamy milk. It 'was used mostly to put in their cereal. When the bottle was empty, it was placed on the back porch. In the morning the milkman took and went in a new bottle.
Instead of a refrigerator, the mother of the family had an ice cream. What looked like a round box. Ice was stored in a compartment on top. The bottom shelf was revolving lazy - Susan style. On the outside of a tank, sweet, cold water was kept, and a little 'tap water wasconnected.
The ice cream truck came into the neighborhood several times a week. There was no way to keep the ice frozen for a long time, so had to be replaced frequently. People have left a card of great importance in their front window. He said the ice cream man, if he needed ice on that day and how much. Parents usually the mother for 25 pounds of ice at once.
The ice man was so expert that it is not even weigh the ice. He could tell if it was25 or 50 pounds, because they were ordered, the quantities most people. He used to fix an ice ax in the back of the truck. Then he lifted a large block with a pair of pliers, carried it home, and put the tip of the ice. Ice cubes in the meantime, the children were eating standing behind the truck, especially on hot summer days.
My grandmother had a gas stove in the kitchen. There was no pilot light. He had a light with a match. There was noThermostat on the stove. Had become familiar enough to know how long your oven to bake something.
Their day started with a good breakfast. They could have oatmeal, cereal, wheat or puffed rice cereal. Furthermore, had toast, pancakes, eggs, sausage or bacon.
They called lunch dinner, and that's what it was, especially on days that the family was at home. It 'been a sit-down meal cooked. Only rarely had sandwiches, unless you wanted aPicnic. Then for dinner, because dinner is the leftovers of the meal is heated.
My grandmother's homemade cakes, breads, cakes and biscuits from scratch. Often they would take walks in the countryside to collect wild berries. He made jams and jellies and preserves them from them.
The family collects the benefits of this nutritious homemade. Do not feel like eating on the run, grab burgers during the race from one activity to another. He enjoyed time with their families, about the SATTable and ate homemade, delicious meals.
Memoirs of food in 1920
