Housewife's Handbook
Cover of The Housewife's Handbook
From a book published by Ward, Lock & Co
A modern refrigerator
From a book published by Ward, Lock & Co
Labour-saving appliances in the kitchen
From a book published by Ward, Lock & Co
The electric cooker
From a book published by Ward, Lock & Co
Illustrations from book published in c1950
By Paul Douch
Do you remember this book being on the family bookshelves? It looks like one of those books a mother-in-law might have bought for her daughter-in-law, destined to be read once before gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, or perhaps referred to more than the young housewife would like to admit - when, for instance, she needed to know how to remove mildew or test mushrooms*...
Selected illustrations from the book show:
A well-stocked refrigerator (made by GEC)
Coke Boiler with gas poker for easy lighting. Gas Cooker and Mottled EnamelWash Boiler
Can you recall any of these being used in the family home?
* "When cooking mushrooms, for safety's sake place a clean sixpence in the vessel in which they are being cooked. If the silver shows the least discoloration the mushrooms are unfit for use."