Bread should never be covered with a cloth when taken from the oven, but laid on the side and allowed to become perfectly cold; then kept in a closely covered tin box; without any wrappings. ~From a 1903 cookbook

From the Home Comfort Cookbook-1954
Children like to be where things are "doing", so are drawn at once to the kitchen. They like to play in a corner where they may watch what is goes on, without being underfoot. Clever mothers encourage this interest. It provides them with a grand opportunity to teach their children, while they are young, the essentials of cleanliness, nutrition and cooking.

Brenda's Kid Tip-
Always be sure to keep a plastic container with wooden spoons and other cooking utensils, plastic bowls etc. on hand in the kitchen. Don't leave it out all the time. Keep it put away for those times when the kids, especially toddlers, won't let you finish what you are doing. I used to make a sink full of dish soap bubbles and put them in a big bowl that I would take over to the kitchen table. My boys would "cook" with the bubbles for longest time! I would simply give them a fresh batch every so often. Sure it was a little messy, but it was a CLEAN mess!

Pancakes...the favorite of men and kids! The pancake griddle should be just hot enough to all drops of cold water sprinkled on it's surface to keep their shape for a few seconds. If the drops spread out on the griddle, the temperature is too low. ~Modern Priscilla-1924

English Pancakes: To one quart of flour allow three heaping teaspoonfuls of baking powder, a pinch of salt and three eggs beaten very light. They are baked in a frying pan and are turned by being tossed. They are buttered lightly, sprinkled with white sugar and rolled and a pile arranged neatly on a platter. These cakes are served as a dessert not as a bread. ~Grand Union Cook Book-1902

Brenda's Tips-Instead of mixing extras right into the batter I place them on the pancake as soon as I pour the batter on the griddle. I use thinly sliced apples or bananas that have been sprinkled with cinnamon sugar or blueberries. This way I control the amount on each pancake and if someone is saying "yuk!" to the choice of fruit I leave it off!

These tips are from the Rumford Complete Cookbook of 1931 from the Department of Home Economics. (In my words to make it shorter)

Tips: Always sift the flour before using-and stir the spices you'll be adding-BEFORE measuring in case they've been packed down.

Cake Terms: To "stir" means to not lift the spoon from the bowl.To "beat" means you want to add air the mixture, therefore the faster we beat, the better-once finished beating DO NOT stir again! Finally, "folding" is done just before the cake batter is put into the pans. Lift from the bottom of the bowl and fold the batter over the beaten egg whites-continuing gently until you no longer see the white of the eggs. Folding is a gentle action!

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