Depression Era Homemaking Skills

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Kelly at Happy Montana has highlighted some of these skills. I can remember my late Grams rinsing out ziplock bags to reuse them. Except the ones that had raw meat in them. She never made more food than needed. I can remember my late mom telling me about dinners which each household would bring something to. They ate as a community. This eased the financial burden of a large dinner over a group rather than one person. I agree with this approach. Having dinners with a collective responsibility could be far better.

Here’s some Depression Era Homemaking Skills we have been using.

USE CLOTH: Have you seen the cost of paper towels lately? No. Seriously have you seen them because we haven’t bought them since 2018 when I started canning. They are simply too expensive. Plus using cloth towels and napkins is better for the environment.

SHARE OR FREEZE DINNERS: I love casseroles. It’s one or two dishes and you can have multiple dinners in your freezer or you can help friends. Of course, you could share the financial aspects of freezer meals and divide them up between friends or family.

MAKE YOUR OWN CLEANERS WHERE POSSIBLE: There’s no shortage of videos on YouTube and/or recipes on the internet for this. I keep a multi purpose cleaner on hand. Water and white vinegar. It doesn’t get everything. But it helps keep your kitchen clean. This way you can stretch your expensive cleaners out.

What do you do? What are some Depression Era skiils are you learning? I am currently working on learning to sew. This is going to be a life saver. Well actually a money saver. Once you have a pattern, all you have to do is buy fabric.