Yes, more Youtube tomfoolery! This time an instructional film put out by the GEC (methinks) in 1937, all about how housewives should use their new electric cookers to full frugal, clean and nutritional advantage. I find this stuff interesting as I have a few cook books which were given free to householders who bought a new electric cooker and it's nice to put the books into context. Anyway, I'm sure you lovers of vintage will enjoy this, but be warned you American gals, when the women on the film talk about preparing a "joint" or putting a "joint" in the oven they mean a "roast"...although the lady on the left does look slightly squiffy and has trouble keeping up with what the other woman is saying...
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From "Aurora Leigh"
Women know
The way to rear up children, (to be just,)
They know a simple, merry, tender knack
Of tying sashes, fitting baby-shoes,
And stringing pretty words that make no sense,
And kissing full sense into empty words;
Which things are corals to cut life upon,
Although such trifles: children learn by such,
Love's holy earnest in a pretty play,
And get not over-early solemnised,–
But seeing, as in a rose-bush, Love's Divine,
Which burns and hurts not,–not a single bloom,–
Become aware and unafraid of Love.
Such good do mothers
The way to rear up children, (to be just,)
They know a simple, merry, tender knack
Of tying sashes, fitting baby-shoes,
And stringing pretty words that make no sense,
And kissing full sense into empty words;
Which things are corals to cut life upon,
Although such trifles: children learn by such,
Love's holy earnest in a pretty play,
And get not over-early solemnised,–
But seeing, as in a rose-bush, Love's Divine,
Which burns and hurts not,–not a single bloom,–
Become aware and unafraid of Love.
Such good do mothers
Followers
- Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap.
- Luke 6:38
5 comments:
My favorite line is that for the first time womens' cooking problems have been studied by twentieth century minds and solved in a twentieth century fashion.
I've just come across your blog and love it! And this clip was great. I can just picture my grandmother (though she was an American--imagine one of the actresses in this film sounding like a character in Steel Magnolias) having this deep conversation about electric cookers. What would we be having the conversation about today, I wonder?
Hi Marie
Oh, yes, I noticed that line too. Splendid!
Hi Left-Handed
Thank you for visiting. My great aunt was a war bride and she would send my granny photographs of American appliances so they could compare notes between British and American versions!
What would we be talking about? Hmm, ipods and hair straighteners, methinks.
I love it when you share these! (o:
Hi Michele
Yes, it's jolly nice to see a bit of vintage!!
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