Almanac for Homemakers

Tips on Making Potato Salad "The season for picnics and outdoor dining has arrived in most of the country. These meals won't be complete without potato salad." Whenever we need potato salad we usually just call my mother in law. Because she makes some killer potato salad. It's not a loaf like this awesome ad above but it certainly completes any meal. Here are the tips that our Almanac suggests: 1. Use potatoes that have thin skins. Boil them in their "jackets" and then skin the potatoes. Slice or dice into a bowl. 2. Prepare a marinade. Equal parts olive oil and cooking oil. 1 part vinegar. 3. Include chopped parsley, dill, chives, and/or onion. Mix everything together an pour over the potatoes then gently mix in. ... I'm really not sure why mayonnaise isn't anywhere here. Mayo is the glue that holds your potato salad together! What I want to know is how to make this potato salad loaf! Luck...

Why Not Make Your Own Plastic Bags? "Plastic bags are a great convenience for the homemaker these days." Plastics are great right?! You can freeze food in plastic zip bags. Put books in plastic bags on rainy days. Pack a picnic lunch. Put away leftover food. But, let us get to the title of this almanac post which suggests that we can just simply make our own plastic bags. May I introduce to you the Vintage Bagmaker & Sealer! Make a plastic bag any size and seal up plastic bags to store and protect your stuffs. Now I guess we moved away from sealers as the popularity of other plastics came about. What convenience! What innovation!  Stop the presses! For 1970 this was a big deal. However, as we matured as a civilization, we became a little more eco-conscious. We started to see how badly trash, especially from plastics, harm our environment. Just refresh your memory on the impacts of this from my Marc...