Which items from the past do you still use?

[millymcb]

I've just been doing a pre-christmas house clean and realised that we still use OH's father's Eubank - floor sweeper thingy.  It must be over 30 years old and is still better than the modern ones

Doesn't make the housework any more fun though.

Milly

[dennford]

I've just been doing a pre-christmas house clean and realised that we still use OH's father's Eubank - floor sweeper thingy.  It must be over 30 years old and is still better than the modern ones

Doesn't make the housework any more fun though.

Milly

It's many years since I saw one, so I may be wrong but weren't they called "ewbank" - just wondering if my memory is as good as I thought - or as good as Gadgets!

Denn

[millymcb]

Ah - Ewbank...that's it.   I knew it was something like that!
 

[dennford]

 

[Lincsbabe]

I have a 3 stranded string of pearls that used to belong to my Grandma, The last time I wore them was in 1985 when I got married as they are very fragile and need to be re strung.  The other thing I have is a small circular broach  that my Grandma hand stitched in cross stitch. I do wear that from time to time. I have no recollection of my Grandmotheras she sadly died before I was born.  The other thing I was given fairly recentlyby my mum was Grandma's cookery book. I haven't tried anything as yet butI definately will.      Lincsbabe

[PaulaToo]

I've got one of my Mum's Cookery Books.
it's about four inches thick, lots of coloured pictures of the food displayed on silver dishes.
They are the kind of recipes that say, 'Take twelve eggs and a half pound of butter,' and that's only the start.......
Must say, I don't fancy many of the things in there, but there are some jam/jelly recipes at the back that have been very useful.

[Rabbit B]

That one has to be Mrs Beeton!!  Paula, I have one of those as well.  Have used it too.  |Took a recipe on how to cure ham and bake en croute to a friend who keeps pigs an wanted to do his own gammon for Christmas!

Wonderful it was too.

 Rabbit  B   

[PaulaToo]

This one is
The Complete Illustrated Cookery

over two thousand recipes and hints on-
housework, kitchen equipment, marketing, vegetable cookery, invalid cookery, pickles and preserves, beverages, carving,  table service

Edited by 'Chef'
Associated Newspapers Ltd
1934

Quite fun to read.

[LizzieW]

Shortly before she died, my mum passed on to me a handwritten book called "Golden Hints On All Home Matters" written by my grandmother.  The date on the title page is 26 February 1895 a few months before she was 18. 

It has hints on everything from "How to Remove Warts", through "How to Brighten and Revive Leather Seats" to "Cockroaches Beware" interspersed with lots of recipes, most of which I use today, as they were passed down to me.  I don't use the book as it is in a very fragile state.  It is a hard-backed exercise book, but all the pages are loose and most of them wearing away around the edges.  I have no idea how to preserve it.

Lizzie