Vintage Kitchen Tools We No Longer Use

applecruncher said:
Mom's meat grinder looked like this one:

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Yes, my mother had one too, and I recently bought a new one for myself although I haven't used it yet. I was yearning for the English Shepherds pie which is the best when made with the remains of Sundays roast beef which can only be minced with one of these. It simply doesn't taste the same with shop bought raw mince.

Mince your cold cooked beef, fry up some diced onions & carrot, add minced beef & stock or gravy, top with mashed potato which you must rough up with a fork to get a nice crust, then bake in oven until browned.

I rarely have enough people here to justify buying a joint of beef but I will do it soon!
 
ndynt said:
I can attest to the second one being a cheese grater. One of my childhood chores was grating the parmesan and romano cheese. So I got very well acquainted with that kitchen tool.
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Me too, but honestly I think a normal flat or round grater works better and is easier to clean.
 

What I thought at first was a branding iron from the circle eight ranch....turned out to be a potato masher.
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The one on the bottom is definitely a hard cheese grater.

My mom had one of those meat grinders...she also made "ham salad" but used bologna instead of ham. I remember being astounded that people actually made it out of ham. To this day, I cringe at the sight of bologna.

And then there was the Foley Food Mill, that pureed things with a big flat blade that moved around the colander part of the bowl. My mom has always mourned that she didn't have one any longer and I found one a few years ago in an antique shop. She uses it all the time for applesauce and the like.

Remember when moms had a coke bottle with a "spray-cork" to sprinkle clothes before ironing them? Remember when people ironed?

I have (and use) my grandmother's pyramid-style grater. I've lost a few knuckle chunks using that, I'll tell you....
 
EEEEEWWW! I remember ironing, and I remember sprinkling clothes, and starching them. I gave up ironing years ago. It it needs ironing, I don't need it! In my youth, I ironed and starched enough Army fatigues to more than last a lifetime. Horrible task!

I was down at my neighbor's the other day, and she was ironing sheets!!! YIKES! I didn't know anybody still did that. I NEVER did that -- fatigues and dress shirts were quite anough for me thank you.
 
Butterfly said:
EEEEEWWW! I remember ironing, and I remember sprinkling clothes, and starching them. I gave up ironing years ago. It it needs ironing, I don't need it! In my youth, I ironed and starched enough Army fatigues to more than last a lifetime. Horrible task!

I was down at my neighbor's the other day, and she was ironing sheets!!! YIKES! I didn't know anybody still did that. I NEVER did that -- fatigues and dress shirts were quite anough for me thank you.
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Nothing like a newly made bed with quality cotton crisply ironed sheets Butterfly! You should treat yourself - get someone else to iron them!
 
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I am glad to know that I'm not the only one that HATES to iron and doesn't do it! We had to do the ironing when we were kids and Mom starched the clothes and had us to sprinkle them when we were ironing. She also had the meat grinder, flour sifter, and the ice trays.
 
Yes, my mother ironed and sprinkled with that spray-cork. The clothes were then tightly rolled to stay damp while waiting for their turn. Now and then a few dampened rolls sat in the fridge overnight to finish next day. How bizarre, now that I Think about it.
 
Butterfly said:
EEEEEWWW! I remember ironing, and I remember sprinkling clothes, and starching them. I gave up ironing years ago. It it needs ironing, I don't need it! In my youth, I ironed and starched enough Army fatigues to more than last a lifetime. Horrible task!
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OMG, ironing fatigues and khakis...... All the creases had to be in exactly the right place and some had to run though an insignia patch (but the patch couldn't be creased, of course). Iron in one hand, can of spray starch in the other hand. Too bad Army wives didn't get a Distinguished Ironing Medal.
 
Remember and still have most of the kitchen tools mentioned!
But where is the Spaetzle maker? Mine is red and beautiful, sent to me from Bavaria.
Just love "Spaetzle", sadly have never used the "Spaetzle maker" even once, languishing in the cupboard.
 
jujube said:
OMG, ironing fatigues and khakis...... All the creases had to be in exactly the right place and some had to run though an insignia patch (but the patch couldn't be creased, of course). Iron in one hand, can of spray starch in the other hand. Too bad Army wives didn't get a Distinguished Ironing Medal.
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If anyone ever deserved that medal it was ME. Except no spray starch, it wasn't stiff enough. You had to soak the fatigues in liquid starch (I remember it was blue stuff), then hang out to dry. THEN, bring back in, sprinkle and iron. This was back in the days when fatigues had to practically stand up by themselves if they were properly done. Later on, they got easier-to- manage fatigues. And you're right about those patches! Khakis were almost as bad. Sounds like you did this too. YUCK!!!!
 
Susie said:
Remember and still have most of the kitchen tools mentioned!
But where is the Spaetzle maker? Mine is red and beautiful, sent to me from Bavaria.
Just love "Spaetzle", sadly have never used the "Spaetzle maker" even once, languishing in the cupboard.
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I have one too. I got mine when we were stationed in Germany and I learned how great spaetzle is. A nice German lady showed me how to make it!
 

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