shelf life of food
Pin It Here’s a handy chart showing the shelf life for many common foods. Do any of these surprise you? As you may know, expiration dates are often wildly inconsistent with reality. You may be pitching...
View Articlehoney vs. sugar
Pin ItA few days ago, the Damsel talked to a friend who has a spot of hypoglycemia. If she eats sweet things on an empty stomach, she feels dizzy and lightheaded. So she switched to using honey rather...
View Articlebroken toys–fix?
Pin ItToday the Damsel welcomes guest poster Sarah Brooks. How to Make Good Use of Broken Toys The definition and perception of what makes a good toy has changed over the years. While we might agree...
View Articlewrap me in an apron
Pin It I don’t think our kids know what an apron is. The principle use of Grandma’s apron was to protect the dress underneath because she only had a few. It was also because it was easier to wash...
View Articlerevive your mascara
Pin It The Damsel loves a new tube of mascara. There’s something so nice about the way it goes on, smooth and–well, black. It gives the Damsel a hopeful feeling that maybe even she can put on a decent...
View Articleeasiest corn on the cob. PERIOD.
Pin It You may have seen this method on the nets already. But, now it’s all new and different because now–it’s Old School approved. The Damsel tested this method and it’s all true. All of it. There is...
View Articlehow to make peonies last
Pin ItThe Damsel loves peonies ever so much. They are the very example of an old fashioned flower, which makes them even more dear to the Damsel. The old fashioned varieties smell heavenly (the ones...
View Articleold fashioned savings with a modern twist
Pin ItWelcome to our guest author (substitute teacher) Kirsten Metcalf from the Mormon Channel. Remember when your parents gave you a piggy bank as a small child? It sat on your dresser, and you would...
View Articlestore this, not that
Pin ItThe Old School has been on hiatus for a long time, but the Damsel would like to poke her head in and say she misses her students. She hopes you are all doing well. Things are going well at the...
View ArticleDrying herbs with a microwave, and dried vs. fresh herb conversion
Pin ItThe Damsel has a lovely bramble of a marjoram plant at her Cottage by the Mountains. It’s . . . well . . . large. Marjoram is one of the Damsel’s favorite herbs, so she wanted to go Old School...
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