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I only had 6 weeks of home ec - 2theleft Aug 2014 #1
Applesauce in kindergarten! cbayer Aug 2014 #4
It was more the teacher...Mrs. Adams. She was wonderful. 2theleft Aug 2014 #48
Amazing that you remember the teacher. cbayer Aug 2014 #51
I took home ec in 7th grade Galileo126 Aug 2014 #2
Looking back, I think i loved home ec because I approached it cbayer Aug 2014 #5
yes, the girls needed shop classes NJCher Aug 2014 #3
Love your screwdriver. cbayer Aug 2014 #6
Not sure if it was a first thing, but I remember making Baked Alaska and Eggs a la Goldenrod and livetohike Aug 2014 #7
Baked Alaska and Eggs a la Goldenrod? Wow! cbayer Aug 2014 #8
I went to Monroeville Jr. High (suburb of Pgh.). livetohike Aug 2014 #21
It was fun. I felt very nostalgic today when I was making applesauce. cbayer Aug 2014 #22
Didn't take it, was/is sexist, elleng Aug 2014 #9
It was very sexist. We even recognized that at the time and cbayer Aug 2014 #11
Yes, worked 'in' Cook County Jail,' elleng Aug 2014 #13
My father was the minister of University church and was very politically active. cbayer Aug 2014 #15
Yes, dear cbayer, small world! elleng Aug 2014 #17
What a wonderful experience you must have had. cbayer Aug 2014 #18
Yes, lets meet, and elleng Aug 2014 #34
What an amazing case. cbayer Aug 2014 #61
The 'work' I did on the case was nil, elleng Aug 2014 #65
I spent that week in Door County. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2014 #38
Probably a wise move on your part. cbayer Aug 2014 #40
My sister had just been married. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2014 #43
I do remember Chicago Today. cbayer Aug 2014 #44
I worked there through college. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2014 #45
Ours was pathetic. noamnety Aug 2014 #10
Pudding from a box? That is pathetic. cbayer Aug 2014 #12
I like the skin on pudding too. Worried senior Aug 2014 #26
Well, that makes two of you! is that a Bijon Frise as you avatar? cbayer Aug 2014 #30
No, Worried senior Aug 2014 #33
Well that should tell you a lot about my eyesight, lol. cbayer Aug 2014 #35
I was the only boy in Home Ec. flamin lib Aug 2014 #14
You were brave! Nowdays, I think lots of boys would be eager to sign up, cbayer Aug 2014 #16
As a boy in 7th grade, school year 1960-61 Fortinbras Armstrong Aug 2014 #19
Lol. Girls should have had shop and boys should have had home ec. cbayer Aug 2014 #20
My wife wishes that she had been taught to use hand tools. Fortinbras Armstrong Aug 2014 #23
I wish I had been taught to use hand tools as well. cbayer Aug 2014 #27
we had to to six weeks of both home economy and shop in 7th grade fizzgig Aug 2014 #24
Things sure did change between the 70's and the 90's. cbayer Aug 2014 #28
i haven't made a pizza in years fizzgig Aug 2014 #36
I have been getting better and better at it. cbayer Aug 2014 #39
Ours was gender neutral. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #25
So that would be the 80's, right. I am glad that things became gender neutral, but sorry cbayer Aug 2014 #29
Poorly constructed? I beg to differ, I made a first class windbreaker. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #31
I did not mean yours in particular, more like mine would cbayer Aug 2014 #32
Never took it. Can't remember any of my friends taking it, either. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2014 #37
I took it at Kenwood High School on the South Side. cbayer Aug 2014 #41
Mine was St. Scholastica, just south of Evanston. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2014 #42
I made a homemade apple pie Texasgal Aug 2014 #46
But how did it taste? cbayer Aug 2014 #52
We made a cake and icing from scratch csziggy Aug 2014 #47
That planning a meal part is a great lesson. cbayer Aug 2014 #53
Every one of us had the same teacher for Home Ec csziggy Aug 2014 #56
What a great story and tribute to Mrs. Girtman. cbayer Aug 2014 #57
I think everyone should get education in home management csziggy Aug 2014 #58
My kids got virtually nothing practical from their educations. cbayer Aug 2014 #59
My nieces and nephews are clueless on everyday things csziggy Aug 2014 #60
I actively searched for a trade school for one of my children. cbayer Aug 2014 #62
Here is what is really nice about IKEA cabinets csziggy Aug 2014 #63
That is really great. cbayer Aug 2014 #64
Orange-glazed carrots. GoCubsGo Aug 2014 #49
I wanted to take shop as well, but I remember home ec pretty fondly. cbayer Aug 2014 #54
I think that was the only time I ever made them. GoCubsGo Aug 2014 #69
Last week I made some carrots that I braised for about 2 hours. cbayer Aug 2014 #70
How did you braise the carrots? GoCubsGo Aug 2014 #72
Here is the recipe I used. Try it out and tell me what you think. cbayer Aug 2014 #73
Thank you! I actually have that cookbook! GoCubsGo Aug 2014 #74
I just got it and I think it is a really great cookbook. cbayer Aug 2014 #75
our PE teacher was nasty too lululu Aug 2014 #85
I had a rain barrel-shaped PE teacher in high school. GoCubsGo Aug 2014 #86
I graduated from high school in 1963. Lugnut Aug 2014 #50
Chocolate covered banana slices like you put in the freezer? cbayer Aug 2014 #55
Yep on the banana slices! Lugnut Aug 2014 #66
Say what? The boy ate them! cbayer Aug 2014 #68
The boys were frequent visitors. Lugnut Aug 2014 #78
I took home ec and shop. My school was just starting an intro to vocational training program. pinto Aug 2014 #67
They let you take home ec!! cbayer Aug 2014 #71
LOL, yeah. Guys were a definite minority yet there were a few girls in my shop class. pinto Aug 2014 #76
Muffins, cocoa, and a skirt. winter is coming Aug 2014 #77
true waldorf salad and a sleeveless blouse grasswire Aug 2014 #79
The first thing we did was make mayo. Glassunion Aug 2014 #80
Well, welcome back you scoundrel. cbayer Aug 2014 #81
On the rare occasion I use it. Glassunion Aug 2014 #82
Hellman's = Best Foods lululu Sep 2014 #89
I had 3 years of home ec. When my family moved to Utah, I was in 7th grade which was Jr. High, and japple Aug 2014 #83
girls had to take home ec, boys had to take shop lululu Aug 2014 #84
eggs. followed by quick breads, from there mopinko Aug 2014 #87
I can recall this one pretty well, cbayer... MrMickeysMom Aug 2014 #88
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