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In reply to the discussion: How the Fast Food Industry Destroyed "Home Ec" to Hook Americans on Processed Crap [View all]fadedrose
(10,044 posts)Learning how to measure and read a recipe...terrific knowledge.
My oldest son was in the last classes of Home Ec and I recall him bringing hom a batch of chocolate chip cookies made and MIXED BY HAND in school. He's a good cook now - my younger ones learned at home but they never got the confidence that Bill has. I think that learning while having a good time with classmates makes a difference.
Even tho my mother sewed quite a bit, I went on to sew more than her. That was because of sewing class in 7th grade, where we had to walk to another school to get to class. We learned to read, cut a pattern, thread and use a sewing machine, iron, and take home our god-awful pajamas that I'm guessing we all wore. The boys were sent to a wood class or something - girls were excluded....
I made a lot of my own clothes, curtains and drapes, even leisure suits for my husband. Now my fingers and eyes and back can't take sewing on large scale, but the "kids" all bring their mending. I hope to make some caftans as soon as winter sets in and spend less time reading....
Thanks for this thread. Brings back good memories...