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History's Hearth No.2

I've wanted to continue this series for a while, but never got around it to. So here's a second part to History's Hearth!

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This photograph is titled "Jewel Mazique, worker at the Library of Congress, getting a late snack." Dated Winter 1942. I wish I looked that glamorous while cooking!


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I love the stove in this photograph. Check out the detail on that metalwork. Amazing craftsmanship. I was really intrigued by the calendar on the left wall as well. This one is titled "Mrs. Beuchert." and is dated 1917.


via Antique Home Style
Love the round style of this kitchen. Isn't that huge window great?! And I so wish I had that much counter space...This image was published in Better Homes and Gardens in 1937 as an ad for Sealex Linoleum.


via National Archives of Canada
Another amazing wood stove. I really can't get enough of those things. This is a photograph dated 1896. Really interesting placement of the stove, too.


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And lastly, a kitchen from 1953. My favourite aspect is that brick wall with the oven! Aside from maybe the cabinets and the wood wall, I could definitely see this as a modern kitchen. The cooktops and blue fridge especially.
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History's Hearth No.1

Apologies dear readers!
I meant to update the blog this morning with a great medieval recipe from the 1400s. Unfortunately it did not go as planned. Something went very, very wrong and the recipe did not turn out at all. I want to try again, so I'm not going to post the recipe yet. Instead I'm going to give you another new feature - History's Hearth. These blog posts will provide a glimpse into the place where actual cooking happened. So scroll down for some neat images of historical kitchens!


This photograph is titled "Bistro Kitchen, Paris, 1927" and was taken by Andre Kertesz, a Hungarian photographer. I love this shot, very dreamy with the people in the background blurred out.


via Stamford Historical Society
Here we have a kitchen from circa 1930, in Laurel Lake Lodge, Stamford, Connecticut. Love the stoves and the huge sink!

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And now for a pop of color! I love this bright and cheery kitchen, circa 1930. Interesting to compare it to the kitchen above.

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Check out the wallpaper in this kitchen! And the dishwasher! I didn't realize they had dishwashers as early as 1953.

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This kitchen is from 1954, but is quite different from the one above, just a year younger. I particularly love the little drawers under the counter. What great storage!
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