7 things that every American housewife of the 1940s had on hand

The distant 40s became a difficult period for America, but after World War II, people's well-being still improved. In fact, the time had come for change, and women especially felt this, because now they did not have to work hard in the production of military equipment and clothing, but could take care of the house.

The era of housewives has begun. A variety of accessories began to appear in the kitchen, which made life and everyday life much easier. Some of these items are a thing of the past, but some people still use today.

Fish cleaning tool

And today you can find this device, which helps to easily and quickly clean scales from fish. True, they don’t use it so often, because stores have been offering fully processed pieces for a long time. This, of course, is very convenient, since housewives do not have to stand at the sink and clean steaks.

But before, a fish tool became a real salvation, because back then it was necessary to cut up carcasses straight from the lake or from the market.

Bean peeling device

If at least once in your childhood you helped your grandmother peel peas, then you probably understand how monotonous, boring and tedious this task is. But legumes are a fairly popular product in America.Most likely, manufacturers decided to alleviate the suffering of housewives and came up with a special tool for this. One end of it was quite sharp - it was used to cut off the tails. For example, a bean was taken, pulled through the center and a peeled pod was obtained.

Pie trimmer

Now you go to the store and buy frozen dough for any type of dish or a ready-made product, be it a pie, cookies or a whole cake. But at that time, baking was done at home. Using a special trimmer, the cakes were easily cut out from the rolled out layer - the knife was less convenient. Some models made it possible to create a beautiful curly edge.

Jar tongs

Many American housewives in the 1940s actively practiced canning a variety of foods, ranging from pickles to jam and even jelly. To greatly simplify the corking process, they used special tongs that helped them grasp the hot container without getting burned in the process.

By the way, we still use such a tool to this day, and the tradition of making supplies for the winter is probably in our blood.

Ironing spray

The age of technology and great everyday discoveries burst into our lives relatively recently, but very quickly. Nowadays you won’t surprise anyone with a spray bottle or an iron with a steam function and a liquid spray. But in the 1940s, it was very difficult for housewives to iron out badly wrinkled things. But here, too, someone was very savvy and came up with a type of cap that could be screwed onto any bottle and sprayed with water on clothes before ironing.

Slicer

It was used for beautiful slicing of tomatoes or cheese. True, not everyone had such a thing in their arsenal.We can say that this tool was difficult to get, but nevertheless, every housewife wanted to get it.

Flat whisk

Since at that time women could only dream of such a miracle technique as a mixer or blender, a whisk could most often be found in their kitchens. True, it was a little different from ours, because it was... flat. This accessory was hung together with spoons and forks, and, surprisingly, it was quite convenient to use.