4. This Week's Stories and Requests for Help

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Jacque E. From VA sent us this email. It's not quite a recipe request, so we
thought this would be a good place to post it.


Not sure if this qualifies as a "recipe request" but -- back in the 1930's,
after losing everything they owned, my grandparents and their 4 children
rented an old farm.  My aunt was a teenager and she made wonderful scrapbooks
during those years for 4-H and church activities.  She cut pictures out of
magazines and put them in groups to illustrate the information - how to choose
clothing styles, or health issues.  When I found them a couple years ago, I
was impressed by her creativity

One thing really has me  mystified - what did she use for glue? Today in the
hobby of scrapbooking one of the most important factors is using acid-free
paper, ink, and glue or adhesives.  I have pages in my 4-H record book from
the 1960's with newspaper clippings about activities and swatches of fabric or
yarn used in my projects.  Many of the attachments are dark brown now - but
some are okay.  I think the brown ones were attached with rubber cement - the
okay ones may be Elmer's glue?

I doubt my aunt had much money to buy glue but I might be wrong. Does anyone
know what kind of glue (or paste?) was available to buy back then, in
Illinois?  Is there a recipe for a home-made adhesive? The pages she glued
things on not only haven't had the paper deteriorate but they are also very
flat and smooth, no lumps or ridges.  Wish she was still alive to ask.  She
was the oldest and my father was much younger.  He's the only one still alive
and he has no idea what she used for glue.  If anyone can help with this
mystery I will really appreciate it!!
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