Inspired by a bowl of oatmeal I found on my desk one midwinter morning

[cjsmith]

My apologies for the clumsiness of the dual questions here. I don't know how to make LJ polls correlate stuff any better than this.

[Poll #1100464]

My coworker, who is about six months younger than I am, has seen and touched wallpaper paste. So have I. I remember, though, that it wasn't long before the paste was manufactured as part of the paper, and with that step done, wallpaper hanging involved a big tray of water. So I'm curious in a completely unscientific way. Plus polls are fun. :)

Comments

[just-cyd.livejournal.com]

i think i remember seeing wallpaper paste as a kid. they'd paint it on, fold the paper over on itself, let it sit, and THEN they'd hang it. grownups are weird.

(my parents were BIG into wallpapering bathrooms back when i was in grade school. they did it in both houses we lived in. why they'd do such a big job in the tiniest rooms in the house is beyond me ...)

i don't remember smell, texture, or taste ... only that it was white-ish and goopy and made mom curse a LOT, and made them both curse MORE if we got too close to it. ah, childhood memories

(and yay! i'm closer to 35 than to 40 still!)