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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1939
Page
6
Recipes for peach desserts and peach orange jam from a vintage guide. Includes a peach pie method with syrup, butter, and a top crust plus a peach pulp jam with orange juice rind and sugar. Provides cooking times and steps for preserving sweetness and texture.
Peach turnovers feature peaches and cream as a summer favorite with a warm browned crust. The recipe yields eight turnovers using flour shortening cream cheese brown sugar orange marmalade and peaches, baked at 400 degrees F for about 20 minutes, with a note on repurposing yesterday's sponge cake with fresh peaches.
Old recipe guidance outlines proper fruit jelly production from ripe fruit to jar sealing. It covers equipment, measurements, boiling technique, use of pectin, skimming, and paraffin sealing for durable storage. It notes juice extraction from gooseberries and instructions for red coloring if desired.
A clear white china piece showcases three sections a center well for artichoke sauce a side compartment for sauce and a larger shallow section for discarded leaves. The service is described as distinctive for a discerning housewife's table.
A feature on artichokes as a refined dish noting that their serving requires specially designed plates. The piece mentions new artichoke dishes imported from England and signals a trend in elegant presentation.
A daily menu lists meals with Watermelon and creamed codfish for breakfast, toasted Boston brown bread, crabapple jelly, coffee and milk. Luncheon includes tomato juice, scrambled eggs, hot muffins, peach turnovers, tea and milk. Dinner features souffle of white fish, cucumber sauce, steamed brown rice, vegetables, blueberry roll and hard sauce.
Six slices sponge cake with eight peaches and soft custard. Layer sponge, custard, and peach slices on top. Finish with whipped cream flavored with almond extract. Chill thoroughly before serving.
Heat and humidity spark demand for lemons and limes with Florida and California as major producers. Persian limes offer seedless green fruit from Florida while Key limes from the Florida Keys are highly acidic and small. Lemons, mostly from California, outnumber limes. ripe, heavy fruit yields better juice and longer shelf life. Lemon juice enhances sauces, desserts, and jelly making, improving flavor and texture.
A simple oven fried fish method uses 1 pound fish 4 cups corn flakes milk and oil. Dip pieces in milk then crumbs lay on a oiled sheet bake 500 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes yields four servings. Frosted fish or evaporated milk can enrich the coating.
A vintage recipe describes a skillet baked upside down cake with butter sugar pineapple apricots and cherries. Instructions cover creaming butter and sugar adding eggs flour and milk with baking powder and vanilla then cooking in a hot skillet with a pineapple brown sugar base for about one hour and ten minutes.
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