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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1940
Page
11
The introduction of the potato into Europe enabled a major agricultural and dietary shift. It supported population growth and changed farming practices across several regions, underpinning later economic developments and culinary traditions.
Mr and Mrs Howard Guinther celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their Glouster home on Sunday Aug 25. They wed Aug 25 1890 in Athens with Justice of the Peace Charles Mantrin officiating. The couple and their children and grandchildren attended a noon dinner and many local friends offered congratulations.
The article highlights a stainless steel copper clad Dutch oven designed for stove top use. It heats evenly with minimal fuel and tenderizes tough cuts through moist heat, aiming for 100 percent kitchen efficiency. It notes copper clad saucepans and other durable utensils with Bakelite pistol grip handles.
A Dutch oven method for top round beef with potatoes carrots onions peas and lima beans. Sear the meat in fat then cook vegetables briefly before returning meat and simmering 17 to 20 minutes per pound for doneness. Thicken gravy and serve with noddles.
The article urges homemakers to balance nutrition with economical meals using items like milk eggs and leafy greens. It presents recipes including stuffed tomatoes layer cake Welsh rarebit and a white mountain apple pie with clear step by step methods and oven temps.
Logan area reports a record winter oats yield of 65.2 bushels per acre set by Andrew Rheinscheld of Green Township after threshing four acres on his farm. He also produced over 40 bushels on one acre of beardless barley grown as a winter crop.
Rutland resident Mrs Sid Taylor contributes a ketchup recipe described as very fine. Ingredients include tomatoes peppers onions sugar salt and spices plus vinegar. The directions call for slow cooking over three hours.
Mr and Mrs Harry Swan and son in law Clarence Price visit daughters in Columbus and attend the state fair. Gerald Ours of Portland taken for observation at Camden Clark Hospital Parkersburg. Rev Earl T Scott and wife return from Cincinnati where he sought nose growth treatment. Various locals plan winter stays, travel, and visits with relatives across Ohio and nearby states.
On Bali island men own and tend ducks and cows while women manage chickens and pigs. Women do daily cooking but men prepare banquet dishes including roast suckling pig and sea turtle for feasts.
Personal and social items from East Chester list hay baling for Ada Bahr and others, visits from Milhoan and Bahr families, attendance at Athens Fair and State Fair, a funeral in Chester, illness and family gatherings, and local social events with names and places mentioned.
Mr and Mrs Henry Nye and daughter visited Mr and Mrs Walter Guess last week. Mr and Mrs Ted Tom and son visited Mr and Mrs Marion Mays Sunday. Mr and Mrs Elbert Hannah and family visited Mr and Mrs Chester Bartow Sunday. Mr and Mrs Don Hamilton visited Mr and Mrs Fred Hermrick Sunday. Mr and Mrs George Shultz returned from Akron.
Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Lyle White included Harley White and family from Marta, Roscoe Ogg and Dorothy from Cleveland, visiting Ella Org. Waneta White stayed with Lawrence White in Albany. Other locals hosted and visited relatives across Albany Lathrop Chesterhill Belpre Redfield and McLeish areas.
Stamps from Bulgaria Newfoundland and Colombia feature iconic national products. Bulgaria depicts grapes Newfoundland showcases codfish and Colombia displays bananas. Each stamp highlights a prominent local foodstuff through its imagery.
Kay Francis appears in When the Daltons Rode directed by George Marshall at Shhine's Athena Friday and Saturday. The film stars Randolph Scott Brian Donlevy George Bancroft and others with Francis as a telegraph operator in Coffeyville Kan the Dalton gang center of activity in the early 1890s.
A warm day menu features jellied consomme and broiled salmon with lemon and butter. Includes small boiled new potatoes, buttered peas, cucumber salad with French dressing, assorted rolls, sponge squares with huckleberry sauce, and iced tea.
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