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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1941
Page
11
A cheerful guide teaches making a festive birthday cake with a homemade butter frosting. It includes a detailed recipe for a two to three layer cake with vanilla, sugar, eggs, milk and shortening, plus decorative frosting tips and pastel candles for a celebratory finish. The piece also outlines a simple wooden approach to balancing a children's meal before dessert.
In Athens stories unfold as residents donate aluminum for defense while recalling items tied to family life such as an aluminum dinner bucket and a moonlit honeymoon pan. Poison ivy cases surge among children, with one mother also becoming affected. A tested ham and potato bake recipe accompanies local notes. The world records over ten thousand earthquakes yearly.
Blueberries have tiny seeds while huckleberries show ten large seeds in a ring when cut. The guide explains ripe fruit preparation, marmalade making with citrus zest, sugar and pectin, parraffin sealing, and a raspberry pineapple gelatin mold dessert serving 4 to 6.
A humorous piece describes a cheap model aircraft powered by a living Musca Domestica, or house fly, attached with mucilage to a balsam wood frame. The design calls for a five inch wing span and seven inch fuselage, promising an inexpensive, indoor pastime with trials to follow.
A health guidance piece urges cooks to use vegetables often in menus to insure family health. It emphasizes varied produce and regular meals to support nutrition and well being.
Recipes for baked stuffed cucumbers and onions with spinach and cheese fill Hooper Ridge menu offerings. Local notices cover church Home Coming events, guest speaker Harry M. Wilson, and community guests from Amesville The Plains Spencer Greens Run and Glouster attend the anniversary of Mr Oscar Eddy and other visitors.
To repaint metal furniture remove all rust to prevent corrosion. Rub rust spots with coarse emery cloth or a wire brush until gone. Apply metal primer to bare spots. Finish with paint or enamel following product directions.
Ruth Millett offers guidance for a single woman moving into a small town. She warns against discussing romance, appearing conspicuous, or indulging in risky behavior. The piece urges forming friendships with wives, avoiding church rowdiness, and considering city work if the social climate seems too strict.
Parboiled liver is chopped and mixed with cracker crumbs onion and spices then formed into balls and browned. A tomato sauce with browned onion simmers, served with spaghetti. The girls P A Club of Poston met for a Wiener roast planning next meeting. Birth announced of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Vaughn H Chase of Lakewood Ohio July 18. Red Cross First Aid class meets tonight at 7 PM in Elks Lodge Cline Building.
Salem M. E. Church holds annual home coming on Sunday July 27 with Sunday School at 9 30 a m and services all day. A basket dinner will be served at noon. Neighbors and friends are invited.
In parts of Denmark, etiquette favors eating a spoonful of hot oatmeal first and washing it down with milk. The custom contrasts with pouring milk over oats and reflects regional dining manners.
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