Rayon and synthetic fibers change textile care in 1910s study
An essay traces the rise of rayon and other chemically made fibers from cellulose to four processes cuprammonium, nitro, viscose, and cellulose acetate. It explains laundering rules for each fiber type, color fastness, and handling to prevent shrinking, stretching, or felting, with guidance for woven, knitted, and decorative fabrics.
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Eastern College
Honorable Society of Textiles
Textile Division
United States Department of Commerce
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Seasonal Tasty Recipes and Fabric Care Instructions
Four seasonable recipes include ham and egg rolls and egg bacon toast with tomato. An onion rice dish uses tongue and boiled eggs as a centerpiece. A cotton rayon fabric drapery section warns washing is unsafe for blended fibers and suggests testing a sample for color fastness and shrinkage before laundering or dry cleaning.
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Samuel Butler
Desserts From Leftover Bread and Crumbs
Old bread and cake crumbs transform into simple dishes. Recipes include Bread Rarebit using soaked crumbs with milk eggs and cheese. Vacation Pudding with lemon flavoring and cinnamon. Cake Crumb Pudding mixing crumbs with figs walnuts and milk. Caramel Ginger Pudding using gingerbread crumbs and custard. Each yields several servings.
Simple Ways to Cook Potatoes From a Classic Cookery Note
Practical potato ideas with savory variations and detailed steps. Includes Savory Potato-Cut and Potato Ovals recipes with proportions, baking times, and serving guidance. Provides measurements for four cupfuls and six servings, plus onion and milk additions for flavor.
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Sunday Dinner for the Busy Cook Natural meal plan for after church
A detailed step by step Sunday dinner guide aims to let a family attend church morning services without sacrificing a proper midday meal. It outlines advance preparation on Saturday, a menu for six, and timed oven work from preheat to roasting, broiling potatoes, and final serving with celery, cranberry jelly, and icebox dessert.
Household Institute and Good Housekeeping Methods Featured
The article explains the International Good Housekeeping Institute supervised by Good House Magazine. It outlines modern laboratories testing household articles and evolving cookery methods to save time and labor for housekeepers. All recipes are tested and standardized and serve six people unless noted otherwise.
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Good Housekeeping Institute
Good House Magazine
Flavoring Recipes Spark Simple Meals
Additive tips to flavor meals using mace cloves geranium and lemon verbena. Recipes include mace seasoned hamburg steak gravies and spiced soups and cakes with leaf flavors for fresh aromatic results. Suggestions cover cake flavoring jelly and custard with herb and fruit leaf infusions.
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