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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
8
The Tribune announces a Christmas Day closure with doors locked for the holiday and a one day delay in next week's issue. It thanks correspondents, subscribers, and patrons for their loyalty and goodwill across the past year.
Mrs Anna Bare is on the sick list Anna Korte Ethel Palmer and Anna Hickman attended a teachers institute at Newpoint Omer Pickett and wife of Batonville visited with his parents Ray Palmer visited home folks Charles and Martha Tucker called in Newpoint Logan Thackery conducted business at Batonville Mrs Koenigkramer spent Sunday with her niece Mrs Kelly of Middlebranch Mr and Mrs Pickett spent Wednesday evening at Ambroze Hickmans Francia Hickman is building new chicken houses W Westerfeld called on Lafe Hickman Sunday Mr and Mrs Geo Messersmith visited Batesville Tuesday
A brief Christmas message encourages subscribing to the Tribune. Local items include Mrs. Henry Klostermeyer’s fall last Saturday, Clifford Goyert visiting his parents, Alfred Dieckman and wife visiting Batesville, Henry Peetz on the sick list, John Sarringhaug elected supervisor, and various social visits among the Klostermeyer, Kops, Wisman, Gunther, and Dieckman families plus a musical gathering by Miss Elenora.
Clint Wilson returned home from Versailles Friday. John Idlewine of Osgood visited in the vicinity Monday. Sherman Hutson Rolin Hoyer and J C Dorrel aided Clint Wilson with hay hauling to Batesville Monday. Roy Dorrel and family of Napoleon spent Sunday with J C Dorrel and family. Frank Meyer and wife of Batesville spent Sunday with Geo Hoyer and sisters. Miss Mildred Bultman spent the week’s end at Batesville. Miss Ruth Dorrel and Selector Thackery were at Batesville Monday. A Christmas entertainment is planned at Salem church Saturday evening December 30 with a hopeful program. Mrs Florence Dorrel learned her sister-in-law Mrs Louthan of near Simpson Kansas died December 12 of paralysia.
Frank Meierle and Fred Luers spent Friday afternoon with Geo Meister. Geo Meister and wife hosted Sunday afternoon with Fred Luera and family. Albert Hoyer of Ballstown works at King's saw mill in Dick Einhaus' woods. John Prakel made a Monday Sunman call.
A three pound live lobster is boiled then cut into dice. Butter and flour are cooked to a smooth paste, milk is added and heated to a boil. Mushrooms salt pepper and lobster are stirred in and heated through. Serve in paper cases or ramekins.
Wash Carolina rice and cook in milk with vanilla and sugar until tender. Remove vanilla, cool, and mix with enough cream to form a thick custard. Spoon into custard glasses, top with powdered chocolate, and serve. Use four ounces rice to four tablespoonfuls sugar and about one and three quarters pints milk. Cook slowly in a double boiler.
A simple bread recipe uses two cups sifted white flour and two cups graham flour plus one half cup New Orleans molasses. Add salt milk or water walnut meats soda in milk and melted butter. Let rise twenty minutes and bake about one hour in a moderate oven.
A simple gingerbread recipe lists sour milk one cup sugar one cup butter half cup three eggs one cup strup one tablespoon ginger one teaspoon cinnamon two teaspoons baking soda two and a half cups flour mixed and baked in a slow oven until set.
Soaking a broom in hot water before first use strengthens the bristles and adds many months to the broom’s life.
Helpful hints cover moist beef loaf with added rice for flavor and texture. Instructions include fowl preparation, gravy thickening, glassware safety, stain removal, pie baking with salt, and a two part layer cake method.
The article suggests starch alternatives for laundry. It recommends borax added to rinsing water to give garments crispness, using two heaping teaspoons to five quarts. It also describes a gum arabic starch made by half an ounce of gum arabic to a cup of boiling water, diluted to taste.
The article suggests fitting glass to shelf spaces for plants to protect wood, using plate glass cut to fit window ledges radiators or furniture. It notes ease of cleaning and aesthetic impact with cretonne coverings and glass tops for tea room tables.
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