Cottage Cheese Pie, USDA Sponsored Recipe
A USDA prepared recipe instructs making a filling with cornstarch sugar cottage cheese egg yolks butter salt and vanilla. Bake in a prebaked shell until lightly colored then cool and top with vanilla flavored meringue browning slowly.
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States Department of Agriculture
Buying a Kitchen Stove or Range
The guide outlines proper stove placement, oven and firebox positions, and room for a hot water boiler. It emphasizes fireproof flooring, heat management, and safety, noting that boilers must not be below range level and suggesting alternative stove configurations for limited space and seasonal heating.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Leftover Rice for Hot Muffins and Waffles
Simple USDA recipe notes using cooked rice with corn meal or wheat flour to make hot muffins or waffles. Includes Rice Waffles and Rice and Corn Muffins with quantities, mixing steps, and yield of 14 to 18 muffins.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Cooking Dried Fruits For Better Flavor
Dried fruits should be cooked slowly in warm water not exceeding the fruit amount, with a covered vessel to limit steam loss. Equal parts water and fruit yield stronger flavor, while two cups water per cup fruit is common. Sweeten lightly as fruits already contain sugar. use in sauces puddings cakes compotes whips souffles and salads.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Howehold Tips From a bygone rusted kitchen
Household hints advise rubbing mud stains with a raw potato and using a red hot iron to soften putty. Clean bathtubs with kerosene, and note spinach and carrots as iron-building foods. A stale bread crust boiled with cabbage absorbs odors. soda in custard alters texture. Raw potato slices finish the hint.
Red Headed Girls Vindicated by Professor Pearson
Prominent New Yorkers and experts discuss Karl Pearson’s claim that red headed girls are the most conscientious athletic and popular. The article traces centuries of suspicion contrasting with modern findings and notes no verdict on freckles or temper.
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Karl Pearson
London
Pearson
New York Sun
Linemen Test Wires With Back of Hand to Avoid Shock
Linemen refuse to touch live wires with the palm and test with the back of the hand. An old timer explains how inner hand contact causes muscle contraction and a fatal grip, while the back of the hand causes fingers to move away from the metal.
Deterioration of Stored Cement Findings
The U S Bureau of Mines reports cement deteriorates less in bulk than in bags due to reduced exposed surface. Cement in bulk should travel in a tight closed car and be protected from moisture during loading, shipping, and unloading and used promptly after unloading. Shipping in bulk also avoids bag use.
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United States Bureau of Mines
Scientific American
Banquet Hall Claim Sparks Reassuring Doubt in Scotland
The narrator recalls a host boasting that his hall seats 180 guests, insisting it is the largest in Scotland. A moment of fervent caution follows, with an exclamation of "Heaven for bid" underscoring skepticism about the claim.
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Scotland
How'd Adam Dance Artists Question Wall Evolution
A London note reports artists redecorating Queen's Hall with pictures showing the walls evolution and asking how Adam and Eve might have danced. They have written to distant countries inhabited by primitive peoples seeking insights.
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Adam
Queen's Hall
London
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