Doughnut Frying Tips From USDA Test Kitchen
The United States Department of Agriculture reports on reducing fat absorption in fried doughnuts. Plain and potato doughnuts are described with specific ingredient amounts, frying temperatures around 185 C (365 F), and the use of a basket method to cook evenly.
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Double Purpose of Salads in Dining
Salads serve a double purpose being tempting to the appetite and aiding digestion. No dinner is complete without a salad in this view.
Careful Handling to Protect Food From Contamination
Department of Agriculture warns against careless handling that can spread germs and disease via food. Emphasizes cleaning, washing hands, boiling and drying dishes, and keeping food in clean spaces to prevent typhoid, tuberculosis, influenza, and other illnesses carried by improperly prepared meals.
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Make Clothes Last Longer Through Careful Maintenance
The article advises that even quality garments wear out without proper care. It notes cheaper clothes can stay fresh longer with diligent washing and airing. Cotton and linen fabrics benefit from airing, washing, and hanging to remove wrinkles, but excessive pressing can yellow white fabrics and discolor colored ones.
Pin Money for Farm Women
Butter and eggs fund many farm women's spending with butter sales tied to herd size while chicken numbers reflect skill and time. Club members learn modern poultry care and organize egg circles to secure better prices for their products.
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Economy in cooking fruits
The article notes that cooking five pounds of prunes dried apples or apricots costs little more fuel or time than cooking one pound. Surplus dried fruit can be canned for future use. Dried fruits can be used in puddings breads cookies and to make marmalades butter and jams.
Household Tips From A 19th Century Column
Practical kitchen and craft hints cover ironing, lining with asbestos, combining canned foods in salad, using creamed meat in potato cases, preventing gem pan scorching, buttering fingers when stoning raisins, and substituting pineapple juice for half the vinegar in French dressing.
Reindeer Meat Moves Into American Tables From Alaska
National ermrestic Society notes Alaska reindeer herds rising from 100,000 plus across the far north. Eskimos own about 70 percent. 5,000 square miles of moss pasture supports growth. Herds average one fawn yearly, with salt, mosquitos, and long migrations shaping care and trade of meat, skins, and by products.
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The Vanished Freight Ends in Prairie Wreck and Mystery
Two fired men in a humorous dialogue recount a cyclone driven freight wreck on a Kansas route. A missing train triggers a search. Jim Bladsoe survives, while the engine and cars are scattered across the prairie. A settlement grows at the wreck site as salvage crews recover the wreckage.
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