Constitution Old Ironsides Faces Decay at Boston Dock
Historian notes the 127 year old frigate Constitution is rotting at her Boston dock. Secretary Curtis Wilbur urges immediate rebuilding funded by Congress after 1900 repairs, with earlier rescue by patriotic women and the Daughters of 1812.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Constitution
Charlestown
Mass
Harvard
Boston Daily Advertiser
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Portsmouth
Boston
Secretary of the Navy
United States Daughters of 1812
Curtis D. Wilbur
Navy Department of the United States
Boston Navy Yard
Congress
George Washington
English
Thames
Algiers
Joshua Humphreys
Philadelphia
Cleghorne and Hardy
Britain
Old Ironsides Triumphs in War of 1812 Naval Duel
The article recounts the 1812 clash between the Constitution under Captain Hull and the British Guerriere, detailing the bold tactics that led to a rapid American victory. It notes the broader naval war results and the enduring fame of Old Ironsides, with vivid scenes of the chase, combat, and aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
Constitution
Boston
New York
Isaac Hull
Philip Bowes Vere Broke
Shannon
Razee Africa
Belvidera
Eolus
Guerriere
Captain Hull
Cven
Hull
Joseph Hull
Jersey
Morris
Dacres
William Hull
Detroit
Fort Dearborn
Chicago
Naval Academy
Annapolis
William Bainbridge
Charles Stewart
Cyane
Levant
Ironsides
Broke
Halifax
James Richard Dacres
Various Uses for Wire Frying Basket
The United States Department of Agriculture outlines many uses for a wire frying basket beyond deep frying. It drains vegetables effectively, chills products on ice, and can be used to scald tomatoes or peel peaches, peel beets after cooking, drain boiled eggs, fry croquettes or doughnuts, and grate soft cheese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Different Ways to Mend Rugs at Home
USDA outlines at home rug repairs with matching wools, heavy knitting yarns, and stout needles. It covers pile repair methods for velvety surfaces, backing replacement for pile rugs, and edge finishing with corded selvages to create a durable, neat rug edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Brussels
Wilton
Tomato Mincemeat Recipe From Green Tomatoes
A vintage instruction notes preserving green tomatoes into a minced fruit mix for winter pies and pickles. It covers sugar seeded raisin spice mix, salt pretreatment, spice bundle, and canning steps with vinegar and mustard seed for a tangy green tomato preserve.
Spoon Bread Recipe Says It Delights Morning Tables
A flexible corn bread method notes spoon bread as a popular moist option. It describes mixing meat with salt shortening and water, cooking, cooling, whisking in eggs, thinning with milk, then baking in a hot oven for about 30 minutes.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Constitution and Guerriere
OLD Ironsides
United States Department Ofriculture
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