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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1938
Page
9
Last week’s prize winning recipes include Strawberry Preserves with step by step instructions for berries, syrup times, jar sealing, and variations for blackberries and raspberries. Thrifty Marmalade uses carrots and citrus with sugared cooking, plus flavor add-ins. The note invites readers to try New Process laundry service and advertises wall paper displays and discounts at local stores.
Morgan Bros bicycle headquarters offers velocipedes coaster wagons scooters strollers roller skates kiddie bars and fishing tackle. The shop also carries Goodrich tires and batteries and provides key cutting services.
A fruit preserve recipe blends 8 cups diced rhubarb with 1 orange and 2 lemons shaved with rind, 1 cup raisins and 2 cups water. Boil until tender, stir in 7 cups sugar, cook to thick, add 1% cups chopped nuts, then seal in sterilized jars. From Mrs. Fern Pisher Stanwood Iowa.
Thrifty housewives daily take advantage of Knelp Market quality meats at prices that are really economical. We suggest you try this reliable market at 122 1st Ave NE.
A recipe for apricot and pineapple preserve awarded third prize, listing ingredients such as fresh apricots almonds and shredded pineapple with sugar and water. The method notes washing not peeling cooking until tender and sealing in sterilized jars attributed to Mrs Henry Scherer of 348 18th St SE.
Pure 1 peck peaches cut small with pulp and rind of 2 oranges and juice of 2 lemons. Cook with about 1 cup water until tender. Measure fruit, add equal sugar, then 1 cup raisins and optional 1 cup chopped nuts. Cook till stiff. Mrs. Jack Monahan Marion Iowa. Liggett's filled over 5 million prescriptions in 1937 showing public confidence in precise compounding.
A homemaking recipe by Mrs. Ada G. Thompson details making watermelon marmalade. It uses pink watermelon pulp, rind for preserves, vinegar, sugar, lemon slices, cloves and cinnamon. Cook, drain, and sterilize jars to yield about one quart.
A kitchen note from Mrs Kenneth K McLeod of Elberon Iowa outlines a jam made with two pounds prunes and three pounds rhubarb soaked overnight then sun dried. The mixture is simmered until soft, pits removed, rhubarb added, five minutes cooked, sugar measured equal to fruit, then boiled to jam consistency. Nuts can be added and it is praised for school sandwiches as it does not soak bread.
Use 1 quart currants gooseberries and red cherries and raspberries per batch. Add sugar cup for cup of fruit as juices release. Cook briskly until done and test with a small portion. For longer shelf life seal rather than using jelly glasses. Two cups sugar per cup fruit yields thicker jam and faster preservation.
Dependable meats daily at Buehler Bros 102 First St SE. Try Buehler's once and you will become a regular customer.
A home canning note by Mrs Lora McKibben describes preserving 2 pounds of seeded cherries with 2 pounds sugar and water. Boil syrup ten minutes then cook fruit ten minutes, spread in shallow dishes, sun-dry two days or more until thick and syrupy. Strawberries and raspberries may be preserved similarly.
Store promo notes Virgin wool crew neck sweaters priced at 1.98 after discount from 2.50 Colors maroon green and royal blue offered with guarantee value and selection.
A dated recipe describes washing and pricking four pounds of small yellow tomatoes with sugar and two lemons. Ginger and mace are tied in a cloth bag and simmered with the fruit, then the syrup is boiled and combined. An advertisement for Modern Laundry dry cleaning promises a noticeable clothing improvement after a "Prosperized" treatment.
Recipe instructions for a grape marmalade using 5 pounds grapes 4 pounds sugar 1 pound raisins 2 oranges and 1 cup nuts. Steps include washing steming weighing, separating hulls and pulp boiling through a sieve blending, cooking 15 minutes and sealing in Mason jars. © Mrs Lloyd H Snyder Mount Vernon Iowa.
A tip suggests trying Liggett's for breakfast waffles noted as truly delicious. The recommendation mentions serving at either Liggett Store locations.
Three quarts red raspberries, one quart currant juice, three pounds sugar. Cook berries with juice and half sugar twenty minutes. Add remaining sugar and cook twenty five minutes longer. Stir to prevent burning. Pour into jelly glasses and seal when cold. Adding sugar slowly prevents hard fruit. Mrs L M Rines Toledo Iowa.
Advert reads to avoid hay fever and asthma with Al tex at May's Drug Store. A full sex bottle is priced at $1.19, urging readers to buy today for quick relief.
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