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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1925
Page
7
The article urges home managers and club planners to refresh menus with seasonal produce. It notes markets offer fresh vegetables and fruits at good prices, advises trying new recipes from lunches or friends, and highlights seasonal salads and cooling fruit juices to restore balance after spring cleaning and graduation busy days.
A fragmented menu lists items such as fruit cocktails creamed chicken and coffee cream as part of a wedding reception spread. It mentions marinades and powders and suggests a selection of courses though text is garbled and partial. The tone reflects early 20th century dining guidance for guests and serving staff.
A long, fragmented recipe list describes halved grapefruits and melons, creamed fish, chicken patty fillings on toast, and an array of desserts. It includes Javel water preparation, stain removal tips, rhubarb pie, custard pie, and a note on salad dressings. The piece closes with a report that 30 boys enroll in a domestic training course amid discussions of women’s emancipation.
A fragmented recipe discusses shortcake origins and presents a bake method. It details ingredients such as flour, baking powder, butter, milk, and sugar, plus steps to bake two rounds, assemble with berries and syrup, and serve with toppings. The piece emphasizes traditional English shortbread roots and suggests variations.
Instructions for making cherry and plain shortcake with butter sugar cream frosting. Includes mixing butter and sugar, folding in crushed strawberries, whipping to stiff peaks, and baking rounds. Details on cherries in a separate recipe with flour baking powder and milk, then filling and sugaring tops.
Substantial ham based salads rise as main dishes in American homes. A guide outlines recipes using Armour's Star ham with cabbage and gelatin salads, detailing ingredients like celery olives and eggs, plus methods for dressing and serving on lettuce with garnishes.
A partial instruction describes adding paprika to a ham dish, dissolving velatin, and folding stiffly whipped cream into the mixture. It then mentions turning into a mold and chilling until firm, but many words are garbled or missing.
A fragment describes arranging a chilled chop plate with crisp lettuce and a cup beside it, adding delicate white petals and radish rows for garnish.
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