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Newspaper
Charleville Times
Location
Charleville, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 07, 1937
Page
3
A list of home cooked preparations uses basic ingredients like potatoes, milk, cheese, and vegetables. Recipes include baked potato and cheese, mashed potato with bacon, potato pastries, puffed potatoes, stuffed savory potatoes, and sausage baked with potatoes, with notes on frying, baking times, and serving suggestions.
An old fashion beauty tip advises mixing half a cup of toilet oatmeal with enough milk to form a thick paste. Apply to the face and neck, then lie back on a bed or couch to let the treatment work.
Old Ame offers curious tips for practical use from covering outhouses to keeping leather soft with olive oil. It suggests lighting with paraffin soaked cinders and using scraps of paper to avoid trips from loose furniture coverings. A colored apron helps sewing eyestrain, and cork under flower heads aids buoyancy while lemon scent freshens. An office rubber finger prevents potato stains, while cork slices under flowers and elastic threaded shoes promise easier wear and safety.
A dated kitchen note suggests serving ideas for potatoes including scalloped potatoes made with thin slices of boiled potatoes in layers with salt. It mentions hollowing, salting, and cooking methods, and adds a hint of greens like mint with peas for flavor.
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