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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1915
Page
9
The article argues that domestic science becomes a social force, with clubs forming to teach home duties and improvement. It stresses nutrition as essential yet neglected, noting childhood health tests reveal poor well being and urging clubs to teach home care, child feeding, and economical food preparation.
An advertising block lists rabbit dishes and varied groceries from E. R. Neff at No 12-11 along with an Edison Electric Co window demonstration for an electric sewing machine motor at 20 N Liberty St and a taxi call number 1300.
Mrs Happy Homemaker presents lamb recipes for neck and breast including stews and roasts. Neck pieces boil with onions and carrots thickened with flour or browned then simmered with tomatoes. breast roasts with browned potatoes and a tomato sauce. bones from forequarter boiled with breast and pressed for molded cold luncheon dish.
The article explains using a bain marie with enameled ware to keep hot dishes warm without drying them. It compares fireless cookers and oven warming, offering practical steps to heat cereals and meals, and suggests improvised setups for late or irregular meals.
Montclair housewives' league aims to solve the servant problem within a year by standardizing pay and division of work. Analysis of 200 responses suggests a seven to eight dollar range per week for basic housework, with higher scales pending for cooks and other duties.
A collection of kitchen guidance includes a Pennsylvania dish using head meat with buckwheat and Indian meal, zinc cleaning with kerosene, chicken jelly from stewing chicken and veal, and a rich yeast dough for rusks. It offers practical steps and storage advice for meals and house care.
Tips emphasize soft water saving soap and money. Buy soap by the box to reduce waste. Airing soap extends life. Build a sturdy wash bench and secure wringers. Loosen wringer screws after use, wash and dry. Clean wringer with kerosene occasionally. Clean zinc where ranges rest to protect floors.
The text urges eating slowly and in sensible amounts. It notes bolting foods is not eating and warns against immediate exercise after large meals. It emphasizes digestion as the key to nourishment and advises chewing less, avoiding surplus nutrients, and resting after heavy meals.
Treats for palate cleansing and sore tongue note salt as effective gargle. Salt followed by cold water often cures headaches. Hot water with dissolved salt relieves dyspepsia and indigestion. Rock salt and turpentine mix serves as felon dressing applied daily with a rag.
Eight medium potatoes boiled then peeled and sliced. Butter, parsley, salt pepper nutmeg juice of half a lemon added. Warm toss with cream, heat briefly and serve.
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