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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1971

Page

15

Homemade pies from scratch inspire holiday baking

Readable snippet shares Marjorie Hughes of Norfolk recipes for flaky pie crust and several fillings. It lists steps for apple, raisin cream pie, and steamed cranberry pudding, with quantities and bake times, highlighting from-scratch technique and family tradition.

Marjorie Hughes Norfolk Mrs. Hughes Glenn Tom John New England United States

Brown Butter Sauce with Mold Steamed Mold

Mold is steamed over low heat in a large pot for three hours on a rack with water beneath. After steaming, turn the mold onto a plate and serve with a brown butter sauce made from half a cup butter, half a cup brown sugar, half a cup cream, and one teaspoon vanilla heated gently.

Soil Testing As A Tool For Consistent High Yields

Soil testing is essential to determine fertility and guide management to achieve high yields. Despite its importance, many growers neglect to test, delaying sampling because it is not planned and easy to postpone when busy.

Basement Partition: Floor-First Build To Ceiling

A quick method builds a basement partition on the floor and then raises it as a unit to attach to the ceiling. The overall height should be roughly one inch less than the floor-to-ceiling height.

Weather wanderings and birds at Mud Tavern farms

An observational piece from Mud Tavern describes barometer readings 30.4 then 30 on Sunday signaling a Gulf system bringing rain. It notes quiet birds and a moving flock, cattle grazing in a meadow, and visitors like a mule and a pony. The tone shifts to kitchen advice on pies, crusts, and cooling racks from The Christian Science Monitor.

Gulf Mud Tavern Cedars Birds of Mud

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