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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1949
Page
2
February meals feature easy custards and corn starch puddings with variations using fruit, nuts, and chocolate sauces. Instructions cover baked and soft custards, double boiler preparation, avoiding curdling, and options for garnishes and sauces.
Elwin Notbohm and daughter from Sumner visited the Aeschliman home. Crandalls from Oelwein visited the Luther Crandall home. Flossie Woshell toured Volga and relatives in Fayette hosted Nelda Schulty’s family. George Wood from Iowa City spent the weekend with Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Wood. Luther Crandall’s family joined celebrations at Volga for Mrs. Puffett’s birthday. A large group including Currans of Dubuque and many Crandalls visited Burlington relatives. The 500 club hosted by Mrs. Luther Crandall awarded prizes to several members. Various bridge and 500 card parties were held with multiple prize winners and plans for future gatherings. Lunches and desserts accompanied social events throughout the period.
Mount Vernon near George Washington’s home was insulated with mineral wool as a fire protection measure over thirty years ago on the recommendation of the National Bureau of Standards.
A school paper recounts classroom activities from primary to senior levels including new books for first graders, Valentine projects, and geography topics on France and the Central States. It highlights a Dickens film, a juggling program by George De Mott, and the senior Gerald Stockhus praised for football and music involvement with student updates and hot lunch menus for February.
Carton Kolsrud of near Waterville attends classes by long distance after losing a leg to bone disease. Neighbors installed two miles of wire to his farm home and an intercom system so he can join classroom work. He is set to graduate this spring. A skunk that fed on ham burgers caused trouble at Wayne Watkins home in Griswold, lingering in the basement and eating even strychnine hamburger after four servings. BACK HOME Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Peterson of Titania wintered in California and returned to Titania. Red Oak taxi driver Jack Hendrickson failed to return with his cab from Council Bluffs. police and highway patrol located it with Hendrickson and two passengers outside a tavern. Check Echo Want Ads Now.
The Grand Meadow area hosts a series of weekend and weekday visits. The Lloyd Aanes and David Aanes family spent Friday afternoon at Mrs. Caroline Erickson’s home. Mr. and Mrs. Helmer Lyngan visited Roy Brink’s home Friday afternoon. The Floyd Thompson family were supper guests at Andrew Reinhart’s home Sunday. The Leo Larson residence hosted guests Sunday. Mrs. Carrie Thorson visited from Thursday to Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Julia Helgerson. Almer Amundson’s family joined dinner at Elmer Larson’s home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Immanuel Larson and Willis were Sunday guests at Ernest Holt’s home. Mrs. Ed Johnson, Doris, and Mrs. Caroline Erickson’s daughter visited Monday with Mrs. Julia Landagard. Lillian and Delores Erickson spent the weekend with Evelyn in Iowa City. Mr. and Mrs. LaMont Gericke of Postville visited Alfred Buraas’s home Sunday afternoon. Clara Peterson spent Sunday afternoon with Alvin Halverson. Selmer Holm, Roger, Rudy Reinhart of Washington, and Melvin Reinhart of West Union were Sunday guests at Andrew Reinhart’s home. Leo Larson, Adrian, and Donaline Larson visited Clarence Olson’s home last Friday. Alfred Buraas and DeElia visited Ed Johnson’s Thursday evening. The Harold Triem family spent Sunday afternoon at Helmer Lyngaas’s home.
A medium potato contains about 100 calories, similar to an apple or banana, and roughly half the calories of a medium piece of pie or a hamburger roll.
Despite comprising only 2.2 percent of national land area and about 6.4 percent of the population, New England supplied more than 9 percent of total wartime materials.
Simmering or cooking protein foods in water just below the oiling point yields greater tenderness than boiling. Simmered eggs and ham are not truly boiled by good cooks today, as longer cooking at a lower temperature enhances texture.
Despite stable per person daily food consumption at about five pounds for 86 years, nutritional content has improved significantly.
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