Dorothy Alden’s Page of Helpful Hints for the Home
Dorothy Alden advises winter home refresh focusing on living room updates and washable fabrics. She urges reupholstery, new slip covers, bright draperies, and restocking linens with purchase dates for wear tracking. She also suggests using sales to stock bedding and noting wash loads for future buys.
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Help Dorothy Alden Will Advise On Household Problems
Advice column urges consulting Dorothy Alden of The Indianapolis Times for household issues. Readers are asked to mail a stamped envelope for a personal reply and to consider overhauling appliances and updating kitchen equipment.
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Dorothy Alden
The
Indianapolis Times
Maple Syrup Frosting Quick and Easy
A simple frosting hints at using maple syrup stirred into confectioners sugar until spreadable. The result is a sweet glaze suitable for cakes and desserts.
Cheese Education: Valuable Food Builds Muscle and Bone
A period style guide extols cheese as a superior protein source, balanced with vegetables and starches. It promotes cheese as a main dish, cautions on combining with leafy greens and cellulose, and provides multiple recipes including Cheese and Spinach Timbales and Macaroni Cheese Loaf.
Dorothy Alden Offers Cookie Recipe Collection
A note from Dorothy Alden of The Indianapolis Times invites readers to request a collection of her cookie recipes. She promises convenient, ready to bake ideas and suggests sending a stamped addressed envelope to receive the copy.
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Dorothy Alden
The
Indianapolis Times
Types and grades of black and green teas
The article explains green tea mainly from China and Japan and black tea from Ceylon India and Java. It outlines processing steps from leaf picking to drying, firing, and grading. It details withering oxidation rolling fermentation firing sieving and the Orange Pekoe hierarchy from Flowery Orange Pekoe to Pekoe Souchong.
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India
Java
Pineapple Pineapple Bread Pudding with Marshmallows
A home cooking tip suggests adding cut pineapple pieces on top after baking bread pudding. Cover with marshmallows and return to the oven to brown. Serve with pineapple juice for a sweeter finish.
Moist keeping of egg yolks after cake use
If egg yolks remain from a white cake they can be refrigerated for several days. Place them in a small cup and cover with cold water to prevent drying out.
Mixed Grill Joy for Household Meals
Practical guide for a mixed grill using common fridge items. Lists suitable meats fish vegetables and combos. Recommends wire cake cooler rack, French dressing, preheated broiler, light flame, and a lemon butter sauce plus salad and dessert.
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Mayonnaise Emulsion Repair Method
If mayonnaise separates during making, beat in another egg and add the separated mixture drop by drop while beating until thickened. Then add the rest in a steady stream, beating well after each addition.
Cook Vegetables Uncovered to Reduce Odor in Home
Vegetables like cabbage onions cauliflower and turnips should be boiled uncovered in abundant salted water so their odor escapes gradually. Covered cooking traps odor and makes it spread through the house all at once.
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