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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1912
Page
6
A 1913 home cookbook item outlines a paper bag dinner with roast beef or sirloin, Lima beans, baked potatoes, tomatoes, and Apples a la Duchesse. Instructions cover bag sealing, oven times, and order to cook to balance flavors, with detailed measurements and care notes.
The paper reports a new cooking method by M. Soyer and Martha McCulloch Williams using paper bags. Nicholas Soyer, grandson of Alexis Soyer, refined the system, claiming faster, safer cooking that outperforms the old pot and kettle method and is being adopted across households in England.
In a New York scene George Ade jokes about resolutions in marriage while a church outing reveals a boy named Harry wearing his new knickerbockers backward. The grandmother notices the fashion mishap as Harry endures the rest of the service standing.
Martha McCulloch Williams recites her trial of M Soyer paper bag cooking. She notes early skepticism, then success by following Soyer general directions, advising careful bag preparation, oven setup, and no opening bag during cooking. Copyright 1911.
Mrs. Martha McCulloch Williams promotes paper bag cooking as a leading American authority. She describes herself as a selfmade cook who values the craft over formal education and criticizes spending on colleges and libraries while praising cooking and public affairs interest.
Mrs Forward explains two of her sons are Boy Scouts and their scouting work happens at home in the refrigerator. Mrs Howard adds the gag about scouting in the fridge, highlighting domestic humor and family dynamics.
The fragment shows Little Nell remarking on a church scene where a child asks about a game titled I Spy. A contrasting note cites an annual per capita fire expense, reporting Europe averages 83 cents and the United States $2.01.
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