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Newspaper
Middletown Weekly
Location
Middletown, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1912
Page
3
A nostalgic verse description captures autumn color as leaves turn emerald to gold and scarlet. The poem notes robing of nature by wind and dew, with daisies and spider webs amid changing seasons.
An 81 year old authoress Amelia E Barr is at work on her sixty second novel, writing four to six hours daily. Mme Elka Tamboraski, famed as the Florence Nightingale of the Balkans, has donated her wealth to Red Cross and heads to the front to organize hospital corps. Paul Poiret offers fashion guidance emphasizing color, line, and appropriate dress for personality and setting.
A recipe fragment describes mashing six hot potatoes and cooling them slightly. It instructs beating in butter and adding flour ratio for forming dough, with flour previously sifted twice. It appears as an unfinished domestic instruction.
A dough ready to mold into biscuits, rolled half an inch thick and baked quickly. An egg may be added but is optional. Tear open while hot and eat. avoid slicing with a knife. Cream salad dressing combines cream, three eggs, vinegar, mustard, sugar, salt, and paprika. simmer until thick and store in a cool jar.
The article details cooking cucumber by boiling with onions carrots and serving with butter cream sauce or in salads. It also suggests using leftover vegetables to make cream soups by simmering onions and mixed vegetables with milk to a thick creamy consistency.
Directions for making traditional buckwheat cakes with sausage and maple syrup. The method uses yeast cake, salt, lukewarm water, buckwheat, and soda with milk, letting batter rise all day and night, then adjusting with warm water and more buckwheat. The batter can be kept in warmer or cooler places, and aging improves tenderness.
Peel two large tomatoes and cut in pieces. Cook slowly with salt and red pepper. Beat yolks and whites of three eggs separately, mix with salt and pepper. Melt butter, pour eggs, arrange tomato pieces around the top as they set. Finish and serve with parsley garnish.
Guidance for treating tough grease marks on a cotton dress suggests sprinkling with finely prepared starch, covering with brown paper, and ironing briefly. Afterward, wash in warm soapsuds and air dry to leave no trace of the stain.
A household recipe describes combining one gallon of molasses four quarts barberries and a large pan of sliced sweet apples. The mix is boiled in a large crock until cooked. when done correctly it should not ferment meat.
Mold the eggplant pulp into patties or croquettes. Roll in flour if needed to shape. Dip in egg then flour then egg again and coat with fine breadcrumbs. Fry in hot oil or fat until done.
Parboil the tongue, peel, and roast until tender. Baste continually then serve with a brown sauce. The directions read like a rustic kitchen note with a casual, domestic cooking tone.
A fifty year old household recipe for Aunt Mary's Bread describes a no knead method. It uses milk and water, sugar, butter, lard, salt, yeast, and twice sifted flour to form a soft dough. The dough rises, is shaped into leaves, and baked to a medium loaf with careful handling to avoid a tough crust.
Use cold chicken and ham or veal and ham or mixed meats with short crust pastry. Fill gem pans with rounds, add meat and sauce with parsley, season, cover with lids, vent tops, brush with egg, bake 25 minutes, cool on a sieve.
Women who pride themselves on tea say good tea should be made in an earthen pot and not in metal. Tea should be poured into a heated second pot and kept hot under a casey. Dried orange peel, cinnamon, and cloves are traditional flavor variations with differing opinions on their effect.
A traditional recipe to mix flour soda tartar salt sugar and fat with sour milk into a stiff dough. Knead into a round cake bake on a hot griddle until browned or finish in an oven. Raisins or caraway seeds may be omitted.
A recipe for codfish soup mixes turnips and parsley roots or leaves with onions boiled in water. Add codfish, then a milk and egg thickener with flour, ginger and pepper. Finish with salt and butter to taste. bones should be easy to remove.
A dated home recipe describes splitting peas soaked overnight then cooked with onion and butter, using a white sauce to reach proper consistency. A ham bone simmer adds flavor to the pea soup.
Roil the carrots in salted water then chop finely. Season with utter pepper and salt, add a little hot milk to moisten.
The article argues that flavor loss stems from cleanliness, urging personal hygiene, clean utensils, and sanitary working conditions. It cites bakery rules requiring hand washing, the benefits of running water and nail care, and warns against coughing or sneezing near food. It stresses high standards in kitchens and factories to prevent contamination.
Practical hints on cooking eggs with salt for lighter cakes, drying woolens without wringing, and enhancing shoulder meat via half hour boil plus oven finish. Ammonia watering revives drooping plants, vinegar soak prolongs gas mantels, and labeling jars prevents errors. Plant care stresses avoid overwatering and proper potting sizes and drainage.
A simple method from Good Housekeeping for baking tart apples in water with butter and salt, adding marshmallows during cooking for a browned topping, then serving warm or cold with cream. Pears can be prepared similarly by coring and standing stem end up in the dish.
Dietitians hail apple butter as a wholesome food for children. Apples prepared, boiled, and pressed through a colander can be canned with little sugar and kept ready for making apple butter.
A pint of cold baked beans pressed through a sieve is seasoned with three drops of table sauce and two tablespoons of tomato catchup. The mixture is shaped into small cylinders, rolled in bread crumbs, dipped in beaten egg, coated again, and fried in deep hot fat.
An old home cleaning tip advises dampening a small cloth square and tying it to the broom before sweeping to reduce dust. The method suggests using a house cloth or mannel to trap dirt as the broom passes over linoleum.
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