Good Things for the Table by Nellie Maxwell
A 1931 Western Newspaper Union food column offers party meal ideas for bridge gatherings. It suggests themed decorations and recipes such as Trump Sandwiches shaped like playing cards, Grand Slam Salad with grapefruit, American Chop Suey, and Chicken Ham Croquettes with detailed prep steps and a note on frying temperature.
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Western Newspaper Union
Shrinkage in Roasts Linked to Oven Temperatures and Cooking Style
USDA researchers note meat shrinkage during cooking hinges on oven heat and method. Searing before slow finishing reduces loss, while continuous high heat increases shrinkage. Well done, high grade roasts lose more fat and less water compared with thin cuts.
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Bureau of Home Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Potato Bugs Freeze-Proof Their Winter Diets
In a winter survival behavior, potato bugs expel about one third of their body water to prevent cellular rupture from freezing. The adaptation acts like an antifreeze, enabling the insects to endure freezing temperatures underground.
Read Labels on Bottles Before Buying
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the notice urges careful reading of labels on food bottles and packages. It warns that misleading appearances or understated statements can deceive buyers and cites bottles of different shapes with equal or different contents to illustrate the point.
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United States Department of Agriculture
WNU Service
WNN
Food and Drug Administration
Pork Should Be Cooked Well Done for Safety
The article from the USDA urges well done pork to destroy the trichina parasite, offering a detailed roasting method for a fresh ham. It covers preparation, searing at 480 F, lowering to 325 F, target 182 F, and 25 to 30 minutes per pound, plus rind removal, scoring, cloves, brown sugar, final browning, and savory gravy.
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Western Newspaper Union
United States Department of Agriculture
WNU
Bureau of Home Economics
Bedtime Story for the Children by Mary Graham Bonner
Edgar Eagle apologizes for being late to a party for a two year old eagle. His mother has a white head and tail and the young eagle anticipates the day he will be bald meaning white feathers on the head.
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Mary Graham Bonner
Edgar Eagle
Eagle
Edgar Hagle
Edgar
Western Newspaper Union
Frilly Blouse Fashion Promises Bold Spring Trend
Fashion notes predict a widespread bolero and lace trimmed blouse vogue for spring and summer. Pictures show pleated skirts, frilly tops, and color shifts from black to blues and pastels with plaid, stripes, and prints, plus lingerie style blouses returning.
Harvard Beets Recipe and Snake Identification Note
A home economics guide shows how to make Harvard beets with a sweet-sour vinegary sauce and optional horseradish. The text also clarifies that copperhead and highland moccasin are the same species, while water moccasin is a different species, commonly called cottonmouth due to their jaw display.
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Harvard
The
Bureau of Home Economics
First Name for Matches
Historical note on matches once called con greves in Sweden France and Germany. Progenitor friction light devised in 1827 by John Walker named after Sir William Congreve English artillery officer who invented the life saving rocket.
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Congreves
Sweden
France
Germany
John Walker
William Congreve
Harder Work Moncton Hoffe at Lambs Club
English playwright Hoffe spoke at the Lambs Club in New York. He recounted chorus girls debating Paris fashions noting an evening frock shows limited ankle and neckline with a witty remark about a worker’s gaze.
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Moncton Hoffe
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Lambs’ Club
New York
Paris
Kruschen Salts Ad Claims Slimming Benefits
An advertisement touts Kruschen Salts claiming 11 pounds lost in six weeks and renewed energy. It promotes daily use for fat loss and overall rejuvenation, with a 85 cent four week bottle and a money back guarantee through druggists nationwide.
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America
Phrase Confuses Propaganda and Proper Goose Sauce
An old saying mulls over whether the same flavor that fuels propaganda also serves those aiming for honesty. It examines the ethics of rhetoric and the dish of truth in public discourse.
Phillips' Milk of Magnesia Relief Ad
An old advertisement promotes Phillips' Milk of Magnesia to correct excess stomach acid. It claims instant relief the stomach becomes sweet and lists heartburn gas headache biliousness and indigestion as conditions improved. It notes the product is doctor standard for over 50 years and sold in 25¢ and 50c bottles at druggists.
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Magnesia
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