Dainty Sandwiches and Fruit Drink for Afternoon Party Lunch
Guidance from the United States Department of Agriculture on hosting an afternoon party lunch. Suggests dainty sandwiches and a fruit drink like grape juice, with lemon and optional sweeteners, plus simple spreads such as cream cheese with preserves or chopped parsley, watercress, or peanuts. Recommends trimming crusts, cutting into shapes, and attractive presentation with napkins and underplates.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Peach Bavarian Cream Dessert From USDA Recipe
A USDA home economics recipe for Peach Bavarian Cream blends peaches with whipped cream and gelatin. Soak gelatin, mash peaches with sugar, simmer, dissolve gelatin, chill, fold in cream, mold and chill until firm for a peaches and cream dessert.
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Bureau of Home Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Timely hints for family table drinks and shrimp dishes
A 1930 Western Newspaper Union feature offers fruit iced tea and pineapple lemonade recipes plus fancy punch and mulled cider. It also shares shrimp salad and shrimp on toast ideas with simple French dressing, celery and capers for garnish.
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Western Newspaper Union
Pigs and Geese Story of Courage and Warning
Mrs Goose and Mr Gander discuss how people call geese and pigs stupid yet tell of a noble tale where geese warn sleeping workers of danger. The tale notes animals can be brave and helpful, with Mrs Grey Goose and Brother Bacon acknowledging courage in both geese and pigs.
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Grandfather Porky
Western Newspaper Union
Mr. Gander
Mrs. Grey Goose
Grey Goose
Mrs. Goose
Dust Hiding Places of Centipedes Non Pyrethrum Powder
Moist warm hiding spots like bathrooms cellars and some closets attract house centipedes which feed on other insects. They rarely bite humans but bites if pressed. Regularly dust moist areas with fresh pyrethrum powder and renew as it loses strength. In case of a bite apply ammonia to reduce pain and swelling.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology
Honey Aged Fifty-Eight Years Changes Flavor
A hive produced white clover honey fifty eight years ago that the U S Department of Agriculture has stored and tested for decades. Once nearly colorless it now resembles blackstrap molasses and tastes much like buckwheat honey. The department plans to age it indefinitely and test it periodically to observe chemical changes as honey darkens and flavor shifts.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Territorial area equality of colonies and seven states
The text states that the United States colonies including Alaska Hawaii the Philippines Porto Rico Canal Zone Virgin Islands Guam American Samoa Wake and Midway equal the area of seven states Washington Oregon California Nevada Idaho Utah and Arizona.
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Alaska
Hawaii
Philippines
Porto Rico
The
Canal Zone
Virgin Islands
Guam
American Samoa
Wake and
Midway Islands
American States
Washington
Oregon
California
Nevada
Idaho
Utah
Arizona
Lemon Sponge Dessert Ahead of Time Refreshes Hot Days
A lemon sponge dessert from the bureau of home economies uses gelatin and whipped egg whites to set hours before serving. The recipe notes a custard sauce from yolks, milk and vanilla and suggests chilling the mold until firm for a dainty, refreshing finish.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economies
Novelty Woolens Liked for School and Travel Wear
Fashion notes for back to school wardrobes highlight novelty worsteds as lightweight yet smart for fall. Young shoppers favor sheer flecked fabrics in jackets, skirts, or one piece dresses paired with jackets, with scarves and tweedlike blends common in 1930s styling.
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Jack
Poison in Your Bowels Promotes Clean Intestinal Tract
An advertisement urges morning use of Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin to cleanse the bowels. It markets the laxative as mild, effective, and pleasant tasting, claiming it clears poisons and improves energy overnight based on Caldwell's forty seven years of study.
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Dr. Caldwell
Young Russia Learns to Fly at Moscow School
Pupils at the Raditche school for technical science in Moscow are being taught to build model planes and receive flying instructions. The future aviators are said to show unusual aptitude for the work.
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Russia
Raditche School For Technical Science
Moscow
Riddle of Twenty Men Reaping A Field
A Toronto Globe joke features a grammar school student solving a work rate problem. The examiner reads the reply stating the field reaped by twenty men cannot be reaped by fifteen, reflecting a humorous misinterpretation of proportional work.
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Toronto Globe
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