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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1911
Page
2
A food column presents simple potato salad and two desserts. Quick potato salad combines large potato chunks eggs olive oil and vinegar then chilling. prune dessert uses stewed prunes with orange flavoring and sherry, served with whipped cream. Apple and Pine Dainty blends stewed apples pineapple and sponge cake with a citrus syrup for chilling and serving.
A simple beef and potato loaf recipe uses one pound lean beef one teaspoon salt one half teaspoon pepper one cup chopped boiled potatoes and an unbeaten egg. Form into a loaf roll in oiled paper and bake thirty minutes in a moderate oven basting with hot stock or water before serving in slices.
A recipe for Southern spoon bread uses one pint sweet milk half cup white cornmeal half teaspoon salt one tablespoon butter one beaten egg and one tablespoon baking powder Scald milk stir in meal cook three hours then add remaining ingredients Bake in a dish and serve hot from the dish
A simple lemon sauce made with two cups boiling water two tablespoons cornstarch half a cup sugar and a pinch of salt plus two tablespoons butter grated lemon rind and juice Optional stiff egg white added for body Serve over plain boiled rice or puddings as a dessert topping.
Wash oil cloth with milk and water. Avoid soapsuds to keep colors bright. Rub with a mix of half melted beeswax and turpentine, apply with dry flannel, then polish with dry flannel. Alternatively wash as above and oil with sweet oil or butter, then polish.
A flank of steak is trimmed of fat and fried in butter until brown. Onions are fried in the remaining butter, then spread over the steak. A can of tomatoes with juice is added and the dish is baked covered for an hour. Pan drippings are made into gravy and the dish served hot.
Beat three eggs with a cup and a half of sugar then blend in half cup soft butter half cup cold water two cups flour and three level teaspoons baking powder. Stir well, flavor with lemon and bake in a moderate oven.
A brief tip explains that flannel should be torn starting the tear rather than cut when making a warm winter fabric. The guidance emphasizes fabric handling to preserve softness and reduce fraying.
A Massachusetts inventor creates a tool to prevent burned potatoes by using a long metal plate with V-shaped incisions and spikes. Potatoes are placed on the prongs and roasted evenly without turning, with a handle at one end to slide the device in and out of the oven.
Domestic science trains girls for home making and health, aiming to banish drudgery and elevate tasks into pleasant activities. It teaches breadmaking, food spoilage, disease prevention, and ideal home conditions, and its inclusion in agricultural universities gives farmer’s daughters equal opportunity to master household duties.
To make a good brazed joint clean the metal and heat it to a bright red. Then apply flux made from one pound boric acid, four ounces pulverized chlorate of potash, and three ounces carbonate of iron.
A loaf stays fresher longer when stored in a covered stone crock. Wrap in a large cloth to exclude air and keep the crock cool. This method is nicer than a tin vessel and superior to refrigeration.
Two eggs and brown sugar are beaten light then mixed with salt flour and baking powder. Stir in English walnut meats broken in pieces. Drop spoonfuls onto buttered pans and bake in a quick oven.
A rough recipe fragment lists combining 1 cup meat 4 cups apples 1 cup raisins and 2 cups brown sugar with lemon juice rind citron and spices. It suggests mixing with strong coffee to reach a right consistency and simmering until tender.
A proverb notes that a hint that helps a wise woman suffices, yet the same hint for a sufficient man may prove unwise, reflecting gendered caution in advice.
A historic recipe note describes delicate palatable cakes for afternoon tea. Instructions detail meringue like biscuits with egg whites, sugar, butter, pastry flour, and shaping tips. includes almond cake and macaroons with almonds and lemon juice. caraway scented German cakes bake slowly until lightly browned.
A Iowa inventor creates a coffee pot with a lever in the handle to admit air and release coffee in a straight stream, avoiding splashes from hot liquid. The device aims to prevent finger burns for housewives and improve kitchen convenience.
A simple and economical pudding method uses six large or twelve medium potatoes mashed with four eggs and a pint of milk. Stir in a potato, six ounces sugar and flavoring, then butter a dish and bake for half an hour. Potatoes kept two or three days can help collect a sufficient amount.
A method for making tapioca broth from veal includes simmering a knuckle of veal with vegetables in water until tender. Strain and cool the broth, remove grease, then boil with tapioca for 20 minutes before serving hot in a tureen.
A historic recipe lists ingredients for a rich fruit cake: two cups flour, one cup brown sugar, one cup sour cream, one cup raisins, one cup chopped butternuts, a quarter pound citron cut fine, two tablespoons molasses, butter the size of a large egg, two eggs, one teaspoon soda, and one teaspoon each of cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
A reflection on the idea that true value lies in the bargain of happiness. The piece argues enjoyment gained with minimal cost or effort represents the best possible purchase in life.
Instructions detail making a paste from French chalk and alcohol to clean and dry decorative figures. It covers whitening and bleaching with water, kerosene for oil cloth, varnish restoration, and cleansing brass with oxalic acid solution followed by soap and water.
A simple cooker improvement claims faster cooking and better moisture. The device uses two nested pans with perforations along the inner pan edge. Steam from the lower water pan rises to the food chamber through the lid seal, increasing heat and reducing drying out.
Old cookbook style recipes detail Oyster Tea with oysters simmered in milk and spice, Vermicelli Toast with creamy milk dressing and egg yolk garnish, Chicken Panada from roasted fowl scraps, and Velvet Creams dessert using gelatin sherry and cream. Instructions emphasize delicate portions.
Instructions describe boiling brown sugar and molasses with butter until a thread forms, cooling, and flavoring with vanilla. The mixture is pulled into sheets, cut into pieces, then dipped in vanilla-flavored melted chocolate for a chocolate coating.
A simple method for making broth using scraps of chicken or turkey bones. Simmer with cooked rice, vegetable puree, carrot, onion, salt, and water for about an hour. Skim, season, strain, and serve.
A luncheon idea describes serving chicken salad in a ring of ham jelly. After turning out the jelly, pour two cupfuls of salad into the ring and rest the jelly on lettuce or watercress. The ham jelly is made from thick cream whipped stiff, aspic jelly, potted ham, and a splash of fruit syrup for a pink color.
A recipe describes rolling round steak with a poultry dressing, tying it, browning in a kettle with fat pork, then simmering covered for two hours with a little salt and boiling water.
Eclair shells stuffed with chicken salad and generous mayonnaise glaze dominate Sunday tea menus in an old New York town. The write up highlights the dish as a favored centerpiece at weekend gatherings.
A guide notes butters enhance cake frostings such as coffee chocolate maple or caramel. Orange slices replace lemon with tea and should match lemon slice size. A banana marshmallow fruit salad arranged in a circle on a dessert platter with whipped cream makes another nice dessert.
A recipe line lists ingredients and method for ginger cookies. It includes one cup each of brown sugar molasses and lard with boiling water and soda dissolved in it. Ginger and flour are added to form soft dough then rolled and baked like cookies.
A dishwasher seeks efficiency with a soap shaker and a chain for cleaning pots and pans. She keeps borax and ammonia over the sink to cut grease.
Maples syrup heated to boiling point poured over well beaten yolks then cooked in a double boiler until thick. Cool then add cream and beaten whites, mix well and freeze.
A wry remark from the Washington Post notes a man prefers risk in sport over pursuing sensible humanitarian goals, highlighting a clash between thrill and public good.
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