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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1912
Page
6
Good Housekeeping Magazine notes Eye of Beef as the epicurean cut for pot roast. Cheaper beef cuts yield valuable protein and low waste, with regional price examples from Providence Philadelphia New York and advice on local naming of cuts.
A lemon layer cake recipe uses butter sugar pastry flour milk lemon flavoring eggs and baking powder. Cream butter and sugar add flavoring beat yolks and fold into sifted flour soda and cream of tartar. Whip egg whites to stiff and fold in bake in two layers and ice after cooling.
Dry pumpkin pie method uses stewed squash dried in a warming closet to extend winter storage. Soak overnight in milk then heat with milk and follow pie steps. Dried pumpkin yields pies similar to those made from canned pumpkin.
Wash and cut asparagus into half inch lengths then boil in two quarts of water with a pinch of salt for thirty minutes until tender. Toast bread, melt butter, dip toast in asparagus liquor then in butter, assemble with asparagus on top, season with remaining butter and serve hot. Delicious.
Instructions describe washing beans in cold water, placing them in a vessel, pouring boiling water over, letting it cool to luke warm, then cooking in boiling water until tender. The text uses old spellings and punctuation, with steps to repeat until the beans are tender.
Instructions for making timbales with ham parsley and butter bread crumb mix. Bake in molds over hot water then serve with a Bechamel sauce prepared from white stock onion carrot bay leaf parsley and peppercorns with a milk and butter roux.
One teaspoonful of soda to a quart of tomatoes prevents milk turning in tomato soup. It clears stains from clothes and removes odors from jars and fish pan. It can rinse tainted meat, soothe burns, whiten silver, de-stain pots, freshen coffee cream, and relieve sour stomach. It also treats corns and bunions when bound wet overnight.
Sausage can be preserved indefinitely by packing in lard then forming into small cakes. Fry each cake briefly, place two upright in a heated jar, and pour melted lard to cover. When needed, warm the crock until the lard melts and remove what is required. Store remaining cakes with minimal additional lard.
Soak the fish overnight and wipe dry before using. Broil on a buttered gridiron over a clear fire. Lay on a hot dish and pour over it a cream sauce made by stirring two teaspoonfuls of corn starch into one cup of boiling water with a tablespoonful of butter, cook until thickened, add a well beaten egg, then temper to prevent curdling. Finish with parsley and pepper.
A simple muffin recipe combines cornmeal and white flour with baking powder salt brown sugar maple syrup melted butter milk egg and a baked batter. Mix dry ingredients stir in the wet with beaten egg syrup and butter then bake in greased tins for 15 to 20 minutes.
The text outlines a cake method using two ounces of butter and sugar, two beaten eggs, two ounces of flour, two tablespoons ground almonds, and almond extract. It directs to bake in a greased tin with paper, in a moderate oven, and to dust sugar on top.
Soak bread crumbs in milk for fifteen minutes. Stir melted butter into cheese until melted then mix with bread and milk. Beat one egg and season with salt and pepper. Cook until creamed and serve with crackers.
A fragment describes lining a plate with crust and lining with white winter grapes. It mentions making an orange or lemon gelatin jelly, filling the crust with grapes, pouring cool jelly among and over the grapes, then chilling until set.
A War Department delegation observed a cooking demonstration at Washington barracks showing portable take down ovens capable of feeding 150 soldiers in seven minutes three seconds. Officials noted rapid improvements over two years with older Civil War style ovens and a modern model transportable by wagon. Captain M A Elliott headed the bakery tour as cadets and officers studied oven designs and food value charts.
Reading of Rear Admiral Southland's West Virginia voyage to Palmyra Island finds three huts in Islet 51 with corrugated iron roofs and a cache of cedar crates labeled in Japanese, suggesting past occupation and possible covert use for supplies or rendezvous. No inhabitants were found amid abundant bird life.
John R. Rhoades of the supply division at a post office ingested a nail while naili ng boxes for postmasters nationwide. An ambulance briefly treated him at Providence Hospital before he left to resume duties as doctors reportedly were unavailable. Rhoades compared the nail to a fish bone and insisted he could breathe normally while awaiting appendix care that never came.
Professor L H Wood and electrical expert Henry J L Transtrom showcased high voltage discharges, wireless egg frying, and telegraphy feats at the Washington Foreign Mission seminary. The audience heard a transmitter voice, witnessed incandescent globe lighting, and saw copper and metal objects lifted in midair during the demonstrations.
A Medical Record article by Lieut Col. Charles E Woodruff argues immigration shapes civilization and athletic prowess. He cites Olympic winners from 1840 onward, notes most were of Northern or blend stock, and claims northern immigrants provide athletic vigor while southern groups contribute stamina.
A curious and valuable shell shows no join in its twist or whorls, a plain apex pipe called the royal staircase wentletrap. Prices paid by collectors reach as high as £27 for a single specimen, though ordinary examples fetch far less. The shell is pale yellow with white ribs.
An American lady outfits moulted chickens with Canton flannel clothes caps coats and trousers. Roosters wear red caps with visors while hens sport poke bonnets trimmed with baby ribbon. Knickerbocker style trousers gather at drumsticks. London Tit-Bits reports this quirky fashion.
The American cliff swallow differs from other swallows in tail shape and song. Its nests are described as remarkable and bottle like, with a neck resembling a broken chemist’s retort.
The extraordinary Scissors-Bill Bird may inhabit both east and west coasts of America. Its lower mandible measures about five inches and acts like a sharp paper cutter, while the upper mandible is slightly shorter with a groove for the lower blade. The bird favors oysters and is typically found near oyster banks.
A classic guide to using asparagus tips in salads soups sauces and garnishes. The piece covers chilling boiling times chopping adding tips to soups salads and fish dishes and includes a detailed asparagus sauce recipe with butter flour white stock onion carrot bay leaf mace and parsley. It notes tips can season curries gravies and creamed sauces and suggests serving ideas from consommé to crusts and luncheon sandwiches.
A vintage recipe explains making Heavenly Hash Candy with sugar and water boiled until thin strands form. Two eggs whites beaten are folded into half the mixture while the other half cooks further, then combined and beaten stiff with butter on cooled plates. Optional chocolate nuts or coconut may be added.
Use a small stiff brush at an angle to press bristles through the holes. Brush the under side as needed. Rinse with hot water and avoid placing to drain. Grater becomes clean with no lint from rough surfaces or ruined fish towels.
The article advises using white oil paint to mend china porcelain or pottery. A cube of oil paint can be applied like paste and tinted with available box colors to blend, with the white not showing. The method is described as astonishingly effective and enduring in daily use.
A recipe instructs to cut meat from a neck of mutton and crack bones then simmer with water until bones show and meat shreds. Cool skim fat, add boiled rice milk and beaten egg, season with salt for a hearty broth.
The fragment describes cutting haddle into small squares, parboiling, drying, boiling to a light brown, laying on a platter, topping each square with a small lump of butter and a few drops of lemon juice, and serving hot.
A dainty sift of bedroom curtains features a mirror of airy design with light scatter patterns in muted tones. The fabrics promise easy wear and quality finish for intimate spaces.
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