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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1910
Page
2
A recipe method uses thick sour milk half a cup and boiled rice half cup. Add quarter teaspoon soda, one quarter cup sweet milk, three quarters cup bread flour with half teaspoon baking powder and one teaspoon melted butter. Beat, cook on greased griddle, portions small and served with melted butter and sugar. Cut the pile into quarters.
A colonial flavor recipe explains beatin g biscuit dough with an axe and giving it 300 strokes. The mixture is formed into half inch round cakes cut with a shands-a cutter, pricked thrice with a fork, and baked 20 to 30 minutes. The result is praised for its native flavor.
Melt two squares of chocolate in a double boiler then remove from heat. Stir in half a cup sugar and a quarter cup hot water. Return to heat and cook without stirring until a soft ball forms when dropped in water, then pour over the cake.
The guide suggests rinsing rice twice in very hot water instead of washing six times to remove starch. It notes northerners rarely achieve the separated grains seen on southern tables. To separate grains, add rice slowly to rapidly boiling salted water and cook twenty minutes uncovered.
A recipe for ginger honey cakes uses honey butter boiled cider or sour milk, hot water, one tablespoon ginger, one teaspoon soda, and flour to a soft batter baked in a flat pan.
Wash and dry herrings rub with round cloves pepper and salt. Place in earthen pan cover with vinegar and seal with thick paper. Bake in a moderate oven for one hour to be eaten or sold.
A recipe instruction describes boiling four ounces of macaroni in two quarts of stock until tender, cutting into rings, returning to boiling stock, and simmering a quarter hour before grating a little old cheese over the dish.
A simple recipe for codfish freshened in hot water twice. Boil with one onion and a large potato sliced thin. When tender, add one pint of milk, butter and pepper. Heat and serve with croutons or crackers.
The notes describe frying small pieces with minimal butter until well browned. They state the dish needs little fat, is rich enough to eat plain, and requires about three quarters of an hour to cook.
Household tips cover pastry browning cream usage and glass cleaning with vinegar. Advice includes beating eggs for griddle cakes, adding green pepper and mayonnaise to chicken salad, pepper case pressing meat, hot lather for cane chairs, sun avoidance, and serving grated Parmesan with macaroni. A quirky tip notes slipping a handkerchief into a shoe before test insertion for easy wear.
The Pekin to Hankow rail bridge over the Yellow River, a two mile steel structure, rests on sinking beds of quicksand. Eight steel tubes reach 50 feet down with cement and rock surrounding piles to anchor the span. Opened after a year and a half with a 21 car train passing smoothly.
A witness describes a small boy near an elevator in a factory hall who methodically removes pickle and meat from a thick sandwich, replacing each layer so the sandwich seems untouched. When asked why, the boy explains it is not his sandwich.
Quebec hosts a winter snow sculpture competition opposite the Chateau Frontenac. M. Paul Chevre of Paris, sculptor of the Champlain statue, is among likely jurors. The Chateau Frontenac offers a $50 gold purse, with two $25 prizes from local firms for the best snow figure.
Report describes two rough lumber poultry houses built from scrap material with 10x12 foot interior dimensions and varying wall heights. The writer praises the compact shape and roof design as convenient and easy to ground in, noting cracks and irregular boards but overall satisfaction.
Mrs J H Thompson details a small coop built four years ago with a three ply roof and wire mesh windows. She notes the costs for roofing paper glass and netting, a hinged front window for ventilation, and an inside lath door. A hailstorm last spring damaged the roof but resealed with new paper restored the coop to good condition.
A. V. Meersch in Western Poultry Journal notes that to fatten fowls for killing or marketing one should start fattening exactly eighteen days before use. The method contrasts cornmeal and ground oats as feed and warns that birds begin to lose flesh after the eighteen day point.
Horse World notes that rheumatism in pampered horses often mimics gout and attacks the fetlock or navicular joints. Pain is greatest with navicular involvement and swelling is absent, so some navicular cases may be rheumatic in origin. Postmortem exams show rheumatic deposits in many navicular bones.
Northern Illinois farmers consider reviving a dormant dairy industry to counter the milk trust. They evaluate reestablishing creameries sold to the Borden Company a decade and a half ago as potential outlets if their distributing depot in Chicago cannot be built. The era of co operative ran creameries a decade and a half ago ended in disaster after Borden’s expansion and buyout offers.
A simple DIY harrow is built by linking several overlapping planks like clapboards. The method yields a sturdy tool suitable for field use and demonstrates practical woodworking for farming tasks.
The article stresses clean water and wholesome feed for cows and warns of careless butter making. It details resting after churning, using cold water to hasten separation, skimming into a wooden bowl with water, changing the water until clear, not pressing during milk removal, then pressing and salting to one fortieth weight to maintain grainy texture.
A roller designed to smooth bumpy ground and fine surface soil. It works well on lighter soils and can broadcast small seeds and aid planting of garden truck.
Cornell University bulletin records a few hundred hens in 1902 with an average feed cost of 9.2 cents per dozen eggs for the year. Farm Poultry figures show winter egg cost around 15 cents and summer about 7 cents per dozen, with feed alone near 11 to 12 cents per dozen at current prices.
A Kentucky inventor designs a time saving fruit gatherer. A canvas ring with a central trunk hole and surrounding stakes forms a circular net around the tree. Falling fruit lands on the canvas and rolls to the edge, staying intact until picked, reducing damage and effort.
The text discusses developmental approaches for animals in farming. It argues that forcing growth is acceptable for animals meant for herd leadership but not necessary for those destined to lead, advocating growth strategies that ensure the fullest, most vigorous maturity.
The smallest cows in the world are found in the Samoan Islands. Males weigh up to about 200 pounds, females average around 100 pounds. They are stocky, seldom taller than a merino sheep, with reddish mouse color and white markings. They have very large heads and exceptionally long horns.
The guide advises using haywire to fasten barb wire to small hedge fence posts. Staples may initially hold but are likely to crack and pull out later, so haywire provides a more reliable attachment.
Partial OCR fragment mentions Fowle and Fatte and buckwheat meal as good for fattening chickens. It suggests a preference for mixing but lacks complete details or context on method, quantities, or results.
Garden guidance advises sowing beet seed thinly to reduce thinning work. Parsnip seed should be sown thickly to ensure germination. Do not touch thinning parsnips when wet as wet leaves on exposed skin cause pain.
A Buffalo Times quip recalls a joke about ice scarcity on the Styx with the shade of the ice baron meeting Charon. Mephisto notes the gag about a guest blaming a harsh winter for no ice, a playful nod to a legendary prank in mythic travel.
A report notes ants see ultraviolet rays and fear bright light for larvae. When given yellow light versus darkness under actinic rays, ants choose the yellow-lit area, indicating they perceive it as darker. Also mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething infants.
Consul General James W. Ragsdale notes a Halifax cold storage firm has begun producing finished fish fillets. He says the product is unfamiliar here but already popular in England.
Pope Gregory revises the calendar and jokes about the need for spelling reform remains unaddressed due to lack of expert Brander Matthews. The remark hints at historical gaps in scholarly support and courage during reform efforts.
A Lan Goon resident Khoon Tong was shot by unknown assailants upon return home. The incident, described as an outrageous act, caused widespread mourning. Authorities have yet to capture the alleged cowardly culprits roaming free.
An advertisement urges treatment for sore eyes with Pettit's Eye Salve. It notes weakness inflammation watering and swelling and directs readers to all druggists of Howard Bros Ruffalo New York to obtain the remedy.
Recent statistics show neurasthenia is three and a half times more common among German soldiers than ten years ago and hysteria cases are twice as numerous.
A defense attorney argues there is no evidence placing the client within a crime scene. The opposing lawyer counters with a brother-in-law's claim of seeing him there, but the defense asserts such testimony cannot constitute evidence.
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