Possibilities of Doubling Iowa Dairy Income through Education
The Iowa State Dairymen's Association received $10,000 to boost dairying education, expand short courses, and spread dairy science via trains and lectures. Improved cow selection, feeding, milking, and the Babcock test could raise butter fat yields, boosting farm income and state wealth.
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General Assembly
Iowa State Dairymen’s Association
Babcock
Iowa State Dairy Association
Iowa
Dairymen's Association
Worth County
North Iowa Dairy Improvement Association
Goes Home Early in Detroit Tale
A brief comic piece from Detroit features a man who ends a call at ten o'clock and dismisses a proposal as unlikely. A fellow named Fred Pregg offers the reason, and a girl questions the meaning of igloo, prompting playful baby talk.
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Detroit
Fred Pregg
Land Values Rise in Canada Farms
The average value of occupied farm land in Canada last year reached 38.60 dollars per acre, up from 35.70 dollars the previous year. The rise reflects steady gains in rural property values across provinces.
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Canada
Lemon and Water as Morning Drink for Health
Early morning lemon and water is popular among women aiming for a better complexion. It aids digestion, avoids sugar and acidity risks for gouty or rheumatic subjects, and should be used in small portions. To keep lemons fresh, cut the section to be used, squeeze juice, and store the rest cut-side down on waxed paper or wrapped, away from heat or cold.
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Lowa
Corp
Iowa
Practical Household Hints From Old Times
Dried coffee grounds fill pincushions and deter neither moths nor mice. Rinse tinned fruits two hours before use to improve flavor. Vinegar removes paraffin odor from earthenware by wiping with a vinegar damp rag. Clean after cooking with curtains or newspapers then polish with grate polish and velvet. Gas stoves need thorough cleaning to prevent odors in the home.
Brown Betty Dessert Layered With Apples and Crumbs
A simple economical Brown Betty recipe uses sour apples bread crumbs sugar raisins cinnamon lemon rind or nutmeg and butter. Layer apples raisins crumbs and butter in a dish bake until tender and brown then serve with sauce cream or butter.
Mother's Indian Pudding Recipe Steps
Two quarts of milk warmed to a boil then poured into a pan. Add one tablespoon salt and a pint of bolted Indian meal with two-thirds cup molasses. Bake three hours in a large pudding pot with half a pint milk poured over the top. Do not stir. If scorches, cover with thin tin. This makes its own sauce.
Hot Buttermilk Biscuit
Recipe for hot buttermilk biscuits uses flour lard baking powder soda salt and buttermilk. Mix into soft dough roll to half inch, cut bake quickly and serve piping hot.
Liver Fried as Cutlets Recipe
One egg per pound of liver beaten, liver cut thin and scalded, dried, dipped in egg then cracker crumbs, fried until brown. Serve with tomatoes if desired.
Plum Loaf Preparation Steps
Instructions describe taking a portion of bread for one loaf when dough is ready, rolling thin, sprinkling with sugar, rolling several times, and working in a cup of raisins before baking as usual.
Anchovy Sippets Toasted Bread Bite
Toast white bread cut into thin pieces until brown. Top each slice with anchovy paste and a squeeze of lemon. These morsels serve as a tasty, appetite whetting starter before a larger meal.
Prunes on Toast Recipe
Toast slices of stale bread lightly and butter each slice. Lay on a platter and pour over them stewed prunes sweetened to taste. Heap whipped cream on each slice and serve at once.
Pepper Nuts Rich Treats For Special Occasions
A vintage recipe for pepper nuts explains mixing butter lard and brown sugar, adding eggs and spices including nutmeg cinnamon and anise with almonds and citrons. Molasses and soda mixture is stirred in, dough formed, rolled and sliced, baked briefly, then stored airtight for long keeping.
Household Tips From a Distant Page
Practical advice covers removing ink stains from children's frocks with red ink then washing, warming lemons to ease juice extraction, destroying moths by oven treatment, and using caramel and maple sugar for custards and coloring sauces. The piece blends home remedy tips with kitchen hints and flavor ideas.
Maids of Honor Gem Pan Mixture and Baking Method
A recipe describes lining gem pans with paste, preparing a sage infusion, then cooking until thick. Mix sugar and butter to cream, beat in eggs, add coconut, lemon rind and juice, then incorporate boiled sago. Fill pans and bake until done.
Mince Pie Origins In Fabled Holiday Treat
The origin of mince pie is linked to a legend that the spices trace back to the gifts of the wise men. Historical recipes show early pies were oblong in shape and later evolved into the current form.
Roast Pig With Corn Meal Dressing and Butter
A six week old pig is scored and rubbed with lard then baked. A dressing of two quarts corn meal is mixed with boiling water to a stiff dough and cooked in a pan. After baking the pig is broken up, butter added, seasoned, stuffed, sewn closed, and kept moist with water and frequent baste.
Currant Buns Recipe From Early Kitchen Notebook
A historical bread recipe uses warm sweet milk, sugar, yeast, butter, and currants. It instructs a overnight rise, then additional flour kneading and multiple rising stages before baking in a quick oven. Two eggs may be used in the morning if asked.
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