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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1915
Page
2
In this year 1915 tale, Sotheby saves Mollie in a boating accident leaving Evelyn presumed dead. Mollie reveals Evelyn lied to avoid marriage. Evelyn survives and marries another man. Sotheby realizes his true love is Mollie and plans a future together after a brief separation.
Dairy barn care emphasized with curry combs and brushes for cows equal to horses. Daily stall bedding removal and manure hauling reduce odor and disease, while clean hands and milking gear prevent milk contamination. Milking machines, dry well drained lots, and proper feed racks aid cleanliness and milk quality.
J Troop from Breeding Experiment Station discusses corn rootworm and corn rootaphis widespread in the Mississippi valley. The pest has caused major corn losses over 30 years, but control is possible through updated farming methods and crop rotation rather than poisons.
Water for cows should come from a clean deep well if streams or springs are unavailable. Barnyard use and dairy utensil washing water must be free from foreign matter and taints at all times.
Asparagus roots, properly planted and fertilized, will continue to yield large spears for sixteen to twenty years in succession with good culture.
The article explains how grubs in sheep heads trigger inflammation and breathing problems during warm months. The fly lays eggs near nostrils, larvae travel through nasal passages, causing illness and occasional death. Tar rubbed on noses reduces trouble. tar-coated troughs and darkened sheds lessen heat and annoyance.
Farmers are urged to preserve native birds as natural weed and pest control. Birds such as sparrows redpolls song thrushes catbirds and mourning doves feed on fall weed seeds and help crops, yet people kill them for sport while forests and orchards suffer from pests.
The article argues that toads are valuable natural enemies of many insect pests like snails grasshoppers and potato beetles. It notes toads face threats from snakes hawks and lawn mowers and urges protection rather than killing them for sport.
The piece asserts bees can produce honey in most locations despite adverse surroundings. It notes inexperienced beekeepers may be surprised by how far bees roam to seek nectar.
The article shares ideas for using coffee beyond drinking. It describes coffee jelly and a coffee souffle with gelatin, milk, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. It also suggests a coffee rum cordial by heating coffee, adding sugar and Santa Cruz rum, then serving chilled after dinner.
A Spanish style chicken dish uses olive oil onions tomatoes and a banana for flavor. A four pound bird cooks in boiling water with salt pepper and parsley then thickens and is served with sauce. rice can be added with a shorter thickening step.
A compact guide to breakfast dishes using leftover ham. The first method makes custard cup omelets from stale bread crumbs and ham with eggs milk and white sauce, baked in hot water. The second uses chopped ham in oatmeal cups with an egg, salt pepper and butter baked until whites are firm.
A historic recipe describes cooking four to five pounds of lean corned beef and a small fowl with four quarts of hulled corn, one turnip, six to seven potatoes, and one quart of white beans. Beans are cooked mushy and strained, meat and fowl simmered with turnips, then meat returned. Potatoes are added like a stew, followed by strained beans and corn, with seasoning to taste.
A home kitchen tip describes making corned beef hash with boneless corned beef and hot potatoes, moistened with beef stock or milk, lightly flavored with onion and nutmeg, then fried without stirring until browned and absorbed. Substitutions include celery or bacon bits for butter.
Beets retain their sugary delicate flavor when baked rather than boiled. Turn them frequently in the oven with a knife when needed. Peel after cooking and serve the slices with butter salt and pepper.
Fragment discusses washing colored goods to prevent fading and mentions conditioning the wash with careful steps. No clear events, dates, or named entities identified.
A London Queen contributor urges cooks to create menu variety to break monotony in catering. Suggestions include keeping a menu book, noting new dishes, consulting cookbooks, and using lists for breakfasts lunches and desserts. Practical ideas cover scraps, kidneys, fish, soups, and budget options.
A vintage recipe describes making lemon orange ice cream using one quart cream six egg yolks plus one white sugar and lemon and orange juices with grated zest. Build a double boiler custard separately then combine and freeze alternating steps to prevent curdling. Three or four whole eggs may substitute for yolks.
Baked halibut weighing three or four pounds is prepared by skinning, salting, and cooking in milk for about an hour. Baste with milk, then top with buttered crumbs near completion. Serve with plain brown butter, egg sauce or tomato sauce and garnish with hard boiled egg slices.
A historic recipe instructs boiling turnips parsley roots onions in two quarts of water, adding codfish, then thicken with a milk egg and flour mixture. Ginger pepper salt and butter are used for seasoning. An alternative notes removing bones and adding salt and butter for a codfish soup variant.
A historic recipe for orange ice. Mix four parts water two parts sugar two parts orange juice quarter part lemon juice and orange rind. Boil water and sugar to a syrup twenty minutes add juices and rind cool strain and freeze.
To prevent blue from fading soak for two hours in a pail of water with one ounce of sugar of lead. Then rinse thoroughly before washing and ironing to keep the color true.
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