Local Social Visits Highlight Weekend Gatherings
Eaglin Dock Deffenbaugh and wife of Chicago visited last week with the Belchers Ike and Owen and families. Perry Belcher and family spent Friday with Lewis Kissner and wife. Chas Thalman and family visited Willie Kissner and family. Miss Isabelle Wham returned to Salem after two weeks with niece Lotta Ballance and family. Claude Jolliff and family were calling nearby Friday evening. Cecil Jett has been doing some te-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dock Deffenbaugh
Chicago
Ike
Owen Belcher
Perry Belcher
Lewis Kissner
Isabelle Wham
Salem
Lotta Ballance
Claude Jolliff
Cecil Jett
Community Socials and Family News in Patoka
Pair work and painting for Mrs. Ella Linton on her store in Patoka noted. Misses Lois Stevens Juanita Stevens Evelyn Nattier and Velma Long spent a day with Ellen and Lora Ballance for Loras twelfth birthday. Mrs Mona Arnold assisting with her brother Robert Quayle of Salem reported in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Linton
Patoka
Lois
Juanita Stevens
Evelyn Nattier
Velma
Ellen
Lora Ballance
Lora
Mona Arnold
Robert Quayle
Salem
Frugal Homemade Soap Tips for Cleaning and Laundry
Save soap scraps and melt them to make a bar for toilet use by adding glycerine or oatmeal. For laundry purposes add borax or naptha to scraps before melting.
Making Quince Jam Steps From A Recipe
Instructions describe preparing quince jam by simmering raw fruit with water and lemon juice, then measuring cooked fruit and adding 7 cups sugar. The mixture is boiled to a full rolling boil for one minute, then liquid pectin is added and the jam is skimmed poured and sealed.
Virginia Soup With Lima Beans Ham Bone
Soak dried lima beans overnight then cook in two quarts of water with a ham bone and diced ham. Add two peeled sweet potatoes and simmer until tender. Mash and strain, season with salt and pepper, and serve very hot.
Paper Towels Essential Kitchen Item
A roll of paper toweling belongs in every kitchen for economical cleaning uses. It wipes pans sinks stoves and can quickly polish glassware mirrors and windows.
Scrambled eggs with Tomato on Buttered Toast
Saute a chopped onion in butter then remove it. Add 1 1 2 cups cooked tomato 2 teaspoons sugar salt and pepper to taste and 6 eggs well beaten. Cook as scrambled eggs and serve on hot buttered toast.
Flavoring for Caramel Desserts
Recipe-style note explains dissolving burned white sugar in boiling water to make a flavoring for caramel custard cream pie pudding or icings. It notes the mixture stays fresh indefinitely if kept well corked and unused quantities can be burned before use.
Wall Paper Tip Removes Grease Spots With Alcohol
A brief household tip advises rubbing grease spots on walls with flannel cloth dampened with alcohol to lift stains. The method emphasizes gentle motion to avoid wall damage while cleaning.
White Enamel Cleaning Tip for Utensils
When washing white enamelware stains come off quickly. Dip a wet cloth in baking soda and rub the enamel, using plenty of soda for best results.
Beet and Pea Garden Snack with Russian Dressing
A portable salad idea mixes 1 cup cooked diced beets 1 cup cooked peas and 1 to 2 cups diced celery. Blend with Russian dressing and serve on crisp shredded lettuce, garni with a hard cooked egg.
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Eaglin
Chas, Thalman
Family
Willie Kissner
W. Alexander
Service
Udger Jones
Second Supreme Judicial District
Norman L. Jones
Lowe Brothers
C. A. Glore
Vernon
Linois
T. E. Irvin
ALTOM
Virginia Soup
Recsida Saled
Unity Mutual Benefit Association
Unity Mutual Benefit Ass’n
Register
J. W. Alexander
L. W. Ballance
Unity Mutual Benefit Association OF Illinois
Illinois
Amt
Q. l
Conte Mores
Sppli
Alexander
Solis
Association
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