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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1978
Page
5
A humorous reminiscence on how children hide in bathrooms to dodge chores and conversation, the family ritual of retreat behind locked doors, and a mother’s growing frustration with constant parental guidance. The piece plays on familiar lines about household rules and the elusive bath room refuge.
Pear torte recipe uses Bartlett pears with raspberry cream cheese topping and a 10 inch crust baked at 325 degrees, sliced pears arranged in a spoke pattern before serving. Also included is a bulgur and peas vegetarian supper with sunken buttered bulgur, peas, and a brief date cake beverage.
A recipe for stuffed onion halves using sweet Spanish onions. Boil onion halves, scoop centers, mix centers with bread crumbs parsley garlic oregano oil and Parmesan, then refill and bake in a 325 degree oven until tender. Finish with paprika and serve hot for six servings.
Gwendolyne Clyatt reports budget items this week include eggs, fryer chicken, onions, potatoes and bananas with cheeses as low-price features. Poultry and dairy trends show eggs as a top protein value, prices steady for fryer chicken, and many markets offering cheese. Fruits note apples near a record crop, with pears, cranberries and grapes reasonably priced, while stock up on fruitcake ingredients due to looming holiday demand.
A reader criticizes Ann Landers for defending a Loyal Reader who damaged another's property. The letters discuss erotica, art versus prurience, and a University of Indiana collection donation. A young man argues mentally retarded should be called slow learners and expresses independent mobility in Toronto. He asks for respectful labeling.
A collection of reader letters discusses sensitive language about learning disabilities, smoking etiquette, and nurse caps. J B recalls male nurses in mental hospitals and a cap wage of recognition, while others defend respectful terminology and share nostalgia for nursing. DEAR ANN replies with acknowledgement and a smile.
Pecos residents the Williams and Woods families took a weeklong vacation visiting Grace Freeman Nelley Bradshaw in Abilene and Merkel, and Glenn Woods in Pecos. They toured Elvis Presley landmarks in Memphis Mississippi and his Graceland and ranch. Local bands from Crockett Zavala and Pecos High will attend the University Interscholastic League marching contest in Andrews on Saturday November 18. Lynne Walker had her wedding ring found after it fell into a dairy vat using a metal detector in Unigate England.
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