Fruit cake history from sailors to modern bakers
The article traces fruit cake from British sailors who guarded recipes and traded currants, raisins, figs, and spices for voyage funds, to its spread through Egypt and the western world. It notes ingredients from Greece, Turkey, Italy, Spain, and Egypt, and explains how modern American homes buy fruit cake readily for holiday meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Institute of Baking
Chicago
Greece
Turkey
Italy
Spain
Egypt
America
Idaho 4-H Champs Win Chicago Trip
Gem State 4-H youths from Latah Kootenai Twin Falls and Ada Counties earned all expense trips to the 1968 National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago opening Nov 30. Frances Nowacki Donald Kasper Robert Carlson Lila Davison and others won honors in Poultry Field Crops Soil and Water Conservation Clothing and Entomology programs earning trips funded by sponsors and foundations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young
Idaho
Latah
Kootenai
Twin Falls
Ada
Chicago
Windy
Rixtons
National
Ced
Donald Kasper
Gennesee
Leary-Roebuck Foundation
Kasper
Latah County
Arcadian Products Dept
Allied Chemical Corp
Young ‘Carlson
Carlson
Lila Davison
Rose Hall
Boise
Coats & Clark Inc
Miss Davison
Homeettes 4-H Club
Goads
Mink Creek Church Graduates and Visits Noted
Mink Creek Sunday services were led by Counselor Leeral Jensen. Owain Wilde, son of Fay and Mrs. Wilde, completed Primary and was advanced in the Aaronic priesthood by President Verla Baird and Bishop Olson, with Vernon Westerberg presiding. Agnes Jepsen visited Cleveland with daughter and family. Blair Seamons and son Kevin visited Delbert Seamons' home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leeral Jensen
Owain Wilde
Fay Wilde
Verla Baird
Bishop Olson
Mia Pres
Vernon Westerberg
Agnes Jepsen
Cleveland
Paul Adams
Blair Seamons
Kevin
Delbert Seamons
Death of Dennis Adamson in Magna Utah
Franklin reports the death of 19 year old Dennis Adamson of Magna Utah grandson of Mr and Mrs John Adamson and son of Mr and Mrs Lance Adamson. Dennis had muscular distrophy since age five and polio later left him in an iron lung. he died Friday after years of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Adamson
Dennis
Lance Adamson
Magna
Utah
Monte
Chatterton Family Visits and Local Christmas Events
Orvil Chatterton and Maryland visitors arrived to spend Christmas with Laura Chatterton and family in California. Mrs Chatterton to visit Don Chatterson and Vern Seamons families in San Diego and Orvil Chatterton in Santa Monica. Levi Doney attended a wedding reception for Sandra Williams and George Fehr in Grace. Mrs Meda Lowe visited Lewiston with Mrs Meda Sharp for a Weston DUP Christmas party. Margaret Adamson admitted to Preston Hospital after throat hemorrhage. David Haworth returned home after two days away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearns
Franklin
Bart
Salt Lake City
Meda Lowe
Meda Sharp
Lewiston
Weston Dup
Margaret Adamson
Preston, Hospital
David Haworth
Horace Haworth
Local Social Notes Highlight Community Visits and Birthdays
In west central states LDS mission involvement noted. Community members visit Salt Lake City and Ogden for shopping and relatives. Birthday observances include Mrs Marie Oliverson and Mrs Nettie Lewis. Local trips include Jed Atkinson joining Thiokol near Brigham City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Central States
LDS
Joseph Goff
Preston
Haworth
Floyd . Robinson
Percy Gibson
Salt Lake City
Marie’ Oliverson
Marjorie Christensen
Watona ‘Bingham
Armand Smart
Smithfield
Rosella Kingsford
Cove
Isora Olmstead
Roy
Dee. Kingsford
Jeane_ Nielson
Burley
Roland Parkinson
Parkinson
Ogden
Sophia Day
Ruby Hampton
Alma Hampton
Darrell
Miamaid
Maxine Hampton
Ruby Haworth
Ardys Lowe
Reid Hoggan
Nettie Lewis
Hilda Olsen
Weston
Marlow Woodward
Vella Durrant
Cecil Woodward
A. N. Sorenson
Logan
Jed Atkinson
Thiokol’ Chemical Corp
Brigham City
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Orient
MR. OK
B.f.goodrich
Boyd
Gem State
Lagirot
Frances Nowacki
Post Falls
Miss Nowacki
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
Robert Carlson
Robert Carlton
Mink Creek
Merky
Mr. Sind
Mrs
Orville Talbot
South
Phono
Wohlert
Ruel
Anderson's
Anderson Lumber Co
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