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Newspaper
Progressive Farmer
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1895
Page
3
A humorous verse contrasts old fashioned meals with fancy nouvelle cuisine. The speaker notes homespun staples replaced by bouillon and ragout while praising a daughter who has learned to cook. The poem laments dietary changes and lingering dyspepsia amid refined dishes.
A detailed DIY piece on a portable sewing screen with two large pockets a sewing shelf and a small cushion with ribbons. The article compares an imported model costing fifteen dollars to a homemade version for two dollars plus twenty five cents in hardware and fabric costs. It notes materials pine chintz silesia muslin and brass fittings and provides construction guidance and moral about pride in skilled work. It also includes a brief recipe for Brown Bread Ice Cream using Boston brown bread cream and sugar.
Women who cannot afford white petticoats find sateen a fair substitute and moreen a superior option. Sateen offers durability and stiffness, with moreen resembling watered silk and giving gowns a smoother silhouette.
A reader describes a simple waist substitute made from white duck or heavy muslin with whalebone inserts, laced in front and back. It supports skirts at the shoulders, reduces uncomfortable hip pressure, is hygienic and washable, and costs about thirty cents to make in two hours.
Frequent turning is the secret of broiling. Use a wooden spoon for mixing cake to avoid butter discoloration. Scald onions potatoes and cabbages for soup to draw out indigestible qualities. Bake bread with a pan of boiling water in the oven to keep crusts tender. Extinguish oil fires with sand or flour and keep a sand box ready. A new afternoon tea: macaroon sandwich with sage cheese.
The article advises putting furs and woolens away early in spring before moths fly, to prevent egg laying. Shake and brush outdoors, seal storage boxes, use paper linings or clean sacks, and hang sacks in a closet. Pyrethrum powder is preferred for odorless protection. camphor can alter fur color. Farm and Fireside.
Peel bananas and loosen skins in a baking dish. Dust with sugar and bake twenty minutes. For sauce mix cornstarch with sugar, heat tart orange juice, add sugar and cornstarch, cook until slightly thick. Pour sauce over bananas when serving.
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