Bacon Preparation Tip From Vague Note
A short, unclear instruction suggests soaking bacon in cold water for a few minutes before frying to reduce shrinkage and cure.
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1947
Page
9
A short, unclear instruction suggests soaking bacon in cold water for a few minutes before frying to reduce shrinkage and cure.
The Young Women’s Auxiliary of the First Baptist Church adopts a patient at Pinecrest sanitarium. On Tuesday the group will provide gifts and toiletries as Mrs. James Waughop delivers toilet articles and food for the adopted patient.
An informal Westwood meeting featured women including Mrs Herbert Pulliam and Mrs M N Buckhannon with guest Mrs Wauhop. Participants listed include Mrs James Stout Mrs Elbert Baker Mrs Ivan Bowling Mrs Fred Grogan and Mrs W C Larimore along with prayer partners and birthday anniversaries.
Miss Elizabeth Ann Lamb of Lynchburg College Virginia enrolled as a junior after graduating from Blackstone College for Girls. Betty Goode and family travel to Concord College in Athens for freshman classes. Local residents Hanson Houchins undergoes eye surgery at St Luke's Bluefield. Methodist and insurance groups attend regional events in Clarksburg and Huntington with several local participants.
Dr. W. W. Pharr of Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church will discuss Brace Up Your Minds at a Beckley Presbyterian Woman's Auxiliary meeting this afternoon at 2. The event takes place at the church and is open to members.
Beckley chapter members plan to attend the West Virginia Grand Chapter in Charleston October 6 to 9. Officers and chorus attendees include Gladys Millins Ada Mae Lilly Marguerite Reid Wanda Thomson Eula Millran Winifred Sayre Betty Lee Mullins Ruby Lowe Dora Foster Hattie French. Six new members were initiated: Betty Lee Mullins Lois Minter Juanita Tiley Lillian Ratiff Lena Honaker and Nicholas Kourey.
New officers will be installed when Presbyterian Church men meet at the church at 6715 p.m. today. R. H. Magee, president, will preside at the dinner meeting. Howard Filmer, chairman of the Men of West Virginia, will discuss the Montreal conference and the local synod and assembly work.
For dry room conditions try placing pots under a shower two to three times weekly. Pull the shower curtain and run lukewarm water for five minutes. This mimics a warm spring rain and helps plants thrive indoors.
Lorene House assumed the presidency of the Wesley Fellowship Class at Methodist Temple after a meeting with Miss Robbie Miller at 117 Queen Street. Eleven members and guest June Jackson heard a devotional by former president Catherine Carney who was praised for her year’s work. New officers include Betty Bair vice president Wilda Kessinger secretary and Annabelle Isley treasurer. The group will meet again Tuesday October 16 with Hazel Counts as hostess. Attendees listed: Lorene House Cada Holliday Pat Vines Catherine Carney Hazel Mounts Lillian Davis Mary Larrick Lucille Allen Wilda Kessinger Virginia Huddleston Lucille Davis.
Improve old yarn by winding into a loose skein and soaking in lukewarm water for one minute. Remove and hang to dry. The yarn often reskeins to a usable, near new state after this treatment.
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