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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1948
Page
8
Woman's World offers late season relish ideas and a spiced grapes recipe with quince, apples and spices. Directions cover sterilizing jars, boiling mixtures, sealing, and tips on crisp textures and fresh spices for pickles and chow chow.
A collection from Lynn Chambers presents menu items for Pot Roast with accompaniments and a set of pickling and preserving recipes. Includes detailed steps for Tomato Chutney, Corn Relish, Clove Apples, Crab Apple Pickles, and guidelines on selecting fruits and vegetables for pickling and canning.
A homemaker explains linens aging, then guidance on choosing sheets and towels. The article covers sheet sizes for beds, thread counts and yarn quality, hems, pillowcases, pillow fillings, and blanket choices. It also advises on towel sizes and fabric types for practical laundering and long wear.
A feature on new carry-all bags highlights casually smart designs in finest leather and affordable fabrics. Items range from luxury leather versions to modest fabrics with leather trims, all new and increasingly popular for daily use and overnight travel.
The Fall and Winter FASHION issue showcases Pattern No. 1810 a youthful peplum dress in bright plaids with front buttons available in sizes 12 through 20 and 4 yards needed for size 14. It also features Pattern No. 1617 a neatly tailored shirtwaist in sizes 14 through 46 with two-button closure and crisp color.
Practical kitchen tips cover removing stains with salt and damp cloth, using rice water for gravy, rust removal with scouring powder, repurposing milk cartons as scrapers, making fruit cake in an edible orange shell, salting water to speed boiling, and using paraffin to remove chicken pinfeathers.
The note advises storing peanut butter jars upside down to preserve oik and suggests keeping French dressing in the refrigerator. It also recommends dropping an ice cube into the dressing before serving to thicken it, and dissolving salt in boiling water to evenly salt cooked cereal for uniform taste.
A rare auction of historical documents in London will feature Christopher Columbus’s discovery letter as the top item among 7 000 pieces from five centuries of American history. The collection was formed by the late Sir Leicester Harmsworth and includes Franklin’s prayer book and Penn’s East New Jersey deed.
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