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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1912
Page
7
An analysis by W. L. Gaines outlines how profit in dairy herds depends on value of product market cost of keep and cow capacity. It compares cow sizes, production and fat yield, and argues culling by fat output and breeding dairy stock improves profits under varying market prices.
A farm writer discusses hopper feeding for hens using oats, bran, meat scraps, wheat and barley, noting corn in a separate hopper. He cites ratios, the value of milk, cabbage greens, ashes for digestion, and prices from eggs per hen. He estimates feed costs per hen at around 80 cents and reports 75 to 100 eggs a year per hen.
The editor urges families to vary menus beyond repetition and monotony. Laziness in planning leads to dull meals and lost appetites. a thoughtful housekeeper should embrace diverse dishes to keep meals engaging and healthful.
A New York Evening Post piece sketches Miss B. and her sister, noting the sister’s culinary talent. It recalls an entree of calves brains with green peppers, baked with crumbs, and hints at Miss B.'s elusive impressions of kitchen experiments.
A vintage recipe details beating a half cup batter with two cups sugar, folding in cocoa salt baking powder flour and eggs, then alternating with milk. It guides folding in whipped egg whites vanilla and walnuts, layering with chocolate filling made from chocolate sugar and milk.
The article previews the ten day National Dairy Show opening October 24 at the International Amphitheater Chicago. It highlights the focus on farm profitability through breeding feeding and dairy product handling with demonstrations by national authorities and new classes added to the fair. It notes the show’s global reach, its educational mission for farmers and its role in limiting dairy product imports while boosting domestic production.
Step by step cake method instructs breaking eggs into a cup then adding rich cream and sugar. It blends flour with baking powder then vanilla and bakes two layers. Filling uses butter sugar cream and vanilla flavor for a soft smooth center.
Boil eggplant until tender then mash smooth. Stir in one beaten egg sugar salt pepper butter minced onion sweet milk and enough flour to form batter. Shape into cakes and fry until golden brown.
Instructions describe making a light shell dough with water butter and flour then adding three eggs one by one. The mixture is beaten thoroughly and baked in a hot oven for about twenty minutes.
Marginal letters from Mrs Henry Leisleberg and Mrs G B Whittington praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health after long female illnesses. The advertisement notes thousands of grateful letters to the Pinkham Medicine Co of Lynn Massachusetts and invites women to write for confidential advice.
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