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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1929
Page
2
United States Department of Agriculture Bulletin 149-F promotes steam pressure canners for home canning. It stresses saving surplus for winter in regions with long storage needs and advises steam canning for most vegetables and fruits. The guide recommends hot pack and boiling steps, shortening center-core processing time for better preservation.
A nostalgic catalog of recipes and kitchen tips from 1928 highlights fresh tomatoes and varied dishes. Highlights include Broiled Tomatoes Turkish Pillar-ash and rice, Strawberry Ice Cream, Swedish Baked Halibut, Shrimp Salad, Creamed Salt Codfish, Hamburg Steak, and Caramel Junket with vanilla.
A bear from Admiralty Island in Alaska explains to a Grizzly Bear why his family bears the same name. They discuss travel, origin, and the importance of fur in a playful exchange between forest creatures.
The article discusses romper pattern details for 13 in Romper 13 in Romper 2 including contrasting materials, sleeve and leg finishes, neck binding, fullness at the chest, and a decorative appliqued bunny. It notes options for crotch folds, commercial patterns, and adapting to garment features with appliqué animal ideas. The text also contains a playful bear dialogue excerpt and a 1928 Western Newspaper Union attribution.
Quick canning guidance advises cooking preserves rapidly. Advice covers cleaning dusty hats, preserving color in fabrics, washing before soil sets in, using an electric fan near a window to vent kitchen odors, and rubber rings for fruit jars. Caution against imparting foreign tastes from overheated jars.
Saving effort in housekeeping involves preventing dirt from entering homes. The USDA notes dust blows into houses, especially in summer. roads around the home should be oiled or sprinkled by the community or residents. When dust cannot be laid outside it can be stopped at doors and windows.
Roadside poultry selling tips describe using taper sacks to transport live birds. Tie a hole in the sack for the head and loop string around the legs, keeping birds contained and clean. The method aims to prevent kicking and dirt in cars and suits city market sales.
Broiled peaches with meat make a versatile relish or dessert. Airy instructions cover fresh or canned peaches with fruit juice, salt, sugar, and butter, then broiled until lightly browned. Also notes summer sun baths for babies starting at one month, exposing knees briefly, and mentions China entering artificial silk industry.
The article surveys diverse hats from broad Milan straw to lace cloches and feather turbans. It highlights very wide brims, delicate pastels, and exotic straw types like sisal and bakow. Lace hats, black Chantilly, and intricate cloche shapes dominate midseason trends with feather motifs gaining autumn appeal.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes that dustcloths should be soft and shed neither lint nor fraying. Dampened or oiled cloths pick up dust better and silk or dianosis performs well on highly polished surfaces. Dusters can be moistened by passing through steel or rolling a damp corner, then used with a dry cloth.
An ad touts Pexel jelly powder as cheaper per glass, cutting boiling time to one minute and preserving fruit juice, sugar, and flavor. It promises 100 percent pure fruit taste with no color, scent, or flavor, and claims repaying 30 cents per package. It notes compatibility with fresh fruit, bottled juice, or canned fruit and offers a recipe booklet for 30 cents from The Pexel Company in Chicago.
The text lists several jelly making formulas with different fruit juices and sugar amounts. It states 4% cups strawberry juice and 9 cups sugar yield 11 glasses, then mentions raspberry juice with missing sugar, currant juice with 10 cups sugar producing 14 glasses, and grape juice with 7 cups sugar yielding 10 glasses.
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