Favorite Recipes Card From the 1930 Western Union
A collection of dessert and main dish ideas from 1930 includes Banana Supreme Apple Fluff Polenta with Sausages Rhubarb Betty and Peach Dalinty. Recipes describe mixing nuts and graham crackers with bananas, cottage cheese fillings, gelatin desserts, and custards served with whipped cream or fruit.
How to Cook Okra Recipe from Home Economics Bureau
Select young okra, wash well and slice crosswise into pieces about one half inch thick. Heat fat in a heavy skillet, add okra, cover and cook ten minutes, stirring to prevent burning. Uncover and cook until tender and lightly browned, then serve at once. 2 quarts okra salt to taste four tablespoons fat. The piece notes okra’s rise in popularity nationwide due to better marketing and storage, and that many aren’t sure how to cook it when offered for sale.
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Western Newspaper Union
United States
Bureau of Home Economics
Asparagus Wholesome and Early Green Vegetable Guide
Freshly cut asparagus is a wholesome appetizing garden product enjoyed early in the season. Wild asparagus grows on farms and can be used by housewives to nourish the family. Green asparagus shoots are cut near the soil surface while white asparagus is cut several inches below the surface as the tops appear.
Wrapping Ice Fails to Improve Fridge Cold Value
USDA findings debunk ice blankets. Wrapped ice melts slower but yields higher air temperatures and less odor control in refrigerators. Tests show 24 hour ice savings of two pounds but risk insufficient cooling and odor absorption failure.
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Bureau of Home Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Saturns Seven Year Seasons And Space Travel
Saturn explains his seven year long seasons to Harry and Gilad. They discuss life on planets and note Uranus and Neptune lack inhabitants, then fly past Uranus and Neptune, learning about their moons and the naming of planets before turning to the stars and the vast cosmos.
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Saturn
Harry
Gilad
Cosmo
Goodby
Mars
Venus
Uranus
Neptune
Embroidered Fabrics Appeal in Afternoon Styles
Fashion writer Julia Bottomley notes a revival of embroidered fabrics in dressy afternoon wear. She highlights decorative embroidery on plain backgrounds, eyelet effects, new durene threads, and the trend toward coordinated accessories including bags matching gowns.
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Alken
Vessels Bringing Jamestown Colonists Name Sarah Constant Godspeed
The three ships Sarah Constant Godspeed and Discovery carried the first colonists to Jamestown Virginia anchoring off the island on May 18 1607. The anniversary marks the founding of Jamestown.
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Jamestown
Sarah Constant
Godspeed
Discovery
Shakespeare Family Siblings List in Early Life
The text states William Shakespeare was the third child with two infant daughters preceding him. It lists siblings Gilbert Joan Anne Richard and Edmund as other children in the family.
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Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
Gilbert
Joan
Anne
Richard
Edmund
Household Hints and Practical Tips From Everyday Living
A collection of simple advice on substitutes for meat using cheese, drying blankets with vertical stripes to prevent color bleed, and methods to cut butter without sticking. It also notes the fatigue of long walks for housewives, and suggests reorganizing equipment to shorten distances.
Cushion roast lamb shoulder bones removed for stuffing
A guide from the USDA explains how to bone a lamb shoulder to form a cushion roast. It details knife use, removing ribs blade and arm bones, exposing a meat pocket for stuffing, and sewing edges before roasting.
Pompous Person Collides With Small Man Exchange
A passerby confronts a pompous individual after collision with a smaller man. The exchange includes a demand to watch where he is going and a terse retort from the other party. No injuries are stated.
Witty Exchange on Sauce and Furniture Polish
A humorous dialogue contrasts hotel dining with a cabinet pudding. The speaker quips that many men are worth less than their insurance, while secrecy and sympathy mingle in curious tone.
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