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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1937
Page
2
Specialists in home furnishings at Michigan State College advise grouping furniture by purpose to invite activity. Living rooms should include reading groups with two chairs, a table, and a lamp, plus accessible shelves and a day bed. Provisions for writing sewing rest and conversation are also urged.
Federated Church sets August 15 services with Ladies Aid in charge at 10 o clock and 11 15 Sunday school. The next service returns September 5 with the pastor back from vacation to deliver a labor and church message. Thorcas circle meets August 18 at Maple Street with Mrs Cathers leading.
Readers are invited to submit ideas for household tasks and improved methods. Include any favorite recipes or new ways to cook vegetables. Names may be used if desired.
A nostalgic poem recalls relics of joy and memories that endure in sorrow. It contrasts memories of roses with a shattered vase and a cake-baking memory where a young helper scrapes leftovers, now replaced by a "T" rubber scraper.
Cream shortening and brown sugar and apple sauce unsweetened. Dissolve soda in apple sauce and mix in sugar. Stir in flour and spices then fold in raisins and fruit peel. Combine with first mix and beat well. Bake in buttered dish in a moderate oven. cake stays moist long.
Mrs. G shares a simple method to preserve cucumbers. Wash with a brush and soak in cold water, then pack in two-quart cans with salt and vinegar. Add cucumbers, dill sprigs, and water, seal, and store in a cool place for about one month.
A grandmotherly recipe lists 12 ears of corn 1 head cabbage 1 cup sugar 4 percent mustard 1 quart vinegar. Cut corn from cob shred cabbage mix with other ingredients cook well and seal tightly.
A vintage recipe item by Mrs. C. D describes boiling six ears of corn then combining with six cucumbers six onions three red peppers three celery stalks and eight tablespoons mustard one pound sugar one quart diluted vinegar and salt. Boil vinegar sugar mustard and salt, add vegetables, boil 15 minutes, seal in hot jars yields six to seven pints.
A simple cooling beverage uses juice from one orange and lemon juice with a small amount of syrup. Pour over crushed ice, add syrup, and dilute to taste for a refreshing summer drink.
Make a pineapple lemonade by boiling water with sugar for ten minutes to make syrup. Add grated pineapple juice three lemons then mix with the syrup. Cool and strain before pouring over ice water.
Practical household advice includes refreshing curtains by reversing and resewing hems, storing dry goods in labeled containers, and using glass jars for supplies. Cooking tips cover buttering pans to prevent sticking and salting broiled steak for flavor, with lamp maintenance and a stopper trick. The Washington capital reports 117000 federal employees, a peak figure surpassing wartime levels.
Hawley Garrels recalls his 1898 account of a first trip to Michigan passing through Saline twice. He sailed from Buffalo to Detroit, faced sea sickness, and stayed at a Detroit hotel. He traveled via Pontiac, Plymouth, Ypsilanti, Clinton, Adrian, Bean Creek, and Hudson then returned to Detroit, noting scant settlements, scarce potatoes, and frontier life with mills, trails, and a wild game diet. He cites roadless terrain, forest trails, and a long march of 48 miles with a wild duck catch along the way.
A collection of quotation fragments on labor by Addison Voltaire Mary Baker Eddy Robert Herrick Proverbs 13 11 and William Elery Channing. The excerpt highlights labor as a virtue and source of wealth with references to faith and moral reasoning.
Divine services at 10 a m Sunday school at 11 English services every second and fourth Sunday of the month Everyone is invited The Observer is essential reading for every home
A guide to classic sauces including Bearnaise Mousseline and special sauces, with prep notes for emulsions and cautions about overcooking. Contains recipes for Hollandaise base, Bearnaise variation with tarragon, Mousseline with cream, and a Bavarian style dressing for fish or greens.
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