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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1912
Page
9
A vintage guide celebrates apples in stylish serving ideas for gatherings. It suggests white tables, cut glass bowls, ivy, apple blossom candles, apple shaped place cards, and a toastable menu featuring oysters in Apple Cups and Roast Duck a la Pomme. Recipes include Stuffed Apples with figs, Apple Cream mousse, Fruit Salad in Apple Cups, Apple Ring Salad, and Apple Jelly relishes.
The article extols apples as wholesome and beneficial for blood purification and digestion, with tips on making apple dumplings, baked apples with raisins, and preserving color. It also notes the use of tiny copper casseroles for serving fish, eggs, and other dishes, promoting novelty at the table.
A dated kitchen note describes Cranberry and Raisin Pie with cranberries and raisins, sugar, flour, butter, and crust, baked hot. It also outlines a rice enhancement with butter and eggs. Corn Drops recipe follows with corn, eggs, cream, melted butter, seasoning, baking powder, and flour to form a drop batter.
A assortment of home cooking tips and recipes including pimento cheese stuffed cups, horseradish relish with beets, tomato waffles, beef with tomato sauce, plus methods to cover crocks, garnish parsley, travel with dresses, clean enameled pans, fumigate mold, hollowed beets with celery and apple, freshen flowers with charcoal, and securing loose knife handles with resin and quicklime.
Mrs. Clara Avery of Highwood Michigan reports nearly fatal illness reversed by Cardus the Woman's Tonic. She suffered long from backache side pains and dizzy spells before relief began within half a bottle. The ad urges drudging women to try Cardus to support weakened organs and restore strength. It offers instructions from the Chattanooga Medicine Co Ladies Advisory Dept and a free 64 page home treatment guide.
Instructions advise half filling a hole and heating the blade end to reseat it once cooled for firmness. For white stains on polished surfaces, rub with camphor spirits or a mixture of ammonia and water to restore shine.
A Mrs W L W of San Antonio praises the Light newspaper’s home and culinary department. She credits the “Back to the Kitchen” article and especially the apple dessert and pound cake, saying the guidance improves many readers’ cooking skills and brings joy to housewives.
An advertisement touts Lax-Fos as a tonic for liver stomach kidneys and bowels plus systemic strength. It urges a money back plan to buy a second bottle and asks readers to request Laz-Fos from their druggist.
Have your carriage or buggy rubber fired by Staacke Bros. They apply the wny Springfield rubber. The best there.
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