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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1939
Page
13
Advice from a historic kitchen note on preparing baked sausages. Arrange linked sausages in a heavy pan or dish. Bake 15 minutes at 450 degrees then reduce to 350 degrees and continue baking until golden brown, about 15 more minutes.
Edited by Mildred Kitchen explains how to remove spilled candle wax from wood using a dampened flannel rag. The wax is absorbed by the cloth while the wood gains a polished finish.
A recipe for a French dressing mix uses 2 teaspoons sat and 1 teaspoon dry mustard with 2 teaspoons paprika. Add 43 1 4 cups honey, then tomato ketchup, lemon juice, elder vinegar, and salad oil. Beat until emulsified, chill for hours in a covered container.
A tested Good Housekeeping recipe uses ripe olives in California style relish. Drain brine from olives and place in a glass jar with lemon slices and cloves. Add oil and lemon, shake, stand several hours, then drain and serve cold with salad and rolls.
J H Plath of Chicago Kraft-Phenix advertising chief toured the San Antonio branch, touting broader ad budgets for 1839 and strong cheese sales. A J Riddle noted Texas cheese production rising, with 1937 yield at 17 million pounds from 170 million pounds of milk, boosting dairy farmers. Kraft operates labs and plants nationwide, with a new Chicago HQ and Denison plant serving the region.
A recipe for green beans served at a church social. Ingredients include seven pounds of beans five? pounds butter or margarine, one pound onions, two cups water, three tablespoons salt. Beans are washed and cut then simmered with onion and butter until tender. Add water, cover, and cook about an hour and fifteen minutes, finish with salt. Makes about fifty 1 to 2 cup servings. Serve with meat loaf mashed potatoes and salad. Tested by Good Housekeeping Tastemaker.
Split instructions describe pineapple cake frosting using egg whites sugar and pineapple juice processed in a double boiler to fluffy shape then cooling and applying between layers. Contains a separate veg note about peas onions butter and serving ideas as a housekeeper institute tested combination.
A vintage recipe snippet outlines gingerbread waffles using sifted dry ingredients, molasses, sour milk, and melted shortening, with method notes for whisking eggs, heating, and cooking per waffle maker instructions. It also suggests an alternative parsley butter with chopped chives for a fresh, savory twist.
A collage ad recounts explorations of Brian O Arien and tales of African vengeance in The American Weekly distributed with the San Antonio Light. It highlights Madame Olga de Belaieff and Arthur Jalian Moulton, love at first sight theories by a Hungarian physician, and a feature on Anatole Deibler the Paris executioner with other diversions like deep sea life art and housewife aids.
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