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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1929
Page
13
Local grocers will stock an extra supply of bread before Thanksgiving to ensure housewives have enough for cooking and table use. The initiative aims to ease holiday shopping and reduce shortages during the busy period.
The article recalls over three centuries of Thanksgiving, noting the shift from tangible gifts to gratitude for intangibles. It highlights family gatherings, the traditional dinner, and decorations such as a cedar canoe centerpiece with dolls in Puritan attire, reflecting a domestic holiday tableau.
A nostalgic November Thanksgiving feature presents a full holiday menu for eight with recipes. It highlights Cream of Asparagus Soup, Turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, creamed carrots and peas, cranberry jelly, pumpkin pie with honey pecan garnish, and a pear grape cocktail. Detailed directions cover crustless creams, stuffing mix, and pie baking steps.
Fehr Baking Company announces a large selection of pastries for Thanksgiving and other holidays. President Charles J. Fehr notes Fehr fruit cake and Baile Maid bread for the meal. The two story Comal and Hickman street plant covers 37 000 square feet with modern ovens and 130 cutters ensuring quality bakery products.
A compact kitchen note describes slicing carrots thinly, using one tablespoon shortening per 1 1 2 cups carrots, melting Crisco, adding carrots and a tablespoon chopped onion and seaton with salt and pepper. Cover and stew over a low flame until tender. Seveal Ot.
Soak cauliflower in cold water half an hour then cook in salted boiling water until tender. Drain and place in a dish. Pour two cups white sauce over it, sprinkle with half a cup grated cheese, and bake in a hot oven at 278 degrees F for about 25 minutes.
Wanh and clean a quart of Brussels sprouts and remove any withered leaves. Soak in cold salt water for one hour. Drain. Cover with boiling salted water and cook 20 to minutes in uncovered saucepan. Drain and beat in 1 10 cups medium white sauce.
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