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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1914
Page
12
An old men tale explains why turkeys have a beard and why boys do not eat meat from the neck. The terrapin outwits the rabbit, the turkey steals a red scalp, and medicine arrows shatter its legs leaving many small bones.
The article explains a traditional Indian technique for producing flint arrow heads. It describes heating a mint piece then dropping water to cause chips, noting the method’s effectiveness and its use for commercial purposes by some white and Indian makers.
The article describes tabletop photography as a source of amusement and work. It explains building staged scenes on a steady table with cardboard backdrops, tinted papers, cotton clouds, painted skies, and screens to control light. Coal mountains and salt texture create alpine scenery with toy houses for convincing fake images.
A pun notes the futility of using a barefoot courier as the messenger walks without shoes, going on a bootless errand and failing to reach the destination efficiently.
Angora goats offer income from mohair meat and soil improvement. They browse underbrush, needing minimal feed. grade animals yield 3–6 pounds of mohair yearly, with higher yields possible. Prices for cross bred and pure bred goats vary by age and sex, while goats tolerate dry, open shelters and natural weather shifts.
Prune grape vines by removing the weakest main canes and laterals and keep only the strongest for next year. Pinch off the ends of the laterals bearing fruit to focus growth on fruiting shoots.
Farmers seek optimal selling grounds noting home markets often yield better prices while distant markets can yield higher returns for celebrated fruit brands. Local markets provide steadier income whereas large markets may offer bigger payoffs for top quality berries.
The article argues farmers lack suitable poultry rations and affordable feed. It notes charcoal as a key staple sometimes missing, and suggests making own charcoal from burning gid chunks cobs and wood, then dampening flames to produce abundant cheap charcoal for poultry.
The text praises dates as highly nutritious and energy rich. It mentions dates digest easily and, when combined with nuts, provide nitrogen and fat. A recipe is outlined: mix dates with fruit and sugar, cook until smooth, fill a baked crust, top with a meringue using two egg whites and sugar, brown and serve cold.
A nostalgic collection of date rich recipes appears with Date Gems Date Torte and Date Pudding promising easy desserts for home cooks Highlighted are graham flour muffins Fruit Cheese Salad and a date based pudding with eggs butter molasses and cream serve with whipped cream or foamy sauce The piece closes with a Leigh Hunt quote on valuing present capability and an evocative note on scents from cooking and pickle time
A vintage cookbook fragment provides steps for mushroom catsup with salt and spices, pepper steak wrapped in bacon, beef Madras style sauce with curry, ripe currant pie with eggs and flour, and a reflective moral note on kindness and self respect.
Classic guidance on preserving includes mixed pickles chutney and piccalilli. Recipes call for green and ripe tomatoes onions peppers cabbage cucumber sugar vinegar spices and salt with step by step prep and sealing for long term storage.
A recipe for green tomato pickles with layered tomatoes and onions, salted overnight, then vinegar, brown sugar, cloves, and cinnamon in a muslin bag. After simmering until tender, jar and seal with horseradish and mustard seed, then cool in a cellar. Also includes a tomato ketchup method with ripe tomatoes peppers onions and spices cooked, sieved, reboiled, and bottled for winter.
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