Kitchen antiques rise in value for collectors and museums
Antiques dealer Gertrude Weber notes growing interest in 17th and 18th century kitchen tools among museums and restorations. She has helped outfit the Brooklyn Museum Schenck House, Torrington Museum, George Washington's Headquarters, and a Colonial Dames of Texas kitchen, reflecting a revived appreciation as copper and brass implements become scarce in modern kitchens.
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Gertrude Weber
Schenck House
Brooklyn Museum
Torrington, Conn
George
Washington
Rockingham
N.J
Colonial Dames of
Texas
Weber
Antiques Spotlight on Kitchen Utensils and Cauldrons
A collector’s guide notes high prices for iron skewers and hangers, bronze cauldrons, and early handmade kitchen items. Mrs. Weber emphasizes craftsmanship and home life insights, with dating and origin often challenging but aided by photos and drawings.
The Country Store Candy Shop on Fifth Avenue
A visitors guide notes the Country Store at 32 W Fifth Ave offers 250 candy varieties and homemade treats from jerome. Emerson and Nell Davis run the shop now eight years in, with a friendly display of old fashioned sweets and the option to ship dates and candy anywhere. Tours draw tourists over 30 who reminisce about the good old days while choosing from open baskets and glass jars. Cactus candy and ice cold cider are among the popular items enjoyed by shoppers.
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Fifth Avenue
Emerson
Nell Davis
Jerome
Davis
Dairy Council to Meet at Camelback Inn Conference
The 55th annual National Dairy Council conference opens at Camelback Inn January 26 and 27 with a Decade of Decision on nutrition. Speakers include Richard Lyng James Grant and David Connell. Local host Leonard F. Cheatham and Scottsdale Mayor B L Tims will welcome attendees.
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National Dairy Council
Camelback Inn
Richard Lyng
U.S. Department of Agriculture
James D. Grant
Jean Mayer
Nixon
David Connell
Dairy Council of Arizona
Leonard F. Cheatham
Scottsdale
B. L. Tims
Weekend meat and produce deals across Western markets
The week’s grocery note highlights beef roasts and steaks, pork roasts and picnics, broiler-fryers, and seafood like tuna and fillets. Fresh produce includes lettuce onions potatoes while top fruits are apples bananas oranges and grapefruit with canned tomatoes and lentils also plentiful. Egg prices rise slightly in Western markets and pork remains mixed with beef and smoked pork generally down.
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UPI
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Maine
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Seattle
West Coast
U.S. Department of the Interior
Bashas store expands display space at Granite Reef
Bashas on Granite Reef Road and McDonald Drive boosted food display capacity by 33 percent after remodeling. Manager Harry Deacon said removal of cross aisles and 1068 foot display racks plus new frozen food cases added 240 feet of display space including 36 feet for frozen foods. A separate liquor department was also created away from other merchandising areas.
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Bashas
Granite Reef Rd
McDonald Drive
Harry Deacon
Deacon
Imported Mexican strawberries flood U.S. markets
The Hidalgo Texas border checkpoint handles most U.S. strawberry imports from Zamora Irapuato and Hidalgo. Since 1958 Mexican strawberry imports have grown from 4,000 pounds to 20.5 million pounds of fresh fruit in 1967 with frozen exports at 72.6 million pounds and a crop value over 13 million dollars. The Laredo port is the other major entry and the season lasts about six months.
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U.S
Hidalgo
Laredo
Tex
Tijuana Tacos and Mushroom Loveburgers Low Calorie Dishes
Low calorie recipes for Tijuana Tacos and Mushroom Loveburgers using mushrooms lean beef onions tomato paste chili powder and light bread. Included are cooking steps shaping bread into tacos toasts and broiling minting eight portions with about 182 to 187 calories each.
Greenish Egg Whites Explained By Riboflavin Color
Researchers report that greenish or straw colored egg whites are safe and usually caused by riboflavin Vitamin B-2 in the white. Consumers may notice a green or dull tint rather than crystal clear whites.
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UPI Food Editor
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Portland
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Irapuato
Mexico
United States
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Camelback Road
Mesa
Newt’s Meat Palace
Newt's Meat Palace
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Andy Enas
Salt River
Salt River Valley
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