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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1909
Page
3
A childlike piece about Santa and his reindeer, promising a magical Christmas Eve. It describes Santa’s North Pole workshop, a team of reindeer led by Eskimo and his family, and the idea that bells signal Santa’s approach while children must stay quiet.
A festive menu lists Oyster Cocktail Celery Olives Potatoes Rutabaga and Cucumber Salad Pudding Hard Sauce Pie Coffee Nuts Candies Fruit Assorted Cakes and a herb tea. Roast Turkey is prepared with salted buttered skin and a butter flour paste, browned then braised in water with a muslin cover. Stuffing includes bacon onion celery bread crumbs and sage. A cucumber is diced and mixed with a mayonnaise dressing served on lettuce with tomato and the dish notes draining and serving.
Fragmented OCR describes an old kitchen recipe with chicken parts, vegetables, and spices. Ingredients include butter, onion, carrot, turnip, white onion, parsley, thyme, bay leaf, cloves, Worcestershire, and rice. Cooking steps mention browning, simmering for about two hours, and adding rice midway.
From Mary Garden, Plum Pudding method lists combining suet one pound crumbs bread one pound flour half pound apples a half pound each raisins currants sultanas candied citrus two ounces ginger chopped almonds eight ounces sugar orange and lemon rind juice two eggs and a pint of liquid in a basin with spices and mixed flavors.
A historical recipe describes making a traditional English plum pudding with currants nutmeg and citrus. It advises mixing ingredients, shaping in a mold or cloth, boiling for hours, cooling, reheating before serving, and achieving a rich brown finish. The instructions emphasize keeping water boiling and proper wrapping to prevent swelling.
Thoroughly mix the juice and pour into moulds. Steam for four hours to complete the processing.
Instructions describe preparing a goose with a butter and brown sugar hard sauce, currant and lemon juices, and chopped candied cherries. Include roasting for about two hours, giblets cooked in stock, and a gravy made from drippings with brown flour and stock. Finish with apples glazed in sugar and butter served as a garnish.
Cynthia Grey receives reader letters on old mirror superstition. A correspondent recalls a friend breaking eight mirrors in one year with no misfortune and notes the superstition faded after five years. Other readers seek beauty and health tips and etiquette guidance.
A vintage baking note describes creaming 1 pound butter with 1 pound brown sugar, beating 10 eggs lightly, adding brandy and molasses, then folding in sifted flour, currants, seeded raisins, citron and spices. The batter yields four loaves and suggests large dish mixing by hand. Also details slow simmering cranberries with water and sugar, then resting and serving.
Tar stains on dress fabrics can be removed by applying olive oil, letting it stand for thirty minutes, then washing in tepid lather. Do not wring. allow the water to drip as the item hangs.
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