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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1939
Page
6
Bacon offers versatility for breakfast lunch and dinner says home economist Inez S Willson. Cook bacon slowly to golden brown avoiding smoking fat. Bake in oven at 400 degrees for large groups. Bacon rolls mix bread crumbs celery green pepper onion and seasonings with egg and milk then wrap in bacon and bake until crisp.
Miss Flora Cari of the Missouri College of Agriculture extols grape juice as a balanced drink with pleasing color and aroma. The guide instructs selecting full ripe grapes, washing, heating to 140 145 degrees, avoiding boiling, pressing for juice, settling and filtering, then sugar addition optional, bottling, pasteurizing and storing in a cool dry place.
New Madrid county home agent Anne Sillers reports calls asking for the sandwich spread recipe printed last year. The recipe directs grinding green tomatoes to a pint, adding two green and two red peppers, salting, draining, then cooking with water and ground sweet pickles, followed by a sugar flour dressing.
Instructions describe combining prepared mustard vinegar sour cream and beaten eggs to boil Then pour over vegetables and stir to mix While hot transfer to sterile jars and seal to preserve.
A Busy Home Economics column covers a bacon and tomato toasted sandwich recipe with a butter flour cheese sauce, plus guidance on improving lunch variety with meat fillings and cheese mixes. It also notes wedding announcements available from The Herald and offers a Q&A on navy bean weevil protection, canning corn, and displaying vegetables for Neighbor Day exhibits.
Wm. Dalton, a longtime friend of The Herald editor, brought a unique yellow water melon to the office. The fruit is green until ripe, yellow inside with red meat and white seeds, weighing thirty pounds or more. Dalton plans to plant a sizable field next year and says the seed came from a Texas friend. Other farmers Crooks Yount and Triplett sent similar melons this past week.
A. D. Hibbard, Missouri horticulturist, and companions tested a seedless watermelon at the University of Missouri in Columbia. They reported the fruit was fine to eat with no seeds, but Hibbard noted that de-seeding is too involved for large scale production, achieved by applying a synthetic chemical to buds early.
A judge must consider commercial value to justify awards, ensuring first prize specimens fetch the highest prices and best markets. The Herald is cited as a source to lend credibility to these assertions.
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