Mealtime elegance for a special winter dinner
A festive menu featuring beef standing rib roast with carving tips and precise doneness temperatures, plus colorful sides. The menu includes Frosty Fruit Cup, Oven-Browned Potatoes with Onions, Breen Beans au Gratin, Molded Vegetable Salad, Cinnamon Rolls, Chocolate Souffle with Peppermint Sauce, and coffee or tea.
Sparta and Steeleville Home Extension Unit Meetings
This item notes 1:30 p.m. meeting in Sparta at Mrs. Russell Hayes and 7:30 p.m. Bremen Unit meeting in St. John's Parish Hall Steeleville. It also gives dining etiquette on removing bread plates after main course and seasoning beans with basil about a teaspoon per pound.
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Sparta
South Sparta
Russell Hayes
Steeleville
Bremen
St. John’s Parish
Great Building Game slows housing in community
Vivian Brown notes a humorous but pointed trend as builders, contractors, and officials prolong projects. The piece skewers delays caused by carpenters, bulldozers, and septic tank experts who resist timely construction and siting.
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Vivian Brown
AP News
The New Year House Build and the Crew of Complaints
A humorous vignette frames a New Year home project as various tradespeople clash over choices and costs. The owner vows never to build again, while the well of opinions from the architect to the heating man underscores the chaos of construction.
Home sewer struggles with permanent press fabrics
Florence de Santis reports textile firms race to adapt permanent press materials for home sewers Celanese notes brands like J P Stevens Avondale Dan River and Galey Lord push yard goods but face curing and pressing challenges Hems seams pleats require precured fabrics and altered sewing techniques while iron and fabric makers seek workable solutions for home use
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Florence de Santis
Celanese
J. P. Stevens
Avondale
Dan River
Galey & Lord
Montgomery Vincent wedding ties families in Carbondale
Nancy Judith Vincent became Mrs James Thomas Montgomery Jr in Walnut Street Baptist Church Carbondale on December 16. Attendants included Mrs Clifford Henry and bridesmaids Charlotte Siebert and Nancy Montgomery. The couple plans a Washington DC trip and resides in Granity. Pins and fashion notes close the piece.
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Nancy Judith Vincent
James Thomas Montgomery Jr
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Carbondale
James E. Vincent
N. Johnson St
South Bend
Ind
James T. Montgomery
N. Billy Bryan
Charles F. Montgomery
Pen Argyle
Penn
Jackie Vincent
Beardstown
Ranelle Summers
Benton
Clifford Henry
Charlotte Siebert
Nashville
Nancy Montgomery
du Quoin
Tina Robertson
James T. Mummert
Astoria
John Collard
Glenview
Robert Wallace
Mike Snider
Rory Roth
Church Fellowship Hall
Beardstown High School
Southern Tlementary
Edwardsville
Montgomery
Arthur Young and Co
St. Louis
Carbondale Community High School
Dene
Alpha Kappa Psi
Beta Alpha Psi
Washington, D. C
Granity
Weeping pie meringue tip from Southern Illinois student
Betty Jo Watkins of Anna provides cooking hints including a nine inch pie method for avoiding weeping meringue. She suggests three egg whites, cream of tartar, flavoring, sugar, and baking to brown. Adds baking powder to swell meringue and cautions on sealing edges and gradual cooling. Other tips cover potatoes and boiling methods.
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Southern Illinois Home Economics
Betty Jo Watkins
Anna
Marinade Tips for Vegetables in Salads and Courses
To marinate cooked vegetables, toss with the chosen marinade and chill for a few hours to blend flavors. If the oil in the marinade congeals, allow it to stand at room temperature before serving.
Noise-Reducing Padding Cuts Stair Clatter
Installing foam rubber padding under stair carpet reduces late evening clatter and extends carpet life by absorbing impact and cushioning foot traffic.
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