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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1914
Page
6
A historical cooking note explains preserving rhubarb skin to enhance flavor when cooked. It details trimming techniques, washing to remove a gummy end, and keeping the skin, plus tips on selecting and resting rhubarb before use. It also covers pie baking issues from overly juicy stalks and provides a vanilla cream paste recipe with detailed assembly steps.
A vintage recipe describes peeling and slicing apples coated with kar and water, adding lemon peel, salt, bay leaf, gelatin, lemon juice, butter, and pale green color. After chilling, fold in whipped cream and stiff egg whites, mold on baked pastry, and serve on sponge cake with vanilla cream.
A recipe fragment describes paring and preparing sweet potatoes with meat. Potatoes are peeled, baked in a covered pan, then mashed and formed into ridges on a wire, cooked until tender, salted, peppered, and served hot with butter. An alternate method partly boils then paring and surrounding meat with the potatoes an hour before serving.
Fragmentary OCR describes removing from battle and placing in cold water with onion and parsley, then layering thin pork slices and baking with minimal water until browned, but wording is garbled and inconsistent.
The instructions describe shredding cabbage and frying it with one tablespoon of butter oil, adding malt and cayenne pepper, then cooking covered until tender. An onion is chopped and fried in oil until brown, then the cabbage is added and fried to a fine golden brown.
A fragmented collection of home care tips covers removing stains from knives, cleaning combs, preserving flowers, keeping baby clothes supple, preventing furniture damage, and drying stockings. Instructions reference ammonia, soap, paphtha, and milk activities, with dated, practical remedies and caution about safety and proper maintenance.
Practical advice from historical sources on horse and mule care during heat. Emphasizes watering between rest periods, avoiding cruelty, allowing pasture time at night, and careful feeding. Warns against tight stalls, suggests fox stalls, and notes behavior and digestion tips for working animals.
Practical quirks for preserving and cooking from a vintage pamphlet. Fermented peaches can be rescued by heating and sweetening for pies. When baking fruit cake, pour half batter before fruit to avoid fruit settling at the bottom. Wipe the milk bottle mouth to stop microbes. A pinch of vinegar keeps cabbage odor down. Crochet a pink or blue scalloped washcloth edge.
A reader shares a method to keep tan poplin garments from fading. Dissolve dye in boiling water, soak fabric, and use the dyed water to rinse and restore color. Used regularly, this technique helps maintain a single shade on jackets and skirts.
A gelatin mixture is prepared by dissolving in cold water then boiling water, then stirring in ginger ale lemon juice sugar and salt. The cooled mix is folded with diced grapes peeled apples pineapple and sliced alo es and pineapple, poured into molds and chilled until firm.
A rough OCR fragment describes boiling water with rice then adding salt and pork fat with onion and green pepper. It mentions combining ingredients in a double boiler and cooking until tender with tomato sauce, but text is garbled and unclear about exact steps or measurements.
A damaged line describes individual tarts with small pans lined with paste and apples. Apples are steamed or parboiled, sweetened and seasoned with ground nutmeg. Pastry tops are arranged across the strip of baked dough and spread with butter. Baking described as moderate.
Practical care guidance for sheep, including cold lamb recovery methods, humane handling, worm treatment, salt as medicine, market profits, breeding stock timing, rations, shelter, and water access. Emphasizes humane handling, pasture layout, and water troughs to keep flocks healthy and productive.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes tomato canning has grown into a major commercial industry. In 1909 about 13,800,000 crates of 12 were canned nationwide, surpassing the total of three other vegetables combined. Home gardens waste surplus fruit. commercial canning requires attractive containers and distinctive trademarks to sustain market demand.
The article discusses methods for weaning piglets at eight weeks, noting improved pig growth and potential harm to sows if separation is mishandled. It warns against taking a calf from a cow and milking still, drawing a parallel to general animal husbandry practices.
The excerpt warns against feeding mongrel stock and touts PureBired Stock as a superior choice for maximizing business outcomes. It asserts strong returns and emphasizes discipline in selecting stock for profitability.
A fragment discusses best practices for hog feeding focusing on using small tankage and protein feed. It notes avoiding cottonseed for hogs and mentions feed value and pricing considerations for core feeds. The text is garbled but centers on optimizing hog nutrition and cost.
The United States Department of Agriculture distributed about 27,000 packages of drought resistant seeds in 1913 under congressional appropriation. Varieties include Feterita and Budan grass, with seeds for alfalfa, millet, sorghum, and beans. Despite severe drought, many crops matured and provided forage, promising dry-land farming improvements and broader access to hardy, drought resistant strains.
The statement declares there is no profit in the average crop. If an acre cannot yield more corn wheat or potatoes than the average reported to the department of agriculture, land and practices must be reformed for improvement may be lacking.
How to grow rhubarb in deep pots with thoroughly decomposed cow manure. Plant large dumps or setas in well-tampered soil and transplant if needed. Some cutting may be done even the first season.
The writer argues dairy farms lose good workers because cows are poor to milk. To attract competent dairy help, cows must be worth milking and kept clean. A strong team and well cared-for herd are essential for reliable labor.
Well known fact compares grain forage and fodder costs with meat returns. Pound for pound mutton and lamb yield higher profits than other domestic staples, per market observation.
A concise note highlights dairy farming as one of the few truly permanent systems of agriculture, emphasizing its enduring role amid evolving farming practices. The remark frames dairy as a lasting component of rural economies and land use.
Complaint filed with the Hitness Public Utilities alleges Winnetka Waukegan and Highland Park gas supply was so poor that good cooks refused work in suburban kitchens. The Chicago agency investigates service failures affecting three suburbs and labor conditions.
Michael Byrnes faces charges as his wife alleges excessive searing treatment caused insomnia and health issues that hindered his ability to work. The dispute centers on spousal support and alleged mistreatment within the Yonkers area.
A jumble of sensational short items from Dearhorn Missouri including a sleight of fashion remark, a Testament to superstitious love, a legal mockery on sincere repentance, a shopkeeper quip about customers and butter, and a domestic note about relatives visiting.
A reader recounts indigestion from heavy foods and credits Grape-Nuts with restoring digestion and strength. The piece emphasizes cause and effect in daily eating and cites a testimonial from a young woman in Cattle Creek Michigan who says she can now eat anything after using Grape-Nuts.
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