Improvised Tea Cart From Virginia Kitchen Contest
A Chesterfield county Virginia woman built a tea wagon from an old drop leaf table top and baby carriage wheels. The wheelable cart saves steps and lets her serve breakfast lunch or tea on the porch, a product of a county kitchen improvement contest run with Virginia Tech and the USDA.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Chesterfield County
Virginia
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Making Jellies of Attractive Flavor
A Department of Agriculture guide explains using pectin extracts to make jellies from less typical fruits like rhubarb and berries. It provides a rhubarb jelly recipe with added pectin and acid, plus notes on selecting young rhubarb, color, flavor, and cooking tips to avoid poor set.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Washington
Twice Baked Bread and Milk Toast for Children
A warm widely divided method explains preparing bread for children by tearing rather than cutting, drying slowly in a coal or gas oven, and heating before serving. Instructions cover crust removal, piece sizes, and keeping crusts separate to avoid over browning.
Shepherds Pie as a Change From Pastry Crust
The United States Department of Agriculture notes a mashed potato crust makes an attractive way to serve meat and potatoes together as shepherds pie. Line a dish with mashed potatoes, fill with seasoned minced meat, top with mashed potatoes, criss cross, bake until hot and browned.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Leftovers in Warm Weather Warned by USDA Bulletin
The USDA warns against serving perishable leftovers in hot weather without boiling. Leftover meat pies, cream sauces, gravies, custards, and boiled cereals spoil quickly and can harbor harmful microbes. Transfer to dry covered dishes, chill promptly, and store in the refrigerator. warming does not suffice to kill dangers.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers’ Bulletin
Shish Kebab on Skewers Easy to Prepare
The shoulder and forequarter lamb yield tender cubes for skewers. Eye of the rib and near the shoulder blade provide best bites for broiling or pan broiling. Armenian restaurants call this method shish kebab. A drizzle of onion juice, salt, and pepper finish before serving. Meat can be cooked outdoors on long sticks.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Spring fashion: monochrome outfits and revived Roman sashes
A New York Times fashion note explains the trend toward single shade costumes with matching accessories, and highlights the Roman sash revival. It details black and white frocks, white flannel sportswear with scarlet accents, and the use of Roman ribbons on hats and waists. Rainbow ribbons and brocaded trims are noted as key spring and summer features.
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New York Times
Milan
Simple Way to Store Your Furs for Summer
Preservation tips for furs without cedar chests. Recommends using a wooden container lined with newsprint and borax paste, cedar chips in a cloth bag, cedar oil in a bottle with cotton, and masking moths with turpentine. Advises cleaning furs, packing tightly, and sealing the box to prevent moth eggs from hatching.
Soap Bark cleans woolen garments without fading
A Bathing guide notes soap bark from drug store cleans woolens without fading. Soak cupful of soap bark in hot water, strain, dilute, and wash garments as usual. For stiffness add a bit to rinse water and brush coats or trousers with the solution.
Necklaces in Favor Show Bold Pearl and Bead Styles
Necklaces and beads retain prestige with new twists each week. Prominent styles include large pearls separated by colored beads. One design sits tight at the neck with a long hanging end nearly to the waist, while another uses graduated beads wound three times around the neck.
Protective Fur Box Sealing Method Described
A method describes packing furs in a sturdy box with tobacco powder sprinkled inside. After placing a tight paper seal over the opening, a seal breaks in fall to access items. The box keeps insects from feeding on valuables during storage.
Light frocks popular among young girls demand grows
An enormous demand for light frocks is noted with dimity and dotted Swiss as prime favorites. Hand embroidered or lace trimmed dresses, bright printed designs, and all white voile styles are shown, along with cool practical shantungs in similar fabrics.
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Dimity
Matching Accessories Accent The Smart Woman
The woman chooses accessories that harmonize with her gown and fan. Her evening wristling and shoes are coordinated in color and materials, often contrasting boldly with the dress.
Fashion notes describe quirky but smart accessory styling
A description outlines styling rules for a scarf on the back of the left shoulder, a sash tied in front, a bracelet worn high on the upper arm, and a necklace draped over one shoulder. The result is described as bizarre yet smart.
Fish Dishes and Salads From The Kitchen Cabinet
A vintage culinary extract outlines several fish based dishes. Fish pudding uses rice and fresh fish layered with eggs milk and stock baked with drawn butter. Boiled fish with butter sauce uses lemon juice. Stuffed fish includes onion bacon tomatoes bread crumbs and parsley. Fish salad combines cooked fish with cabbage celery and dressed salad, with salmon and coconut noted.
Character Versus Reputation Defined
A reflection that character is inner and moral while reputation stems from others opinions. The quote contrasts self formed virtue with outward judgment and social perception.
Home Cookery Notes on Vegetables and Dishes
The guide describes testing asparagus by thumb tenderness, trimming tougher stalks first, tying whole stalks for boiling, and serving with butter on toast. It then covers fried chicken with lemon oil marinade and round sauce, Raspberry Whip with cream and raspberries, Caramel Sponge with gelatin, Club Salad with chicken bacon tomato lettuce and mayonnaise, and Cherry Betty layering cherries sugar crumbs and bake with hard sauce.
Anniversary plan for wife on wedding date
A quippy exchange from the Boston Transcript notes a couple debating how to observe an upcoming wedding anniversary. The professor suggests making the best of it, hinting at a low key celebration.
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Boston Transcript
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William Brownell
Dean
Ohio
T. A. Willeke
H. Waynett
Dunkirk
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co., Mfg. Chem
Buffalo
N.Y
Cuticura
Peery
James Herbert
Metropolitan Ave
Flushing
Jaques Capsule CO
Lattsburg
N. Y
Jaquesiakes
Owl Chemical Works
Terre Haute
Ind
Clara M. Hurtig
Dept
Bushwick, B’klyn
Milton A. Parker
Parkton, MD
Redmont
Montrose Ave
Chicago
Direct Service Co
Tower Building
Michigan
New Washington
State Road
Nye Town
R. R
Ralph EH. Temple
Andover
Doller
L. Zeller
Darien Conn
Troy
W. N. U. Cleveland
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