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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1928
Page
8
In Massachusetts a kitchen improvement by Mrs DeVoe, funded from raspberry patch sales, adds a double sink and Washtub setup utilizing two high windows for drainage and extra counter space. Built with Department of Agriculture guidance, it also creates storage under and beside the sink and drawers for utensils and towels. Total cost is $150.
A historical kitchen note explains jelly roll preparation with sponge cake, waxed paper, and powdered sugar. It describes baking the cake in a pan, rolling it while warm, and trimming edges before spreading jelly or preserves and rolling tightly using the paper to shape and hold.
A historic kitchen snippet describes preparing a plump chicken in oil until golden brown. It details washing, cutting, salting, flouring, frying in hot fat, turning pieces, draining excess fat, and resting until tender. A gravy is made with fat, flour, milk, and salt, finished with ground sage.
A Nebraska woman, described as a farm wife, is highlighted for her water carrying effort linked to a mural project. The report notes an engineer from the Bureau of Agriculture overseeing a 440 yard distance from a pump to a house as part of the Set Work program.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes a method to bone and remove the shoulder blade and leg bone to create a pocket for stuffing. Rolled or flat, the boned stuffed shoulder is sewn, roasted, and sliced neatly. Mint or watercress stuffing enhances flavor. USDA will send recipes on request.
The article presents raisin cakes as an excellent cold weather dessert with a bureau of home economics recipe. It advises creaming butter and sugar, adding eggs, alternating dry ingredients with milk, folding in raisins and vanilla, and baking muffins for about 15 to 20 minutes at a high temperature. Serve warm with whipped cream or sauces.
An advice note explains that a run in silk stockings can be repaired on a sewing machine and worn again. It recommends buying two pairs in identical shade to cover future wear and says larger stores can fix many runs but a tear may ruin the item.
A simple steam loaf recipe combines one pound ground ham two eggs one cup cracker crumbs one and a half cups milk with pepper. Pack into a mold and steam three hours. No extra salt needed due to saltiness of ham. Serve hot or sliced cold.
Ohio State University rural economics analyzes farms along the Ohio River in southwestern Ohio. It finds the five higher labor income farms rely more on livestock, earning 84 percent of cash income from livestock versus 74 percent for the lower group. The high five kept 66 more milk cows, 11 fewer brood sows, and 48 more hens, with livestock feed efficiency at $1.47 returned per dollar fed versus $1.05 for the low group.
The Agriculture Department announces changes expanding the seed origin verification program to cover practically all commercially handled alfalfa seed. Most large alfalfa seed handlers have enrolled as verified origin dealers and 17 million pounds were verified last year. It is expected that over 40 million pounds will bear verified-origin certificates this year. The program has proven effective in protecting certificates and earning trust among producers and buyers.
Bee specialist Ray Hutson of the New Jersey experiment station says winter is ideal for prep to boost spring honey yields. Beekeepers assemble equipment, paint and store frames, bottom boards, and hive bodies during cold months. Propolis should be reduced and foundation work delayed until warmer weather.
Purdee News Service reports on the Joe Herron farm in Howard county Indiana where 200 pounds per acre of US-25 fertilizer were broadcast on alkali soil failing to produce corn. An additional 75 pounds of 212-8 were placed in the row. The alkali plot with 0-8-25 plus 2-12-85 yielded 35 percent more corn than the check plot with only 212-8.
The article argues that milk quality cannot be improved by altering carbohydrate and protein proportions alone. It emphasizes cows in good health from a well balanced grain mix. It endorses clover or alfalfa hay with shredded fodder as superior roughage, supplying ash and protein and providing bulk.
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