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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 31, 1935
Page
3
A collage of dated kitchen directions including tart fillings with apricots and gelatine, crusts with curry and bread layers, vegetable casserole assembly, pastry items, sweet squares, pickles, and iced cakes. Instructions mix measurements, steps, and oven notes for multiple confections and savory dishes.
A fragment discusses skin care and comfort for women in Western Australia. It notes sensitive skin worsened by weather and suggests a home routine using warm water, a soft soap if available, and a cold rinse to finish.
Noted Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer star Una Merkel, celebrated as the Hollywood Hostess, prepares one of her signature meals that highlights her dining persona and public image in entertainment circles.
Patchy OCR text discusses sewing materials and patterns with references to garments and fibers. It mentions weaving, textiles, and pattern preparation but is largely garbled. The readable portions suggest workshop notes and questions about suitability and design but lack concrete events or people.
Readable excerpts describe the season's sunlit health fashions and fresh air emphasis for children, with verandah ventilation and sunlight as value. Evening wear features bold colors, lace, and sequins, including pink velvet gowns, blue draped pieces, and dramatic trains.
A recipe contest offers first second and third prizes including an electro plate nickel sitter Flower Vase and a clover cavellant set. Entrants must submit legible recipes on one side of the provided prayer form and address to The Recipe Editor United Press Link 97d Hay Street Perth. Results will publish in the issue. limit one recipe per coupon.
The fragment describes a dubious home remedy mixing camphor water and glycerine with orange oil, sunning, and various steps to soak and prepare items. It mentions handling swollen areas, cautions on heat, and monitoring effects after application, though details are unclear and likely unsafe.
The article details fashion items such as velvet wraps, fur accents, and capes showcased in an evening setting. It notes colors including black velvet, white fur, apricot tones, and silver and gold patterns, highlighting textures, sleeves, and shoulder shirring. The piece emphasizes elegance and variety in the latest wraps and evening wear.
Fragmentary text mentions tailors in a confusing mix of words and names. No clear event, dates, or organizations are discernible. The readable bits suggest a trade context with references to buttonholes and tailors, but lack concrete facts for a sturdy summary.
A historical note lists substitutions when ingredients run short. It suggests cream of tartar with milk as a substitute for baking powder, milk with lemon juice or vinegar in place of milk, and egg substitutes using water and seeds. It provides guidance for common baking needs and flavor variants.
The text provides a garbled recipe guidance on substituting ingredients in cake making. It mentions using baking soda per teaspoon of sugar, reducing baking powder in mixtures, substituting honey for sugar, adding yogurt, cocoa instead of chocolate, adjusting eggs when costly, and substitutions for nuts and fats. It also hints at adding lime or cinnamon and finishing with toppings like coconut.
A jumble of practical tips on lamp wick lengthening with strands to carry oil, preserving pears for jam in salt water, removing shoe stains with raw potato, and general fabric care. It also mentions sweater care, knitting for winter, and a method for winding skeins to pull wool from the middle for easy pickup during leisure.
A local exchange features playful jibes about referees and drinking water after a match. The odd banter includes phrases about getting into a trough and cheeky wordplay among attendees and reporters.
The notice promotes wedding cake boxes and tins for sale with card and tin options. It mentions a postal relation for 278 frozen and places sales through this paper or United Press Ltd at 971-3 Hay Street, Perth.
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