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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1924
Page
5
A collection of home recipes from Washington area cooks includes Scotch cookies with dark molasses and cinnamon, potato and cabbage dishes, fig filled cookies, corn flour sponge cake, and spiced tomato relish. Instructions cover mixing, baking, and fillings with multiple serves and flavorings.
Recipe notes detail shaved cabbage with diced pineapple marshmallows and nuts dressed in a lemon flavored white dressing. Quick tea cake recipe follows with steps for mixing, baking, and serving. Spiced apples prepared with syrup, vinegar and spices are suggested as a garnish or stuffing option for meat courses.
Miss Helen Wilson provides a kitchen note on Eggs a la Goldenrod using cooked eggs mashed into a cream sauce over toast. Also includes a recipe for Leftover Corn Muffins mixing flour baking powder salt water and canned corn baked in muffin rings or as griddle cakes.
Instructions for mustard pickles outline cider vinegar base and spice mix. Combine one gallon vinegar one cup sugar one cup dry mustard one cup salt with mixed spices in a stone jar. Add washed pickles, stir daily, cover with grape leaves, and store for one week before packing into glass jars.
A simple batter combines 6 ounces flour 1% cupful milk 4 ounces raisins and a beaten egg with melted butter sugar and cinnamon. Bake in a moderate oven for twenty to thirty minutes yielding six servings.
Mrs. Sam Forman shares a pickle recipe using tomatoes cabbage and celery with green peppers optional. The mix is seasoned with salt mustard spices and sugar then boiled and covered with vinegar without requiring sealing.
The passage details a sponge cake recipe and baking method including ingredient amounts for eight servings. It discusses sugar grain size, creaming eggs and sugar, folding in flour with baking powder, and baking in a moderate oven. It also explains why sponge cakes are popular for their light texture and nutritive value and advises on flour softness and sifting.
A compact recipe for Ruth Gibson cookies. Mix brown sugar cream tartar nuts butter soda vanilla and flour into a stiff dough. Mold into a loaf or two refrigerate overnight and slice to bake.
Lesson summarizes John 11 1 46 focusing on Jesus love for the Bethany family Lazarus sickness delay and meeting Martha and Mary Jesus weeps and proclaims I am the resurrection and the life The Lazarus raising demonstrates salvation power over death and causes division among listeners in verses 45 47.
Newly elected officers of the Women's Auxiliary of the American Legion are listed. Local obituaries note James Duncan’s private funeral due to influenza. Family events include a marriage at the Presbyterian manse and various visits and seees in the community. Football results from 1924 are summarized with Columbus games and scores.
An American Evangelist remarks that some men are “all man” except for heart brain and backbone, a pointed critique of character lacking foundational resolve. The note frames moral and personal deficiency as a common flaw among men.
In an American Evangelist note the phrase clean citizenship is highlighted as the core of Christian civic duty, urging individuals to uphold integrity and public virtue in community life.
The claim links a three foot rule to a thirty six inch age comment by an American evangelist. No formal apology is required as the comparison generates opinion rather than a formal correction.
The piece notes that dogs show clearer self preservation instincts than humans and that a dog's reactions, such as slight concern for laughter, reflect simple yet relatable behavior. It adds that horses likely rank second in the list of studied animal minds.
In Western Australia mother of pearl fisheries operate with opalescent shells graded and packed for export. Occasionally small pearls escape the fishermen's eyes and are discovered when sacks and crates are opened in factories.
A chapel near Heulogne Froncee reports bells weighing one third of typical size. They are said to be made of copper and otter stamina coating to resist rust and cracking, enabling a lighter steeple frame than standard.
A humorous essay on the pressures of fame and social standing. It cites Uncle Nate Purviance and others as examples of prominent figures who must constantly perform to remain in the limelight. The piece notes embarrassments and financial strains tied to maintaining status, including anecdotes about social dinners, wardrobes, and invitations.
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