H. H. Club Hostess Plans Halloween Party
The H. H. club met with Mrs. Walter Brown on October 18 with twelve members present. A Halloween party was set for October 25 at the McArlin home, and the next meeting will be with Mrs. Earl Birney.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1923
Page
6
The H. H. club met with Mrs. Walter Brown on October 18 with twelve members present. A Halloween party was set for October 25 at the McArlin home, and the next meeting will be with Mrs. Earl Birney.
Fortnightly gatherings yielded tested recipes with giver names. Instructions include Rocks by Mrs Harlan McCreedy using butter sugar eggs spices and raisins baked in a greased pan. Toasted Cheese by Mrs W F Bickel mixes cheese paprika salt mustard milk egg and bake until set and browned.
Mrs R E Dougherty provides a concise batter method mixing egg salt sugar sour cream or sour milk with soda, flour and baking powder. Dissolved soda in dairy, heat iron pan, grease well, and serve on hot plate for a quick baked treat.
The recipe describes whisking yolks with lemon juice or orange juice and a touch of vanilla, then stiffening with powdered sugar. Grate a portion of rind and beat well. Let the mixture stand and beat occasionally while noting it should ripen as long as the cake bakes.
A compact recipe for a quick bread mixing 4 cents flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups milk and egg with crushed orange peel or walnuts. Sift dry ingredients, warm egg with milk, combine, pour into pan, let rise 20 minutes, bake in a moderate oven.
Miss Edith Simmons details how to candy orange peel. She instructs peeling one dozen oranges, soaking in salted water for 48 hours, boiling to tender, then simmering with a syrup of one pound sugar and two thirds pint water until absorbed.
Peel then place on plates to dry. When nearly dry, roll in powdered sugar if desired.
The article outlines planting Daffodils in October with six inch spacing and bone meal soil mix for best blooms. It covers indoor culture using Paper White Narcissus or Chinese Sacred Lily in pots or bowls with water methods and staged light after a two week dark period.
Local seed shop Warren's Seed Store lists its phone and address at 250 West Side Square Place. Details reflect a small-town business directory entry with contact location for customers seeking seeds and garden supplies.
Ninth grade home economics students under Miss Ensign compiled health rules and food habits to keep well. The article lists 34 health habits and 14 dietary guidelines focusing on cleanliness, exercise, hygiene, sleep, reading, and safe eating practices.
The Detroit News notes that historically the cross mark signified good faith for both literate and illiterate signers among the Saxons. The cross was attached to signatures of those who could write and served as a substitute for those who could not.
A New York report lists ten top US businesswomen from diverse fields led by Lena Lake Forest in Detroit and Georgia Emery in New York. The group includes Miss Ann Baker of Paducah, Miss Mary Ryan of Brooklyn, Mrs. Zella A. McBerry, Mrs. Mary Stubbs Moore, and others with notable achievements in insurance, paints, ties, welding, and industry nationwide.
A list highlights ten women in diverse fields from Detroit to Indianapolis, Paducah to Great Falls, including insurance, railroad ties, welding, chemical work, tug boats, iron foundry, and industrial geology. Narration notes many rose from modest starts to leadership roles, with a focus on midlife pioneers aged 35 to 45.
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