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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1907
Page
9
Advice on baking pies notes avoiding under crust leakage by venting the crust and using a hot oven to set edges. Suggests prunes with lemon extract to improve flavor and mentions not using a grate in cooking. Prefers quick methods over cautious venting and discusses oven heat for soft pies.
A verse extols the man behind the scenes for his tireless work and public duty while noting a more valuable counterpart in the woman ahead. The poem contrasts masculine effort with feminine leadership, praising the unseen labor and urging recognition of the woman before.
Cream butter and sugar with eggs, fold in molasses and soda, then milk and flour with cinnamon and currants. Bake in a large sheet until done.
Melt three tablespoons of butter into two cups of molasses. Add one tablespoon of ginger and a saltspoon of salt. Sift one level teaspoon of soda with four and one half cups of flour. Mix with the other ingredients and add one cup of sweet milk. Bake in a large shallow pan and cut into squares.
A simple recipe combines one cup molasses one cup sugar and half cup butter simmered until sugar dissolves. Stir in well popped corn until syrup thickens then form into balls while warm and pliable.
Roll baked biscuit dough three quarters of an inch thick. Cover with washed and seeded raisins and roll up like a jelly roll. Cut into three quarter inch slices. Rub one side with melted butter and steam twenty minutes. Serve with cream and sugar or sauce.
A custard recipe uses three eggs two cups milk three slightly rounded tablespoons sugar a pinch of salt and half teaspoon lemon or vanilla flavoring. Dissolve half a box gelatin in half cup cold water stir into hot custard strain into small molds chill unmold onto plates and garnish with candied cherries.
Instructions describe making soft dough from rye flour baking powder salt sugar and butter. Roll out cut into rounds brush with melted butter and bake in a hot oven for quick results.
A vintage recipe instructs to soak two cups rolled oats in sour milk overnight then mix in melted butter sugar egg soda salt and flour. The batter is beaten and baked in greased gem pans for a hint of old fashioned comfort.
After cutting the crust lift the edge in your hand from the plate and press the crust back onto the plate to secure it. This keeps the crust intact and neat during serving.
Prepare lower crust and line a deep pie tin. Pare and cut apples into eighths and fill the crust. Beat one half cup sugar one cup of cream and two tablespoons flour. Pour over the apples and bake in a very hot oven at first.
Directions for making Scotch cakes involve rubbing two cupfuls of flour with three-fourths cupful of butter then adding one cupful of sugar two beaten eggs and one teaspoonful of cinnamon. Roll on a floured board cut with a biscuit cutter and bake in a moderate oven for fifteen minutes.
Slice stale bread and soak in milk then stir in four beaten eggs and half cup sugar per quart of milk. Add salt and spices if desired. Bake slowly until thick and creamy. Serve with sugar and cream.
A fragment from Household Notes offers advice to the home maker from mending a granite vessel with a copper rivet to preventing sun damage on furniture. It includes cleaning tips like soda on grease and whitewash to deter pests and disinfect, plus a remark on children's mimicry and the impact of adult example.
A woman attempts to blot a large ink blot from a letter using blotting paper, but her effort enlarges and uglifies the stain instead of removing it. The scene reflects a common office mishap described in the clipping.
A friend recounts discovering a stain removal method in London last year. She explains moistening the blotter corner to lift ink spots, noting how effectively it cleans.
The legislature approved a 140000 appropriation enabling the training school to build a new facility and upgrade the main building. Dormitory plans remain under consideration. Basketball mixed results and a growing tennis club highlight campus life as students discuss arts and crafts in schools and yearbook story contest details.
A magazine anecdote recalls a young lawyer, Congressman Small, arguing before a country magistrate. The magistrate mocks a dangerous defendant, Bill Jones, threatening contempt fines and a quip about burning his soul if he harms Small in court.
The Yakima valley shows rich growth from irrigation with small farms and modern improvements. Large water storage, diverse crops, rising land values, and strong climate advantages position the region as a premier arid western agricultural zone.
Oscar E. Conat died on March 13 1907 at his Nob Hill home from heart failure. A Wisconsin native who moved to Minnesota and Brown County South Dakota where he helped build the community, he later settled in North Yakima purchasing twenty acres on Nob Hill. He was married to Emfine West in Pine Island Minnesota and is survived by his wife and two children Ada 16 and Edwin 12.
The Gospel Mission lunch and reading room opened March first under North Yakima drug store, with daily services most nights at eight led by Linn McAlden. The facility hosts a reading room with newspapers and magazines, a checkers table, and a growing lunch counter revenue, as Mrs. A J Williams and Mr. A J Williams oversee operations and aim to cover expenses.
A Galveston Texas reader endorses Ballard's Horehound Syrup claiming relief from chest pains and coughing. The ad urges immediate purchase at Colton Fry Drug Co and promises the cough will not last long.
An appeal invites pastors and laymen to assist in the Gospel Mission in North Yakima. A volunteer list includes many local residents and business names. The mission plans to seat about 100, operate without denomination, and track visitors from both in town and out of town.
F R Hawn editor of the Yakima Valley News in Granger announces the Yakima Valley Fruit and Produce Growers association is booming with over 75000 dollars in fruit handled last year. A first class manager will be hired and a canning plant proposed to utilize poorer grades while keeping top fruit for markets. Granger seeks homeseekers with targeted advertising and is converting alfalfa to fruit, including many acres of apple orchards this spring.
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