6A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL March 4, 2015
Cook's Corner
A homemaking voice from the past
BY BETTY KAISER
For the Sentinel
want to come to dinner. Ask
them to bring a bottle of wine
and a loaf of bread. Thaw some
pork chops, heat the oven, put
some yams or russet potatoes
in to bake, prep a vegetable,
open some applesauce and
garnish it with cinnamon.
Voila! It’s dinner. No fl orist
or caterer needed. The follow-
ing glazed pork chops are easy
and delicious and the vintage
recipe for Fried Apple Custard
from the cookbook just might
hit the spot! Enjoy!
R
ecently, my friend
Donna Armor gifted me
with a family heirloom—her
grandmother’s cookbook. I
supposed it to be a little note-
book of family recipes. Imag-
ine my surprise when I opened
the large box to fi nd a true
treasure. A thick volume fi lled
with advice from the past on
all manner of useful house-
keeping hints.
The book is titled “Wom-
an’s Favorite Cookbook,” and
its 551 pages are divided into
three volumes. The authors are
“Mrs. Gregory and Friends.”
There is no publication date,
and the thick, deteriorating
pages are pulling away from
the binding. Our guesstimate
is that it’s at least 100 years
old. Probably early 20th cen-
tury.
Dozens of women contrib-
uted recipes for such exotic
things as Macaroni and Oys-
ters, Broiled Frogs’ Legs,
Johnny Cake, Hot Dandelion
Salad, Fried Apple Custard,
Pickled Walnuts, Blanc Mange
Easter Eggs and Stuffed Egg-
plant.
There is even an entire sec-
tion on toast! It begins by gen-
tly reminding the reader that
the object of toasting bread is
to extract the water, enabling
its digestion. First warm the
bread and draw out the mois-
ture so it can be toasted to a
pale gold color. And before
toasting, “be sure that the fi re
is clear and hot and the bars
clean.”
Carving meat is a skill to
be developed and proud of.
Running short on ice? “Wrap
the ice in several thicknesses
of newspaper. A fl annel sheet
will have the same effect.” A
section on wastefulness re-
minds the young housekeeper
that the Bible says: “She looks
well to the ways of her house-
hold and does not eat the bread
of idleness.”
There are reminders that
when caring for the sick and
convalescent, perfect clean-
liness of hands and nails is
imperative. For recovering pa-
tients who have little appetite
the following are suggested:
some gruel, beef tea, oatmeal
APPLE
CUSTARD
(FRIED)
Woman's Favorite Cook Book (circa 1900)
mush, toast water, boiled par-
tridge and tapioca pudding.
And fi nally this reminder: “A
cheerful spirit is the best medi-
cine of all.
There is even a section on
how to deal with household
pests. Rats and mice? Drown
them! Tease them with a little
meal in a barrel; then when
they’re used to being fed, par-
tially fi ll the barrel with water!
Bed bugs? Saturate the bed-
stead with kerosene! Cock-
roaches? Thoroughly pulver-
ize borax and scatter it where
they appear.
My favorite section of the
book, however, is a treatise on
fi ne dining.
As a home economist in my
college days, we read Emily
Post like it was the Bible. This
book puts Emily to shame.
It will also make your head
swim with the expectations of
that era. It begins with dinner
party instructions:
“A dinner should be a func-
tion where no obstacles to ease
and enjoyment exist. Invita-
tions to a dinner party are is-
sued 10 days or two weeks in
advance of the event. The re-
cipients should reply at once.
This gives the hostess a chance
to fi ll a possible vacancy. They
should be sent by post but are
better because of sure delivery
if sent by messenger.
to our
Resident
of the
Month
of the
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Mindy
Bench
GLAZED PORK
CHOPS
6 1-inch thick loin pork chops
1 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups brown sugar
3 tablespoons vinegar
1 tablespoon dry mustard
Dash of ginger
Preheat oven to 350° F.
Trim excess fat off chops;
arrange chops in 13x9x2 inch
baking dish. Sprinkle with
salt. Combine remaining
ingredients and spread over
chops. Bake uncovered in
oven 1-1/2 hours. Turn them
over to serve.
Keep it simple and keep
it seasonal! Betty Kaiser’s
Cook’s Corner is dedicated
to sharing a variety of reci-
pes that are delicious, family
oriented and easy to prepare.
Contact her at 942-1317 or
email
bchatty@bettykaiser.
com
Host an exchange
student
World Heritage Student Ex-
change Program is seeking lo-
cal host families for high school
students from over 30 countries:
Spain, Germany, Thailand, Den-
mark, Portugal, South Korea,
Italy, France the former Soviet
Union countries, Norway and
more.
Couples and families with and
without children in the home are
all encouraged to host and can
choose to host a student for a se-
mester or for the school year.
Each World Heritage student
is fully insured, brings his/her
own personal spending money
and expects to contribute to his/
her share of household responsi-
bilities, as well as being includ-
ed in normal family activities
and lifestyles.
Today’s teens are tomorrow’s
parents, international business
people and possibly even future
political leaders, and those in-
terested can share their corner
of America by helping a foreign
exchange student experience
life in this area.
Those seeking more informa-
tion can call 1-800-888-9040,
go online at www.whhosts.com
or email info@world-heritage.
org
Cosplay meetup
Local business Delight at 811
Main Street announces a Cosplay
Meetup on Saturday, March 14
at 2 p.m. It’s a free event that
promises prizes, games, Anime.
More information is available
at 541-946-3132 or delightcg@
gmail.com.
Hunter education
classes
The Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife announces that
it has openings in several hunter
education classes coming up in
Glen
Bricker
seeks country lodging. $200 Finder’s Fee.
Marc needs access to bathroom and
kitchen or, beƩ er yet, small coƩ age and
spot to park his motor home. Can pay
up to $500 with fi rst, last and deposit.
Wonderful service dog.
Contact LeaJones99@gmail.com
(see www.vietnaminnerview.com).
for the Month of February, 2015
late February and March.
“Spring is a great time to take
hunter education,” says James
Reed, ODFW hunter education
coordinator. “Many classes are
available, and it’s well before
the fall rush. Students who take
a March class could even get
certifi ed in time for spring tur-
key season (April 15-May 31).”
Conventional hunter educa-
tion classes available:
Lane County – March 14 and
21 (Noti and Creswell)
Field days:
Roseburg, March 21 (Rose-
burg Rod and Gun Club)
All classes and fi eld days are
listed on ODFW’s license sales
page (under View All Classes/
Workshops). See directions on
how to register for a hunter edu-
cation class (PDF).
Hunter education is required
for all hunters under the age of
18 and encouraged for adults,
too. The classes cover important
issues including hunter ethics
and respect for private landown-
ers; wildlife management and
identifi cation; fi rearms handling
and safety; hunt preparation and
techniques; survival; and intro-
ductory bowhunting.
Spay/neuter
coupons
The Humane Society of Cot-
tage Grove still has $25 off
coupons good toward the cost
of a cat or dog spay or neuter
at the Cottage Grove and For-
est Valley Veterinary Clinics in
Cottage Grove and South Wil-
lamette Veterinary Clinic and
Creswell Veterinary Hospital
in Creswell. The coupons are
good through the end of March
and can be picked up at This ‘n’
That Corner, 33 N. 8th Street,
Cottage Grove, Monday-Sat-
urday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m..
Starting March 9, hours will be
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
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Congratulations!
Employee
“Today (1900?) a hostess
of moderate means can invite
50-100 guests for an informal
party without ever looking to
the fl orist or caterer for help.
The fi rst requisite for a well-
ordered table is, snowy, fi ne,
damask linen. A table, when
properly set, is a picture of
loveliness—cut glass, silver
and dainty dishes. A certain
scheme of color is chosen and
everything on the table harmo-
nizes with it.
“In cities, the usual hour for
a dinner party is 7 o’clock; in
country places it is frequently
earlier in the day. For a home-
like, informal dinner, where
the host does the carving, one
well trained servant can wait
upon 12 persons.”
At formal dinners lots of
courses were served: Oysters,
clear soup, fi sh with small po-
tatoes, an entrée accompanied
by bread and relishes; roasts of
some kind, sherbet, chicken or
duck, an appetizing salad; pud-
dings or ice cream; fresh fruits
and bonbons; Turkish or black
coffee served demi-tasse. The
end of an era.
Now back to 21st century re-
ality with a servant-less dinner
menu plan: Look in the fridge
and the freezer to see what’s
on hand to feed a crowd of 4-6
people. Email or call at the last
minute to see if the neighbors
Pare, core and slice four
good-sized apples. Fry then
in butter and when they are
brown on one side, turn them
over and pour over them a cus-
tard made of four eggs, beaten,
a cupful of cream or new milk
and a little cinnamon. Fry to a
light brown. Turn carefully and
serve with sifted sugar. This is
a nice hot dessert. — Mrs. El-
len Sullivan
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