Illinois Valley News, Thursday, Novemlter lb, 19IS
COOKING TURKEY '
D O N T STAB SKIN,
JUST PINCH LEG
If you are one of the many im­
patient housewives who’ll be test­
ing a roasting turkey Thanksgiv­
ing morning by stabbing it from
time to time with a fork to see if
it’s cooked to a turn— take the
word from a specialist, you’re do­
ing wrong.
That old housewifel custom of
pricking the skin of a cooking tur­
key with a fork's tines is not a re­
liable test and it allows savory
cooking juices to escape. The O.
S. C. extension nutrition specialist
Miss Agnes Kolshorn, says a much | ommended at an oven temperature
better test is to press the thickest of 300 degrees. Larger birds will
part of a drumstick between the require up to six hours to roast
fingers, being careful to protect at the same oven heat
the hand with a cloth or paper. I A home-handy to remember in
This bird is done, she adds, when preparing dressing, Miss Kolshorn
the meat is soft to the touch.
points out, is one cop of dressing
A second test to use on the cook­ for each pound of turkey. Do
ing turkey is to move a drumstick not stuff the bird tightly, as the
up and down with the fingers. If dressing will expand in cooking,
the leg joint moves or breaks read-1 she adds. Extra dressing may be
ily, the bird is ready for the baked in a separate pan.
Trussing the bird by tying wing
Thanksgiving table.
Correct turkey roasting tech­ tips back and securing legs snugly
nique, according to Miss Kolshorn, against the tail will improve the
involves slow cooking with dry appearance of the cooked bird
heat. For birds that weigh up to Using melted fat spread by an op-
14 pounds, a roasting time of three
and one-half to four hours is rec-
A U C T IO N
en-textured cloth, one may see by turning the bird breast up, are
that the bird is thoroughly greased other suggestions.
just prior to being put into the
oven Greasing holds moisture in­
Just a Gob’s Mess
side the turkey and aids in obtain
The word mess comes from the
ing a uniform brown appearance.
Latin "missum,” meaning sent or
Trusses may be cut after the placed in position Thus, the word
bird has cooked an hour.
came to mean a dish sent to the
Avoid dry breast meat by cook table, and eventually to describe the
ing the turkey on first one side, dining parties into which a ship's
then the other, and finish roasting company or a regiment is divided
EVERY THURSDAY 10:00 A. M.
10 Per Cent on Furniture and Household Goods
5 Per Cent on Livestock
J. & V. SALES COMPANY
formerly the old Brahs Bros. Yard, Grants Pass
JACK PETERSON,
J. W. WONDERLY,
Manager
Auctioneer
L IF E
ASSURANCE
S O C IE T Y
o f th e U N I T E D S T A T E S
FRANK GORDON
R E P R E S E N T A T IV E
408 East “ B” Street
TELEPHONE 4226
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W hat to Give?
We can settle that little matter lor
you. Just come in and shop around our
Christmas store and you will find just
the articles you want- And everything
you buy here is so substantial and a
lasting gift.
How to
SALE
The EQUITABLE
TRAVEL
while you
For your convenience, we have ar­
ranged for Manchel s Lay-Away Plan
which makes it easy to purchase your
gifts now.
SLEEP
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November 12, 1948!
SOAR INTO THE CLOUD OF ROHAHCF
WITH A LAME
INAUGURATING
A NEW
DAILY FREIGHT SERVICE
TO THE ILLINOIS VALLEY
Grants Pass to:
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CAVE
J U N C T IO N
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KERBY
now
In te r m e d ia t e P o in t»
this
ARRIVE CAVE JUNCTION 12:00 NOON
LEAVE GRANTS PASS 10:00 A. M.
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c ia lly p ric e d .
C o n n e c tio n s fr o m G ra n ts Pass to A n y w h e r e in the W o r ld
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C hests have L a n e ’s e x ­
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th e g ro w in g S o u th w e s te rn sectio n o f S o u th w e s t Jo sep hin e C o.
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S E R V I N G T H E R A P I D L Y G R O W IN G I L L I N O I S V A L L E Y
ISHAM'S
Buy H e r
C h ris tm a s
S tr e e t
Step aboard Southern Pacific’s
night train to PORTLAND or
SAN FRANCISCO. Stretch
out in a comfortable berth and
sleep while the miles slip by
q u a lity
fe a t­
ures, plus a fr e e m o th
in s u ra n c e p o lic y . C o m e
in to d a y .
THE GIFT THAT STARTS THE HOME
Next morning you’re at your
destination rested and ready
for the affairs of the day. Or
ride in comfortable coaches
at still lower fares. Overnight
S P E C IA L
tervice returning, also.
Thanksgiving Dinner
For fares, schedules
and reservations call:
$ « *.0 0
2
S*P
The
Child s Plate, $ 1 .0 0
F r ie n d ly
S o u th e rn
3
INVESTIGATE
MANCHEL’S
EASY PAYMENT
PLAN
if r
P a c ific
S ee Y o u r N e a r e s t
P. A gent
o r W r it e J. A . O r m a n d y , G P A ,
6 2 2 P a c ific B ld g ., P o r tla n d 4, O r e .
Served from 2 to 8 p. m.
te-
Grants Pass
Cave Junction
Turkey and all that goes with it to make a
good home style dinner, cooked the way you
like it. Bring your family.
Regular Menu Also Being Served
DO YOU KNOW A CHILD
Open Week Days, 4 to 12 p. m.
Sundays, 12 Noon to 12 p. m.
(4 years to 20 years of age as of Oct. 25, 1948)
Wccdtahd JhtH
IN SCHOOL, NOT ATTENDING SCHOOL, SINGLE, MARRIED, IN MILITARY SERVICE, OR
AWAY ON A VISIT
WHO IS NOT LISTED ON THE SCHOOL CENSUS?
Southern Oregon’s Coziest Dining Room
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MRS. EDITH KNOX
will be at the office of the Illinois Valley News in Cave Junction on November 22 and Nov. 23
from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. and will pay
Which Wire Rope Is Best?
Although initial cost of preformed wire rope is
somewhat higher, it is our experience from ac­
tual operation that it affords the biggest value.
FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION OF ANY FAMILY WHOSE CENSUS RECORD IS NOT AT
PRESENT COMPLETE
Records of Names Submitted to Date Will be Available
Bring in the name and age of any child (age 4 to 20 years) you may believe NOT to be on census list
ONE DOLLAR will be paid for each family record not now complete on census
Payment to County of State School Funds are made on basis of eacji child on census.
Each Child NOT on census means this state money will not be received.
ILLINOIS VALLEY HARDWARE
The Hamilton», Myo and Bill
Cave Junction
HOURS SATURDAY TO 8:00 P. M.
REMEMBER THE DATES
Monday, November 22 and Tuesday, November 23; 9:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m.
L C. MOFFITT,
County District Superintendent.