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About Ashland American. (Ashland, Jackson County, Or.) 1927-1927 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1927)
• THE K IT C H EN C A B IN E T Sim ple Design A fter Dutch Style Makes Attractive and Cozy Rome U fi. 1»S7. W«stern N.w »p*per Union.> O u r c lim a t e Is a s e r ie s o f s u r p ris e s , an d u m o n g o u r m a n y p r o g n o s t ic s >f th e w e a th e r , th e o n ly t r u s t w o r t h y o n e th a t I k n o w Is th a t, w h e n It Is w a r m It Is a s ig n It is g o in g to be c o ld .— R a lp h W a ld o E m e r s o n . FOR BREAKFAST Firat Floor Plan P orch Roor Second Floor Plan. By W. A RADFORD Mr William A. Radford will anaw.r «iiratio n a and « n r a d \ lc « K i t K K OK ' 'S r on all pri'blama p rr ta ln ln a to tha » o b j e c t o f b u ild in g . f o r lb# r ea d e r* o f Ihi» p ip er tm account o f hla wld a a»i> .rl*n c a aa editor, author and m a n uf actu rer. na la, w i th o u t doubt, the h ahrst a u th ority on the subject A d - d i . - t all Inoutriaa to \\ U tta r« A R a d ford. No. l * f I P r a i r i e av nua, Cbtca go , f o r r e p ly I Mitch architecture ha* hail a con- abtorablr effect ou the appearance of American home*. Simple In line*, hut attractive Withal, the l>utch home*. In a modified atrle. have !>ecn reproduced lu many American rifle* and town* Iti the country. The hc*t-known type o f httme that haa conic from the Dutch architectural Influence la the "Dutch colonial." Till* atyhr home I* common • ml popular. eaperially In the nuburba o f the larger i ttlea. A home that a hoar* the Dutch influ ence la reproduced herewith. Thla ta a two gable pl in er houae. aa It la termed In Europe, but here would be known a* a atucco house, because of the treatment of the exterior walls. While In reality n two gable houae. the roof line* at the front are carried out over the porch In graceful lines. This long roof sweep u broken by a long dormer projection, which serves the double purpose of beautifying the ex terior and providing more room on the second floor. The house contain* eight room*, aa shown on the floor plan*. There are living and dining rooms and kitchen and one bedroom downstairs and four bedriHuns and the bathroom upstairs. All of these rooms are large and so located that each has plenty of win dows for sunlight and ventilation. The rear entrance la through a large wash room. which many home owners like. The building is 34 feet fl Inches wide and .■» feet fl Inches deep. It la of frame roost ruction with the outside i walls finished in stucco. As 85 per cent of I he housekeeper« In the land are maidless, It Is wise to preimre as much of it as possible the night before, so that a sutisfy- i n g breakfast may be quickly prepared. An alarm clock to i n s u r e t h e right time of rising will give ample time to arrange the meal unhurriedly. He who goes mornings from a quiet, comfortable and well-ordered home is twice as capable as a business man who leaves with a hasty breakfast, perhaps prepared by himself, often leaving home with the unpleasant memory of a disordered home. The uniform breakfast is a most convenient one, as it saves brain fag, and you know just what you are to prepare and they know just what they will have; however, the most of us like to avoid monotony and like an oc casional break In the daily round. The usual fruit, cereal, bacon, eggs or toast with a cooky or doughnut to fin ish off with, with the cup of coffee, is so usually served that we all know how to prepare such a breukfast, pro viding we liuve the food. A pleasing change Is secured by serving a variety of cereals as well as those which need no cooking. By serving a variety the food is never mo notonous, and the favorites may be served more often. Broiled or baked mackerel, codfish bails, finmm haddie. smoked fish are all admissible for tha first meal of the day. Of the meats, the favorites are ba con, ham. chops, sausage, corn beef hash, frizzed beef and calf's brains. Eggs are usually a favorite break fast dish for the majority and are served in such a variety of ways that they need never become monotonous. Good Everyday Foods. The use of leftovers Is a dally prob lem in most homes. How to serve them without appearing to be leftovers is not al- wnvs easy. Baked Codfish Puffs. — Put a cupful on two of shredded codfish into a bowl, add boiling water to cover and let stand to cool, then drain and Hdd to a pint of mashed potHto, then add a cup ful of white sauce, one teaspoonful of onion juice, two tca- spoonfuls of butter, salt if needed and plenty of paprika. Beat until light, then put into a baking dish, brush with fat and hake twenty-five minutes or until brown. Ham Loaf.— Put three cupfuls of boiled rice and two cupfuls of cold boiled bam through a meat chopper, add one-half cupful o f while sauce, one-half cupful of bread, one table spoonful of minced parsley, one ta blespoonful of onion juice, salt, pep- |>er to taste, one tenspoonful of Wor cestershire sauce, and a well-beaten egg. Mix all together nnd,press into a brick-shaped pan. Bake thirty min utes In a moderate oven. Serve with a sauce or sliced cold. Scalloped Onions W i t h Peanuts. __ Peel and cook six onions, chop two- thtrds of a cupful o f roasted peanuts, t'ook two tnhlc-qxxinfuls each of fat and flour, add seasonings and a cup ful of milk. Put the onions, and pea nuts In layers In a buttered baking dish, cover with buttered crumbs. Bake until brown. Raisin and Apple Salad.— Wash one cupful of raisins, add one-fourth of a cupful of apples and one cupful of mayonnaise. I.lne a bowl with lettuce, pile In the diced apples and raisins, cover with the mayonnaise. Serve with neufchatel cheese ball* and gar nish with cubes of tart red Jelly. Egg* a la Suisse.— Heat an omelet pan. put in a tablcspoonful of butter and when melted add ooe-half cupful o f cream. Slip In four eggs one at a time and sprinkle with salt and pep per. with a few grains of cayenne When the whites are nearly firm sprinkle with two tablespoonful* of grated cheese. Serve on buttered toast. Cauliflower W it h Chaese Sauce — Cook the cauliflower broken Into flow erets In boiling satt«d water until ten der. Prepare a white sauce with cupful o f milk added to two table spoon fu! each of flour and butter cooked together, add «alt and pepper and a cupful of grated cheese Cover the cauliflower with the sauce and bake In a hot oven until well heated. "H a LL m . orUtL In Later Years of Life Good Elimination is More Than Ever Important. A S w c grow older, there is apt to be a gradual slowing up o f bodily functions. T h e kidneys are the blood filters. 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