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This is a clipping found in a series of scrapbooks. Although this clipping is not dated it is probably circa 1880. Enjoy! Pat Earnest Dover, Delaware, 21 September 2015

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Fried Bread and Dip

Roll some light biscuit dough an eight of an inch thick, cut it in forms three inches long, and one inch wide, and fry in hot lard, shaking the kettle while frying; fry to a light brown. Have ready a dip made by stirring into boiling milk, --say one pint,--one tea-spoonful of salt and one quarter of a pound of butter into which one table-spoonful of sifted flour is braided; break open each fried cake, drop it into the dip, put them into your dish, and when the dish is full, pour in as much of the dip as you like, and serve. This is an excellent breakfast. 

Taken from The Practical Cook Book; Containing Upwards of One Thousand Receipts: Consisting of Directions for Selecting, Preparing and Cooking all Kinds of Meats, Fish, Poultry, and Game, Soups, Breads, Vegetables and Salads. Also for the Making of all Kinds of Plain and Fancy Breads, Pastries, Puddings, Cakes, Creams, Ices, Jellies, Preserves, Marmalades, etc. etc. etc. Together with Various Miscellaneious Receipts, and Numerous Preparations for Invalids. By Mrs. Bliss, Philadephia, E. Claxton and Company, 920 Market Street, 1882. p. 270

 

This delightful tale about the Ulrichs and their stolen money was found in the Lebanon Semi-Weekly News. January 2, 1902. Enjoy! Pat 14 September 2015 Dover, DE

Stolen Money Recovered

 

 

In the warm, dust filled April air of Bologna, Italy you could hear bullets whiz through the streets. The smell of blood from dead bodies that were days ole, and the cordite burned the nosed of soldiers. The city was hurt, from the mortars and artillery in the surrounding mountains and rivers to the conflicts in the heart of the once gorgeous city. Buildings were crumbling from the furious shots coming from the gunned warriors. If you were far enough away from the battles you might even hear the cries of the Italian citizens and see people grabbing necessities before escaping to the safety of their homes. The bodies of soldiers were drenched in sweat from dodging bullets and the heavy uniforms on their backs. The Polish 2^nd Corps was pushing the Germans back even with the number they had lost. If the combatants weren’t scarred already from past battles, they were now, physically and mentally. Blood was flying from comrades and enemies alike staining scarring eyes and streets. Crumples bodies hidden away from the brutal attacks behind destroyed buildings and vehicles. Some tending to the wounds from scared enemies, even if it wasn’t theirs. Others were waiting to be taken from this world of hatred, or weeping over those who were lost.

            The German soldiers and soldiers from the allies were exhausted. In the Apennines, it was winter, and the allies’ supplies were being shipped off to other operations nearby, however they still fought under Lt. Gen. Truscott who was replacing Maj. Gen. Lucas in 1944. In this harsh winter Lt. Gen. Lemelson had three lines: the first in the valleys filled with trees for excellent cover, the second on the Po Valley which varied from 150-500 yard with natural fortifications on both banks, and the third in the Alpine foothills which still had trenches and placements for artillery from WWI. Even though the German “veterans” lacked vehicles, fire power and air support, they maximized tactical potential during the winter. The reason was that the allies wanted to get to the “soft underbelly of Germany” through Italy and Bologna was a boundary for both sides. The allies didn’t want to destroy the German troops, but penetrate the German front and seize enough territory to have a base for more operations in Po Valley.

 

            The reason for the allies being the victor on April 21, 1945 may have been for the fact that they would replace tired troops with those troops that were in the back, and fix broken machinery and slowly get more supplies. The Allies had used a bullhorn formation with the British and Americans on the flanks and the Polish Corps going through the city attacking the isolated German troops and pushing them back. At 6:15, Bologna, Italy was under Polish liberation and the Italians welcomed them, and hours later Americans showed up late with tanks.

Do you Recognize me?

     She was found in a box of photographs. For the most part they were all unidentified, but I suspect someone out there might know who this performer is--if so, please share. Klapper is also proving a bit difficult to track down, which is rare. Usually, there is some obtainable information about photographers. If I find anything, I will be sure to update. Until then, enjoy. Best, Pat Earnest 9 September 2015 Dover, Delaware   PPPPSSSTTT: As always, tell your friends about Passed Time. We love to hear from new people. 

Liquorice Tea 

Bruise half a dozen sticks of liquorice, pour a pint of boiling water over them, and let them steep, under a close cover, until the water is cold. 

This was found under the "Preparations for Invalids" section, but does not say when one should drink "liquorice" tea or what symptoms it might treat. 

Taken from The Practical Cook Book; Containing Upwards of One Thousand Receipts: Consisting of Directions for Selecting, Preparing and Cooking all Kinds of Meats, Fish, Poultry, and Game, Soups, Breads, Vegetables and Salads. Also for the Making of all Kinds of Plain and Fancy Breads, Pastries, Puddings, Cakes, Creams, Ices, Jellies, Preserves, Marmalades, etc. etc. etc. Together with Various Miscellaneious Receipts, and Numerous Preparations for Invalids. By Mrs. Bliss, Philadephia, E. Claxton and Company, 920 Market Street, 1882. page. 288

   As I was studying the Gemrig family, known for providing the Union Army with surgical instruments during the Civil War, I was reminded of a moment with my kids. Our middle child usually is a quiet and laid back kind of kid. He is frequently found lost in his own thoughts and adrift in his own little world. He can, well...he marches to his own drum. Let's just leave it at that.  

    When the children were young I took them to a Civil War reenactment. We entered a tent where two soldiers were rolling around on cots in obvious pain. Another was sitting dazedly against a center post. A long table was set up, littered with various surgical instruments and next to that table was a bucket strewn with body parts. Two men stood behind the table, their aprons bloodied, when one of them asked my kids, "Can you tell what I do?" Before anyone else could speak, Middle Child proudly piped up, "You are a chef!"  

Best, Pat Earnest Dover, Delaware 27 August 2015

Nineteenth Century Doggerel Poetry   Bursts of creative poetry can appear in the strangest of places. A "poet" wrote the following two rhymes in a daybook (a book of handwritten daily business transactions) that dates mid-nineteenth century and is probably from Pennsylvania. The poet should have stopped with the first line of the first poem:   I never lik[e] the task of writing In a book for public eye But a Friend that I delight in Evry [sic] way to Please I'll try.   To Miss [blank] When thou are home midst pleasure of I would have the[e] some times to think of me And may I cause to live whenever I forget to think of thee.     The second poem reads:   Love Love is a feeling none can well [illegible word that ends "cain"] Tho it prevails in evry [sic] action of our Life Love is a passion we defy in vain As it will come despit[e] of evry strife.   Love is a passion then in some as pure As the fresh tears it causes apt to flow Love is a malady that naught can cure It is an ill that comes to high and low.   The poet was probably too embarrassed to sign his name, but he ended "Springville, July 7, 1841."   Nicky Pickert  

Acid Drinks

     1. Pour half a pint of boiling water upon one table-spoonful of the best TAMARINDS, cover them closely, and let them steep until they are cold.

     2. Pour half a pint of boiling water upon one table-spoonful of CURRANT JELLY, and stir until the jelly is all dissolved. 

     3. CRANBERRIES and BARBERRIES may be used in the same way to make very refreshing acid drinks for persons recovering from fevers. Pat Earnest, Dover, Delaware 24 August 2015

Taken from The Practical Cook Book; Containing Upwards of One Thousand Receipts: Consisting of Directions for Selecting, Preparing and Cooking all Kinds of Meats, Fish, Poultry, and Game, Soups, Breads, Vegetables and Salads. Also for the Making of all Kinds of Plain and Fancy Breads, Pastries, Puddings, Cakes, Creams, Ices, Jellies, Preserves, Marmalades, etc. etc. etc. Together with Various Miscellaneious Receipts, and Numerous Preparations for Invalids. By Mrs. Bliss, Philadephia, E. Claxton and Company, 920 Market Street, 1882. page 286

This is the recipe, also shown in a longer article on Passed Time if you want backstory. I would love to credit the newspaper that contained this clipping, but I cannot find it. In any event, enjoy. Pat Earnest Dover, Delaware 19 August 2015

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