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BY MILDRED E. WARREN
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Our Heritage In Food
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■' Our Heritage In Food dates back to the
• Pilgrim fathers, in 1620 when In
Plymouth, Massachusetts, the threat of
Starvation was the worst enemy. As we
know, only half their number survived the
■ftrst winter. The Pilgrims heeded neigh
bouring Indians' advice and planted corn,
' squash and sweet potatoes along with
other vegetables. The Indians not only
‘ helped the early settlers with their
planting, but introduced them to new
Ways to prepare their food. They devised
a system of extracting syrup from the
’ cornstalk creating a sweetner which could
be used for cooking. (This might be the
forferunner of our modern day corn
flfyrup.)
America truly has a great "Heritage in
Food." From the days of our Pilgrim
fathers up to our present day we have a
rich heritage in our food, and the fare
from many parts of our country is most
typical of that particular spot. We look
forward to the seafood throughout New
England, the hot breads and pies of the
South, the Spanish food of Florida along
with the Mexican fare down on our bor
der, our mid west and western states with
prize beef and "Westward Ho!" for more
wonderful food from the ocean deep
. When New England was a small set
j tlement, soup, stews, chowders and
breads were usually the entire meal.
Today we have "The King's Soup,
adapted from The Ladies Companion, a
cook book owned by Martha Washington.
From the pages of my First Ladles Cook
Book, I have Virginia Skillet Cornbread.
Our page would not be complete without a
seafood recipe so I've selected Deviled
Hard Crabs, a favorite of one of our early
presidents Most of us have pleasant
> memories of grandmother's gingerbread,
so tor our Bicentennial column we shall
have Gingerbread!
r,.’ There are so many wonderful dishes
that are typical ot our country with its
rich heritage in food We can only con
tribute these few in our Nook. We hope
that you will enjoy these dishes and know
that we are most blessed in the bountiful
harvest of food in our land!
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THE KING'S SOUP
, 2 large Bermuda onions, thinly sliced
1 quart milk
1 2 teaspoon mace blades
•». 'a cup butter
to Its teaspoons salt
1 egg yolk
Chopped parsley
Croutons
Place onions, milk, mace, butter and salt
in saucepan Bring to a boil, lower heat,
and cook slowly for 30 40 minutes or until
onions are very tender Pick out mace and
discard Beat egg yolk then add a little of
the hot soup, beating constantly Pour egg
mixture into soup and cook a minute or
♦wo to thicken slightly Sprinkle each
serving with finely chopped parsley, then
add a few croutons Serves 4
To make croutons: Toast old firm
bread, then cut into tiny squares. Note I
think you might add a little dash of mace
to soup if you do not find the mace blades
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11776 1976
Horace & Mildred Shop
"The Shop With The Personal Touch"
Downtown Perry
VIRGINIA SKILLET CORNBREAD
1 cup white corn meal
2 cups boiling water
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons butter
4 eggs, well beaten
Pour boiling water over 1 cup corn meal
Cool. Beat in the milk, salt, baking
powder, butter and eggs.
Pour Into 2 quart skillet. Bake in 400
degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
CRABMEATON SHELLS
(DEVILEDHARDCRABS)
1 pound crab meat, well picked
Va pound butter, melted
12 salted crackers, crushed
1 tablespoon mayonnaise, beaten with 1
whole egg
Va teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon minced parsley
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons dry sherry
Salt and pepper to taste
Lemon wedges
Clean and butter 6 or 8 large crab backs,
or shallow shells or ramekins of oven
ware. Over the cracker crumbs pour the
melted butter, reserving some crumbs for
sprinkling over the top of the crabs. Add
mayonnaise which has been beaten with
the whole egg, the seasonings, and the
sherry. Mix in crab meat lightly with fork,
to prevent breaking the pieces. Fill the
shells generously with the mixture, but do
not pack down Springkle with remaining
crumbs and bake in medium oven (350
degrees) for about 30 minutes. Serve at
once with sprigs of parsley. Lemon
wedges may be served separately.
(This seafood dish was a favorite of
President Zachary Taylor.)
GINGERBREAD
'/2 cup butter or margarine
Va cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon ginger
2' 2 cups flour
I cup molasses
1 teaspoon soda dissolved in 1 cup boiling
water
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream
butter, add sugar gradually, creaming
until light and fluffy. Add the well beaten
egg yolks Sift spices and flour together
and add alternately with the molasses and
soda water. Fold in the stiffly beaten egg
whites Pour into greased 9x9x2'/2 inch
pan and bake about 30 to 40 minutes.
Serve with Lemon Sauce if desired.
Serves 10 to 12.
LEMON SAUCE
1 cup sugar
1 egg
Juice ot 1 lemon
1 tablespoon butter
Mix ingredients well. Cook over medium
heat until thick. Makes 1 cup.
HAPPY "1976" COOKING!
Convention
Ratified
Constitution
Ratification of the U.S.
Constitution was by con
ventions in the colonies
called for that special
purpose and not by either
the state legislatures or the
people by direct vote. Each
colony became a state
upon ratification of the
constitution
1850's Big
Ga. Assets
RR, Cotton
In 1850, Georgia's
economic assets were its
railroads and cotton mills.
With 553 miles of railroad,
Georgia ranked first
among the southern states
and fifth in the nation. The
state had thirty five cotton
mills and three woolen
mills.
Edwards-Harper Co.
Founded In 1930's
Edwards Harper Co.,
Inc., a men's and boy's
clothing store at 909
Carroll Street, has been in
business since 1933. The
firm was formed by the
late Miller Gordon Ed
wards Sr, and Louis
Harper. The corporation is
now owned and operated
by Mr. Harper and his
wife, Mrs. Nina Harper.
Mr. Harper has been a
Oldest Business Is
Andrew Hardware
The oldest business in
Perry is Andrew Hard
ware Company which was
called B.H. Andrew
when it began in 1898. Mr. I
Andrew's grandson,
Tedding Talton, Jr., has
owned and operated the
business since 1946.
Eugene Lasseter has been
with the firm 20 years.
This hardware store is
located at 924 Carroll
Street in a brick building
owned by B.H. Andrew, Jr.
Akin Drug
Operates
At 1036
Macon St.
Perry's Rexall franchise
store is being operated as
Akin Drug Company by its
owners, Hubert Bennett of
Perry and Harris Hardin
of Hawkinsville. This
business was purchased in
1974 from Murray Bennett
who had bought it in 1972
from Emmit Akin.
Mr. Akin bought the drug
store in 1943 from A.C.
Pritchett, Sr. The business
was moved in 1964 from
Carroll Street to the
Village Square Shopping
Center where it is
presently located at 1036
Macon Street. Mr, Akin, a
registered pharmacist, is
now employed part-time
by the company.
Mrs Mary Ann Hunt is
bookkeeper. Clerks are
Mrs. Mary Lizzie Langston
and Mrs. LaNeath Cain.
Akin Drug Co.
specializes in prescriptions
and Rexall products. In
addition to drugs and
sundries, the store has a
large variety of Hallmark
ca r ds.
Hubert Bennett, a
registered pharmacist,
resides at 1407 Cater Circle
with his wife, Tiny, and
baby daughter, Christy.
The Bennetts are members
of the First Baptist Church
of Perry. |
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The old Home Journal Building and the paper's staff
are shown in this photograph taken about 1907. The
gentleman seated in front of the building is J.H.
Hodges, editor and proprietor from 1880 to 1924. The two
men on the steps are Mac Rainey, left, and Dan
Bateman, printers. The colored man on the right is Bill
Harrison, who turned the printing press by hand until a
gasoline motor was bought about 1910. This wooden
building was located on the corner of Washington
Perry merchant for 45
years as he was associated
with another firm before
joining Mr. Edwards.
The Edwards Harper
Co., Inc. has a modern,
attractive store. Jerry
Rogers has been with the
company eleven years.
Mrs. W.W. Head, who is
now semi retired, has been
a clerk in the store for 25
years.
Mr. Talton's mother was
the former Estelle An
drew.
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■ As our nation pauses I
I to remember its birth 200 j
j years ago, let us all rekindle S
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I keep us s t ron 9- {
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Overton Jewelers :
“The Crossroads Village”
HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL THURS., JULY 1, 1*74,
Avenue and Carroll Street, the site where the office of
Dr. J.L. Gallemore now stands.
An interesting feature of the above picture is the
kerosene oil street light at the corner of Carroll Street
and Washington Avenue. This street light was one of
eleven in Perry. The black man. Bill Russell, lighted
the lamps every evening at dusk and extinguished them
shortly after dawn.
