“Just Chillin’ A little History...& More March Upbeat Musings and Munchies! by Ellie Schmidt ~ eschmidt@upbeattimes.com


Santa Rosa, CA. ~ How wonderful


it would be if everyone in Sonoma County


could enjoy a similar view of old


scraggly plum trees, such as in our compact back yard, now bursting with tiny white blos- soms, to see many small birds enjoying bouncing on the skin- ny branches while doing a taste test of the delicate petals! Time for a real spring clean-up. High time to open up doors and win- dows to spruce up inside too. But, procrastination is part of enjoying spring.


Each year I


leaf through our facsimile copy of the “1887 edition of T e White House Cookbook.” Far more entertaining than harsh news. T e section called “Facts


Worth Knowing” is surprising. Just think how newsworthy one tip written in 1887 is for today: “Never use water which has stood in a lead pipe over night. Not


less than a bucketful


should be allowed to run.” Seems lead pipes should never have been used for water—or in housepaint. WD-40 would have been


wildly successful in 1887, as now, when you read: “Squeaking doors ought to have hinges oiled by putting on a drop from the sewing machine oil-can.” Ah, but “Sapolio” won out


for sure. “A cake of Sapo- lio should be kept in every kitchen, to be used freely on all dishes that require scour- ing and cleansing. All tins that have been discolored can be made bright and clean as new by the use of Sapolio. Also shines dishes, and in fact, al-


day, one would have to travel to Peru or Chile to fi nd Sapolio- -the only countries that still make it.


most all articles that require scouring. Purchased at all groceries.


One of the most useful articles ever used in the kitchen!” To-


ness and marketing classes. T eir artistic ad seemed to ap- pear everywhere. For spring- time colds, the best 1887 advice was “Drink a hot, strong lem- onade before going to bed since that will oſt en break up a cold and cure a sore throat!” See recipe section of that


cozy, fat volume: “Roman Punch No. 2: Make two quarts of lemonade, rich with pure juice lemon fruit. Add one tablespoon of extract of lemon. Work well, and freeze.


Just be-


fore serving, add for each quart of ice half a pint of brandy and half a pint of


In its heyday it be-


came the product that had such “branding” power that it is still a subject for discussion in busi-


Jamaica rum. Mix well and serve in high glasses, as this makes what is called a semi or half-ice.


Very droll. T at


at banquets as a “coup de mi- lieu.”


Usually served is a


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UPBEAT TIMES, INC. • March 2016 • 5 JOKES & Humor # 2


At what age do you think it’s appropriate to tell a highway it’s adopted? ~


My ten-month-old was sitting in her high chair, twisting and moving all over the place. My wife said to me, “Straighten her up.” I looked at my daugh- ter and said, “What are you doing with your life? Do you want to be this way forever? It’s time to grow up.” My wife hasn’t asked me to do anything since.


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through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives


me a headache.” Marjorie Pay Hinckley


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