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4 Augusm 2012 The McGregor Mirror
By Bonnie Mullens celebration of both.
Mom made if best
RHUBARB
DATE CAKE
From the Kitchen
of Jeanne Klockers
This was my mom’s favor-
ite cake. She made it one week-
end and we took it to our beach
cabin. We ate some and then left
it there. When we came back
the next weekend, it was still
good! It keeps very well...in cool
weather! My mother’s name was
Verna Rogers.
1 1/2 c flour
1 1/2 c sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup unsweetened cooked
rhubarb (cook slowly in pan NO
water)
1 c. chopped pitted dates
grated rind of one lemon
2 eggs, beaten
1 c oil
1 c powdered sugar
Mix dry ingredients in bowl.
Add rhubarb, dates and lemon
rind, mix well. Gradually add
the eggs and oil and mix in.
Pour into greased and floured
9x13 pan. Bake at 350 for 50-60
minutes. While still warm poke
holes in the cake with a fork and
drizzle the lemon glaze over the
cake. LEMON GLAZE: Mix the
powdered sugar with the juice
from the lemon until smooth.
SOUTHERN
CHEESE LOG
From the Kitchen
of Jan Holmes.
I remember this always at
Christmas. Was one of my fa-
vorites and still is. My mother’s
name is Edith Beran Jones.
1 c. chopped pecans
1 1/2 cloves garlic
8 ozs. cream cheese
3 ozs. Roquefort cheese
1/8 tsp lea & perrin
Va tsp salt
4 drops Tabasco
Blend together. Shape into a
roll and sprinkle with chili pow-
der. On wax paper, roll in chili
powder and wrap tightly. Refrig-
erate overnight and serve with
crackers.
MOM’S TEA CAKES
From the Kitchen
of Yvonne Webb
This is Vera Patterson’s reci-
pe. My mother made these often.
Sometimes she would make a
colored icing, putting them to-
gether like a cookie sandwich. I
wish I had one now.
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups sifted flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
Cream sugar and shortening
well. Add eggs, vanilla and mix.
Fold in dry ingredients. Roll
out on a floured board, cut with
cookie cutter as desired. Bake in
350 oven. Makes about 5 dozen.
TEXAS CHEWS
From the Kitchen
of Dawn Evans
This was one of the recipes
my mom got from her mother.
We still make these every time
the family gets together. One
of all our favorites! My moth-
er’s name is Margie Burch and
she passed away five years ago.
Miss her so much still. I could
ALWAYS depend on her giving
Godly advice.
Thanks for the opportunity
to share this recipe with you and
others!
2 cups brown sugar
:M cup melted butter
1 cup flour
2 eggs
!4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
14 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans
Beat eggs and sugar. Add
flour and butter alternately. Add
pecans and vanilla. Bake at 325
degrees in square Pyrex dish for
45 minutes. Best served with
cinnamon ice cream and a cara-
mel topping!
HAMBURGER PIE
From the Kitchen
of Frida Bahnsen
2 lb hamburger
4 med onions, chopped
2 cans green beans, drained
1 can tomato soup
8 potatoes
1 egg, beaten
Brown hamburger with the
onions. Cook and then mash the
potatoes; add the egg.
Spread hamburger mixture
in an oiled pan. Layer the beans
on top of the meat, then pour the
tomato soup over all. Put pota-
toes in servings on top.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30
minutes, or until potatoes are
lightly browned on top.
SWISS STEAK
From the Kitchen
of Teresa Sneed
This is not the normal brown
gravy Swiss Steak, but this was
possibly my favorite meal grow-
ing up. Mom would make this
and we would have baked pota-
toes, fresh com on the cob, (out
of our freezer) and salad. It was
so good!
It is one of those recipes that
requires a little prep time, but is
so worth it. It could be cooked in
a crock pot or the oven. (I have
done both)
2 lbs. round steak
1/2 cup flour
2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 onion, sliced
3 cups tomato sauce
3 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. chili powder
1. cut steak into individu-
al portions 2. flour and season
steak. 3. brown steak in skillet w/
small amount of oil and drain on
paper towels.
4. combine tomato sauce,
sugar and chili powder in bowl.
5. place browned steak in
casserole dish or crockpot and
cover with sliced onions.
6. pour tomato mixture over
steak and onions
7. cover dish with lid or foil
and bake at 375 for 90 min.(fol-
low instructions for cooking si-
miliar meats with crock-pot)
8. Delicious served with
any potatoes or rice Enjoy!
TUNA AND RICE
STOVE TOP DISH
From the Kitchen
of Mynette Taylor
and Bonnie Mullens
We both thought of the three
following recipes—favorites that
our mother made. We have great
memories of our mother Bonnie
Mooney making these. Hope you
enjoy.
Cook 2 pkg. rice or 1 1/3 cup
rice and 1 2/3 cup water
In a skillet saute 1/2-1 cup
celery, chopped (cook with a
little butter or Pam)
Add 1 can celery soup with
1/2 cup milk, add T. of lemon
juice, 1 small can of tuna, green
olives, sliced (3T or more) add
all to celery.
PIE IN THE SKY
Step 1. Melt 2 squares choc-
olate and 2T. butter in top of
double boiler. Stir until blended.
Combine 2 T hot milk or hot
water and 2/3 cup sifted confec-
tioner’s sugar. Add to chocolate,
stir well.
Step 2. Add contents tof one
4 oz. pkg. of shredded coconut,
cut and mix well.
Step 3 Using fingers or
spoon, spread mixture on botton
and sides of greased 9” pie pan.
Chill until firm. To serve, fill
crust with vanilla ice cream, pud-
ding or chiffon type filling.
CHERRY PIE
graham cracker crusts
Filling:
1 cup Eagle Brand
1/3 cup lemon juice or juice
of 2 lemons
Add 1 can sour pitted cher-
ries, drained. Sweeten with a few
drops of almond flavoring. Add
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
1 carton of whipped cream.
Put 1/2 in pie and 1/2 on top.
MAMA ESTELL’S
HOT ROLLS
From the Kitchen
of Mary Whitley
My mom wasn’t a great
cook, but she did make great
homemade rolls and bread. We
would all smell the rolls bak-
ing and line up in the kitchen to
eat them right out of the oven
I loved them with butter and
mom’s homemade peach jam.
2 cups hot water
1/2 cup margarine
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup cold water
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Rear View Mirror
It Happened This Week ...10,20,30,40,50,60, 70,80 Years Ago
A look back at McGregor’s Past-by Bonnie Mullens
AUGUST 19, 1932-
- McGregor’s first bale of
1932 cotton was received Au-
gust 16, nine days later than
the first bale last year. W. Cody
Anderson, who lived about 10
miles northwest of McGregor,
raised the cotton. The bale was
ginned free by Grantham Bros,
as was the usual custom of the
first bale ginned. Edward Walker
auctioned the bale off on the cor-
ner of Lee Hardware Co. It was
purchased by Guy Draper for the
First National Bank at a bid of 10
1/2 cents. A premium of $26.20
was collected from local mer-
chants and presented to Mr. An-
derson.
- John Lee Smith was Grand
Chancellor of McGregor’s Pythi-
an Temple No. 103.
- The City of McGregor was
planning a birthday celebration
on Firemen’s Lawn in honor of
McGregor’s 50th year. Organiz-
ers included W.S. Amsler, G.W.
Lee and Jox Cox.
- Harris Cash Grocery ad-
vertised 48 lb. sack of flour for
93 cents. Brer Rabbit Syrup was
49 cents per gallon. A quart jar of
olives cost 27 cents.
- Miss Louise Bailey enter-
tained a few of the younger set
with a party at her home. Win-
ners of the high and low cut
awards went to Yvonne Ander-
son and Eugenia Lee. Also at-
tending were Yvonne Anderson,
Virginia Ford, Dawn Isbill, and
Mable Claire Meador.
- First bale of cotton ginned
in Oglesby was brought in Au-
gust 16 by Jim McKelvain from
his farm north of town. The bale
weighed 470 pounds and was
sold at auction, being purchased
by the First National Bank at
10.55 cents.
- Senator Clint Small was to
speak at McGregor Opera House
on August 22nd .
AUGUST 19, 1942-
No issues on file.
AUGUST 15, 1952-
- Mr. and Mrs. Robert S.
Cox celebrated their 50th Wed-
ding Anniversary at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wehring.
- Three new polio cases in
McGregor were reported this
week, bringing the total to 11,
more than doubling any other
previous year.
- An upcoming Red Cross
blood drive had received 208
pledges and more were expected.
McGregor’s three doctors—Dr.
John Thompson, Dr. Ira Kerwood
and Dr. Robert Cummings would
supervise. Forty four local wom-
en would work three different
shifts. Committee chairmen were
Roger Chamblee, Prayther Lee,
C.F. Blake, Joe Griffin and Floyd
Webb. The drive was sponsored
by the McGregor Lions Club.
- First bale of 1952 cotton
was brought in by J. O. John-
son. He received a record price
for his record-sized first bale.
Grantham Brothers purchased
the 631-pound bale at auction
for 60 cents, more than 20 cents
above market price. Following
the auction, premiums amount-
ing to $121.40 donated by Mc-
Gregor merchants were present-
ed to Johnson by the Chamber of
Commerce. These comined fig-
ures gave Johnson an even $500
for his first bale. It was brought
in August 4. Current market on
lint was 37 1/4 cents and seed
was bringing $70 a ton. Pickers
were receiving from $2 to $2.25
per hundred.
-McGregor’s new band di-
rector Arthur H. McCommon,
was currently interviewing all
pupils who planned to take band
instruction.
- McGregor businesses
banded together for a page ad-
vertising and sponsored “Hit the
Jackpot!” advertising weekly
specials. Some included were:
Lane’s Top Shop-table and chairs
for $67.50; Gilmore and Davis-
Dav-n-bed sofas with innerspring
mattress $125, down from $199,
only $12.50 a month. Other ad-
vertisers were City Drug, Tony’s
Pastry Shop, Baker Grocery,
McGregor Milling and Grain,
Western Auto, Vowel Food Store,
Grantham Farm Equipment,
Blackburns, Manske Motors.
- Holloway’s Clover Farm
Store advertised Hine’s Ketchup
for 19 cents for 14 oz. Other gro-
cery stores advertising included
Brown and Chambers, Connor’s
Grocery, Fourth Street Grocery,
AUGUST 17,1962-
- McGregor Mayor B.J. Al-
len, was to appoint a committee
to study the park and recreation
needs of the city.
- Mr. and Mrs. B.H. Lawson
celebrated their 50th Wedding
Anniversary.
- G.W. Lee was appointed
chairman of McGregor United
Fund and F.C. Luedtke was to be
vice chairman.
- McGregor Bulldog coach
Don Berry said he was expect-
ing 70 grid hopefuls for the 1963
season.
- Ben F. Wolle, Jr. was
transferred from the Central Tex-
as Soil Conservation District of-
fice in Rosebud to the McGregor
County District and would begin
work at the McGregor sub-unit
on August 20.
- One hundred-plus de-
gree days were adding up. Ross
Crouch, keeper of the govern-
ment thermometer at McGregor
Milling and Grain reported Mc-
Gregor had experienced 13 days
of 100-plus days since August
3. The last rain fell on June 30,
bringing a total of 46 rainless
days. Hottest day of the year thus
far was August 10 when 109 de-
grees was recorded.
-McGregor food stores
advertising in this week’s Mir-
ror included Witte’s, Kaelin’s,
Connor’s, Ed’s Food Market,
Brown’s Super Save.
- Miss Kay Bourland be-
came the bride of Eddie Adcock.
- Peggy Killgore won first
place in hair styling amoung the
advanced students at Truman’s
Beauty School. The winning hair
style was a bouffant upsweep on
one side with cat claws on the
other. Rita Pat McMullen was
her model.
AUGUST 17,1972-
- Wood Field’s McGregor
side bleachers were being paint-
ed black and gold by volunteer
members of the Booster club.
Some 25 people turned out for
the first paint night and one coat
of gold was rolled on. Chair-
man Dean Allison encouraged
everyone to bring heavy rollers
or paint brushes for the second
night. The committee which also
includes J. W. Arbuckle and Billy
Lechler, has estimated that it will
take 85 gallons of paint (bought
locally, by the way) to do the job.
The entire reserved section will
be gold and the ramainder of the
stands will be black and gold—
one row black, one row gold.
- O.I. Thorsen, a veteran
aerospace executive who helped
develop America’s early rocket
engines, was named vice presi-
dent and general manager of
McGregor’s Solid Rocket Divi-
sion of Rocketdyne, a division of
North American Rockwell Co-
poration.
AUGUST 22, 2002-
- U.S. Congressman Chet
Edwards was on hand to tour the
McGregor Elementary School
site before attending a school
board meeting where trustees
thanked him for his assistance in
obtaining the land for the new el-
ementary campus.
- The Bulldog-Hillsboro
Eagles will battle at Waco High’s
Sports Complex August 29. This
game was expected to draw a
crowd.
-America’s First Couple
President George W. Bush and
First Lady Laura Bush, hosted a
luncheon at the Crawford Com-
munity Center on Friday, August
16. The luncheon was to thank
the many volunteers who gave
their time answering phones,
driving vehicles and helping out
the press corps. About 200 in-
vited guests and their families
attended.
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1 TXism: “_
over yonder”
5 Pearsall is seat
of this County
6 Alpine FM station
7 _ Mary’s Univ.
in San Antonio
8 TX once had the
“_ Lincoln Law
School”
9 speak sharply
(2 wds.)
5 Dallas/Fort Worth:
“Metro_”
6 agent commission
9 TXism: “drawing
___it”
1 sacred India fig
2 TX Katherine
Flelmond’s character
on TV’s “Soap”
7 sewing junction
8 scaly skin malady
9 hit the golf ball with
club heel (2 wds.)
0 across border from
Rio Grande City
2 “Hook Horns!”
3 this Charles created
Dr. Pepper in Waco
6 lion’s cry
7 TX Fess of “Old
Yeller” (init.)
8 TX folk singer
_“Woody”
Wilson Guthrie
Gov. John who
became U.S.
Treasury Secretary
TXism: “_worth
didley squat”
TXism: “___
bones” (skinny)
46 TXism: “woke up
__” (trouble)
47 TX singer Orbison (init.)
48 birds of peace
49 TXism: “fast as
small _gossip”
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_ in 2003
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CROSSWORD
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Copyright 2012 by Orbison Bros.
55 born as
56 1st 3 initials
of TX “Spanky”
McFarland
DOWN
1 assassinated in
Dallas on Nov. 23,
1963 (init.)
fictional sister of
TX Ima Hogg
in Hardin Co.
off hwy. 96
best Lone Star
rodeo man? (3 wds.)
8 in Wood co. on 69
9 Hays Co. tributary
(3 wds.)
10 wife of 39-across
(init.)
11 TXism: “chompin’
_the bit”
12 TXism: “high as
13 Tombstone state
(abbr.)
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15 TXism: “_
picture show”
the rafters” (crowded)
16 beer suds
17 Cowboy Jason Garrett
Sun. strategy (2 wds.)
18 actor Jack in “Big
Bad John” with
TX Jimmy
20 TX Jimmy in 18-down
22 Charles Goodnight’s
Panhandle ranch
23 star RB who left
Cowboys in ‘03 (init.)
24 TX blues pianist
Robert
25 hair or beauty
26 TX’s 1st
rodeo was held in
Fort Worth
28 in Johnson Co.
on FM 917
31 TXism: “raise the
_” (celebrate)
34 TX Dale Evans
husband Roy (init.)
_ off
the handle”
40 Johnny Cash’s
_Named Sue”
41 365 days (abbr.)
44 Greenville in
Dallas (abbr.)
45 TXism: “_
up” (preparing)
51 TXism: “if you
_with dogs,
you’ll wake up with
fleas”
52 fleur-_-lis once
flew over TX
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