2018 3 I Davie Dossier, July 2018 page 1
DAVIE DOSSIER
Issued by
Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society
Mocksville, North Carolina
July 2018, Issue 3
FARMINGTON COOK BOOK, 1924
Right and Ready Recipes
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DAVIE COUNTY HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
President, Linda Leonard
Vice President, Margaret Cevasco
Secretary, Pat Mason
Treasurer, Marie Craig
Board of Directors, Claude Horn
Dossier Editor, Marie Craig
Webmaster, Marie Craig
Our New Website is https://sites.google.com/view/dchgs .
Historical Data to research is http://www.daviecountync.gov/440/Genealogy-Local-History .
Other Websites about Davie County genealogy and history:
http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Davie_County%2C_North_Carolina
http://ncgenweb.us/nc/davie/
Meetings are on the fourth Thursdays at 7 pm at Davie County Library History Room.
April 26, Speaker: Ed Southern, The Race to the Dan: The Retreat that Won the Revolution
May 5, Help with Daniel Boone Festival on the Square in Mocksville
June 28, Marcia Phillips describes her new book, Davie County Mavericks
August 23
September 27
October 25
November 15
FUTURE CONFERENCES
Federation of Genealogical Societies: August 22-25, 2018, Fort Wayne IN http://www.fgs.org/cpage.php?pt=43
National Genealogical Society: May 8-11, 2019, St. Charles MO. https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/
RootsTech: February 27 – March 2, 2019 in Salt Lake City. https://www.rootstech.org/ Talks are archived.
Back issues of the Davie Dossier are online at http://www.daviecountync.gov/440/Genealogy-Local-History .
More and more research items about Davie County are being uploaded for use on your computer at home.
See http://www.daviecountync.gov/440/Genealogy-Local-History .
New: Genealogy data in Bibles, Daniel Boone Family info, and Flossie Martin records.
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farmington cook book – Recipes on 98 pages
Recently, I was able to borrow a really interesting book that was written in
1924. The Farmington Ladies Aid Society of M.E. [Methodist Episcopal]
Church South, Farmington, compiled and published this wonderful cook
book. The minister at that time was Rev. C.M. McKinney.
The Aid Society Officers were Mrs. F.H. Bahnson, Mrs. L.J. Horne, Mrs.
Jess Smith, and Mrs. T.H. Nicholson. The Cook Book Committee
chairman was Mrs. Jess Smith. Other members were Mrs. Mable Redman,
Mrs. R.C. Brown, Mrs. C.C. Williams, Mrs. M.B. Brock, Mrs. Leo Brock,
Mrs. L.J. Horne, Mrs. Herbert Nicholson, Mrs. F.H. Bahnson, Mrs. Marian
Johnson, Mrs. J.A. Bahnson, Mrs. W.E. Kennen, Mrs. C.A. Hartman, and
Mrs. O.R. Allen.
There were twenty-one different categories listed. The most interesting
one was “Invalid Cooking”. On the two pages of that section there were
nine recipes by Mrs. Estelle Johnson, R.N. They ranged from Albumen
Water to Invalid Sandwich. She also gave the advice, “Do not put pepper
in food for small children.” Another recipe listed for the sick was Ginger
Tea: One t. molasses, ½ t. ginger, ½ c. boiling water, ½ c. milk. Other
women listed recipes and suggestions for curing the sick.
In the Miscellaneous Section, one recipe was “To Cure Joint Meat—Sprinkle meat with saltpeter the same day it is killed,
as soon as hung up, smoke with green hickory chips for several days 2 or 3 hrs. each day.”
“To take the Lettering Out of Flour Sacks, Etc.—Saturate with coal oil, and lay by for a while, then wash as usual.”
“To Kindle Fires.—Corn cobs soaked in coal oil [kerosene] make the best kindling you can find, keep ½ doz. standing in
a can partly full of oil, use 1 at a time.”
“A layer of absorbent cotton in the mouth of fruit cans is an excellent preventative against mold. If mold should form, it
will cling to the cotton and leave the fruit clean.”
Scripture Cake:
1 c. butter, Judges 5:25
3 ½ c. flour, I Kings 4:22
3 c. sugar, Jer. 6:20
2 c. raisins, I Sam. 30:12
2 c. figs, I Sam. 30:12
1 c. water, Gen. 24:17
1 c. almonds, Gen. 43:12
6 eggs, Isaiah 10:14
1 t. honey, Exodus 16:21
2 t. baking powder, I Cor. 5:6
A pinch of salt, Lev. 16:13
Spices to taste, I Kings 10:10
Follow Solomon’s advice for making good boys
and you will have a good cake, Prov. 23:14
-Mrs. Queen Bess Kennen
[teacher at Farmington and Smith Grove schools]
Grape Catsup:
5 lbs. ripe grapes
2 ½ lbs. brown sugar
2 c. vinegar
1 T pepper
2 t. salt
1 T. each of whole cloves,
Cinnamon, and allspice.
Put grapes through a press,
Add sugar, vinegar, salt and spice.
Boil until thick as ordinary catsup,
Remove the whole cloves and Bottle while hot.
-Mrs. John James
[1930 census: John is 49, a builder, and Lola P. is 50]
[FindAGrave shows her name as Lola Beatrice Ward James
(1875-1967). They are buried at Farmington
Community Cemetery]
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Other interesting recipes are:
Nasturtium sandwiches
Pie-plant [rhubarb] pie
Watermelon cake
Devils Food Cake with potatoes as an ingredient
Rebecca Pudding
String Pickles made with green tomatoes
Dandelion Salad
Moravian Sugar Cake (see below)
Birthday Bread
Bacon Fraze
Pickled Fresh Beef Tongue
A cake recipe was submitted by Vada Johnson. She was a beloved
Teacher. See pages 78 and 79 of History of Davie County Schools.
It was recommended that eggs be stored in water glass (sodium silicate).
Jello was mentioned in a recipe. How old is Jello?
“In 1897, in LeRoy, New York, carpenter and cough syrup manufacturer
Pearle Bixby Wait trademarked a gelatin dessert, called Jell-O.” --
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jell-O
Other suggestions: how to set a table, how to take out stains, how to trim
roses, how to comfort burns on a person, and how to clean wood and
metals
For Growing Bulbs: To grow a hyacinth, set the bulb in the center of a good sized sponge, place in a pretty dish, then keep
wet. After bulb has started, scatter some grass seed over the sponge and watch results. – Mrs. M.C. Ward
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Photographs of Farmington Methodist Episcopal Church
and their parsonage
on pages 1 and 3 in the cookbook
The following descriptions are from The Historic
Architecture of Davie County
“Organized in 1804 as the Olive Branch Methodist Church,
the present [1986] Farmington United Methodist Church
moved to the center of the village in 1881 where the
congregation erected this church building. The original
church stood approximately one mile south of this site
adjoining the now unused Olive Branch Cemetery. In 1881
George Wesley Johnson gave the church land on which to
build a new house of worship. The building committee of B.
Frank Lunn, Richard E. Brock, and Johnson’s eldest son
Frank M. Johnson reported in December of 1881 that
construction had been completed at a cost of $2,756.44.
The new building was dedicated in April of 1882.”
“The (former) Farmington Methodist Church
parsonage is thought to have been built about
1890, a few years after the nearby church
building had been completed (1881). One of
the largest late nineteenth-century houses built
in Farmington, the two-story T-shaped
residence is detailed…
“The house served as the Farmington Methodist
Circuit parsonage until the early 1960s when
the congregation erected a new brick parsonage
at the rear of their large lot.”
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farmington cook book – advertisements on 34 pages
There are 65 ads on these 34 pages. A few ads are from Winston-Salem, including one for the Amuzu Theater in
Winston-Salem which had a pipe organ to give sound effects to films. Movies in 1924 were silent; the first talkie was in
1926, Al Jolson in “Jazz Singer”.
Mocksville had a piano to accompany silent movies. The ad for the Princess had these words: “Uses Paramount and First
National Pictures, pronounced by 2 Presidents, Wilson and Harding the best and cleanest on the market. Only clean
pictures, good conduct, good music, courteous treatment, and a comfortable house will please you or us, these we are
going to have. Come often. I thank you. J.A. Daniel, Mocksville”
Another ad for the Winston-Salem Journal gave an annual subscription price of $6.50!
The Bowen Piano Co. of Winston-Salem had a photo and description of the Gulbransen Registering Piano [player piano].
The full-page ad inside the front cover: “For good luck, use Horse Tires and Tubes sold by Flynt’s Service Station,
George W. Flynt Proprietor, Service day and night, 218 N. Liberty Street, ½ Block from Court House Square,
Phone No. 7.” The town is not named, however there is an address to match in Winston-Salem.
Advertisement for Kurfees Paint in Mocksville listed that it was made of 80% Pure Carbonate Lead and 20% Pure Zinc
Oxide.
Ads from Farmington: “Farmington Cash Store, E.P. Walker, Proprietor. Groceries, Notions, Dry Goods, Candies and
Fruits. Produce bought and sold. Your Satisfaction is Our Success. That’s Why We Strive so Hard to Please You. We
want You to Come Back for More Merchandise that Satisfies. Farmington, N.C.”, W.A. Taylor (general merchandise),
L.J. Horne (general merchandise), J. Hugh Brock (barber), Hartman Stock Farms, G.H. Graham (general merchandise),
Farmington Mills (flour), J. Ralph James (cabinet and furniture maker), J.C. James (carpenter and contractor)
Ads from Mocksville: Davie Real Estate, Loan and Insurance Co., Allison-Johnson Co., Bank of Davie, Mocksville
Hardware Co., B.C. Brock (attorney), Lester P. Martin (Physician), Dr. E.C. Choate (dentist), D.H. Hendricks & Sons,
Horn-Johnstone Co. (flour and meal), Crawford’s Drug Store, Dr. Robert Anderson (dentist), The Davie Record, Ephriam
Lash Gaither (attorney), Allison & Clement, Jeff’s Shop (tailoring and dry cleaning), Davie Café, C.J. Angell (Jeweler),
C.C. Sanford Sons Co., Kurfees and Ward (paint), Dr. W.C. Martin, Kurfees & Granger, Mocksville City Market (meats),
Poplin Shoe Shop, Miss Annie P. Grant (millinery), G.G. Walker Motor Co. (Chevrolet, Dodge, Studebaker), Southern
Bank and Trust Co., Horn Service Station (free air, free water, Phone No. O)
Back cover ad is for W.F. James (Potter Bill) “manufacturer of flower pots, vases, and clay pipes, Farmington”. On
November 19, 2015, there was a program at the Davie County Public Library sponsored by our DCHGS about Potter Bill.
To read a summary, see https://www.ourdavie.com/2015/11/12/learn-about-farmington-area-pottery-from-centuries-ago/.
For another article about him, see http://rla.unc.edu/Archives/NCAS/Newsletters_(new_series)/Volume_6_No_3.pdf.
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Things that have changed since this 1924 cook book:
Women can now be called by their first names instead of husbands’ names.
Kitchen tools and processes are easier; we don’t need corncobs to start fires for cooking.
Movies have sound now.
Paint no longer contains lead.
Ad: Subscription to Winston-Salem Journal was $6.50 per year.
Things that haven’t changed:
People still like to eat, share recipes, and give advice
Jello was mentioned in a recipe and is still going strong.
People work hard, establish businesses and hope to make a profit.
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BOOKS AND MAPS FOR SALE, check to DCHGS
Title Author Total
Cost # Cost
Davie County. A Brief History, paperback James W. Wall, 128 pages $ 6.50
The Boone Families in Davie County Wall, Howell Boone, Flossie Martin $ 8.00
Davie County Marriages 1836-1900 Nancy K. Murphy $25.00
Davie County Marriages 1901-1959 Nancy K. Murphy $25.00
Davie County Cemeteries, a 2-volume set D.C. Historical/Gen. Soc. $55.00
1850 Federal Census-Davie County Forsyth Genealogical Society $15.00
1860 Federal Census-Davie County Nancy K. Murphy and Everette Sain $20.00
1870 Federal Census-Davie County Nancy K. Murphy and Everette Sain $20.00
POSTCARDS OF DAVIE CO. SCENES, (set of 8) $ 2.50
CD of all issues Davie Dossier since 1987 $ 7.00
Maps: Prices below, postage is $5, mailing tube is $2;
All four maps cost $12, for example
Lagle Land Grant Map, $2
Hughes Historical Map, 1700's, drawn in 1977, $1
J.T. Alderman Map, 1887 , $1
Wilson F. Merrell Map, 1928, $1
Davie County Heritage Book, cost is $45; Make check to Davie County Heritage Book. Use DCHGS address below.
The Historic Architecture of Davie Co., cost is $30;
History of Davie County, hardback, by James W. Wall, 449 pages; cost is $30;
Make check to Davie County Public Library. Use DCHGS address below.
Davie County History Books by Marie Craig. Check to Marie Craig, 276 Park Ave., Mocksville NC 27028:
History of Davie County Schools, 318 pages, has photos, locations, longitude/latitude, names of students, and
teachers. There is an 18 page index of 3,222 names. 318 pages. $43
Davie County in World War One, 670 biographies of Davie men and women who served, photographs, old
letters, description of military bases, and extensive index. 400 pages. $45
Davie County Veterans’ Memorial, has lists of all war deaths, biographies and photos of WW2, Korean,
Vietnam, and Beirut Bombing deaths. Tom Ferebee’s 32 minute talk at the dedication in 1987 is included.
190 pages. $33.
Remembering Davie County Protection and Service Personnel, contains biographies of the five law
enforcement personnel who died on duty and also photos and descriptions of the monument erected in their
memory. The monument also honors all first responders in Davie County. Paperback, 14 pages. $17.
Davie County in the Spanish-American War, contains biographies of the 15 men who served in this war and
the resulting war in the Philippines. 65 pages. $20
Mary Ellen’s Diary, 1924, the fictitious diary of a twelve year old girl in 1924 in Mocksville. Included are
clippings and illustrations to verify the events. Paperback. 49 pages. $15.
Cana Connections, 201 pages, by Betty Etchison West; Life in Cana in the Thirties and Forties and Special People
with Cana Connections. There are many biographies and photos of people and buildings. Order from Betty West, 3532
NC Hwy. 801 North, Mocksville NC 27028. Make check to Betty West for $35, which includes tax and shipping.
Looking Back at Davie County II by Charles Crenshaw and Ron Smith. $45. Mail orders to Charles Crenshaw, 421
Park Avenue, Mocksville NC 27028
DCHGS
371 North Main Street
Mocksville NC 27028
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