Oven Doors: Turkey and Temperature Readings

oven doors: On Dec. 1. 1900, Merton praised the new oven thermometers that were now attached to oven doors, resulting in more accurate temperature readings and tastier roasted birds she then offered tips on roasting an eight-pound turkey .A Dec. 30, 1905, recipe for turkey mayonnaise in a jelly ring offered a suggestion for leftovers a jelly mould of whisked aspic and heavy cream on a bed of watercress with a big dollop of chopped turkey, celery and mayonnaise in the centre, according to Toronto Star. Refrigerators wouldn't be in homes for another decade, so the recipe calls for literally putting the mould on ice. Looking back, those recipes offer a glimpse into the past what ingredients were available citrus-forward recipes emerged with Tropicana's rise in the '50s what kitchen innovations home cooks were obsessed with before the Instant Pot, The Star ran many microwave recipes in the '80s, including for turkeys and how certain dishes and ingredients reflected the news of the time using shortening instead of butter during the Second World War . We dug back through more than a century's worth of Star recipes to see what they could tell us about life in Toronto over the years.1900s The Ice Box Years During the formative years of the paper, recipes were found under Madge Merton's Page, which was the pen name for Star reporter Elmina Ella Susannah Elliott Atkinson. Article Continued Below 1910s Wartime Christmas The outbreak of the First World War resulted in higher food costs and scarce ingredients. A year later, War Menus were developed by the Canadian government to discourage the use of wheat, bacon and beef, so that those ingredients could be shipped to troops overseas. On Dec. 14, 1916, recipes encouraged using buttermilk as it was cheaper than regular milk for muffins, scones and cakes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.