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Show WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1984 o By DONETA GATHERUM The biographical sketch of an 1851 Utah pioneer says, "The cows were milked in the morning d and the milk placed in a jar. When we reached camp at night there would be lum, s of butter floating on the milk. well-covere- Grandfather brought dried fruit and dried fish and other concentrated foods from England which was a great help. We had flour, sugar, salt and some vegetables. Many hungry mouths were helped from this supply," we will make from them all the molasses we can and return the owners of the vegetables one-hal- f of the molasses made." Using few essential ingredients, old stand-brecipes evolved that are as useful today as they were in the past century. y MORMON Gravy, Lumpy Dick, Soda Bisquits, Johnny Cake, Molasses Cake and Currant Jelly can be served today for simple family meals or special occasions. MORMON GRAVY MOLASSES CAKE SODA BISCU ITS (This is an updated version of the slaeratus dough) 3 cups flour tsp. salt tsp. sugar tsp. baking soda 3 Tbsp. shorening 2 cups sour milk. 1 1 CREAM shortening into the sifted dry ingredients. Add milk until a soft dough is formed. Roll out on a floured board and cut. Bake in a very hot men for 15 m- 3 PIONEERS living in Utah, California, Oregon or any of the frontier settlements of the Missouri River relied on simple, food. Frills like spices, leavening agents, sugar and flavorings were used sparingly. Milk, eggs, flour were staples. Wild and p4 H Jr.i j&z cultivated vegetables, greens, &r ' ?c5; $ a bulbs and fruits provided some interest to a drab but nourishing ?' , meal. Preservation for winter was accomplished by drying, fermenting, pickling or storing in a root cellar or a straw pile. r , fx PRICILLA JANE TALBOT WIGGILL AND JEREMIAH WIGGILL The Wiggill Family Travels To Utah DONETA GATHERUM By "Chimney Rock was a romantic part of our journey" wrote Eli WigLow gill in his autobiography. cliffs or buttes along the road and d masses rising from them formed of loose gravel and hard grains of earth... I think this land must have been at one time covered with water which after earthquakes and convulsions of nature corroded parts of the earth's surface and left the harder parts standing. We could see great mountains in the distance which appeared to have plenty of pine trees on their sides. curious-shape- CHIMNEY Rock, one of the main markers on the Oregon, California, Utah Pioneer Trails, was a stop on a long immigration treck for Eli Wiggill, members of his family, the Henry Talbot family and the Robert Wall family. This group of about 30 LDS converts came from South Africa. The families sold their farms and homes and moved to Port Elizabeth, South Africa to await passenger space on a ship sailing to America. After months in Port Elizabeth, the converts sailed on the Clipper ship Race Horse" leaving South Africa Feb. 20, 1861. 1 1 WHEN THE ship docked in Boston, Eli Wiggill rented a house for a period of five weeks while he made arrangements for steamboat passage and space in a wagon train heading for Utah. It took three days for the travelers to move up the Missouri River on the steamboat Omaha." Sand bars detained the 900 people who were traveling on the river. A DELAY of three weeks faced the Wiggill family when they reached Omaha. The family had to live in an abandoned barn while they secured a wagon and the needed supplies to carry the family to Utah. During this period of delay, Elis son, Jeremiah married Priscilla Talbot. His daughter, Margaret married Thomas Talbot. ON. JUNE 30. 1896 the Wiggill family, the Talbot family and the Wall family left Omaha with the Homer Duncan wagon train. The Wiggill's had an $80 wagon, 6 oxen, two cows and a calf. Eli records in his autobiography seeing the pioneer trail markers--Chimne- y "OUR HEARTS were full of joy to see before us the City of the Saints and know our toilsome journey was over. We entered the city and found an old friend from Win-terber- g. South Africa, Charles Roper, living in the Seventh Ward. We stayed with him that night and next day met our company on Emigrant Square in the Eighth Ward. Captain Duncan invited myscll and family to stay at his house until we could look around us and see what to do. He made us very comfortable for several days," wrote Eli Wiggill. THE FAMILY first settled in a 4 room house with a small apple orchard near the Jordan River. Eh Mr. purchased the property from a Paul at a cost of one new wagon and two yoke of oxen. He started working at the wagon making trade. SALT water brine strong Eli's children. Jeremiah and Margaret, moved with the Talbot and Wall families to Kaysville. They were very impressed with the fertility of the soil and the beautiful surroundings of Kaysville and so they pursuaded Eli to purchase a farm on Holmes Creek near them. Eli secured a 30 acre farm fenced with brush for $400. His downpayment was a wagon and oxen. The balance was to be paid when the wheat crop matured. The first year, the wheat crop failed. ELI WIGGILL faced bad times." He had no way to pay for his Kaysville farm. He had a lot in Salt Lake City that needed attention. He had to provide for his family. Using his carpentry and skills to bring in wagon-makin- g needed money, Eli went to work doing odd jobs for anyone needing his skills. He received pay mostly in kind since money was scarce in Utah territory. He sold his lot in Salt Lake for an old wagon and a yoke of oxen. Eli traded the goods he received from the Salt Lake sale as part payment on the Kaysville farm. He next traded his wifes cookstove and some silverware from South Africa for a team of lazy mules. The mules were exchanged for a yoke of oxen and a plow. AFTER struggling for three years, things got better. Eli Wiggill writes, In July 1862 my daughter Rosanna was married to Charles Talbot, leaving but two children at home, Joseph and Frances. Many happy hours we spent in our humble log house. Sometimes a cottage meeting w'as held in our dining room, sometimes a dance, as it was the best house on the creek. My wife was very neat and clean and always managed to make her homes pretty and attractive, no matter how humble they were or how poor our circumstances. 1 reaped this year a good crop of wheat and a can called sorghumk out of which we made molasses. We also had a good cow, keeping us in milk and butter. I got a little work to do. I added another room to my house. WITH OUR molasses we bought a stove. Note: The people in the last article about the Wiggill family were incorrectly identified as Eli and Sussanah Wiggill. This was an rock, Independence Rock, Fort Bridger, the Rocky Mountains, the, Bear River. He tells of sandridgcs, groves of trees, other wagon trains, trading stations, break downs, sickness, disease, death. A enough to float an egg was the rule for pickling vegetables. Saleratus, an alakline substance collected from the beads of dry desert lakes, was used for levening in soda or baking powder type biscuits. A News DESERET announcement dated Nov. 15, 1851 informed pioneer readers, To all who have a supply of beets, carrots or parsnips and will bring them to our molasses factory well cleaned. 4-- 1 1 THEY HAVE been busily stitching on skirts and scarves, ponchos ,and aprons. In the cooking class, they are making breads and muffins, getting some practice before entering their products in the Davis County Fair which will be Aug. 1 in the Lagoon Complex. Many of the girls attended the North Fork Camp in Ogden July Canyon CLUB PRESIDENT is Andrea 8-- 1 4-- H 16-1- Wilcox; vice president, Micki Parker; secretary, Jennie Gustafson; song leader, Kimi Wood; reporter, Kristie Campbell and history, Cindy bolster. The Alpha Club, composed of boys and girls under 9 years of age, have been studying facts concerning the United States flag. Two members, Michael Benedict and 4-- H 1 batter LUMPY DICK To boiling water, add white flour until it is the consistency of mush. Add a pinch of salt and serve either cold or hot with cream and sugar. cup sugar cup coffee or water 23 cup shortening 1 tsp. soda cups flour 31; BAKE IN a long pan for half an hour (no further directions were given in the 1(H) year old cookbook that first published this recipe). BEAT 2 eggs and add liquids together. Addsodatoflourandmix well. Bake in moderate oven one hour. CURRANT JELLY (Notice absence of pectin in this cipe) re- Wash and strip the currants from the stems. Put them in a preserving-kmash them as they get ettle; hot and let them boil half an hour. Turn them into a coarse sieve, or jelly bag and let them drip. When through dripping, without squeezing any, measure and pour into the kettle to cook. After juice has boiled about 10 minutes, put in the heated sugar, allowing a pound of sugar to a pint of jelly The jelly w ill set as soon as the sugar is disof an solved, about . three-fourt- hour. Council Makes Appointments LAYTON - Members of the Layton City Council recently voted to appoint one council member to serve on the county solid waste two management board and to citizens to the planning commission. COUNCILMAN Kent Smith w ho was absent from the meeting was chosen to serve on the county solid waste board. He will replace Mayor L.ewis G. Shields who has been a board member since the committee was first orga -- nized. This board is made up of representatives from all cities in the county has been responsible for working on the burn plant project. The interests of the board will probably now shift to investigating ways of disposing of garbage other than burying it in a landfill. Robert Green and The council Tamara Vought to the city planning commission. The term is for 3 years. Planning commission members may serve for three terms, dmg Chapter To Meet July 18th Kaysv. The next meeting of the Davis County Chapter of the Utah Alliance for the Mentally III will be Wednesday, July 8 at 85 S. 185 E., Farmington at 7 p.m. Reconstruction Aired 1 MARGARET Snow, president of the Ogden Chapter will speak of her experiences at the recent conin Irvine, Calif. ference (July who attended Otteson, Jacque the recent mental health conference in Logan, will tell of her long discussion with Dr. Agnes Hatfield PhD in psychology and a parent with a mentally ill family member. 6-- WE ARE appreciative of the Joanne Barnes psychosocial drama group who portrayed some of the stigma which has been attached in the past to other illnesses: i.e. cancer, epilepsy, and still attaches to mental illness. Blaming the individual, blaming the family is not helpful in any illness, and least of all in mental illness. With physical illness, the patient usually gets a certain amount of sympathy, but with mental illness, too often there is only embar-asse- d silence. MANY THANKS to Davis County Commissioner Harry B. Gerlach who attended the last meeting. He truly concerned about Davis County problems. These meetings are open to the public and we had several new people attend last time. is error on the part of the paper staff. The correct identity of the people is Margaret Alice Wiggill and her husband Thomas Benjamin Talbot. Margaret was Eli Wiggills daughter. Cooking Cuties: Food Club The Cooking Cutics" in Farmington, composed of all girls, has been working on Foods and Sewing I, with Janet Folster and Ann Gustafson, adult leaders. JOHNNY CAKE cup coarse chopped suet (lard can be used) cup sour milk cup sugar I tsp. soda Pinch salt Corn meal enough to make a thin 1 ADD FLOUR to the fat, browning slightly. Add milk, stirring rapidly to prevent lumping. Season with salt and pepper. cup molasses I 1 inutes. or 4 Tbsp. fat (bacon grease) 3 cups milk 2 Tbsp. flour Salt and pepper 1 Jared Anderson, went to the Layton Mall recently to demonstrate the proper way of folding our U.S. flag. SAM CORBIN is president of the club; Michael Benedict, vice president; Jared Anderson, secretary; Becky Anderson, pledge leader and scrap book chairman is Bryan Bishop. Adult leader is Chadley Anderson. THE GOLDEN Eagles" Club has been working with bicycles. This group of eight boys are learning to fix flat tires, broken spokes and the general maintenance of a bicycle. Toni Anderson is president: Mike Sherman, t; Jared Anderson, secretary; Beau Anderson, reporter and Joe Corbin, pledge leader. This club is making special posters to enter in the Davis County Fair and also special books. The adult leader is Chadley Anderson, m TjT fffi" 4-- kj etc., or do they wish to have just plain concrete By NORMA PREECE KAYSVILLE -- Owners and operators of - business establishments in Kaysville met at the regular Chamber of Wednesday, July 1 1 Commerce dinner meeting to discuss parking and sidewalk improvements for Kaysvilles Main Street. THE UTAH Department of Transportation is presently in the process of laying groundwork for the resurfacing of Main Street which will include removal of the high crown and to widen the street to a four lane highway, extending from freeway up 200 North to Main Street and along Main Street to Davis High School. City Administrator John Thacker presented an overall plan that the city has been working on the past four years, with other city officials in the past working on the same issue of widening Main Street and taking off the crown. MR. THACKER stated, the city crew's have all utility lines in place, before the proposed project gets underway in 1985 or 1986, depending on available funding. Much of the area requires new curb, gutter and sidewalks. e THE PLAN calls for a highway with a 14 ft. painted median in the center for turning. The plan will allow for a 25,000 vehicle flow a day, which is needed for the highway to handle future growth. Presently the citys number one concern is traffic safety and moving the people. with not many trees to tie in with the redevelopment project era of the buildings. They need input from the chamber on this matter. The state needs the design to be completed by Jan. , 1985. A MEMBER of the Chamber asked, who determines the design and Mr. Thacker stated the council will make the final decision but they 1 are asking for input from the Chamber members. The group at the meeting discussed the pros and cons of veering the street in front of city hall. leaving more parking space on west side of street for parking. Mr. Thacker responded the state can do this, but do not advise it. as it is not feasible and soon they are back tearing up the street and redesigning it. THE QUESTION was asked about installing a traffic light on the intersection of Main and Center Street. Mr. Thacker stated that it is determined by the state if there is enough pedestrian and traffic flow to warrant a semipore. The question arose of condemning the property and homes along 1st West (between Center Street and I st North) to make parking available. four-lan- THE CROWN of the highway, through the city center has caused considerable problems during winter months. When it is snow packed, it is slippery and cars get stalled and there is not the capacity for storm water. Parallel parking has been approved by the state as angle parking is not allowed by DOT regulations. MR. THACKER stated the mayor and council people have studied a half dozen plans and proposals with regard to parking problems and ways to solve them as the best interest of all businessmen and property owners. They have proposed the closing of center street, to one way trafsic going west from Main Street to 100 West, with parallel parking one side and angle parking on the other side. They have received negative reactions to this, but are trying to do what is most feasible. THE CITY also looked at the possibility of rerouting the traffic along 100 East street in front of the Kaysville Elementary School but a new school is going to be built in front of the old school building and therefore, the new building would be too close to the street. The heavy flow of traffic would not be able to function well with this proposal. The city did a study on parking space, calculating how many spaces each business needs and it was determined 103 spaces would be available with the plan. THE CITY is concerned over the type of design they should follow. Nr. Thacker said, "Do people and businessmen prefer trees, awnings, decorative lighting, street furniture, M T" " TT , MR. THACKER informed them the city property line ends at the edge of the back alley. It was asked if the city could not take the south and north portion of the lawn on each side of city hall for additional parking and Mr. Thacker said this is one alternative. Then several business people voiced that shoppers will not cross e a highway to patronize their business. It was suggested that the city needs to build a parking lot on city property, east of the LeConte Stewart Art Gallery on Center Street. There are many who park their cars iind ride the bus and there is no place for them to park their cars. four-lan- IT WAS also suggested that parking signs be installed along Main Street and be enforced. Others suggested keeping the two way traffic on Center Street and were Opposed to the one way traffic suggestion. One citizen who has rental units, said he needs parking space. If you can't park, you can't rent. two-ho- ur ONE BUSINESSMAN stated, the state is going ahead and building a highway with parallel parking along Main Street. Those businessmen that will be affected by not enough parking space, should move their businesses elsewhere where there is sufficient parking, rather than stay on Main Street. Mr. Thacker stated the city and state have worked hard to take all the suggestions into consideration and have conducted numerous studies over the years, to come up with a plan to accommodate the most number of people involved. IT WILL be a two month project that the street will be torn up. The state wishes to have Kaysville have the design ready by Jan. 1, 1985 and as soon as funding is available, the project will be started, np . . ' |