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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-29

Fourth of July holiday coming in the
middle of the week makes it necessary
to change slightly the regular form of
menus. Most people like to make this
an outdoor holiday so that We have
planned dinner in the middle Of the day
with a picnic supper out-of-doors in
the evening.
The MONDAY dinner has one hot
dish in the form of cream of tomato
soup, the cold cuts making UP the meat
dish which is served with fresh vege-
table salad. The meat may be cooked
the day before or an assortment OF
ready-to-serve meats may be bought.
The salad can be made the day before
or prepared early in the morning and
put in the ice box TO chill. Sweet
pickles or any favorite pickles, jelly or
meat sauce should be provided with the
meat, The ice cream, II homemade,
can, of course. be made early in the
day. and the cakes are much better If
baked the day before. In fact, this
whole days menus have been prepared
with an eye to keeping the cook out
of the kitchen as much as possible.
A planked steak has been chosen for
the meat on Sunday. The main virtue
of serving planked foods lies in the
fact that they can be made so very
attractive and that the whole meal can
be served in one dish. The steak, of
course, can be broiled in the oven and
arranged on a large platter. especially
one Of the freproof glass or earthen-
ware material that can be bought now
adays. The potatoes and the vegeta-
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Producers Near District Send
Growing Shipments for Market

cents a head; carrots, 10 cents a
bunch; new green onions, 5 cents
bunch; okra, IS cents; iceberg lettuce,
10 cents a head; new potatoes 10
pounds for a quarter. There has been
no notable changed n the price Of dairy
products. Eggs remain firm, selling for
40 to so cents a dozen: butter, 55 to 65
cents a pound for the best grade. Meat
prices have remained about the same
Veal roast, 35 to 40 cents a pound .
veal chops, as to so cents; veal outlets.
so to 10 cents; lamb shoulder, 80 cents;
best grade porterhouse, SIS to go cents,
sirloin, so cents: round, 40 cents: prime
ribs. 35 to 40 and As cents. depending
on cut: chuck, 30 cents: three-cornered,
80 cents; fresh hams, Is cents; prime
loin pork chops, IS cents; prime roast
pork, 80 cents: corned beef, Is to 80
cents; beef liver, IS cents; calves liver,
home dressed, 10 to 80 cents; breast
of lamb, 18 cents
The cost of chickens this time OF year
is not variable and the following prices
seem to prevail at most of the better
class markets: Baking size, As cents
a pound; frying size. 40 cents pound,
stewing size, 35 to 40 cents a pound,
broilers, so cents a pound.
While many housewives do not set
as large a table through the Summer
months, they will find many interesting
and inviting odds and ends, pleasing
to the palate during the warm days,
by visiting the displays at the numerous
stores and markets.
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bles may be arranged on the same plat
ter as the steak and served IN the
same way.
Fresh fruit in as wide a variety as
nossible has been used in the menus,
for their acids and minerals are re-
freshing and cooling as the days grow
warmer.
one vegetable dinner has been pro-
vided during the week, as this Is still
one type of meal that is advantageous
to serve all year around. :.
Summer squash is available in all
markets and may be had in either the
yellow crooked neck or the white seal
loped variety. Either may be stuffed
and baked to make the main part OF
our vegetable dinner
II the scalloped squash is used, cut
a slice off the top and scoop out the
seeds and the pithy part and then re-
move most of the pulp, chop 1t hne
and add to each cup of chopped pulp,
one cup of soft bread crumbs, one-half
cup of finely chopped nut meats. three
tablespoons of totamto catSup. tea
spoon of minced onion, tablespoon of
parsley, one-quarter cup of melted Fat
and one beaten egg. If necessary add
a little hot water TO moisten. but re-
member that the squash IS watery and
viii soften as it cooks
FIJI the shell with the mixture,
sprinkle with buttered bread crumbs,
put in q creased pan, the bottom of
which Is covered with water. Bake in
a moderate oven for 40 minutes or until
tender.
The crooked neck squash Is prepared
In the same manner, but is cut in half
and each half stuffed.
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Nutrition Nuggets.

Even in the Summer time, when cold
advisable to have one hot dish at least
at each meal This need not be a
heavy hot dsh--a cup of bouillon or
clam broth, for instance, will set the
digestion going, cup Of hot tea or
coffee may supply the necessary slim
illus Or cold meat with a hot creamed
or scalloped vegetable, a cold salad,
dessert and beverage may be used. In
this case, the hot vegetable furnishes
the needed heat.
AS a nation we are too prone to MI
our StOmachs with continuous stream
of chilled foods as soon as the temper
allure goes up--an attack OF indigestion
usually follows. The use of this one
hot dish will. in most cases, prevent
this indigestion.
Chicken livers make many appetizing
Summer dishes. They may be boiled,
chopped, mixed with celery and may
onnaise and used for toasted sand
wich filings. They may be combined
with celery and tomato pulp for stuffed
tomato salad: they may be curried and
served with boiled rice or noodles, or
they may be sauted with mushrooms
and put on toast. In the Summer time.
when broiled chickens are used to a
much greater extent than at any other
time of the year the Hvers may be
saved to use in some of the foregoing
ways
Frozen desserts are wholesome hot
weather foods, especially when they
combine fruit juices or fresh fruits
with milk to make milk sherbets. Fruit
ices are the simplest of frozen desserts
and are the easiest of digestion. Next
in order come the plain fruit ice
creams, which are usually made from
a thin milk custard and fresh crushed
fruit.
Next comes the mousses, which con-
sist of whipped cream. fruit juice,
crushed fruit or other fiavoring. These
are decidedly richer than any of the
other frozen desserts and are. there
fore, little slower to digest. They are,
however, very delicious and when used
in moderation make a very appetizing
addition to a simple meal. They have
the added advantage of not having to
be cranked in the freezing. that is, they
are mixed. poured into the molds and
left to freeze by themselves.
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Eggs in Sponge Cake.

In two former articles / have told you
about butter cakes and angel cake and
now I am going to say little bit about
sponge cakes. Remember, said last
week that both the angel and sponge
cakes we're originally made without
any leavening agent other than eggs,
and that they depended for lightness
on the amount of air that was beaten
into tho egg whites when the cakes
were mixed.
Angel cakes are made with only the
egg whites; sponge cake can be made,
using a large number Of eggs and add
ing no other leavening agent. When
eggs are expensive the other types OF
sponge cake that have been developed
by recent experimental cookery are per-
haps best, as they are considerably
more economical These mays be made
with any number or from two to six
eggs and with varying amounts Of bak-
ing powder.
For a real old-fashioned sponge
cake-now that we are in the midst of
the season In which eggs are cheapest
calls for eight eggs, one cup of sugar,
one cup of cake -four, one-haH tea
spoon Of grated lemon rind, one-half
teaspoon Of salt and one tablespoon of
lemon juice.
Beat the egg yolks until they are thick
and creamy, then add grated lemon rind
and the lemon Juice. Add the sugar
gradually and beat the mixture for five
minutes. Sift the -four four times with
the salt. Beat the egg whites until they
are stiff enough to hold their shape
when the beater Is lifted out. Stir the
-four into the egg yolk mixture and then
fold in the egg whites very carefully,
folding the mixture over and over with
a tablespoon until none OF the egg
whites are left.
Pour into an INCREASED cake pan and
bake in a moderate oven-about 325
degreeE--for so minutes. The heat may
be increased very slightly the last 10
minutes Of cooking. AS soon as the
cake Is done, turn 1t upside down and
let stand until cold before removing
from the pan.
An excellent inexpensive sponge cake
is made with four eggs, one cup Of
sugar. one cup Of -four, the juice Of one
half lemon, three tablespoons Of cold
water, one and one-half teaspoons of
baking powder and one-quarter teaspoon
Of salt. Beat the egg yolks until thick
and the sugar gradually and continue
beating until very light In color. Sift
the -four three times with the salt and
baking powder. Beat the egg whites I'M
Til stiff. Add the cold water and the
lemon juice to the egg yolk mixture and
then stir in the -four.
When well blended, fold In the stifiy
beaten egg whites. Pour into a creased
and Toured shallow pan or angel cake
pan and bake at 375 degrees for 80 or
40 minutes. depending on the depth of
the pan. Turn upside down and let
stand until cold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-29
Managing Children's Clothes
Navs in Which Thrift and Skill May Be Used III
Sewing and Mending for Young
Members of Family.

Ian at the finish. The buttonholeS Will
last longer and are really easier TO
work. Use this method where there is
strain and the buttonholes will not tear
out. They will be neat looking, too.
AS small boys find it a problem to
keep their shirts in the long trousers,
make the shirt to come about half way
10 the knee. Sew to the hem in the
center of the back strap one inch
By four inches Work buttonhole In
the END of the strap. Sew button to
the hem in the center Of the front Of
the shirt to button the strap on TO, then
the shirt cannot work out.
If your little girl has outgrown her
sweater. which is still good in every
way except too small, you can enlarge
il as follows. First sew two rows OF
machine stitching from the bottom OF
the sweater straight up under the arm
the full length of the jacket and sleeve,
which will prevent any threads from
slipping when the cutting is done. Now
cut carefully between these rows Of
stitching. laying the garment fiat while
doing this. Now haste between these
cut edges s. two-inch strip of fine fan
mel to match the sweater in color and
finish the Jennings by buttonholing in
wool of the same color or a harmonic
ing color You can also enlarge chill
dren's fine dresses in the same way.
With a little novelty in hand stitching
and a little care in the choice OF con-
trasting materials, artistic results can
be obtained.
A neat finish for children's clothes
may be secured by frightening the ma
chine stitch, then stitching all around
the collar, cuffs, and hem on dress
about An eighth of an inch from the
edge. then with a sewing needle
threaded with three-Strand floss go in
and out of the long stitches. This
makes a vine-like finish. and If French
knots are placed at regular intervals in
a contrasting color. the vines will be
abloom with flowers
When buttonholing a scallop on fine
material. first stitch around the entire
Scalloping on the machine. This will
strengthen and prevent any tearing be-
tween the scallops and it makes the
scalloping easier to do. To mend lace,
place a piece of paper under the lace
to be mended and stitched on the ma
tear away the paper.
From the habit of clipping pictures
Of pretty dresses from advertisements
in newspapers and magazines. This
viii yield a number of ideas when
starting to plan a new dress. Some
times only one feature may be used.
sometimes a combination of many. You
viii find that touches can be added
that will make dress pretty and orig
inal in effect.
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Questions and Answers

several vegetables in combination, seal
loped vegetables and especially in the
Summer time, a number Of baked,
stuffed ones such as tomatoes, egg plant,
squash, cucumbers, etc. Salads, espe-
cially those composed Of raw foods are
good, and should be served with French
dressing or mayonnaise, using plenty OF
lemon Juice. Eggs may be used in mod
Grafton; cheese-especially cottage and
cream cheese--are good; almost any OF
the cereals and all OF the fruits. II
necessary, eat four meals a day instead
of three, using smaller amounts Of food.
as very often there is less feeling OF
satisfaction when vegetables are used
to the exclusion of meat You may
find It necessary to leave tea and cof-
fee out of your diet. in which case fruit
juices, buttermilk or most OF the cereal
beverages can be used instead.
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viii you please tell me how to make
cream of tomato soup that will not
curdle? I almost always have difficulty,
although I have tried great many
different Methods. r.
II you viii follow these directions
carefully, 1 am sure you will find that
you will be successful. Heat one quart
of canned or fresh stewed tomatoes TO
the boiling point, add one small onion,
two teaspoonfulS of sugar, teaspoonful
Of salt, one whole Glove and few celery
leaves. Cover and cook slowly fifteen
to twenty minutes. Then rub through
a fine strainer. In the meantime melt
three tablespoonfuls OF butter, add four
tablespoonfuls of flour and stir until
we'll blended. Then add three cupfuls
of milk and continue cooking and STIR
ring until the mixture is slightly thick
sned and smooth. Add one-quarter tea
spoonful of baking soda to the tomato
mixture and then pour 1t gradually,
stirring constantly, into the hot milk.
Both the tomato and the milk should
be hot and the soup should be served
as soon as 1t is mixed.
MY doctor tells me that I have high
blood pressure and should be careful
of my diet, but that so long as / am
careful, can eat most foods. Can you
suggest a little more definitely what
foods are best TO use?~-K. d. E.
A simple diet composed largely of
fruits cereals and vegetables Is best
for any one suffering from high blood
pressure The foods that tend to In
crease the blood pressure are most flesh
foods. Therefore, 1t is best to either
avoid them entirely or TO use them
only very occasionally. There are many
delicious vegetable dishes that can be
served in place of meat, Vegetable
toast. for instance. thick cream of vege-
table soups made with either one or
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Marmalade Omelet.

Separate the yolks and whites from
eggs. using one egg for each person TO
be served Add one tablespoonful of
milk or water 10 each egg and salt to
taste. Beat the yolks until lemon
coiored Place an omelet pan over
gentle fire. Put in two tablespoonfuls
Of fat, and when It is melted, pour
In the egg yolk mixture. Cover and
cook very slowly, Beat the. egg whites
until stiff and dry. When the yolk
mixture is set, pile the egg whites on
it, Cover closely and cook very slowly
until the white viii not stick to a
knife blade. Slip from the pan with
out folding Pour hot white sauce over
il and add marmalade on top OF all.
Delicious and novel A plain omelet
may be served with tomato sauce or
any DnYeq
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-29
Alaskan Dish.

Cut two pounds of round steak In
eight pieces for serving and dice half
a pound of salt pork. or less may be
used. Cook the pork, one cupful of
finely cut celery, and one large chop
ped opion until golden brown. and
put into a kettle. Fry the steak quick
" on both sides in hot pork fat. re-
move to the kettle, blend two table
spoonfuls of flour with fat, add one
cupful of water pour over the meat,
and simmer the whole for thirty
minutes. Just before serving on a
platter add one cupful of cooked
spaghetti and one pint of stewed toma-
toes, poured over two cupfuls of cooked
rice
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n TO wish to leave a sewing bag

ing room to wish to leave a sewing bag
in 1t all of the time.
With a few simple twists of the
wrist" the little tablelike leaves drop
down at the sides and the bag closes
at the top, allowing the two semi
circular pieces to come together and
form handles by which to carry it con-
veniently.
This fascinating accessory to the well
organized home Is made in maple, wal
nut or mahogany, or, If you desire, you
may have 1t finished in enamel to
match the decorative scheme of your
bedroom. And of course, the bag
should be made of chintz which would
harmonic with the draperies in the
same room.
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shipped from other sections, but the
local producer is rapidly coming into his
own. Especially Incorporating toma-
toes of the ome-grown variety are to
be found In Washington shops and are
selling around 40 cents q pound. Fruit,
however, seems to have dominion at
present, largely because OF its freshness
and novelty.
That succulent delicacy OF the table,
the peach, has made its bow and is
selling for IS cents dozen OF course,
some NAV be obtained for less. depend
ING upon the quality There is an
abundance of watermelons to be seen,
ranging in price from So cents apiece
and up. Cantaloupes which were SELL
ing few weeks ago for IS cents each,
have decreased in price and are selling
fcn. 10 and Is cents. While the customer
occasionally runs the risk of obtaining
a poor specimen, the dealers state tnat
the crop is exceedingly good Fresh
plums have arrived and in some places
are selling for Is and 20 cents dozen.
Local orchardists have not begun to
harvest their early apples, but within
the next few weeks washington con-
s,lrners should see them on the market.
Fresh pineapples are unusually reason
able at present selling for Is and 20
cents each. Strawberries, which have
been plentiful will soon be gone, but
their place will be taken by other
varieties.
Following are the prices noted dur
ing a visit to local stores: Blackberries
IS to IS cents a box huckleherries, IS
cents a box; raspberries, rs to 80 cents
~
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Home i'm Good Taste
ny SARA Inland.

There always has been and probably
always will be a demand for a sewing
bag or basket which may be carried
about without effort and yet be of sllffi-
cient size to meet the mending needs of
the family
The one shown in the illustration
would Immediately appeal to the woman
who loves to take her sewing and sit
by the fire or at the side of bright,
Slinshiny window, but who is too par
ticular about the appearance of her liv-
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PEACH PUDDING.

Pare and cut five ripe peaches
in halves. Crack few of pits, re-
move and blanch kernels. Butter
deep baking dish. put in two
LAYERS of fruit, dredge each layer
with flour, sprinkle generously
with sugar. dot with bits butter,
then add kernels and one cup
water. Place dish over peaches,
cover with rich biscuit dough and
bake in hot oven. Serve with
whipped cream.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-29

~ WA. ACOsSIPN~A
ries, IS cents a
box; cherries, 20 to
IS cents a box;
currants, 25 cents
a box; strawber-
ries, Is to 20 cents
a box. While there
are some grape
fruit in the mar
ket, it is rather
scarce. There is
an abundance Of
that most delicious
OF table morsels,
sweet corn, selling
two ears for is
cents, and home
grown string beans
are bringing is
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lectable addition to
the daily menus
than blackberries,
huckleberries and
raspberries, wheth-
err smothered with
sugar and cream
or used for pie i1ll-
ings. Moreover, ber-
ries are nutritious
and health giving.
Much of this pro-
duce on the local
market is being re-
ceived from nearby
places, as indeed
are numerous other
eatables. There is
still a quantity of
L. - -.
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two pounds for quarter. Homegrown
peas, Is cents pound, beets, cents
a bunch; radishes. 5 cents bunch;
cucumbers, cents each; asparagus.
40 cents a bunch; new cabbage, is
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EGGS, POACHED, TOMATO
SAUCE.
VEGETABLE SALAD.

VEGETABLE SALAD.
Mix together one cup peas, one
cup shredded string beans, one
small cucumber peeled and cut
into dice and six sliced radishes.
Chill. marinate in French dress
ing one hour. then place in nests
of lettuce leaves and garnish with
radish roses, slices of hard-boiled
egg and sprigs of water cress.
Serve mayonnaise or boiled dress
ing in separate dish.
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Conspicuous among the inviting dis
plays found in survey of local stores
and markets are berries and other spe-
cies Of the fruit domain. There Is per-
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A DAINTY wafer. made from the highest
"A grade 81 bfsn An sid 10 ths diet; ems
Ioyed by children and wn-ups. " your
dealer cannot supply yea. send see and We
will nail . psund package direct
THE yABAe co, BoK tili,
klnth aud Perry Sta. Richmond. Va
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FOOD AND THRIFT IN THE HOME
MENU FOR A DAY.

BREAKFAST.
BlueberrieS
Bran with Cream
poached Eggs with Tomato Sauce
Rice Corn Bread, Coffee
LUNCHEON
Vegetable Salad
Graham Bread
Sugar Cookies. Tea
DINNER
Cream of Onion Soup
Baked Potatoes
Carrots and Peas
Beet and Onion Salad
Peach Pudding. Coffee
EGGS, POACHED. TOMATO
SAUCE.
Blend one tablespoon butter and
one tablespoon flour, add three
fourths cup boiling water, then
add one cup tomatoes and season
with salt and cayenne. Drop in
six eggs and haste with sauce
until whites are set. With SKIM
mer carefully transfer them to
circles of thin buttered toast on
hot platter. pour sauce around
them and sprinkle with chopped
parsley.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-17
POISON GAS

Gas that will wipe ont armies with
the facility that enables man to
snuff out a candlc-that is what
science has provided. All modern
governments know how to make it.
this deadly Cacodyl Isocyanidc: but,
We are told, they are reluctant to
Use it, prefcrring gas that will stop
an army rather than annilliIate it.
Future wars. il there arc any, will
not he fought with such outmoded
Weapons as guns and powder. Is
added Gas is cheaper II can I've made
at the rate Of thousands of tons a
day. and very little of il is needed
TO destroy life.
Science also has produced a metal
twice as strong as steel and weigh
ing only half as much as aluminium
This metal viii he particularly ad-
van'agoous to airplanes
Airplancs. in war time, are fitted
TO carry bomhs-gas bombs; per
haps bombs containing the super
deadly CaCOdyl Isocyanide. A thou
sand planes, dashing over an army
and dropping such bombs
Tho nations are "rciuctant' TO use
tins gas, they only wish to Cripple"
armies, not destroy them. Since
when"
New Britain herald., 1928-12-17
NlINORITII.S

The exciting moment in the COun-
eli OF the League of Nations, when
DIR. Strescmann, the German foreign
minister, pounded his fists upon the
table while protesting against allcg-
cd injustice to Germans within Po-
lish territories, causing President
BRAND OF France to throw oil upon
The troubled waters, again cupha-
sized the minority question that be
fuddlcs almost every European cap
ital since the war.
The peace settlement sought TO in
sure justice to minorities within the
boundaries OF the newly formed ma
tons. but in practice this has been
far from an accomplishment. This
has boon particularly troublesome
in sections where the minoritics are
concentrated in large numbers. and
even France has had much trouble
in Alsacc, where old customs and
local politics differ greatly from
those in the remainder of France.
The nations themselves could set
lie the minoritics problems If they
depended more upon the golden rule
than upon the force Of authority.