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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-06
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lin which cooking is maintained as q creative art"
 One of the main reasons cited for this improvement is the fact that New Workers are dining out these days. They have to. The average apartment kitchen Is 70 small that when you put two sauceDans in the kitchen, it's crowded.
 Paris" Mir Wilson points out, ''owes the supremacy of her cuisine to the fact that practically her en- tire population gubsists wholly or in
 part in restaurants--though not
 half of them. 1t may be added, in
 restaurants that will measure up in quality to the average New York tearoonn. The restaurant habit
 breeds q finicky taste, and an appre- citation of good food"
 The New York chef k especially
 fortunate because nothing is ever out of season for him. Green peas, asparagus. and strawberries, for in- stance, are fresh the year round.
 "The result" says the Harper's
 Bazaar article, Ifs lavishness in the treatment of Continental recipes
 which Americanizes them and which
 may. in time. bring about distinc-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-06
American Food
 Still ExceIs
Restaurants Provide ExceI- lent Fare According to
 Noted Gourmet

New York.--A lot has been said and written about prohibition spoil ing American cooking-and all of it's absurd.
 Take that on the word of Forrest Wilson, noted gourmet. who has just completed q survey of the products of of New Yorks best restaurants. Never before, says Mir Wilson in Harper's Bazaar. has 1t been pos- sibie to find. such excellent food. :.
 Not in the most urbane days of wine did the New York Kitchen reach greater heights than 1t has today" he ayers. '"To be sure, there have always been in New York Il few gourmet places in which the chefs were something more than readers of recipe books; but 1t is q safe statement that never before have there been So many restaurants
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-06

They know what to eat down south. There are many marriages of foods in this country such as ham and eggs. pork and beans and roast pork with apple sauce, but below the Maston and Dixon line ap- pie sauce is indlssolubIy welded to ginger bread. And how good it is in that combination! The smooth, slightly sweet consistency of the ap- pie sauce seems to blend more than harmoniousIy with the tang of the ginger. Made with tho best grade of juicy apples--as 1t invariably is fin the canned product--appIe sauce is most delectable as well as q healthful food.
 Apple sauce has many other friends among the foods in addition to ginger. Cream cheese, grated cheese. dates, pineapple and ginger ale all can be combined with it in pies, mullins, biscuits, salads and cake, but we do not wish to suggest any infidclity to the beatific south ern union mentioned above, so we are giving here recipe in which apple sauce remains strictly true to ginger.
 A Fine Pudding
 Apple Ginger Tapioca: Add one- third cup minute tapioca to three cups boiling water, and let cook in q double boiler until transpar-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-06

bone. Lay the slices in well-greas- ed baking pan. Add salt and pepper and cover each slice with the savory dressing with il layer one inch thick. Brush all with melted butter and bake 1t fin hot oven (40O-4b0 de- grees F.) from fifteen to twenty min utes. Serve immediately with tomato tartar sauce.
 Boiled fish: Select a dry-meated fish, such as halibut, as 1t will not fall apart and go to pieces. To boil a fish whole. cover 1t with boiling water to which a little vinegar has been added, and cook at the simmer ing point only. When cooked, the meat of n white fish should be a fiaky white all the way through tn- stead of a watery-iookipg white. The fish may be cut in servings and cooked in q shallow pan using one quart of boiling water, three table, spoons of vinegar or one lemon sliced, and one tablespoon Of salt. Lift the cooked fish carefully to q hot platter and serve with egg sauce.
 Fish Chowdcr
 1-2 pound of fish
 l medium slice of salt park
 ] small onion
 cup of diced potatoes
 tablespoon of flour, if desired
 1-2 teaspoon of salt
 l to 2 cups of milk
 tablespoons of butter
 cup of diced celery
 Pepper.
 Remove the skin and bones from the fish and cut 1t in small pieces. Cut the pork into bits and cook out the fat slowly and avoid browning 1t. In this fat sautc the vegetables by covering them. with boiling wa ter and cooking until the vegetables are tender. Then add the cooked fish. Add butter, salt. pepper and the hot milk. Serve at once. The bones and skin removed from the fish should be covered with cold water and sim mered for thirty minutes. The stock should be strained and used instead of water in cooking the fish. If de- sired the flour may be creamed with the butter and added 10 the chow der.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-06

enough for two meals, the second meal to consist of a left-over dish from the remnants of the first one. These two meals will keep in any kind of weather. Where fresh fish are not obtainable, or in season when they are relatively scarce, salt fish make A very acceptable and low priced substitute. Of the salt fish there are two types: dry-salted. as cod and pollock; and brine-saIted. as mackerel. Salt fish must be fresh- ened before being used, and salt fish is usually cheaper than the same fish, fresh"
 The magazine gives the recipes as follows:
 Baked sliced fish with dressing: Cut the fish in slices one inch thick {; trim off the skin and remove the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-06
Fish Recipes For
 The Lenten Season
Some From Wives of Nova Scotia Fishermen Are
 Timely

During this season Of Lent, the recipes of cooking fish gathered by True story magazine from the wives of Nova Scotia fishermen are particuiarIy timely.
 The first point of advice given in the article, especially for those who are unable to get their own deep-sea fish right out Of the water, is as 10 ways Of selecting fresh fish. The gitis, according to the article should be bright red; the eyes bright. clear and buiging: the flesh. firm and eIas- flc--more or less stiff.
 It should be kept in mind" the article continues. that one pound of solid fish makes three servings, and that ft Is cheaper to buy fish for two meals than for one. That is. we may purchase thick slice or chunk,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-06
How to Make
 Washington Pie

: cups sifted cake flour
 2 teaspoons baking powder
 H teaspoon salt
 l cup sugar
 2 eggs. well beaten
 tablespoon butter or other
 shortening melted
 % cup hot milk
 ] teaspoon vanilla
 Sift flour once, measure, add bak- ing powder and salt, and sift to- gcther three times. Beat sugar gradually into eggs. Add butter. then flour. alternately with milk. fl small amount at time. Beat after each addition until smooth. Add favoring. Bake in two greased g. inch layer pans in moderate oven (350 degrees F) 25 minutes. Put raspberry jelly or jam between lay- CTS and sprinkle top with powdered sugar.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-06
[. s. NAVY PLANES
 MAD D(

MNF TO1EIO RICtJ San Juan,-Three United States navy planes have started work on giant typographical map of the Island of Porto Rico, says Fl Agri- cultor Pucrtorriqueno. When com pJeted the map is expected to rectify grave errors existing in present maps of the island, which have re- suited in unfair taxation of many properties.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-06

ent, stirring often. Add onc-third cup sugar, one cup canned apple sauce, two tablespoons ginger syrup and one slightly beaten egg yoik.
 Cook q few minutes more, cool slightly and add three tablespoons chopped preserved ginger and one
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-06

stiffIy beaten egg white. Serve very cold with either plain or whipped cream. This recipe will serve eight persons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-10
Century Old Dispute

~ Vermont and New Hampshire are now <warino . bitter dispute before the Supreme <Coprt of the United States that was started ~17S years ago. New Hampshire claims its 'svtefritory extends to the west bank of the Con- &snectieut river. which forms the boundary line 'S'between the two states. Vermont on the other '~hznd declares that the rights of both states S6xtend to the middle of the stream. Ofhand 'sewe would be inclined to agree with Vermont ~but New Hampshire may be able to marshal -encugh facts dating back to pre-Revolutonary Edays to convince the highest court in the land &tlaat the Connecticut river lies entirely in its Sdomain and not at all in Vermont
 E Similar arguments as to respective rights ss-on boundary rivers have generally resulted in szkhe courts declaring mythical line through ~sthe midpoint of the stream to be the bound szry. New Jersey and Delaware recently staged " bitter fight over rights to the Delaware river x1nd bay. The courts finally ended the con ~-troversy by holding the thread of the stream <as the dividing line between the states In s1rthe case of Connecticut and New York our Sxiehts to Long Island Sound extend midway s zcross it except at the eastern end where New
 York owns Fisher island
 <& However, each case has its different aspects. Tn the present one they date back to kingly ~afznts and colonial settlements Vermont in v those days was considered part of New SrYork New Hampshire and Massachusetts ~engaged in boundary dispute (they were
 more common tsnen). New Hampshire claimed
 that its land extended west to point about 20 miles east of the Hudson river. New York. thereupon. entered the argument The king was finally prevailed upon to decide the ease and he ruled that New Hampshire
 nights only extended to the west bank of the e Connecticut river. This left those settlers in sbetween in predicament New York claimed
 they held no grants from their government. New Hampshire had been cut of from them. = Therefore they formed an independent state
 which counsel for Vermont to-day states was sfunctioning l2 years before New Hampshire sxallied to the cause of the colonies.
 We wonder if anyone ever thought to con
 sult records to see just how far the Connee- &ticut river has wandered of it's course since Arthe days of 1775. There are very few rivers Ewhich do not show this wandering spirit,
 some more than others. In two centuries ,e4ime the Connecticut river bed might have {. moved eastward or westward enough to have ~<tnnged all boundaries. However. even that 4nssd not enter into the present dispute. It is <not for us to decide it. but we'll wager that -<hs Supreme Court will establish the boundary
 line tt point midway in the stream. It .WepId De the sensible solution and probably -sessssbis to the majority of people in New -5smpshifs ss we'll as in Vermont
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-10
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1881
No Fireworks

z Waterbury must be prepared to celebrate safs and sane Fourth of July this year. Save for the displays that local community clubs may offer there will be no discharge of fire ersckers set-pieces, and the like within the city limits in 1o3l and ensuing years. Fol- lowing the example of other cities in this state and throughout the country the aldermen en- acted fireworks ordinance within the past ysar that effectively prevents not only the dis charge of all noisemakers. but also their sale The ordinance is complete; there are no loop
 holes % the general public should be pre- pared to observe it or suffer the penalties that 1, t permits
 We can recall few years back when Hart . ford first banned fireworks. In its haste to . put through the ordinance or for some other {: reason unknown to us the law failed to pre- ], scribe punishment for discharge of fireworks ]. within the city limits It simply denied au- { Etborized dealers the right to sell. The law { was easily evaded People simply went to nearby East Hartford or West Hartford where fireworks might be obtained and then returned 1. to their Hartford homes with them where they made as much noise as ever. This evasion was /, ended when the city fathers amended their ! crdinance and successfully outlawed fireworks . So general has been the sale of all manner
 md sze of firecrackers of recent years that nat urslly they were falling into careless hands. { Our city laws did demand that they be sold
 eniy within specified time. so many days !: preceding the Fourth, but even this clause in ' fhe law was not carefully observed by small stoeskeepers in districts of the city where police 1, surveillance might not be strict enough to ap-
 prshend the violators. We really believe that
 sfhis is what brought fireworks into such dis skepute in Waterbury Had the authorities ef-
 feetiyely prevented their sale in all stores until -four days before the holiday and also limited 2tl1sir sale to certain dealers we don't doubt <but what Waterbury would not have found Fit necessary to eliminate fireworks entirely Dangerous as they were there will be those of <ens who will miss them in the years to come
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-10

out of it. For every barrel of mash cooked. there are several gallons of waste. This stuff IS disposed of by pouring t into the sewers
 Most of it settles into the grit tanks. whose purpose is to collect the sand and dirt. Ordinar- fly the grit could be disposed of by dumping 1t anywhere when the tanks are cleaned But the mash gives t an offensive ordcr. Some of the mash, too. flows on into the sludge tanks in the reduction plants, interfering with proper treatment of sewage.
 Cleveland is seriously concerned about this problem. and may have to provide special incinerator to burn the mash Chicagc has been trying this method. The latter city has had to disconnect from the rest of its sewage system main sewer which flows through the principal whiskey -distilling section. Another remedy proposed is to persuade all the whis- key-makers to put their mash in garbage cans or other containers for public garbage collec- ton. guaranteeing that the mash will not be used as evidence against anybody. From all of which it may be seen again how curiously and unexpectedly one thing leads to another.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-10
Graduates Opportunity

The commencement season is in full swing. There are class-night parties, class plays, speeches by graduating youngsters. and more speeches by advice giving adults. There are flowers and white dresses and diplomas and proud parents as always, though many of the trimmings of commencement are on more modest scale financially than in recent years After commencement - what? This year jobs are not as thick as dandelions in June meadows. The thousands of boys and girls and young men and women now leaving high schools and colleges are entering world not particularly open harmed to their respective talents, but sorely in need of their youthful courage and idealism.
 To the graduate uncertain of an early job, economic conditions may seem only cruel. Yet set forth no false hopes or standards. They make intelligence, open -mindedness, straight thinking more useful than mere cleverness. If the world is offering no one any easy prizes just now, it does at least present a big array of intensely interesting problems to be solved. That should mean real opportunity for wide it may be that they are not so. Certainly they awake young people.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-10
Honesty In "BlurDs"

A speaker at the booksellers convention the other day seoldcd publishers severely for their advertising methods. particularly for the wild blurbs printed on the paper wrappers of new books Some of the jacket statements, he said, were misleading and untruthful. He recommended that publishers guarantee the truth of blurbs, with money-back pledge in case of proved misrepresentation His view point was supported by other delegates.
 Honesty in advertising has been pretty well established in many lines. Advertisers have found it was the way to good will and profit. Honest labels on food and drugs have been compelled by law. It seems only normal ex- tension of these policies to apply the same prin- ciple of honesty to book ads and jacket com ments. The publishers. it is said look, at 1t differently. It is like theater advertising, nee essarily exaggerated A purchaser of a book must take risk just, as the purchaser of a ticket to movie or legitimate drama does. A sensational blurb. they seem to feel. is neces- sary to stimulate readers interest.
 It looks like foolish theory. Theater and movie producers and exhibitors have found out that the public is annoyed and alienated by lurid and misleading titles. They may attract a section of the public, but they turn away large group of disgusted GUS toners. The reading public may soon begin to react in the same way to extreme blurbs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-10

P. G.. Wodehouse. English writer, whose stories have convulsed good many Americans for some years now. is groggy after his first year in Hollywood. Mir Wodehouse was per- suaded to come over from England to do sec mario work in the movie city. For this he was to be paid $2,000 week. Twice he touched up bit of dialogue in scenarios. Then he worked on musical piece for three months. When completed his company said they had given up plans for its production. Now with S1O4.OO0 in pay and nothing accomplished, he complains of feeling like cheat. MT Wodehouse had better give up his job. Holly wood with its disregard for all principles. has ruined better men, Don't become tainted with our ruthless American extravaganza, Mir Wodehouse
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-10
PREVENTION OF APPENDICITIS
 JSATAIJTIES

It is a reproach to somebody-either the doc tors the public or botn-that the appended tis death rate in the United States to-day is nearly as great as the pneumonia death rate. That is to say, 22.3 per cent of persons who have appendicitis die of 1t.
 What bearing has the operation upon the out come? That depnds on the promptness of the operation. Delay is dangerous. Among 5,121 cases of appendicitis coming to operation, one in every 39 ended fatally when the operation was done within "A hours of the onset of symptoms; one in IF patients died if the operation was de- layed 4S hours; one in 13 died if the operation was delayed 72 hours: one in died when the operation was delayed longer than 72 hours.
 Get into the operating room early and avoid the carnations. Maybe I'm prejudiced against carnations. but somehow I prefer the pleasant scopolamine (twilight sleepy if I'm going to have an operation Even if people would omit carnations and send only horseshoes of pansies and daisies, I'd rather be snooked right into the operating room and be opened for inspection if the bellyache lasted over six hours.
 Gangerene and perforation-which spells gen. eral peritonits-may occur early six hours from the onset of the attack. It's all very well to try to kid yourself the distress Is from some thing you ate for dinner, but after two or three hours of such fooling you had better revise your notion. especially if you are not ordinarily sub ject to such bellyache.
 Second only to delay of operation is the mis- take of resorting to a laxative cathartic when severe bellyache occurs. In fact this is good rule of safety
 Never take a purgative in the presence of severe pain or distress in stomach" or abdomen
 If the trouble happens to be appendicitis or other acute Inflammation, the physc stirs things up and tends to spread the inflammation. Out of the 5.121 appendicitis cases above mentioned 306 ended fatally. Of these 306 patients who died. 131 had made the mistake of taking a physic before sending for doctor, and they all had general peritonitis Only 29 of the patients that developed general peritonitis had not taken purgative.
 In Philadelphia the medical and health au- thorities issue this advice to the, public
 In the presence of abdominal pain give
 nothing by mouth. Never give a laxative.
 Apply an ice bag. Call your physician. Ab-
 dominal pain which persists for six hours is
 usually dangerous
 don't know, but I suspect the common habit of taking laxatives is predisposing cause of appendicitis. I believe a daily spoonful or two of whole raw faxseeds instead of the cus- tomary physic actually tends to prevent appendi- citis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-10
NEA Service Writer

NEA Service Wr1tCr
 Washington.-There probably will be a swell tariff fight at the next ses- sion of Congrcs, but 1t will be only q fight without any particular result.
 There will be a lot of noise in the air and the attack on the flaw lcy-Smoot act probably will be moro .cbly directed than any similar as- ec ut in the past. The persistent aauawks from many directions will be dinner into the ears of both houses. But even though there will be more democrats and progressive republicans than regular republicans, the set-up Is such that seekers aft- CT hifh tariffs seem to stand just as good a chance of success as those who would scale down the rates. To most politicians the tarin 'fght in congres will be so much drum, beating for next years presidential campaign, in which 1t now appears that fine democrats will undertake to make the Hawley-Smoot law an 1m- portant issue.
 Administration Stands Pat
 The administration party is deh- nitely committed to standing by the tariff. It couldn't'do much else, any way. but lately it's leaders have stepped out aggrcssively to tout the high rates as an effective bulwark through the depression period rather than an important contribu- tory factor. The present rates, the republican national committee says in official statement. are no more than adequate and in some cases per- Ihaps not high enough. Senate Floor Leader Jim Watson contends that the tariff has maintained employment DO per cent higher than in Europe. kept up the wage standard and gyicn the farmers of America 20 to 30 per cent more for their products than those
 of other nations. -
 The general democratic position | is that the rates are too high and that they have resulted in cutting our important foreign trade in half. Democratic ranks, however, aren't any too firm on this tariff question The administration republicans, accepting the challenge to make. 1t
 an issue, are able to Keep demand l ing that members of the opposition party name specific rates they would reduce. And the republicans can show that there was only one democratic senator who had not voted either to raise or maintain some of the previous duties during the progress of the Hawley-Smoot measure. When Congressman Con- i nery of Massachusetts comes now with the boot and shoe interests to demand 50 per cent increase on
 shoes and democratic senators from the southwest keep shouting for an oil tariff. for instance, it
 doesn't make for party solidarity
 at all
 Democrats' Guns Backflre
 | It's nearly impossible to cut any tariff rate without hitting at some
 democrat. Democrats have indus tries back in their states, just like
 republicans, and their industries
 are likely to clamor just as loudly
 for protection. That's why it's 50
 muc heasier for the party propa. gandists to argue that the whole HawIey- -Smoot act was a mistake
 than ta peck at this rate and that
 rate and demand general reduction
 As long as the tariff remains tr politics the only men who will
 steadfastly refuse to bow to pres sure from their home industries
 will be men as brave as Senator
 Norris of Nebraska--and there art
 hardy any of those.