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Evening star., 1931-12-18

IN part to their life in the open; but
their simple fare Of dates, figs, camel's
milk and occasionally meat Is undoubt-
edly an important contributor.
In the To2euy Oasis, one of the larg-
est covering about 1900 acres, there
are more than $4,000 Arabs who live in
the small villages and exist upon the
natural gifts Of the desert. Their
mainstay consists Of dates, figs, beans
and olive oil, amounting to something
like 10 cents a day for a family of six
or seven.
The ripe date is rich in sugar and
contains almost no water 1t Is per
cent protein and IL per cent pectin-
about so per cent sugar As a source
of energy the date gives about 1900
calories to the pound. In fact, we may
say that half q pound OF dates and a
pint 'of whole milk Is complete meal
Like the date, the fig Is also a con-
centrate food-an ideal gift OF nature
to those dusky children Of the sitting
sands. The fresh flg Is about Is per
cent surgar and is per cent protein.
Dried, it is one of the most highly
nourishing foods on the market being
then nearly 81 per cent sugar and 3.5
per cent protein.
It Is still too difficult to get either
the fig or the date to our Eastern
territory in the fresh ripe state. Owing
to the high sugar content, both fruits
are subject to quick fermentation, but
it is hoped that some way will soon
be found to enable Southern and Cali
fornia growers to supply our markets
with these delectable and wholesome
fruits which have such an important
place In Greek, Italian, Spanish and
Turkish diets.
Both dates and figs are excellent items
to include in the dry cereal at break
fast They are delightful as confec-
tions and lend themselves conveniently
to general menus in cakes, puddings
and salads Served with nuts and milk
they constitute q complete food.
Use them laushly IN planning Christ
mas bon.bons, at the table and for the
between-meal bite. They are true holi-
day foods and both are favorable
to beauty.
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A LARGE amount Of corn sirup,
~ honey or molaSses In q recipe
~ requires slightly higher boil
4 4 ing point. Doubling the amount
OF chocolate in a recipe takes
a somewhat lower boiling point. Cara
melS can be made hard or soft, as
liked. Fudge to be eaten Immediately
should be cooked harder; to be stored
or to be dipped in chocolate, it should
be made softer. Cream or butter in
recipe tends to keep the candy soft
er. Storing in tight tin will soften
some candies and improve their tex
ture. If there is much moisture in
the air, hard, clear candies and divin-
ity get sticky, and glace fruits fail ex-
cept on clear cool days.
Soft Fruity Squares.
Boil one cupful Of dried apricots
for two minutes drain, then cut into
small pieces. Boil one cupful of
prunes for five minutes drain, remove
the pits, and cut into small pieces.
Allow one and one-half cupfuls of
sugar, one-third cupful of white corn
sirup and half a cupful of water to
come to a good boil Add one-fourth
cupful each Of butter and butter sub
stitute, and boil until stiff when
oSSsS0 III Coiu WdtST. AQu HdI Ll6
apricotS and prunes and half cup
full of seedless raisins and cook to a
slightly sitter consistency when tested
in cold water. Remove from the fire
add one-fourth teaspoon of salt,
one teaspoonful of vanilla and beat
in one cupful of marshmallow cream
Add three-fourths cupful of fondant
and mix thoroughly, then add the re-
mainder of the apricots and prunes
and half cupful Of the seedless rails
1ns. When well mixed, pour into q
creased pan and allow to set over
night. Cut into squares.
Tinted Taffy.
Boil together two cupfuls of white
sugar, half cupful of boiling water,
half a teaspoonful of vanilla, two ta-
blespoonfuls of vinegar and one ia
blespoonful of butter until small
portion of the mixture dropped into
cold water becomes brittle. Turn into
creased platter. When cool pull un-
til white and glossy. While pulling
add few drops Of vegetable color
ing. Children will delight in red and
green taffy for Christmas. Only the
tips of the fingers and thumbs are
used in pulling. Pull straight out
without twisting.
French Nougat.
Cook eight ounces Of white sugar,
eight ounces Of corn sirup and four
tablespoonfuls of hot water to 272
degrees F. Cook In pan Of hot water
to 24S degrees F. Beat two egg whites
stiff and spread on top of two table,
spoonfuls Of strained honey. Pour
the cooked sirup into the strained
honey and the egg whites, beating
hard. When cooled, add half cup
ful each of almonds and pistachio
nuts which have been thinly sliced.
Beat until it loses its gloss and the
spoon will stand upright in the mix
ture, using an over-and-over motion
to incorporate air Pack into q but
tered tin, and when cold unmold,
slice into oblong pieces, and wrap In
oiled paper.
Chocolate Caramels.
Melt three squares of bitter baking
chocolate carefully to prevent scorch-
ing. Add one cupful of sugar ana stir
until smooth. Add one-third cupful OF
evaporated milk and one cupful OF
mclasses. Stir to prevent scorching
while boiling until it will form a firm
ball in cold water. Add one teaspoon
full of vanilla, three tablespoonfuls of
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pepper and one teaspoon sugar. Nix
Wel and shape into small Hat cakes.
Roll in flour and saute in butter.
Or cook the satisfy Is outlined for
the other two recipes, drain, put In q
pan with three tablespoonfuls melted
butter, rsheat, add one teaspoonful
nnely chopped parsley and one halt
teaspoonful chopped chives. Sprinkle
with salt and pepper ane one teaspoon
sugar.
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Cranberry Fritters.

Mix and sift one cupful of -four with
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
one-fourth teaspoonsful of salt. and
one and one-half tablespoonfuls of
powdered sugar. Beat one egg thor
oughly. add two tablespoonfuls Of milk.
Add one tablespoonful of lemon Juice.
and three-fourths cupful of cranberries
cooked in sirup, and mix well Drop
from q spoon into hot deep fat, and
when delicately Drowned, drain on un-
glazed paper. Dust with sifted DOW
dered sugar and serve with cranberry
sauce.
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Cheese.Neat Loaf.

Grind half pound Of boiled ham and
CRATE half q "ound of American cheese.
Beat one egg and combine with one and
one-half cupfuls Of milk Mix the ham,
cheese, and some cracker crumbs and
moisten thoroughly with the milk and
egg and half a green pepper chopped.
Place in loaf pan. cover with cracker
crumbs. and bake in a slow oven for
an hour,
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Creamed Finnan Haddie,

Out 2 pounds of hnnan hAddie into
two or three large pieces 50 that they
viii fit into a saucepan. Cover with
cold water, bring slowly to the boiling
point. simmer for about 20 minutes,
then drain. II the haddie Is very dry
and salty, add fresh water, cook a Sec
ond time, then drain. Pick the flakes
Of fish from the bones, add to the
sauce made from 4 talbiespoonfuls Of
butter or other fat, 1 tablespooufuls Of
-four, 2 cupfuls Of milk and salt to taste
and Little pepper. 6Afvo At onc6s
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Christmas Tree.

II there are young children In the
home, you should have q real Christ
mas tree, as nothing else can take It's
place. Older people may like stunning
effects that appeal to the imagina-
ton, or symbols in fairy manner that
will do this, but children want it loaded
to overfloWing with baubles of colored
glass, looped around with tinseled
strands that gleam and glitter.
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THE STARS
DAILY PATTERN
SERVICE

The importance of the jacketlike
dress can't be overestimated.
A rust shade tweedlike woolen made
this jaunty model. The cross closure
OF the simple bodice is youthfully slim
ming. The straight skirt widens its
hem through inverted plaits that kick
out IN graceful flare in motion.
It's very attractive in black woolen
with vivid shiny red buttons, red patent
leather belt and white pique collar.
Vivid green woolen, with brown suede
belt, brown buttons and brown wooden
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collar. is another interesting scheme.
Style No. $3.50 is designed for sizes
IA, l6, 1S and 20 years, SO and SO
inches bust.
Size Is requires 21a yards 54-inch,
with u yard S5-inch contrasting.
For a pattern Of this style, send Is
cents In stamps or coin directly to The
Washington Stars New York Fashion
Bureau, Fifth Avenue and Twenty
ninth street, New York.
Don't envy the woman who dresses
well and keeps her children well
dressed. Just send for your copy Of
our Winter Fashion Magazine, II
shows the best styles Of the coming sea-
son. It also shows charnDng Christmas
gift suggestions In lingerie, pajamas
and modern embroidery for the home.
You will save SO by spending few
cents for this book. So 1t would pay
you to send for your copy now. Ad-
dress Fashion Department. Price Of
book, 10 cents; price OF pattern, Is
G61L6s
Evening star., 1931-12-18
MENU FOR A DAY.

= ~AS - - - =
BREAKFAST.
Sliced Orange
Wholewheat Cereal With Cream.
Baked Eggs, Bacon.
Graham Popovers.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Broiled Kidneys.
Potato Chips.
Baked Stuffed Peppers.
Sponge Cake.
Chocolate Sauce.
DIENER.
Cream Of Mushroom SOUP.
Turkish PilafY.
Caulihower au Gratin.
flashed Brown Potatoes
Celery and Cabbage Salad.
French Dressing.
Hot Apple Pie Cheese.
Coffee.
GRAHAM POPOVERs.
Mix two-thirds cup graham
with one and one third cups
pastry flour and half teaspoon
salt. Pour on slowly two cups
milk. Beat two eggs until very
light. Add to the first mixture
and heat again. Turn at once
into hot buttered gem pans.
Bake In Q hot oven from 80 to
IS minutes.
TURKISH PILAFF.
Cook one cup rice until ten
der In two cups stock and one
cup tomato pulp and season with
half teaspoon salt, half tea
spoon paprika and one teaspoon
curry powder. Saute in four
tablespoons butter and serve with
garnish Of toast points.
(Copyright, l93I.)
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for q menu which
has As its tooth
some meat course
not this time a
regal turkey but
a hum BILE little
sucking pig. And
not only shall this
pig be roasted rich
and brow n and
served whole upon
q platter; you must
stuff 1t, too, with
q special bread
stumrlg which I
shall describe to
tyNyY
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two days. Beside
the deep green
water hole, a cam
ell; leaning against
a stately palm, q
1.-the, sinewy Arab
and a golden-s skin
new nomsdic maid
en-, o t h eating
dates and dried
figs. A perfect pic
ture of the desert.
The exec ] lent
physique and splen-
did vitality Of the
A r a bian desert
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lIlBs naukMB lrOnl
q tree.
That Is why ]
am Offering you
recipes for sweet.
today sweets
that are whole =
some.
If more OF my
m o { her readeri
would think OF
sugar as an en-
erHy food, to be
given its proper
place in conjunc-
ton W ith tn G.
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Let us consider i,
then, two green
vegetables W h l C h
are excellent with
roast fowl. Cauli-
flower is a fancy
Winter food, more
popular than cab
bage or even Brus-
sells sprouts. Even
so, in the hands of
many cooks it be-
comes either strong
or insipid because
no flnesse Is exer-
cised in its prepa-
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FOOD AND THRIFT IN THE HOME
The Chef Suggests
BY JOSEPH BOGGIA.

EROM my kitchen there shall come
two suggestions which you may
find 1t pleasing to use during Christmas
week. One is for a trifie; the other
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At the Children's Table
BY MARY HOPE NORRIS,
Founde, Mothers' Radio Round Table Club.

CHRISTMAS-the very word brings
~ visions of sweets; even our own
mental pictures include stockings that
are lumpy with candies and nuts and
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Foods Favorable
to Beauty
BY KATHLEEN MARY oUINLAN

r OLLLNG hills of desert sand; clear
sky. Suddenly against the perfect
blue siihouettes of the feathery date
palm an oasis! The first In
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Saving Without Scrimping
BY EDITH n. SHAPCOTT.
Nutrition consutant, Home Making Center New Yorh

YOUR Christmas vegetables, remem-
Der, are just as important as YOUR
Christmas meat, whether that be roast
goose, chicken, capon or turkey.
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Flavoring Fondant.

Fondant may also be melted, favored
with oil Of peppermint, oil Of winter
green, oil Of roses. or almond extract
and dropped from a teaspoon onto
waxed paper to make waters about the
size of a quarter. After they become
hardened, they may be dipped in choc-
olate. Almost any fondant candies
may be coated with chocolate in the
following way: Break up a cake of
chocolate made especially for dipping
candies, and put into shallow dish over
hot water. AS soon as the chocolate
begins to soften, remove from the hot
water and stir the chocolate with the
fingers until it is all melted. Dip the
candies into the chocolate until coated,
and place on waxed paper to dry.
Press some forldant into small but
tered baking powder cans, let stand
overnight, slip out, then slice. Deco
rate each slice with pieces Of angelica
to represent a poinsettia. On other
slices you may press a candied violet.
Some of the fondant may be brightly
colored with paste color and highly
favored. This should be pressed
through . pastry tube, using the rose
tip to make a single rose on each slice
OF fondant, or using the small tip to
make f1uted edge.
Mix one-fourth cupful of red mara
schino cherries drained and cut into
pieces, into one cupful Of white fon-
dant. Press into square buttered bak-
ing tin. Mix green maraschina cher
raes into another cupful Of fondant,
ana press on top. Let set overnight,
then slice.
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Take q good look at this loaf! 1t is the favorite
of thousands-C Certified Wheat Bread-the loaf
that has overthrown whole wheat bread. Like
ali great successes, it will soon be initiated.
Remember the red and green wrapper. Re.
member the name! Be sure you get genuine
Certified Wheat Bread
Evening star., 1931-12-18

These men made this great baking diseovery-Bal.
anced.Blend. just the right pfoportion Of stone.
ground whole. four just the right proportion
of short. patent four That's Balanced Blend-ths
only secret" Of the most delicious bread in town.
Nogales international., 1931-05-06
5. P. Railroad To
Make Mothers S Day
Reunions Possible

Better than any message, and
more than any present, mother
would like to have her loved ones
with her on Mothers Day.
With this in mind, the Southern
Pacific Company is going to do its
best to make family reunions pos
sible in Arizona and other western
states on Mothers Day this year.
Announcement was made by the
railroad yesterday that it will re-
authorize it's cent-a-rnile roundtrip
fares for the purpose of spread
excursions over the weekend of May
1O-the day on which the nations
mothers are signally honored.
The Sensationally low fares, in
augurated as dollar day" sales on
February 20 and q, and repeated
on April 8 and 4 for the Easter per-
iod, resulted in the heaviest gener-
al movement of passenger traffic
ever handled in the West.
The same concessions will be
made by the railroad to stimulate
the ''back home for Mothers Day
travel, according to P. E. Baffert,
agent for the company here.
AS announced for the Easter ex-
cursions, plans for Mothers Day
bargains in rail transportation pro-
vide for two-day sale. The tickets
will be available Friday, May 8,
and Saturday, May 9, with return
limit OF Thursday midnight, May
14-seven days from the first date
Of sale. it was stated.
TN this way we will make it pos
sible for workers to leave Saturday
afternoon or evening to enjoy a
short visit, even if they have to be
back on the job Monday" Baffert
pointed out. And for those who
can spare the time, the Seven-day
limit will make longer journeys
feasible"
The Mothers Day mile til
ckets, as authorized for the pre-
vious sales, will De good on all
coach and Pullman trains over
Southern Pacific lines from Port
land to El Paso and from San
Francisco to Ogden, and also to Salt
Lake City, according to Mr.. Baf-
fert. The roundtrip fares are based
on three-fifths of the regular one
way travel cost.
Nogales international., 1931-05-06
BUSINESS PITFALLS
IN FARM DISTRICTS
Bankers Point Out Hazards of
Unsound Practices-Help
Farmers to Avoid Them

XI7AYS in which bankers may dis
~ courage unsound farm prac.
tees are. described by President F
D. Farrell of the Kansas State
Agricultural College in the Ameri'
can Bankers Association Journal.
He says:
"In Kansas in connection with
the importation of dairy cattle. a
large shipment OF very inferior
animals came into county to be
sold at auction to local farmers.
The county agricultural agent in
formed the bankers that the cattle
would be a detriment to the com.
munity. The bankers refused to
finance the purchase of the cattle
and the sale was abandoned. The
catIle were shipped to another
county. The county agent and the
bankers there did as was done in
the first instance and the second
county escaped.
An Unneeded Industry
"a year ago creamery promoters
began trying to capitalize the Kan
sas farmers desire to improve his,
markets by inducing communities
of farmers to purchase creamery
plants before production and local
conditlons justified them. Informed
of this by the State Agricultural
College, tie bankers association
sent warnings to every bank in the
state. leading many to refuse to
support the creamery promoters
until the college approved the
plant for the community concerned.
This saved many communities loss
from the premature establishment
of plants.
"a third way bankers can dis
courage unsound practices is to
refuse to finance farmers who wish
to pyramid their enterprises, a
temptation difficult to resist. This
is illustrated among farmers who
buy cattle for feeding purposes. A
farmer feeds two or three cars or
cattle one year and makes good
profit. This induces him to- buy
twice or three times as many the
second year. still more the third
and so on until he finally loses
more by having too many cattle on
feed in year of bad prices than
he made in several previous years
with smaller numbers and better
prices. When bankers discourage
bad practices their action is a
positive benefit to the famers con-
cerned."
Nogales international., 1931-05-06
WHAT A KEY BANKER
DID FOR HIS COUNTY

The farmers of one county IN
Tennessee are receiving 100000
additional annual income from new
farm enterprises started since 1926
through the efforts Of a key
banker" and the county agent, ac'
cording to estimates from the
Tennessee College Of Agriculture.
A "key banker" is part of the
state bankers association volun-
tary field force cooperating with
the American, Bankers Association
in its nationwide plan for bringing
about better agricultural conditions
through combined banker-farmer
effort. New projects started in this
Irish potato and cabbage prodrc-
ton for cash crops, and dairying
and poultry raising for livestock.
The key banker, looking for
something to do to better his COM
munity, first attempted to procure
a county agent but was unable to
get the county to make the neces-
sary appropriation, so he and other
leading citizens made up the re-
quisite funds through private
subscription among farmers and
business men and an agent was
employed.
New Crop Ideas
Up until9 1926 grain was the
principal farm production in the
county. The banker recognized the
disadvantages of this It afforded
a low cash income, and the land
was too hilly and rough for profit
able grain raising. His idea was
to introduce cash crops that offered
more return per acre and were
better fitted to the county. 1t was
decided that the county should
standardize on the Green Mountain
potato and to market it in car
load lots. Through his bank he
sponsored the buying Of a car OF
certified seed potatoes, He like
wise bought some high quality
tobacco seed and several hundred
settings of purebred eggs. These
supplies were distributed at cost
through the banks to the farmers.
After considerable effort a
market for dairy products was as
sured the farmers when in 1923
national cheese company located a
factory there. A county appropria-
ton was secured for county agent
work in 1928.
In 1929 the cash crop program
resulted in farmers selling $45. 900
worth of milk, $150,000 worth OF
tobacco and fifty-five carloads of
potatoes and cabbage, mostly
through cooperative sales. This
was some step from the $25, ,O00
worth Of cash crops in 1926 the
county agent says, "and indications
are that this amount WiA be
doubled"
Nogales international., 1931-05-06
Officials Named
For Caliente Meet

Aqua CALIENTE,, Baja Califor-
MIA, Mexico, May 5.-Following
close on the heels OF the publica-
ton of the program of seven stakes
for Aqua Caliente's second sum-
ner meeting, President James N.
Crofton of the Jockey club today
released the list Of officials who will
preside at the fifty-seven day ses-
sion.
The summer meeting which starts
Saturday July 4, and ends Monday
September T. Labor Day, will draw
practically the same official FAM
lily as served during the first sum-
mer of racing.
j. Sam Rothert will act as pre-
siding steward, a pisition which he
occupied last summer. Rothert has
had wide experience in nearly ev-
cry official branch, including that
OF racing secretary, entry clerk,
clerk of scales and associate placing
judge.
Crofton has listed the following
officials for the forthcoming meet
ing: Thomas P. German, Assistant
general manager; j. Sam Rothert.
presiding steward and placing
judge; Francis Dunno, racing sec
retary and placing judge; r. E.
Leighninger, clerk of scales and
placing judge; Joe Mcintyre, man
ager nutuel department; Dave
Headington, asst, Manager mutuel
department; Bryan Steele, starter;
Bill Howard, Patrol Judge; James
Gallagher, manager Jockeys depart
ment; D. w. Hayman, paddock
Judge; Russell Sanders, Harry Mas
on and Bert YeomanS, timers;
Frank Rinehart, track Superintend-
ant.
The seven stakes will be topped
by the Bowman Handicap of $1,000
added to run on the final day Of
the meeting, Labor Day. The Bow
man Handicap replaces the Presl-
dents Plate of last summer which
was won by Baron Lings Ervast.
President Crofton made the change
in order to perpetuate a stake fix
ture to honor Writ c. Bowman,
President OF the Aqua Caliente
Company which controls all Of the
Aqua Caliente interest except the
Jockey Club.
The first stake is schedule for
the opening day, July 4th, the
Independence Handicap, valued at
$4,000 added. On Sunday July 5,
second stake will be run, also valued
at $4,000 added.
Other stakes are scheduled for
July 26, August 9, August %, and
September s, these to have value
Of $500 added each.
The daily racing program will
consist Of seven races during the
summer. Each days card will in
clude a purse $500 or $1,000, three
$500 purses, and three $500 purses,
as added features.
All stake events will close one
week before the date Oh which they
! are to be run.
Nogales international., 1931-05-06

TX7E can never be sure Just what
w makes an infant restless, but
the remedy can always be the same.
Good old Castorial There's comfort In
every drop of this pure vegetable prep
aration, and not the slightest harm in its
frequent use. AS often as Baby has a
fretful spell, is feverish, or cries and can't
sleep, let Castoria soOthe and quiet him.
Sometimes it's touch of cole. Some
times constipation. Or diarrhea = a
condition that should always be checked
without delay. Just keep Castoria handy
and give it promptly. Relief will follow.
very promptly; if it doesn't you should
call physician.
Nogales international., 1931-05-06

VIOLET Guernsey makes
ID $50 of butter fat in years
completed April 1s 1881 setting
included
with her c. Penney
Breeders should be to de-
continued economical high production