The Washington times., 1936-02-07

adding machine.
I arrived before Marie and nat.
urally the talk turned to food.
and I said:
'Did you miss Nary"
"Sure," said Jane, "but / still
rate as . cook, too. Why, we
had fruit cup, hot rolls, and
baked potatoes, pork chops,
fried apples, carrot sticks and
jello gingerale. Doesn't it sound
gOOd?"
NO LOST SPACE
Here Ellen interrupted with a
comment that had often made
II don't see how she did it.
She has that little twO-burner
hot plate, but everything was
piping hOt-that is, everything
except the fruit cup and the
jellO gingerale.
"The potatoes were baked In
the Dutch oven; waxed paper
was laid over them just before
dinner and the rolls placed on
this paper to heat piping hot.
The pork chops were really
baked, Drowned to . turn.
"The apples were sliced very
thin, and while the Dutch oven
repOsed on the breadbOx, which
rested on the vegetable bin, the
apples were fried in butter;
lemon Juice sprinkled over them
Sparingly with . bit Of the rind.
The coffee was started perk.
ing 5 minutes before the dinner
was ready. And prestO-it was
all finished"
Ellen described it graphically.
It seemed wizardly to me.
Marie arrived on the scene.
She Is a kitchenette cook, too.
and lives on the floor above. She
has only recently been initiated
into the mysteries" of food
preparation.
It seems remarkable that these
girls who work in offices all day
can have such a healthy interest
In good food. AS yet they have
not grown blase and it was good
to hear them exchange expert.
ences. Books, plays. and politics
were discussed.
AS we gathered to play mo-
the conversation steered
to politics and what do you sup.
pose turned thought that way?
The price Of James pork chops !
Watch the Market
The AAA came in for discussion.
They agreed on the high price
Of meat and wondered if there
would be a reduction in price.
Jane, too, had been interested in
this and had asked the grocer
man as to the price a month ago.
She found that end chops then
were q cents q pound and center
chops SO cents (they are now %
cents and 20 cents), but the
grocer seemed to think that as
yet the AAA decision had had
little effect on their price and
the decrease was due to an in
creased supply.
He cited. the fact that in 1885,
the price had been % cents and
20 cents-exactly what it was
now.
But enough of this. I do want
to tell you that we played our
game and I was badly beaten, pos
sibly because I was trying to re-
all the things that hap
pened so could tell you just
what we did.
Here is the recipe that Jane
used for her carrot sticks. Sprin-
kled with green parsley, deliciously
tender, they were very good-and
I don't count carrots among my
favorite vegetables:
Buttered Carrot Sticks (for twO)
One cup Of carrots were cut
into thin strips. One tablespoon
of butter was melted in a heavy
flat stew pan. and one tablespoon
of water added. The carrot sticks
were added, / teaspoon of chopped
parsley, and enough salt and pep
per to season.
Then a tight lid was put over
the top and were steamed until
tender. They are cooked with al
most no water, the full flavor is
retained, and they are very simple
to prepare.
The pork chops were cooked
with the baked apples. The chops
were cut one inch thick, busted
with salt and sage and Drowned
on each side in the skillet. When
nicely Drowned they were put in
one of the creased inset pans in
the ovenette and two medium
sized tart red apples that had been
peeled but not cored, were sliced
over them.
They were Sprinkled with three
tablespoons of brown sugar. A