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Evening star., 1936-09-13
THIS WEEK
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WHICH, uC Iltdlu tiiClt StCpS, dllu his
muscles had not yet fiexed into full
resiliency.
Lynn Downey called out gaily.
Were doing mile, more or less."
and laughed.
As they started up the lee side of the
boat, Tracy said. who is hep
He lives in Papeete. His names
Browning. I'm not certain of the first
name, but he's drum collector.
"A drum collector?"
"Yes, it's hobby. He believes that
drums induce hypnosis.
''You think he was looking for that
paper?"
He'd been looking for someihi,sgi
Didn't you see the way his coat
wrinkled? He'd been bending down.
probably looking in the gutter - or
am I supposed to say scuppers? You
know what mean - the metal drain
age groove along the edge of the deck"
You told him we were doing a
mile" he said. Well have to keep on
to keep him from getting suspicious.
There's lower promenade deck.
We can tell him we're going down
there to finish our stroll"
They fought their way up to the
bow of the ship, rounded the turn and
were swept on down the windward
side. AS they reached the quarter. the
girl said loudly. "Oh. let's try it on
the lower deck"
She guided Tracy toward the stair
way. and he was conscious Of the
watchful eyes of Browning peering
from around the coiled fire hose at the
stern. The wind was cutting capers on
the stairway, and Lynn Downey
fought with her light skirt. laughing as
she bent forward to try and hold it
somewhere near her knees.
They reached the lower deck and
started aft. A slender figure. clad in
perfectly tailored mess jacket, dark
trousers and stiffly starched shirt,
bowed to the young woman and said,
Good evening. Miss Downey. A bit
breezy. isn't it?''
She nodded and said, "Yes, it is,
Mr.. Clegg." and squeezed Tracy's
arm. urging him on past the man at
swift pace.
Who's he?" Tracy asked.
ALTON Clegg. And l don't know a
thing about him." she said, although
he's spent a lot of time with me. He's
one of those good listeners who suck
on a pipe and soak in everything you
say. 1t isn't until the tsie-d-ttte is over,
and you're sitting in the privacy of
your cabin creaming your face. you
realize he hasn't said a darn thing
you know the kind I mean."
He nodded and said gravely. "Only
Idon't cream my face"
She laughed.
do you think he was hunting for
something or just strolling?" Tracy
asked.
Let's 60 back and find out"
They spun about, retraced their
steps and rounded the stern of the
ship, to the very apparent embarrass-
ment Of the suave Clegg. who was
down on his hands and knees search
ing under the steamer chairs with a
tiny fiashlight.
"Ohw Lynn exclaimed. Have you
lost something"
Yes" he said. Il just dropped a
fve-dollar BILL"
We'll help you look" she offered.
ANY reward? Perhaps a liqneur?"
Clegg Strengthened himself. care
lessly thrust his left hand in his
trousers pocket while he held the
fashlight in his right. Perfectly swell
of you," he said. 1T was down here
somewhere 4. . Hello, what's this?"
The beam of his flashlight swung
sharply to one side. covering a spot
which was concealed by his body. He,
swooped swiftly forward His left hand
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dS tioush tou u louiiu IL.
II don't suppose. Tracy muttered,
"there'd be any use continuing to look
in the hope we might find another FIVE
dollar bill"
Clegg glanced at him sharply and
said in a curt voice. Thank you.
dropped only one"
Come on. MIR. Burke" the girl
said. We've got to get our exercise.
We can't be deferred by treasure
hunts"
She set the pace once more, and not
until they we're well up on the lee side
of the deck did she say. "You should
mt have said that - about there be-
ing another five-dollar bill. 1t showed
him you didn't believe him."
Good Lord" Burke protested. II
hope he didn't think we were that
simple! The man pulled that five-dol-
lar bill from his pocket, bent over and
pretended to pick it up. 1t wasn't even
done cleverly"
''Yes. he had to think fast. and did
the first thing he could think of. He
didn't want US looking around"
What did the paper look like?
Was there writing on it?'
Eyes. think there was. 1t whipped
past my eyes so fast it was hard to see,
and then after it lodged against the
stanchion. or whatever you call those
things, the written side was away
from me. 1t was a sheet of paper which
had been torn from loose-leaf note
book"
How many holes in the binding"
he asked. three or nine?'
Nine" she said instantly. three
lots Of three each"
"And what did the writing look like?
Was it printing or -"
do you know" she said swiftly.
I'D say it was Chinese or japanese
written in pen and ink. Listen, we've
been concentrating on the male s,is-
poets, but how about the woman?"
What do you mean?"
What would a woman naturally do
If our surmise Of what happened is cor
rect? Suppose the man suddenly re-
leased her and rushed down to look
for the paper? What would she do?"
Il don't KNOW" Burke said; 1T
would depend -
Shed be almost certain to hunt
out the most thickly populated section
of the ship" the girl interrupted.
Shed want the protection of COM
panionship and of lights. And coming
into gathering which was pretty we'll
enlivened. it would take her a moment
or two to adjust herself, wouldn't it?
In other words, before she could pick
up someone to act as an escort. few
moments would necessarily elapse."
That depends" he told her. ''on
how fast she could work. I've seen
some women who -"
You're kidding. Let's 60 into the
dance salon and look them over. Re-
member. she may have red marks on
her throat"
I'm which event." Burke said,
'she'd d have gone to her cabin. double
locked the door, and crawled into
bed"
mo-" she contradicted. II don't
think she was really injured. 1t all hap
pened too quickly for that, and there
were no indications she'd been
wounded. Come on, Mr.. Burke. Oh
shucks! I'm going to call you Tracy.
BY this time everyone's calling each
other by first names. anyway. Let's
descend upon the scene of hilarious
activity and see if we can spot a wom-
an who looks like she's out of place,
someone who hasn't had time to -"
A graceful woman came walking
along the deck with no more effort
than is used by panther pacing a
cage. She paused to light cigarette
and the hand which held the match
was unquivering. The cupped flame
showed storm-cloud hair, smoky eyes.
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salon door when he heard the sound
of swift steps behind him. He whirled
to face the running figure and saw,
with surprise, that it was Lynn
Downey.
"Oh, I've found your she ex-
claimed, and at the sound of her voice
he knew that some event Of startling
import had Jared her composure.
''Quickr she said. Come with me!
Oh, it's frightful! Something has hap
pened, something awful"
Where" he asked her, do you
want me to go?'
TONY stateroom. Oh, please come.
Tell me what to do. l was never so
f-f-frightened in my life"
He followed her down the deck and
downstairs. As she paused at a door,
he knew for the first time where her
stateroom was located. 1t was near
the stern of the boat. She had, then,
Continued on next poge)
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ny FRANCES PECK
Heinz Home Institute

soft sprinkle the rich brown sur
face with " cup Of slightly crushed
Rice Flakes for a crisp coating.
When the chocolate is firm turn the
toffee out Of the pan onto waxed
paper, chocolate side down. It'll be
easy to break the solid chunk into
smaller pieces by tapping the brit
tie candy with knife handle.
CONSIDER CARAMELS
Now that you have your hand
in this business of candy maxi
ing why not try something
little more elaborate. Not that
Nut and Fruit Caramels will tax
your skill by any means, but at
least they do call for a bit of cook
ing. The simple sort, though. Just
combine / cup of brown sugar and
/ cup of graduated sugar with "a
cup light cream and u teaspoon
salt, and BOIL, under cover, for 5
minutes. Then add ~ cup Mince-
meat for a rich fruity filling and
cook until the syrup forms a firm
ball when you drop a bit from a
spoon into cold water. Or, if you
have candy thermometer handy,
lower the thermometer gently and
wait until the mercury creeps to
24S' F., or $50 F. Remove the pan
from the fire, stir in "a cup nut
meats and pour the candy into
shallow buttered pan. When cool
cut in squares and have fun wrap
ing each piece in colored wax paper.
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New Fudge
TantaHzing
CONNECTION

what would Christmas be with
out homemade candy! It's such a
treat and such fun to make-es-
pecially IL the whole family has a
hand In it, And this Is one job on
which you get eager cooperation
with all those pans and spoons to
be licked!
OF all the homemade candies,
fudge Is still the favorite. Here
o new one to add to your holiday
CONNECTIONS Minted Pineapple
Fudge with tantalizing minty
favor that Is delightfully."- refresh
lngl
Minted Pineapple Fudge
2 cups sugar
v cup minted pineapple
II tsp. salt
2-3 cup irradiated evap. milk
2 tbsp. butter
Mix ingredients thoroughly. Bring
slowly to a boil. Boil rapidly to
soft ball stage 1886 degrees F. Beat
until creamy. Turn into buttered
pan to cool. Cut in squares. Or,
knead until smooth and plastic,
press into buttered pan and cut IN
squares. Yield: ~ pounds.
Minted Pineapple Fudge is not
only delicious but nutritious, for I'M
diluted irradiated evaporated milk
which produces rich flavor and
smooth texture also provides whole
milk minerals plus an extra amount
Of vitamin d. This creamy olored
fudge, with its flecks of delicate
green, can also be used as frosting
for white cake, or perhaps mild
chocolate one-it's decorative as
well as unusually interesting.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-18
EASY FAVORITE

YOU'D BETTER get your Christ
= mas candy making under way
soon now while there is stt;ll time
to catch your breath. But be wise,
IL you do, and hide the supply in
some private cache where your
young marauders can't make raids.
Here's an easy one to start with
something you can toss together in
no time at all and pack away till
the holidays: all you have to do
is blend "a cup of smooth nutty
Peanut Butter with 25 cup of sweet
ened condensed milk. Gradually
add to this IL cups Of powdered
sugar alternately with 3h cups of
shredded cocoanut. No cooking at
all, you see. Just a bit Of deft
mixing. Pack the batch in tin and
let it set for A or s hours. Then
slice the candy and tuck it away
again in tin against the great day.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-18

Would you like to give your hus-
band an extra Christmas present
that won't add penny to your
budget and will make this Christ
mas the happiest of his life-or at
leaset the happiest since he became
head of family and assumed the
duties of carver?
Then see that the turkey or
whatever meat you are planning
to serve Is not too hot. For 1t is the
heat and not the knife that Is to
blame for the dry, discolored.
craged slices that some carvers
inevitable produce, says Paul Reich,
pupil of the famous Escoffier and
now chef of all the Childs Res
taurants. Even the most expert
carver, armed with the sharpest
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-18
AT THE CHILDRENs TABLE --
Here Are Some More Recipes
For Making Christmas Candy
BY MARY HOPE NORRIS
Founder-Mothers Radio Round Table

ment's delay may spoil your
fondant.'
When pouring hot syrup onto the
platter to cool, hold close to plat
ter and do not scrape the pot.
Supplies For Packing
Oiled paper, cut In squares for
wrapping, and tiny fluted paper
cups.
Boxes to be covered with fancy
wall paper and shellacked to pro-
tect them. Bright pieces Of tarlatan
or silk for drawstring bags. Cello
plane bags-crepe paper-tinsel
cord-paper or silk ribbon stickers
greeting cards.
Encourage the children to be
original-have candy boxes and
bags all finished, the greeting cards
addressed, ETC., before making the
candy. Also each child's list of re-
cipients, these to be checked Off as
each container Is filled.
CHRISTMAS CANDY RECIPES
Louisiana Creole Pralines
Boil two cups brown sugar and
one cup Of cream until 1t threads
when dropped from side Of spoon.
Add one pound pecan meats and
one teaspoon vanilla. Remove from
fire and still until all nuts are COW
cred. Drop-a spoonful at time
on a creased porcelain slab. Work
fast, as the candy hardens quickly.
Egyptian Fruit Caramels
Boil together the following mix
ture until 1t reaches 246 degrees.
One cup sugar, two-thirds cup Of
light corn syrup, one cup evaporated
milk, one-half cup fresh milk, two
tablespoons butter. Then add one
half cup chopped dates and one
fourth cup chopped figs. Pour all
into buttered pan. Let stand until
cold, then remove the whole slab of
candy to q board and cut into
squares. Wrap In oiled paper, If de-
sired.
Marshmallow Surprise
" Id. marshmallows
Il Id. walnut halves (48)
IN cups moist-packed coconut,
chopped.
Melt marshmallows in double
boiler. Dip nuts into marshmallow,
coating well. Roll in coconut. Wrap
in oiled paper, If for gift.
Grace Dates
/ pkg. dates
Il cup nutmeats or
slice pineapple
cup sugar
cup light corn syrup
u cup water
Stuff each date with a bit of nut
meat or pineapple, wrapping the
date entirely around the filling.
Cook sugar, syrup and water until
the syrup begins to discolor (31O de-
grees F.. Remove pan from fire
and place in pan of hot water so
that syrup will not cool too rapidly.
Dip each date into the syrup; let
drip a moment, then place on heavy
waxed paper or creased pan until
cool.
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with the brown and white meat of
the bird itself.
How truly magnificent turkey APP
pears with the proper garnishing!
A fine butcher shop should be able
to supply you with the boots; the
cress is easy to obtain from green
grocers everywhere. So this year do
not neglect these small courtesies,
If you would have your meat course
make its best impression at the
feast.
without going through the sim
pie details of roasting turkey, let
me tell you how to be sure that It
will come out juicy and brown, with
no burned spots to mar its beauty.
Basting Is the secret. Basic and
haste the turkey many times, and
do not cook 1t In an oven that Is
too hot. Before putting the bird
into the oven, rub 1t all over with
lad or sweet rendered suet. ! DO
not recommend the use Of butter,
because 1t burns easily, causing Bit
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Bread
StuHingFine
Old Recipe

One Of the finest old typically
American recipes is Corn Bread
Stuffing. 1t goes back to those
early days when homemakers had
only meal, laboriously ground from
corn, with which to make their
bread. Wild turkey and game had
to be stuffed, SO they created Corn
Bread Stuffing. And what savory
dressing it is! Since you can get
your meal in q package from the
grocer's you will find Corn Bread
Stuffing much easier to prepare
than those early homemakers! So
stir up a big batch of corn bread,
pop it into the oven until 1t cooks
golden brown, and do your
stuffing!
Corn Bread
cups white corn meal
cups boiling water
4 egs
4 cup bacon drippings
l cup irradiated evaporated milk
/ cup water
2 tsp. salt.
EOuI oO1lAlS WdLtE OFcI ulCdk dIlu
stir we'll Add remaining ingredi-
ents. Blend well. Pour into well
creased large shallow baking pan
or into small pans and bake in a
hot oven 425 degrees F. until
brown, about IS minutes.
Corn Bread Stuffing
"A cup melted butter
/ large onion, minced
10 cups crumbled corn bread
IL cps irradiated evaporated
milk
IL cups boiling water
2H tsp. salt
2 egs
Thyme
Sage
Cook onion slowly in the butter
5 minutes. Remove fro mfire, add
remaining ingredients. Blend well
and season TO taste. Yield: Suffi-
cient for is pound turkey.
This goldeny Corn Bread Stuffing,
made with irradiated evaporated
milk, has full rich flavor and a
moist mealy texture that goes per-
fectly with roast turkey. If there's
any left over, use 1t in turkey hash
1T gives new Zest to an old-time
favorite!
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Here's sweet tidbit for a
testy taster-English Toffee with
a crunchy crusting of Rice Flakes.
No trick to concoct either when
you follow this lead: merge 2 cups
Of butter with 2 cups Of sugar and
cook over low heat, stirring con-
stantly until sugar is dissolved and
the mixture turns a mellow golden
brown. It's done when shreds of
candy crack in cold water-about
200 F., if you have thermometer.
Then turn out on a sheet cake pan
and let stand until cool. In the
meantime you may be melting /
ounce package of semi-sweet dip
ping chocolate in double boiler
to be spread evenly over the cold
candy. While the chocolate is still
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fixin's. So here are a few tips
furnished by Mrs. F. w. j., Of
Newark, N. j., on the selection of
that bird whatever your choice is.
And don't forget it's not too early
TO put your order in right now to-
day with your butcher.
Select bird with dry-skinned
carcass. The skin should be firm
but tender and should not be dark
or dull colored. Choose a bird with
a well-distributed layer of fat ra-
Their than one having large lumpy
fat-deposits. Be sure the breast
bone is straight and long. The tips
Of the pelvic bones should be we'll
covered. The more flexible the end
Of the keel bone the younger the
bird.
The size of the bird depends of
course on the size Of the family he
is to feed. With turkeys a good
general rule is to buy Y to one
pound for each person to be served
that is, if you buy a bird with head
and feet on and not drawn.
These rules 60 for roasting
chickens, too.
And here's q suggestion: in
roasting Q bird allow about twenty
minutes to the pound, basting
every fifteen minutes. Start in q
hot oven (450 degrees) and then
lower the heat to moderate (350
degrees) after half an hour. Try
roasting some Canadian bacon and
pork sausages with the chicken or
turkey; hang the sausages over the
bird forty minutes bsfoss yea tske
q out Of the oven.
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NUTTY STUFFING

Take tip from a particular
faster and try marshmallows
stuffed with Peanut Butter. It's
easy to cut a cash in the side Of a
marshmallow with scissors or a
sharp pairing knife dipped in cold
water. Fill slit with u teaspoon
Peanut Butter and pin sides to-
gether with toothpicks. Place on
a creased pan near the broiler and
toast in a hot oven (400' F.) for /
minute. Nutty centers will sur
prise. Good to make at the last
minute when you need something
sweet in hurry.
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Your Turkey Will Slice
Better If Allowed To Cool

knife, cannot overcome the effects
of heat If the turkey is brought
straight from the oven to the table.
since excessive heat dulls the knife,
Paul advises letting the turkey cool
at least IS minutes after it comes
out of the oven. Forty-five minutes
is not too long If the turkey Is
large. 1t will still be hot enough
for serving the bones help hold
the heat for a long time-and cool
enough for perfect serving.
Even the novice will make a repu-
tation as a carver If the bird has
been coloed and the following di-
rections carried out:
Turn the turkey so the neck Is
towards the carver. The first step
Is to disjoint the wings: Insert
the fork in the tip of the left wing
and pull the wing slowly towards
you. This will shcw you the open
ing between the breast and the
wing where the end of the knife
should be entered. Insert the knife
deeper and deeper until the point
comes off. Remove the right wing
in the same way.
Next come the legs. Pull the
drumstick to the left on the left
wing, to the right on the right, in
sert the knife deeper and deeper
in the opening until the leg comes
off.
Now for the slicing: Hold the
turkey steady by inserting the fork
on slant where the leg was joined.
Begin the slicing at the thickest
part Of the breast - the end near
est the carver. Slice towards you
and slightly on the diagonal. Every
bit of the meat will come off in
smooth white slices and If the sin
ews have been removed (the BUTCH
er will do this for youD the drum
stick may be sliced easily.
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THE CHEF SUGGESTS --
Trim The Christmas Turkey
To Improve Its Appearance
BY JOSEPH BOGGIA-
Chef-The Plaza-New York

tier, blackened spots on the skin.
If you have salad, let 1t be very
simple one of mixed green's, perhaps
with a Chiffonade dressing which,
as make 1t, has only hardcooked
eggs and watercress chopped and
added to our usual salad dressing.
But that dressing Is a specially sea-
soned one which you may find more
piquant than the usual recipe.
Plaza Dressing
l tablespoon Mayonnaise
/ tablespoon strained chile
sauce
" teaspoon prepared mustard
pinch Of sugar
pinch salt and pepper
dash paprika
dash Worcestershire sauce
Mix all these ingredients together,
add one-half cup Of oil, then tabas-
co sauce and vinegar to taste. To
this foundation dressing you may
add the chopped hardboiled eggs
and cress, for Chiffonade.
Another suggestion concerns the
manner of preparing sweet potatoes
for the Christmas feast. Cook them
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sCALLOPED OYSTERS
(For Supper

/ IL cups cracker crumbs
la cup melted butter
/ pint oysters
IA cup strained oyster liquor
2 tablespoons milk
Salt, pepper, cayenne
Toss melted butter and cracker
crumbs together until well mixed.
Sprinkle q layer of crumbs on bot
tom Of a buttered casserole. Cover
with oysters, sprinkle with salt,
pepper and few grains Of cayenne,
add two tablespoons strained oyster
liquor and one tablespoon milk.
Sprinkle with q layer Of crumbs.
Repeat and cover top with remain
ing crumbs. Bake in a moderate
oven thirty minutes.
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Have all materials prepared and
measured before starting.
Have all pans creased, and waxed
paper handy.
A candy thermometer saves guess
ing and assures success.
Minus thermometer, when test
ing for the soft-ball stage, remove
the syrup from the fire. A mo-
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BAKED RAREBIT

pound soft American cheese
3 tablespoons butter
IL teaspoons salt
One-third teaspoon paprika
Ia cups milk
2h cups stale bread crumbs
3 egs.
Cut cheese In thin slices. Sprinkle
a layer bread crumbs in q but
tered baking dish, cover with one
third cheese, sprinkle with one
third salt and paprika mixed, and
repeat twice, making three lay
ers. Beat egs slightly. add milk
and pour over cheese mixture
Bake In a moderate oven (350 de-
grees F. for Is minutes. Serve
at once.
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their little friend
ship gifts this
year. I have some
more recipes to
give you, and In
addition, t h e s e
general sugges-
tons:
Equipment For
Candy Making
You will need:
One new or we'll
scrubbed kettle
with a perfectly
dttae fOn
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THE full flavor Of luscious oys-
L ters- at their best now that
the weather is colder-is pre-
served and enhanced in PANIED
oysters; an attractive dish for
winters evening meals.
Oysters gain in the fullness Of
= their flavor in the colder water
of the ocean beds of winter.
They are harvested plump and
fiavorsome. That is the reason
why oysters are a winter delight,
and PANIED oysters retain all
that is best. The simple direc-
tons:
Drain oysters, place in a heavy