The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-04-13
Consumer Notes
Issued Weekly by Consumers
Counsel Division, A. A. A.
Washington, D. C..
Are You Planting a Garden This
Snring?

Spring?
Don't squeeze pennies when you go
to buy seeds for your backyard gar
den patch.
Buy the best quality seeds you can;
it will pay in the end.
Save any seeds you have left over.
Next year they will be just as good
if kept in a ventilated tin or glass
container.
Don't let your enthusiasm run
away with you when you plan your
vegetable garden unless you have lots
of land. Ten or IL kinds of vegetables
including beans, radishes, carrots,
spinach, parsnips, and lettuce-should
be enough to keep your table well
supplied with vegetables fresh from
the garden throughout the summer
months.
Don't waste seeds when you plant.
Space for seeds for all Of these vege-
tables, except beans, at intervals Of a
or to an inch.
If weeds flourish in your backyard,
it's probably good place to have a
garden. Healthy weeds are an indi-
cation that the soil is good and with
a little preparation can be made to
produce vitamin-rich foods for the
family's salad bowl.
X X X
Boil Eggs Slowly
Boiling an egg is not simply mat
ter of dropping it into kettle of hot
water, putting hot flame under it,
and letting it go.
That's the quickest way to spoil the
texture and flavor of a good egg.
Scientists in the Bureau of Home
Economics laboratories say that when
cooking eggs-no matter what style
cook them slowly.
Overlooking or cooking them with
too much heat will make the eggs
tough and leathery, and will injure
their flavor.
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Caring For Your Hat
Felt hats are not meant to be fold
ed up, creased, or packed in a trunk
under an armful of clothes. Do this
to them and they will never look the
same again.
If you insist on folding the hat, fold
it lengthwise with the bow on the out
side, then roll it from each end to-
ward the center This prevents buck
ling Of the body, wrinkling of the
band, and creasing the bow out of
shape.
When you put on your hat, hold it
by the front and rear of the brim
Holding it by the crown dents it and
eventually puts hole in the peak.
Brush hats with brush, not with
whisk broom. Be sure you brush
with the nap; that is, from left to
right. Hats should always be brush
ed before being worn in the rain. Dust
and water make mud and spot the
hat. When spots do occur, it's well
to use dry rubber sponge to remove
them.
Rainsoaked hats should have their
crowns pushed out and brims unsnap-
ped. Then place them on table to
dry, preferably in a cool dry draft, but
never in a hot place or near radi-
ator. Brush the nap up when the hat
is dry. Sweatbands will last longer
and won't discolor from perspiration
if ater wearing a hat on hot day the
sweatband is turned out to dry.
Best way to store hat is to put
it in hat box with the crown pushed
out and brim unsnapped. Worst way
is to pile it on top Of another hat.
x x x
SpOtting Good Cheddar Cheese
Holes are a sign of quality in some
cheeses, but not in American Cheddar
(or "store cheese").
Texture of cheddar should be solid
if it is of good quality. If there are
holes in it, it probably is poor buy.
To check the texture of the cheese,
try this easy test suggested by ex-
perts in the Bureau of Dairy Indus
try: Rub little pieces of it between
the thumb and fingers. The cheese
should feel smooth and waXy with no
Jumps, and should rub down like cold
butter.
American Cheddar is best when it
looks neat and clean, and when cut
from a piece that is flat and even, not
bulgy or lopsided. Color Of the cheese
should be the same all the way
through, neither too pale nor too
bright, and should not be mottled or
streaked.
Taste is largely matter Of person
al choice. If you like a havorsome
and sharp cheese, ask for cold Ameri-
can The longer the ripening of the
cheese, the stronger and sharper will
be the favor.
But whatever its age, good ched-
dar should have a 'nutty' taste. Ac-
cording to experts, it has a pleasant,
clean, mild aroma, and the character
istic flavor similar to nuts