The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-25
By MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE
 AP Feature Service Writer

By MRS, ALEXANDER GEORGE
 AP Feature Service Writer
 Clever is the housewife who serves budget pairing meals so skilfully that the family never realizes she has started an economy drive.
 Shes a woman who knows how to give spring time dressiness and zip to standard iow-costers by the subtle use of seasonings, piquant sauces and gay, c col orfui combinations Above all, she never lets her meals get dreary. Here are few of her tricks:
 REyANPED MACARONI AND CHEESE--Add a little cooked meat, chicken or some mushrooms to the dish. Put in a little catsup or chili sauce for zest and give it covering of minced parsley and crumbs dip ped in melted butter.
 HOT VEGETABLE SCRAMBLE Cook a quarter of cup oi chopped green peppers, third of cup of minced onions and a quarter of cup of chopped celery, in third of a cup of diced bacon for five min utes in a covered pan. Pour in six eggs, beaten with half cup of milk and cook slowly until it thickens. Serve the scramble poured around a pile of hot, seasoned carrots, as- paragus. green beans or peas.
 HAMBURG CEROLE-Brown one pound of chopped meat (any econ omical cut with quarter of cup of chopped onions in four table spoons of fat. Pour in seasonings (salt, pepper. celery salD and four tablespoons of flour Mix well, then add two cups of boiling water and simmer ten minutes. Serve with noodles or boiled rice.
 The dressy top on this apricot pudding takes it right out of the economy class. MiX two cups of cooked dried apricots with hall 8 cup of crushed pineapple half cup of granulated sukai half g teaspoon of cinnamon, two tablespoons of flour, two tablespoons of lemon juice and one cup of water Pour mixture into buttered shallow pan and cover with slices of sponge or angle food cake, half an inch thick. Sprinkle little melted butter over the top and bake 9 mmtes ill a moderate oven Other fruit com binations cherries and bananas. peaches and berries. pears and prunes-go well, too
 You can make leftover meals look first hand with a little ex- tra trouble. Mix up some rich biscuit dough as a covering for the dish And give the dish a different flavor by blending in curry or cheese sauce.
 Another budget item that's adapt able to several tasty changes is the omelet. Here are few of the pos sible combining elements: Tomato or mushroom sauce, bacon, cheese, corn, green pepper. fish.
 And don't forg ct shortcakes They're good main-coursers in creamed meat fish or chicken com binations; with fruits or sweet sauces they're fine desserts.
 Here's a bean chowder recipe:
 cup white beans, water to cover beans, l medium onion sliced thin tablespoons diced green pepper. tablespoon minced plnento. stalk celery dioed, tablespoons butter salt and pepper to taste.
 Soak beans over night. Drain and cover with cold water or part water ard vegetable or meat stock SauCt the onion, green pepper pimento and celesy in the butter. Add to the bean mixture Simmer until the beans are tender If you want tc thicken the soup, add finely rolled cracker or bread crumbs. Retain tho original quantity of liquid during simmeiing by adding stock or water AS needed.