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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-09
Egg Plant
Appetiziing
Many Ways
BY JOSEPH BOGGIO
plaza Chef, New York;

All summer long If you pre-
pare it with care and a knowledge
of seasoning, the method of cooking
this vegetable requires - you may
enjoy the egg plant in its most
tempting phases. A healthtul and
satisfying dish, the egg plant, when
it is properly prepared, a most
disappointing one otherwise.
Egg Plant Fritters
The most delicate of all the
egg plant fritters we make not by
rolling the slices in crumbs, egg and
crumbs, but merely by busting them
with flour, then dropping them into
smoking hot fat. But first there are
these preliminaries: The egg plant
should be washed, sliced, peeled and
sailed rather heavily between each
slice. Place a rather heavy weight
upon the top round so that as the
salt draws out the Juice the weight
will exert a gentle pressure. Let
stand about IS or 20 minutes, then
drain well, cut the rounds in half,
if the egg plant is fairly large one,
dip each piece in seasoned flour and
fry a few at a time in at least two
inches of hot fat. Turn without
piercing the pieces with the fork.
Lift out carefully, drain on brown
paper and send to the table the mo-
ment they are finished.
Stuffed Egg Plant au Gratin
Cut small egg plant in halves,
lengthwise, scoop out the center
meat, leaving about three-quarters
of an inch of meat around the
edges. Cut the center part in dice,
mix with an equal quantity Of diced
fresh tomatoes and three tablespoons
of grated cheese. Fill the egg plant
with the stuffing, sprinkle with
little onion juice and top with
fine crumbs and melted butter.
Add a sprinkling Of cheese, sur
round with tomato sauce and
cook until the egg plant is tender
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-09
Protection
OF Meats In
Hot Weather
Ry EDITH hi. sHAPCOTT

In any season meats deteriorate
perhaps more quickly than any OF
the other perishable foods. But In
summer most careful thought must
be given to their storage from one
day to the next.
Because they are usually the most
expensive items in the food budget,
the loss Of meats through Spoilage
becomes very real extravaganza,
and no woman who is endeavoring
to economic without scrimping will
be guilty of carelessness in this re-
spect.
AS soon as meat Is brought IN
from the butchers take 1t out of
the paper in which 1t is wrapped,
put it on plate and cover 1t be-
fore putting it in the refrigerator
The best temperature for storage is
SO degrees F., or less, and there
should be constant circulation OF
air in the refrigerator. This will in
sure the keeping of fresh meat as
long as is usually needed in most
households.
If you haven't a refrigerator or q
cold place available, cook the meat
by soaring or parboiling It. Do not
in any event place meat directly
on the ice, as this practice results
in loss of flavor.
If in spite of precautions you fine
meat has become slightly tainted
you can restore its freshness by cut
ting off the fat and discarding 1t
Then wash the lean meat in a Solu.
ton of bicarbonate of soda anc
borax and cold water, using no
more than teaspoonful of soda tt
a quart of cold water. Rinse the
meat thoroughly in this solution
then cook it as soon as possible.
From a nutritional point of view
meat is considered one of the mos
important sources of protein, fat
certain minerals, and some meat
are rich in most of the vitaminS. I
is concentrated food, easily as
simulated, but has an excess Of tn
acid-forming elements. Therefore l
is we'll to see that menus containing
meat are well balanced with greer
food to counterfeit this tendency.
In warm weather we avoid al
much as possible the heavier type!
of meat-the red meats, roasts, ricf
stews, and the nke-but now ane
then there is justifiable craving
for a good piece of broiled steak
Indulge it, within reason. Buy the
choice cuts of steak if you can at.
ford them; if not, learn to prepare
the cheaper steaks so that they are
both tender, juicy and tasty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-09

i've easy to prepare variations.
Lime Ring with Pineapple Gems
1 package lime favored gelatin
14-oz. can Hawaiian pineapple
gems
Sirup drained from pineapple and
water to make one pint
/ cup irradiated evaporated milk,
chilled
1 tablespoon lemon Juice
8 sprigs Of mint
Powdered sugar
Dissolve gelatin, sirup drained
from pineapple gems and water
which has been heated. When gela-
tin begins to set, whip milk until
very stiff. Add lemon juice and fold
into gelatin. Pour into ring mold
which has been rinsed with cold
water. Put In a cold place until set.
When ready to serve, unmold on a
cold platter. Fill center with we'll
chilled and thoroughly drained pine
apple gems. Garnish with Sprigs of
mint which have been dipped in
powdered sugar to make edges frosty.
Yield: 8 servings.
Pink Lady
/ 14-oz. can Hawaiian pineapple
gems
Ia cup cinnamon drops
1-2 cup moist canned coconut
Bring sirup poured from pineapple
gems to a boil, add cinnamon drops
and simmer until candy has melted
Pour sirup over pineapple gems. Coo
and then place fruit in covered
container In the refrigerator until
thoroughly chilled. To serve, place
fruit and sirup in sherbet glasses
Top with coconut which has beer
toasted to a golden brown in the
oven. Yield: 4 servings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-09
JELLIED HAM ROLL

Prepare ham mixture as follows:
Dissolve one package Of granulated
gelatin In one cup boiling water
add one cup Oess two tablespoons
cold water, two tablespoons lemon
juice, one tablespoon onion juice
salt and paprika to taste. Mix and
add one cup chopped cooked ham
two chopped hard-boiled eggs
half cup chopped celery, two
tablespoons chopped green pepper
two tablespoons chopped pimento
When COO land beginning to thick
en-, stir well and pour gelatin mix.
ture into a round loaf mold or fan.
cy mold. Chill until set; unmold or
a platter and garnish with ores:
and radish roses. Slice loaf ano
serve with or without a dressing.
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Ouick-Frozen
Foods Treats
BY BETTY BARCLAY

It will never be blue Monday, II
you plan your menu around quick
frozen foods. They cut preparation
time down to split seconds. There's
no more pea Smelling or berry
hulling; quick-frozen fish fillets
can be popped into the skillet just
as they come out of the carton. All
the additionally messy preparation
tasks are done to perfection be-
fore quick-freezing seals in their
vitamins and fresh flavor-so the
chief cook can run in from her
office or club meeting and have a
tasty dinner on the table IN less
than half an hour.
Quick-frozen foods are budget
treats, too. When figuring costs, re-
member that there is no waste
when you use quick-frozen foods.
When you prepare ordinary fresh
fruits and vegetables, from rs to
80 per cent must be thrown away
Perch Baked i'm Milk
/ package (16 oz.) quick
frozen fillet Of red perch
Salt
Pepper
u cup buttered soft crumbs
Dash Of paprika
Y cup milk
Separate fillets (frozen or thaw-
ed); sprinkle with salt and pepper
and arrange in buttered shallow
? fl :. z tb%-
baking dish. Cover with crumbs
and sprinkle with paprika. Pour
milk carefully around fish. Bake
in moderate oven $3.50 degrees F.
80 to 40 minutes. Serves 2 to 8.
Two tablespoons grated American
cheese may be added to buttered
crumbs, if desired.
Creole String Beans
box Go OF. quick-frozen
green beans
u cup diced onion
" cup diced green pepper
tablespoons butter
teaspoon flour
" teaspoon salt
Dash of pepper
/ cup canned tomatoes
Saute frozen green beans, on
ion, and green pepper in butter
covered, until vegetables are ten
der. Mix flour and seasonings with
tomatoes, add to beans, and cook
slowly, uncovered, S minutes. Serves
4 to 6.
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and crumbs are Drowned.
Creamed Egg Plant
You may not have thought of
dreaming egg plant. but try it.
Cut the egg plant in rounds,
then in wedges, as you would cut
pineapple. Cook these In butter,
season well with salt and pepper
and pour over them a slightly
thickened cream sauce. Serve at
once, very hot.
There is no finer vegetable
plate combination than egg plant
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ested
Recipes
GREEN CORN AU GRATIN

GREEN CORN AU GRATIN
Cut from the cob two cups Of
sweet green corn, add one table
spoon mild onion and one table
spoon green pepper, finely minced
salt and white pepper, one cup
cracker crumbs. Beat one egg and
add to it two thirds cup milk, two
tablespoons melted butter. In q
buttered baking dish put thin
layer of the corn mixture, sprinkle
with grated cheese, add more corn
and sprinkle with cheese, until all
is used. Pour over all the milk and
egg mixture. Sprinkle top with but
tered crumbs and bake until corn
is done and crumbs arch rown, US
ing quick oven heat.
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ORANGE FLUFF.

Cook together until clear sauce
is formed, two cups water, one cup
sugar mixed with two tablespoons
cornstarch. Add the juice of two
oranges, half lemon and grated
rind of one orange. Cool and fold
in one cup whipped cream. Pile in
sherbet or parfait glasses, garnish
with chopped nuts and candied
ginger.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-09
Hot Weather
|Forgetters
BY BETTY BARCLAY

A supply Of canned Hawaiian
pineapple gems = those spoon-size
chunks Of lucious fruit cut across
the grain of the pineapple to release
the best texture and flavor-served
well-chilled and right from the can
make a zestful dessert for August
days. Try them also in these attract
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-09

surprisingly delicious. Call it a
Gelatin Trife" If you wish. Your
guests will assure you 1t Is .
"Treat."
Gelatin TrifIe
/ package lemon-fiavored gelatin;
package strawberry-favored gela-
tin; pints hot water; cup diced
canned pineapple; IL marshmal-
lows, finely cut; lady fingers or
strips of cake; canned pineapple
fingers; / cup cream, whipped.
Dissolve each package Of gelatin
in pint Of hot water. Turn into
shallow pans. Chill until firm. Cut
in cubes. Combine lemon-favored
gelatin cubes and pineapple. Com
bine strawberry favored gelatin
cubes and marshmallows. Line
large serving dish alternately with
lady fingers and pineapple fingers.
Place layer of lemon gelatin mix
ture in serving dish, then layer Of
strawberry gelatin mixture; repeat,
finishing with layer Of strawberry
gelatin mixture. Top with whipped
cream. Garnish with gelatin cubes,
If desired. Serves 10 to IL.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-09
FISHING ARGUMENTS

Although their character argu-
ments are famous Lum and Abner
(Chester Lauk and Norris Goff)'
now making their film debut In
dreaming Out Loud" ever argue
In real life except over their rela-
tive abilities as fishermen.
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a 1.. J ssy YOUR MEAT How to Cook il. i
Meat BrOiled
Over Campfire
A Picnic Treat
Most Easily Prepared
Meats May Be Cooked
Out-Of-DOOrs

1890
growing vogue for touring, camp
ing and picnickfng are creating 9
new interest In outdoor cooking
AppetiteS are keen and food Is
never more fully appreciated than
when prepared and eaten about the
campfire.
Outdoor cooking presents GER
tain problems, however. The food
must be substantial, simple and
easy to prepare. There is no time
for fancy dishes or for those which
require long cooking. And you
will probably not carry elaborate
utensils In which to cook your pic
mic lunch or supper.
PICNIC DINNER
Broiled Steak Baked Potatoes
Baked Corn
Buttered Rolls
Fresh Fruit Sugar Cookies
Lemonade Coffee
# tasty and substantial meat
dish Is chosen, the basis Of the
Outdner meal Is sure to be right
The peSt Of the meal can consist
of foods prepared at home, or those
which require no cooking, as fruits
and raw vegetables, potato chips
and 50 on.
Open Grill Broiled Steak
A thick, juicy steak, broiled over
an open grill, is surely perfect
main dish for a picnic. Success Is
not hard to attain, II you follow
the basic rules for broiling steak
which apply outdoors as well as
in your home kitchen. The steak
should be placed over a bed Of
glowing Goals, after the flames have
died down, and 1t should be placed
at a distance far enough SO that
it viii be cooked half way through
by the time one side Is nicely
Drowned. Allow plenty Of time
for hroiling a thick steak. One cut
! Ia inches thick will require about
forty minutes.
Potatoes, wrapped in green leaves
buried n the hot embers, can be
roasted while the meat is cooking
Other Picnic FavOrites
Other meats which are favorttes
for outdoor cooking are franklin
tera bacon, Canadian style bacon
ham and Clipped beef. Lamb, cut
into inch squares and threaded or
skewers, Is another delicious meat
when broiled over an open fire.
Combinations Of quickly cooket
meats and vegetables, to be pre-.
pared In a skillet, make fine MAR
dishes for hungry picnickers. Fol
Instance, here is a mixture Of bacor
and corn, called Squaw Corn, which
Is a favorite with campers and boy
scouts.
Squaw Corn
8 slices bacon
~ cup grated onion or
1-2 cup grated green pepper
/ can cream or whole kernel corr
Salt and pepper
Gut bacon into small pieces ant
cook slowly until brown but moi
crisp. Add onion or green pepper
as desired. Cook slowly for five
minutes. Add corn. Season anc
heat thoroughly.
Lamb, Hunter Style
q pounds lamb
6 slices bacon
6 onions, sliced
Salt and pepper
Have lamb from shoulder or LEI
cut In 1-inch squares. Choose 9
strong pointed green stick about 9
quarter inch thick. Or use a heavy
iron wire fork as a skewer. Thread
q slice Of bacon onto the skewer
then alternate squares Of lamb, to-
mato and onion. Last Of all threat
the other end Of the bacon slice
over the stick. Broil over hot Goals
but not over a blaze. When the
outside Is Drowned, hold farther
from the Goals so that 1t will cool
more slowly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-09
ACTION AND THRILLS

Action and thrills are plentiful in
stage to Chino" RKO Radios lat
est George OBrien starring vehicle
Virginia Vale plays the feminine
lead in this exciting story Of stage
coach days in Arizona.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-09
ANOTHER FOR FREDDIE

Freddie Bartholomew, brilliant
young English actor, has another
outstanding role in RKO Radios
tom Browns School Days." a Gene
Towne and Graham Baker produc-
ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-09
Treats Out OF
TriAes

by Frances Lee Bsrfon-
IT'S easy to make q mountain out
Of mole hill II you are pessi.
Inistic BY nature. It's Just as easy
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DELICIOUS LEFT-ovERS


Newspaper by Betty Croker Home Service Department
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feel bit like eating Lngudy they picked e. the golden brown
and then went on eating the smooth vevey through
kernels golden which they had found under that py ches
top crust
The expressions faces their mother told showed
plainly that weather weather they thoroughly
happy with being alive in world where there such
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tsp. salt eggs
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Sliced Tomatoes. cuenmbsr. Rsdishss and Little Green
Onions with Sharp French Dressing and served
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Little Chosen expects to produce
5000 tons Of explosive from glycer-
inc this year.
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A. - 5uos 80 O0oJ
to make q treat
out Of q trife -
even though you
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friends that you
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recipe carefully
and you'll pre-
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-29

The correspondents were shown
modern Notifications Of apparent
great strength. carefully dove
tailed with Hollands traditional
method Of defense-inundation of
the country from the intersected
myriads Of small and large ca
nals. lakes and rivers.
Three main defense lines were
demonstrated. !, with the other
correspondents. were required TO
speak In general terms, avoiding
locations and other details that
might b useful 70 any future
enemy.
Twofold Purpose
The three lines, roughly, were
concentric. one behind the other.
and integrated. one with another.
They appeared to have . twofold
purpose repel any attempt TO
outflank the Belgium dsfsnses by
invading Holland, and 10 halt any
attempt to reach the waterways
Of Seeland province, which give
access to the North Sea and the
Hook Of Holland, gateway to Rot
terdam and other ports suitable
for submarine bases.
We were shown concealed forts
OF heavily-reinforced concrete, IN
which artillery. anti-tank, and ma
chine guns and their crews waited.
There were innocent ooking
mounds under which were guns In
position 10 set up an enfilading
fire along strategic canals.
0ssas Are Surprise
There were trenches which,
three minutes after an alarm was
sounded, were filled with white
helmeted troops with automatic
rifles and mortars. who had come
on Ne run from their underground
quarters.
In one section the correspond
snts were in = picture post card
fir forest, beautiful In the snow.
Suddenly an entire battery Of field
guns began firing all around them,
and they did not see them until
they were taken to their under
ground positions.
We saw along the rivers and
canals, siuices well manned and
20 placed ~ to inundste the coun-
trysids.
Coast b Guarded
There were underground first
aid stations. equipped and waiting.
Every bridge head was barricadsd
and manned, and we were told
each bridge was mined. Only .
touch was needed TO blow any OF
them up.
On the North Sea coast. we were
shown heavy coastal artillery hid
den in the sand hills to repel any
attempt at invasion from the sea
We saw these guns defending the
entrances Of harbors. and marines
manning smaller guns Of the har-
Dor defensss.
We saw barbsd wire entAngle-
ments. machine gun nests. tank
traps everywhere. all strstegically
placed 10 ~ TO permit . defensive
fight yard by yard.
lee n Blown Up
But most impressive were the
highly-developed meare for impsd'
ing an enemy by inundating vast
stretches Of country. Lieut.. Gen
Jan Joseph codfried Baron Val
voorst Tot Worst. commander Of
the army In tbs field. told the
correspondents:
II viii paraphrass the famous
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Harry Bridges
Sees War Near

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Harry
Bridges. California labor leader,
told the Harvard Student union
Tuesday at luncheon that war Is
coming 30 close to the United
States that lin six months 1t viii
be illegal to talk peace"
He said that all countries ut
war today were false democracies
in which civil liberties were nom
existent, and added that In Canada
especially on the west coast
personal liberties mean nothing
and civil liberties mean less"
Speaking for the trade unions.
Bridges said labor IL against war
because war and civil liberties can
not exist side by side.
Bridges said the Moore-M cCor-
mack lines was subsidized by the
United States. and that since
October 1899 crew members on
that lines ships have been for
hidden to discuss the war under
penalty OF dismissal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-29
Knights Templar to Sponsor
Sunrise Service on Easter

Adelphians and Puget Sound Sing
ers. under the direction Of John
Pau Bennett and the Puget Sound
Symphony orchestra. an organiza-
ton of so pieces under the direc-
ton of Louis G. Wersen.
The Tacoma Council Of Church
es will be represented by their
president, the Rev. Cyrus Z. Al
bertson. The Tacoma Ministerial
Association will be represented by
their president. the Rev. ]. George
Cunningham. Wayne Griffith
president of the Tacoma Youth
Council, also viii participate. The
sermon will be delivered by the
Rev. C. Warren Hastings, pastor
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Ennigh Credit
Unions Head


1ncoma chapter Of Credit Unions
- thsir annual meeting Tuesday
evening ct Tacoma hotel. elected
Charles Emigh Of the Medosweet
fFederal) Credit union ~ presi-
dent.
Ihe election. held following the
annual dinner, also resulted in
Naming c. Dale Bowman Of the
Hunt 4 lrottet Employees Credit
union ~ vice president, and Ed
ward w. Hilton Of the Tacoma
Teachers Credit union ~ secre-
1ary-trsasurer.
Principal speaker was +. J.
Kuehl Of the Seattle Postal Credit
0nion, state president Of the WASH
0gtnn Credit Union association.
Euehl was accompanied by Claude
Andus u the state Credit Union
hank and Charles Dodd, state or
ganixsr. who reported on credit
union development over the state.
The Tacoma chapter set March
-, 1t the city han, a. time and
plass ~ The next meeting.
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phrase about the wine of the Bor-
gias: He who drinks Of our mum
dations dies thereof
Winter conditions did not reduce
the value Of inundation, he said,
because ice offered no cover. gave
no traction To motorized equip
ment. and could be broken by the
defenders while enemy forces were
upon 1t.
He gave us q demonstration. It
was bitterly cold and the Ice In
the large body Of water was 20
inches thick. He gave a signal.
there was a terrific explosion, and
chunks Of ice flew high into the
air. falling like rain over q wide
area. leaving SO feet of open water
over which no tank could pass.
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A Sunrise service. non-denomi-
national and city wide in character,
will be held Easter Sunday. March
"a. in the Temple theater.
Sponsoring the service win be
Ivanhoe Commandery, nights
Templar. which has as its objec-
tive Christian unity among various
organizations and churches Of Ia
coma.
Arrangements have been made
TO have the one-hour service
broadcast over XVI.
Music will be furnished by a
chorus Of $50 voices from the stu
dent body of the College of Puget
Sound, including members of the
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Demo Leaders
To Meet Here

The Pierce County Democratic
executive committee will meet
Thursday night at Hotel Winthrop,
beginning at o'clock. with Demo-
cratic executive committees from
half dozen other Western Wash
ington counties expected to attend.
County Chairman Hans Johnson
announced Wednesday.
Johnson said the meeting Is for
the purpose Of formulating policies
and working out a united front
for operation of the presidential
campaign. Committees will come
from skagit, King. Grays Hsrbor,
Thurston, Lewis and Pacific
counties.
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of the University Christian church,
Seattle.
Walter Suffer. in charge of
scenery and stage setting, has
promised a perfect sunrise.
While outdoor services are held
in many places. it is believed an
indoor service here will make il
possible for many to attend who
could not do so should the weather
be unfavorable.