The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-03-27
Consumer Notes
Issued Weekly by Consumers
Counsel Division, A. A. A.
Washington, D. c.
Children's Corner

ADULTS, TOO. IL appears IN Ine recent
Junior Issue of the Consumers Guide.
Each player takes piece of paper
and draws S lines down the length of
the page, so there will be columns.
At the top of the first column,
write Alphabet At the top of the
'other columns, write Fruits 'Vege-
tables Meats Fish, Dairy Pro-
ducts
Next, in the Alphabet column,
write the letters of the alphabet down
the page: A, B, c, D, and so on. Then
draw lines across the page between
each letters.
Now you are ready to start. Every
body starts together. During the next
Is minutes each player writes in all
the columns all the names of foods of
each kind shown at the top of the
page which starts with the letters
shown in the left-hand column.
For instance, in the column headed
p Fruits alongside "a you could write
'Apples,' in the column, Vegetables,
alongside 'E' you could write Egg
plant
Don't worry if you can't find food
of each kind for every letter of the
alphabet. There isn't one beginning
with every letter. It's perfectly fair,
though, to write in double names, like
'evaporated milk or iceberg let
tuce.'
The point of the game is to see
how many foods you can think of.
After Is minutes, see who has
thought up the most foods.
Keep An Eye on Quality in Gas Stoves
= There's more to gas stove than
meets the eye. Because it looks well,
it doesn't necessarily mean the stove
will do good job.
= Here are points to check on as rec
commended by the Bureau of Home
Economics:
Enclosed tops are more efficient
and cheaper to use. This means each
burner is enclosed separately and has
it's own CRATE. Open top stoves, not
so efficient, have one CRATE to Z
burners, and the burners are not en-
closed. Crates should be easy to clean
and be made so they'll support q
small pan. They should be light
weight and sturdy, not heavy.
2.-Small burners are best, but
they should support large enough
frame to cover the bottom Of a large
pan or skillet. A simmer arrange
ment' helps get low flame for long
slow cooking. Holes placed at an angle
.--not up and down-or placed so9the
gas comes out the sides Of the burner
are good check against food clogg
ing up the burners.
3.-Look for automatic lighters
but ask for guarantee for then
when you buy.
4-Ovens should be well-insulated
Use the tapping test for this. If yor
get tinny or hollow sound when yoU
tap your knuckle against the oven
it may be shy on insulation. BE sure
the door fits tightly, and have the
regulator checked when the stove is
installed.
5.-Price does not always indicate
quality in gas stoves. There are good
and poor stoves at different price
levels. Look for the seal of the Am
erican Gas Association when you buy.
This means the stove has met mini.
mum standards of construction, per.
formance, and safety.
Veal Cuts and How to Use Them
Most cuts Of veal are tender and
can be made tasty and lavorsome
al
There is no difference in food value
between the high-cost cuts and those
costing less.
When you buy low-cost cuts, you
want to know what dishes they are
+ best suited for and how they should
be cooked.
More Food for the City-More Income
for the Farm
81 am proud that the Department
of Agriculture has helped take the
lead in the effort to increase domestic
consumption" said Secretary of Agri-
culture Claude X. Wickard in recent
address. "All along thoughtful farm
ers have known that this problem
called ver-production could be turned
right around and called under-con-
sumption.
"Thoughtful farmers have known,
too, that their best potential markets
were in the cities. Thousands upon
thousands of city families wanted to
buy more milk, more meat, more
fruit, more butter, more eggs, more
clothing, and more Of almost every
thing that the farmer had to sell. But
they didn't have enough buying power
to purchase the extra food and cloth
ing which they needed and wanted.
Farmers ought to try to figure
out ways to get this extra purchasing
power into the hands of the poor pco-
pie just aS an cntcrpriSng salesman
figures out ways to reach new mar
kctS. The immediate increase in the
purchases Of certain foods, as soon
as the defense program began to in
crease incomes Of Workmcn, shows
what happens when conditions improve
and more people have more money to
spend.