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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02

A good meal is like 8 good movie, with the homemaker who plans and prepares it acting as the director. The menu is the plot, or story, and the foods are the actors, each with Its part to play in providing the essential nutrients which give value to the meal. And just as little touches" given by the director can lift an ordinary story into suc- Cessful production, so the little touches" a good cook gives a meal can make it a Glass AZ instead of a Glass B" production.
 A Thrifty Cut
 As an example of a main dish served in style, there is lamb shoul- der, boned and rolled, roasted slowly until it is crisp and brown and served with compete of prunes and dried peaches.
 Lamb shoulder is as tender and fine in flavor as leg of lamb but it is one of the thriftier cuts because it is less in demand. The bones make carving somewhat difficult. But these bones may be removed and the cut rolled into a compact roast. It is especially suitable for the smaller family.
 It Can Be Stuffed
 Another way of using the shoul- der of lamb is to have it honed and left flat. It can then be stuffed and the sides sewed up. It can be roasted Gin an uncovered pan) or praised Cooked like pot-roast.)
 Lamb shoulder is an economical buy for . substantial family meal, and 1t Is very suitable for a con- pany dinner. Try 1t, prepared &C., cording to the following recipes. Any one of them will win for your dinner a "Cla,ss A" rating.
 Rolled Lamb Shoulder Roast
 Have shoulder of lamb boned and rolled at the market. Place on a rack in an open roasting pan. Sea- son with salt and pepper. Insert meat thermometer so that the bulb reaches the center of the roast. Place in a slow oven (300 degrees F) Do not cover the pan or add water. Roast until the thermometer regis ters an interior temperature of l80 degrees F., allowing forty to forty five minutes per pound.
 Lamb Shoulder With Tomato
 Stuffing
 Lamb shoulder, boned
 1 cup bread crumbs
 l tablespoon butter, melted
 l small cnion, finely minced
 l cup tomato pulp
 Salt and pepper
 Have square-cut lamb shoulder boned and seWed on three sides, leaving one side open for inserting the stuffing. Combine bread crumbs, melted butter, finely minced onion, tomato pulp, salt and pepper. Fill the cavity in lamb shoulder and sew or skewer the edges together. Place on a rack in an open roasting pan. Do not add water and do not cover. Put in a slow oven (300 degrees Fo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
See What You Buy

The Modern Americen House. wife enjoys table 1uxuries that even Martha Washinton, with her fa- nous kitchen garden of Mount Yer non, never dreamed of.
 And today, even with our nation at war, Mrs. Housewife can have glass ed fruits, vegetables and other choice edibles. She can have them without wasting valuable time needed for her local defense activities, or without using materials so necessary for the manufacture of implements of war.
 Throughout the year, in winter summer, spring and fall, the shelves of grocery stores from Maine to California are brimming with in- expensive, attractively glassed fruits and vegetables of quality superior to that served to our first president of the United States.
 Martha Washington's garden, for example, contained only five kinds of fruit grapes, figs, cherries, strawberries, and pears history re- veals. Three times this variety can be found on the shelf of the most modest grocery. Of vegetables, only eight varities were available in the Mount Vernon garden Lima beans, beets, carrotts, cabbage, pep per, celery, potatoes and peas. Even a crossroads general store in the heart of the Tennessee Hills boasts a more elaborate array of vegeta- bles than this.
 Working hand in hand, chemists, engineers, machinery technicians and designers this year have contrived to set before the modern housewife not only the widest choice of food- .stuffs ever known. but foodstuffs of of quality never before attained in the history of modern packaging.
 To make the product even more in- viting, glass designers have created new type of glass container, ligh- ter in weight, yet more durable than anything heretofore accomplished in this field. These glass jars rae made by the new Duraglas technique which employs a radio beam to test
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
BANANA BRAN MUFFINS 1 o,,,, -;f@orl f1&,,r

l cup Sl1ted Hour
 3-4 teasp. soda
 1-2 teasp. salt
 1-4 cup sugar
 cup bran cereal .".
 egg, well beaten
 2 tbsps. sour milk or buttermilk
 2 tbsps. melted shortening or oil 2 cups thinly sliced bananas 6
 to 4 bananaS)
 Use fully ripe or all-yellow ba- nanas. Sift together flour, soda, salt and sugar. Add bran cereal and mix well. Combine egg, milk, shortening and bananas. Add to dry ingredients, mixing only enough to dampen all flour. Turn into we'll greased muffin pans. Bake in mod crate oven (375 degrees F.) 35 min utes Makes 6 large mullins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
Tested
 Recipes
PORK LIVER PUDDING

PORK LIVER PUDDING
 1 cup well-Washed rice
 2 cups water
 2 cups milk
 1 tbsp. onion, minced
 3 tbsps. butter 3-4 lb. pork liver, ground
 l egg, beaten
 1 tbsp. sugar
 2 tbsps. salt 1-8 teaspoon pepper
 Add rice to water and milk. Cook, stirring occasionally for about an hour. Cool. Brown onions in but ter and combine with ground liver Add egg and seasonings. Mix well Add liver mixture to rice and mix well. Pour into buttered baking pan and bake in 6 moderate oven (325 degrees F0 for about l hour Makes 6 servings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
.Spiced
 Nut Cake
By DOROTHY GREIG

When this cake emerges from the oven, fragrant with its lovely spices, you want to start eating without waiting for 1t to cool. But be pa- tient. The icing We are going to spread over it is worth the wait ing. It is soft, creamily smooth, tartly spiked with lemon and the perfect complement for our cake. Together, cake and icing, are a delight to al lovers of fine, rich cake:
 Surprise Cake
 6 tablespoons shortening
 cup sugar
 can condensed tomato soup 1% cups flour (sifted)
 teaspoons baking powder
 E teaspoon soda
 1h teaspoons cinnamon
 F teaspoon cloves
 F teaspoon nutmeg
 1 cup nut meats (choppeO Sift the flour, then measure, add baking powder, baking soda, cin- namon, cloves, and nutmeg, and sift again.
 Cream the shortening thorough ly, add the sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy. Add flour mixture, alternately with the tomato soup, a small amount at a time. Add nutmeats and stir until smooth. Bake in greased pan @ g x 2 inches) in a $50 de- gree oven for 45 minutes.
 Lemon Cream Cheese Icing
 package cream cheese
 IF cups sugar (XXXX)
 tablespoon lemon juice
 ,s teaspoon salt
 Cream the cheese thoroughly. Then stir in the sugar, gradually. Add the lemon juice and salt. Spread on the cake.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
BAKED PORK AND BEANS

1 at. dried yellow eye beans 1-2 ID. salt pork streaked with lean
 l tbsp. sugar
 3-4 cup brown sugar
 1 teasp. mustard
 IA teasp, pepper
 1-2 teasp. ginger
 1-2 cup tomato catsup
 2 teasps. salt Boiling water
 Wash and pick over beans. Soak over night in cold water to cover. In the morning, drain; cover with fresh water and simmer for 10 11a hours, or until skins wrinkle. Turn into large bean pot. Add sugar, brown sugar, mustard, pep per, ginger, catsup and salt. Score the pork and press 1t down into the beans. The rind should be upper most and projecting IA inch above the beans. Pour on enough boiling water to yer. Cover and bake in . slow oven (35O cgerees P) for about hours. During the baking add boiling water so that the beans are covered with water. Uncover
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
TOGETHER AGAIN

Bette Davis and Olivia de Havil- land appear together for the third time in Tn This Our Life" The other two were "It's Love I'm After" and "The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
SAVORY MEAT PATTIES

1 1-2 teasps. salt
 1-4 teasp. pepper 1 IA cup bran cereal
 ID. ground round steak
 2 tbsps. finely chopped onion
 1 tbsp. chopped parsley
 10 slices bacon
 Beat egg and add salt, pepper, milk and bran cereal. Combine meat with onion and parsley. Add the soaked bran and mix we'll Form into cakes about two inches in diameter Ind one inch thick. Wrap slices of bacon around each cake and fasten with skeWer. Bake in hot oven (45O degrees F0 for 50 minutes or broil for 20 minutes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
OUR FOOD-AND NUTRITION

There are many types of food proteins, each of which is
 highly complex chemically. Each protein is made up of amino acids, which are often referred to as building stones. Proteins of animal origin con- tain greater proportions of es- sential amino acids than those of vegetable origin. Each days meals should provide a suffi- cient amount of high quality protein. Meat is our leading protein food. -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
FAMED CHARACTER

Second in RKO Radios series of thrill films based on Michael Arlen's Falcon" character, "A Date With the Falcon" features George Sanders and Wendy Barrie in an exciting tale of adventure and romance. James Gleason, Allen Jenkins and Mono Maris head the supporting cast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
BLACK BEAN SOUP, FLORIDA O l,.io l,lo alx l,aot,a

DLf1SN DEAN COoA, HNoASADA
 2 cups dried black beans
 l tbsp. salt
 at. water
 at. Florida grapefruit juice
 tbsp. butter
 2 tbsps. flour 1-2 tbsp. minced onion 1-8 teasp. black pepper 1-8 teasp. dry mustard
 l cup heavy cream
 Florida grapefruit sections
 hard-cooked egg, sliced
 Soak beans overnight in water to cover. Drains Add salt, water and Florida grapefruit juice and COOK 2 hours or until beans are very soft. Force mixture through sieve. Place puree back on stove and sim mer Is minutes. Melt butter, blend in flour. Add onion, pepper and mustard. Add cream slowly, stir ring constantly until slightly thickened. Add to bean puree, blending well. Heat just to boiling point. Serve in shallow bowls. Place one grapefruit section and a slice of hard-cooked egg in each bowl. Serves 6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
Ho~ to Buy YOUR MEAT Ho~ to Cook t
New Ways To Serve Roast
 Lamb Shoulder
Bones May Be Removed and Meat Can Be Rolled
 or Left Flat and Stuffed
MENU

Cream of Celery Soup Roast Lamb with Fruit Compete Baked Potatoes Stuffed Baked Tomatoes Romaine Salad Hot Rolls Butter Lemon Cream Pie
 Coffee
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02

during the last half hour of cook ing to brown. Serves 8.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Nazis Machinegunned
Men Fleeing Ship,
Captain Reports
1t Was Just Murder
Master Says Of Sub
Attack in Dark
BY the Associated Press.

SS The Associated Press.
AN EAST COAST PORT. Dec.
23-The captain Of United Ma
tions merchant ship reported a mur-
derous attack by shell fire and ma
chine gun on both his vessels and
helpless men seeking the safety of a
lifeboat.
Nineteen men, occupants Of one
boat. are missing and the master has
no hope that any Of them escaped
death in the furious cunning un-
leashed on them in the Atlantic off
South America in mid November.
1T was murder, just murder" the
captain said, after he and % other
survivors arrived here Those Nazis
tried to sink us without a trace,
evidently hoping that dead men
would tell no tales.
My boat just happened to escape
1t was night and shells and tracer
bullets filled the air around us. They
were after us, all right. The other
boat, under command of the chief
officer, was nearer them. They
poured a mercileSs hail of fire at it
Their attacker used no torpedoes,
but the shell fire was so intense
that the bridge and funnel collapsed,
the null was perforated and the ship
began to sink. Firing stopped while
lifeboats were being lowered, then
was directed at the boats.
Names of survivors are withheld
because their families are in Nazi-
occupied Europe.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
'Bushy' so, Gets
90 Days in Jail
To Keep Warm

William "Bushy" White. 60, whose
home Is anywhere on the water
front. paid his annual visit in Mu-
nicipal Court yesterday on the
unual charge of vagrancy.
Bushy, a thin, white haired col
ored man, always pays his visit at
this time of the year, so it wasn't
too much Of a coincidence that he
appeared before Judge Almond Scott
on the first official day of winter.
Police say that this Is the ninth time
that Bushy has been arrested on a
vagrancy charge.
Bushy told the court that he
hadn't worked for several years.
i've tried to hold on to a job a few
time since then. but. somehow, it's
too much for me-" he said.
Judge Scott indicated that in view
of the Christmas season he might
extend leniency to Bushy.
II don't like to confine a man to
Jail during the Christmas season
unless 1t is necessary" said Judge
Scott.
Bushy mumbled that "I1l have a
merrier Christmas some place where
I'm warm
Ninety days. then" said Judge
Scott. THAT will carry you through
the winter months. At least youT
BE- warm"
Bushy thanked the Judge and
thuffied out Of court to begin his
annual winter residence.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Full Operations Restored
AT Republic Steel
BY the Associated Press.

bS inc Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 23.-Full oper-
ations were restored today at Re-
public Steel Corps huge strip mill
after 1000 CIO unionists yielded to
War Labor Board plea for termi-
nation of work stoppage that
halted ship plate production more
than day.
The men returned to work under
WLB promise that an effort to
settle the dispute involving work
schedules would be made at a con-
ference Monday at Washington.
Lewis M. Gill, regional WI.B direc-
tor who obtained an agreement from
unlonlsts on the resumption of work
last night, said no attempt was made
then to decide the merits Of the con-
troversy, which shut down the strip
mill at 3 pm. last Monday.
The dispute was certified late YES
terday to the WLB. which sent tele-
grams to CIO President Philip Muir
ray and union officials here asking
that workers Immediately return to
their jobs and remain at them with
out interruption pending final de-
termlnation' of the dispute.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Higgins Given Contract
To Build CARGO Planes

The War Department today an
nounced final approval of a con-
tract with Andrew j. Higgins, New
Orleans shipbuilder, to build "a
large number" of cargo-carrying
planes for the Army Air Forces.
While the Higgins Co. announced
several weeks ago that about 1900
cargo planes were involved in the
contract, the War Department did
not disclose the actual number. The
total outlay in the contract will in
volve more than 5000 .OO0," the de-
partment said. the real amount
being a military secret.
The new planes will be built
largely of strategic materials,
but their capacity and expected per-
formance were withheld.
The contract became valid with
the signature of Undersecretarv of
War Robert P. Patterson. 1t was
entered into at the Army Air Forces
material center. Wright Field, Day.
ton, Ohio.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

BY WALTER McCALLUM.
When slender. pug-nosed Peggy
JONES peers through the gun sights
and levels down the heavy barrel of
her 75-mm. gun on a target she
isn't thinking only of "proofing"
that gun at Aberdeen, Md. When
she rocks the landscape with a
laundering blast of fame and sound
she wants to know and prove that
the gun will shoot where she aims it.
But she sees, in perspective as it
were, a German tank or a German
machine gun post at her point of
aim.
4 Until few months ago dungaree-
clad. 18-year-old Peggy was Alice
Mcclure, a girl from little Piney
Creek. N. C. Much earlier she had
wanted to do her bit She came to
Baltimore, was shipped to Aber-
deem and put through an ordnance
school. She became what is called
a laboratory technician.
Others Testing, Too.
The term might mean one who
plays with test tubes or peers
through microscopes. In Peggy's
case and in the case of more than
500 overalled women at the Aber-
deem Proving Grounds it means
that they are the testing instru-
ments for the weapons of war.
Slender slips such as Peggy man
handle the big 75-mm. guns. Pert
noses glued to sights. they fire these
deadly weapons at distant targets.
They tune up the husky 40O-horse-
power engines of huge, numbering
General Grant and General Sher-
man tanks They adjust delicately
tuned radio sets.
Evening star., 1942-12-23

month to process the coupons. The
coupons now must be processed as
rapidly as the dealers replenish
their supplies.
The processing procedure in
cludes the pasting of Cancelled cou-
pons on glue surfaced stamp sheet
issued by OPA. These sheets con-
tain spaces for so coupons. In addi-
ton the dealer must MI out a re-
port form summarizing the types OF
coupons taken from consumers and
his delivery receipts.
Another complaint of the dealers
is that they must segregate in their
reports the supplies received from
Baltimore and those from the
Washington distribution point, al
though in most instances the sup
plier is the same company.
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard
today urged farmers to eliminate all
unnecessary use of fuel Oil and gas
oline and cut their essential use to
a minimum. Expressing belief that
farmers can do many things to see
that not an ounce of gasoline or oil
is wasted he specifically suggested
that they Join up with their neigh
bors' when going to town, market
or church.
Situation Dema nds Cooperation.
The recent and continuing criti-
cal shortage of gasoline in East
Coast States calls for the utmost
cooperation by farmers and all
ether citizens throughout the criti-
cal area" Mr.. Wickard said.
He asked farmers to avoid buvine
gasoline or fuel oil in excess of their
current needs and to wait until
spring, when additional transporta-
tion space for gasoline and oil for
agricultural purposes will be avail
able, before obtaining Supplies
needed for spring blowing and plant.
ing, Matching and brooding, and
other farm operations.
He said he had been assured that
deliveries for essential uses would be
maintained, making the storing now
OF gasoline and oil unnecessary.
Evening star., 1942-12-23

They take apart and put together
again one of the finest weapons of
this war, the .50-caliber machine
guns used as auxiliary weapons on
tanks, and the lighter .30-caliber
weapons. They do mans job in
every sense of the word. Grease
covered. cheeks and noses daubed
with dirt. they swing through a
days work in the heavy shops at
Aberdeen. It's far removed from
the usual conception of women's
place in industry.
Peggy went to Aberdeen as Alice
Mcclure. Now she is Mrs William
JONES. Her husband is a civilian
worker in nearby war factory.
Proud Of Workmanship.
She grins when you ask her about
craftsmanship with the medium
guns such as the rs nm. They're
heavy weapons to civilian. Il got
six out of seven hits on a target at
5000 yards with 75.' said Peggy.
And did all right with the 81"
The 37-mm. gun is the deadly
little weapon used by the Army as
one of its tank destroyer units. 1t
opens up at lot of yards, packs a
terrific punch and is highly mobile.
Peggy punched home succession
OF hits with this weapon. Had the
target been German tank it
wouldn't have moved after the bar
rage.
IF I can help twist Hitler's tail
I'm happy grinned Peggy. She
is typical of more than half a
thousand women. wrestling tanks
and heavy weapons at Aberdeen,
testing them and seeing they are
ready to punish the Axis on any
front.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Toll Of Ships Shows
Steady Drop as U. 5.
Yards Boost Output
U-Boots Find Going
Tougher; Only rs Croft
Lost in October
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Axis sub
marines, which not so long ago
were imperiling the United Nations
supply lines across the Atlantic
and sinking ships within sight of
American shores, today are finding
the going tougher as United States
shipyards continue to turn out mer-
chant vessels in record breaking
numbers.
From a high mark Of Ill in June
the toll of merchant shipping taken
by the once-daring U-boats has de-
clined steadily month by month un-
der the pressure of vigilant Allied
naval and air patrols.
So far, 10 cargo carriers have
been reported sunk in November
bringing to 566 the number OF AL
lied and neutral ships announced
as lost in the western Atlantic
since Pearl Harbor. OF this total
go were American craft.
Since January, American ship
builders have completed 625 mer-
chantmen, totaling 6,89O,00O dead
weight tons, and the Maritime Com
mission indicated that President
Roosevelt's 1912 objective of 5000 900
tons of cargo ships will be met.
The commission reported that So
Of the 81 vessels completed in No
vember were Liberty ships which av-
eraged only 56 days in building, an
Improvement of 10 days over Oc-
tober, and said that its December
schedule indicated the yards will
turn out the required tonnage"
AT the same time, mounting
number of destroyers, corvettes and
fast escort vessels have been COM
missioned by the Allies to guard
the shipping lanes and harass the
raiders. Since their big month, the
U-boats have found the pickings
getting Simmer and simmer. Fifty
one merchantmen we're sunk in july
and August, 80 in September and Is
in October.
Shipyards in this country alone
delivered 81 vessels in June. II in
July, 68 in August, SO in Septem-
Der, when record tonnage was
completed, 81 in October and "a
in November.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Favorable Bids May Save
Penny Milk Program

The Agriculture Department an
nounced today that very favor
able" bids had been received from
several dairies and indicated the
penny milk program here, which
was scheduled to end December 81,
would be saved.
An official of the Food Distribu-
ton Administration disclosed that
several bids received by the depart
ment were below the figure at which
milk is being supplied Washing
ton school children.
The announcement came as all
hope of resuming the program had
been abandoned.
The off1cial said that no awards
had been made as bids were await
ing approval by Roy F. Hendricks
son. director of Food Distribution
Administration.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Nelson Praises Record
In Moving Iron Ore
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Chairman Donald M Nelson Of
the War Production Board yesterday
commended the iron ore and the
lake vessel industries and the rail-
roads for the record movement of
100000 tons of iron ore from the
Lake Superior district in 1912.
Mr.. Nelson sent letters to Joseph
B. Eastman. director of defense
transportation, and Elton Hoyt Of
Cleveland of the Iron and Steel In
dustry Advisory Committee thank
ing them for their efforts in eStab-
fishing the record movement of iron
ore
This record exceeded by 5000 600
tons the goal set at the beginning
of the season.
The WPB chief particularly COM
mended the masters and crews OF
the lake vessels engaged in trans
porting the ore during the last
months of the season when they
were subject to all the hazards of
the extreme weather on the lakes"
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Chinese Official Shot
For Burma Road Graft

By the Associated Press.
CHUNGkING, Dec. 23.-I.in Shih-
liang, manager of the transport de-
partment of the Central Trust and
chief OF the Chinese government
purchasing and selling agency, was
executed by shooting yesterday on
charges that he used his position to
transport goods over the Burma
road for his personal profit on the
eve OF the fall of Rangoon.
He was tried and sentenced by
court-martial whose decision was
approved by Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek. The value of the goods
involved allegedly exceeded $50 0,000,-
900, Chinese. Or about $500, 900 in
United States currency.
Hsu Hsin-shu, manager OF the
trust department of the Central
Trust. who was accused OF conniv-
ing with Lin, was sentenced to five
years imprisonment. Both were
prominent in the Chinese business
world.