Evening star., 1943-06-03


there should, with luck, be an
other shipment in before long
Strawberries are getting near the
end of their season along with rhu-
barb, so If you plan to preserve
either, don't delay any longer. Pine
apples are good, and don't know
any more refreshing fruit for these
hot muggy days.
Although some markets say they
will have adequate supplies Of beef,
veal and lamb for the week end,
the majority seem to feel that pork
will be the more abundant. II you
can't face hot roast pork with
apple sauce in this weather, cook
your roast early In the day, chill
it in the refrigerator so the meat
becomes good and firm, and then
dice 1t to use in q salad with
celery as you would chicken. Or
curry the pieces and serve with
steamed rice-the curry seems to
camout1age the pork" angle very
satisfactorily. There will be plenty
of luncheon meats available, we are
told, and when you realize how
little of these goes a long way they
will not use so many points as it
seems at first glance. It's not a
very cheap way of housekeeping
but what can one do?
Chickens are best left unmen-
toned. Can you remember what
one looked like?
Fish, thank goodness, is plentiful,
although far from the nice low
prices we used to pay for the fnny
delicacies. You can choose almost
any kind you like, however, and
again, don't forget that by select
ing very different types you can
avoid too much monotony in fish
filled menus. For instance. shrimp
or crab meat bear little resemblance
to fried butterhsh, or baked mack
erel, and cold boiled salmon or
mayonnaise, has no connection with
either! Soft-Shell crabs, too, are in
a class by themselves and are
especially good and of the right
size just now Seafood newburgs,
deviled and imperial crab, clans
on the half shell. clam juice cock
tail-all these may come from the
same fish dealer, but you, by careful
choice and varied preparation, can
make them dishes as different from
one another as day is from night.
It's battle all right, these days
but We'll win it!
Here and There: "They" say
that after the war our electric fans
will be bladeless, and have no NOV
ing parts. Air will be kicked along
by electric charges. No more nipped
fingers or chewed curtains! ). Watch
the advertisements OF food chain
stores and department stores for an
nouncement OF supplies for canning
and preserving. Shipments arrive
irregularly, SO the only way to be
sure of obtaining your quota is to be
on the lookout for such notices. A
special information service to help
housewives make l943 the biggest
canning year in history has been
established in the stores of an out
standing food chain in this area.
The new service is designed to an
swer the questions of women who
are planning to pickle, can or pre-
serve fruits and vegetables this
summer. Free leaflets will answer
still other questions. and further in
formation will appear in the COM
pany's advertisements. Qualified
civilian women dietitians may now
join the Army Air Forces with the
relative rank of second lieutenant
for duty assignments to Air Force
stations. Educational requirements
include degree from college of
recognized standing, the major be-
ing in food and nutrition or insti-
tutional management. Completion
OF training course for dietitians
as approved by the surgeon general
of the Army is also specified. Ger
tain other experience over speci-
fed length Of time may be substi-
tuted for the training course if the
powers that be see fit to make the
'No'''ieo'AoA'. IL you diC lllICI CSlSQ
in more information, get the neces-
sary application forms by calling in
person at the nearest airfield, Or
write to the Office of the Air Sur
geon, Army Air Forces, Washing
ton, D. c. . The Department of
Agriculture warns that sweet corn,
grown in the home Victory garden,
may prove a disappointment unless
the corn earworm is controlled The
department recommends the use Of
white mineral Oil tmedicinal con-
tanning o. of pyrethrum. which can
be bought already mixed. or mixed
at home. Apply the oil with a
medicine dropper after the corn
silks are wilted, or when the tips
begin to turn brown. About half
a dropper full will treat a small
ear. larger ears require about three