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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
Put Excess
Fat Meat
To Use

For many months the housekeep-
ers OF this country have been asked
to salvage fat, to prepare by try
ing out" every bit from meat and
to sell 1t with other fat which has
been used too often for deep frying
to be of any further use in the
kitchen. Many housekeepers have
responded to this request but it
took the shortage of commercial fats
to bring home to some of them the
fact that excess fat meat could be
put to use in cooking.
Not all fats need to be tried out
and clarified of course, as the fat
left from cooking bacon or ham,
when We have been lucky enough
to buy either one, and drippings
from beef have flavor which makes
them appropriate for use after
merely straining. In this form we
can use them for browning pota-
toes and meats which have little fat
OF their own. Bacon and ham fat
supply flavor to sauces for spa
ghetti, rice and noodle dishes. Beef
and pork fat have place in brown
gravies. Chicken and turkey fat
may be used without clarifying as
shortening for ginger cake and
spice cakes.
The fat which cooks out as a roast
bakes Is being naturally tried out
| Often, however, some remains after
| the roast has been carved. All
these scraps may be put into a
double boiler or into small frying
pan and cooked over very low heat
until the fat separates from the
tissue. Tried out fat may be clari-
fled by the addition of water, potato
SKINS and egg shells and after a
rather long boiling the resulting
product will be almost colorless
odorless and tasteless. It is then
suitable to use for any shortening
purposes. Clarifying should be
done only after a large amount of
lat has been collected as it takes nc
more fuel to prepare a larger than
a smaller amount.
TO TRY OUT OR RENDER FAT
Pieces of fat trimmed from meat
before 1t is cooked or extra fat from
cooked meat can be used. Chop OF
grind fine. For each cup allow two
tablespoons water or milk and cook
In top OF double boiler over hot
water or over very low heat until
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
By Barbara Bell

Small fry smock-to make her feel
important and grown up Worn
over playsuit or overall Cute?
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1928,
designed. for sizes l, 2, 3. 4 and 5
years. Size smock requires IL
yards 35-inch material. overall Ia
yards, playsuit 2, yard; 13s yards
rlc-rac.
There's loads of fresh inspiration
for home sewing in our new Spring
Fashion Book-just off the press.
Send for a copy today, 1t costs only
Is cents. You may order a copy
with a l5-cent pattern for Is cents,
plus l cent for postage.
For this attractive pattern send
Is cents, plus l cent for postage
in coins with your name. address
pattern number and size wanted to
Barbara Bell, Washington Star, Post
Office Box IS, Station O, New York
N "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05

fat is melted. Strain through sew
eral thicknesses of cheese cloth laid
over a strainer The use of milk
improves the flavor and texture.
TO CLARITY FAT.
cups rendered fat.
cups cold water.
2 cups potato Feelings.
Y cup egg shells.
Combine ingredients and boil two
hours adding more water OCCASION
ally Strain through cheese cloth,
cool, then set in refrigerator. Re-
move cake of fat that forms on top
and wipe with dry cloth.
Note: Fats which have been used
for deep frying and which have be-
come brown can be clarified by this
method. E. M. B.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05


fruit, and to can it or dry it.
Britain recognized this problem as
early as 1889 and set up its Wom-
ems Land Army, now $4,000 strong.
They wear uniforms of faWn color
shirt, breeches and socks, a green
pullover and redand-green armlets.
They engage in all forms of farm
work: Milking and dairy work, care
of livestock, field work, tractor driv-
ing and threshing; in gardening, at
least three-fourths of their time is
spent in food production; in timber
production and afforestation. And
they like their work, "eating like
horses, working like ants and sleep
ing soundly as dormice," according
to one report.
Work on the land in Australia
holds such attraction for the women
that country schools are said to be
short Of teachers. Here their duties
consist of vegetable growing, pick
ing. wedding and digging; fruit pick
ing, grading, packing, spraying and
pruning; hoeing and blowing; cutting
hay; pulling corn; tractor driving
and handling of horses; dairy work :;
sheep dipping and herding and pig
breeding, They are working on cat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05

fully designed equipment, does much
more than this. Repeated washings
in various machines, at high-water
temperature takes almost no soap.
Thorough rinsing in tepid and then
cool water removes the last trace of
soap irritant After that the "didies"
are dried with warm air, which
leaves them very soft and fluffy,
packed in containers of l dozen
each and then sterilized. This is, of
course, the ideal routine and pro-
duces diapers that are surgically
clean.
In handling your own child's laun-
dry at home you will find that wise,
thorough care will pay dividends in
the long run. The few minutes
extra each morning which is given
to rinsing and boiling will save
many mile of walking the floor at
night with a fretful, uncomfortable
baby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
Is 1t a Cold?
Or Is 1t Flu?

Early symptoms of a cold are
sneezing. burning STIFFNESS of nose
then a thin, watery discharge which
thickens gradually and gives a
plugged" feeling. Symptoms come
on slowly; no great prostration
Early symptoms of the flu come sud-
denly and in a day or two the pa
tent is greatly tired and Frustrated
Discharge from nose and throat Is
hard and dry
However, whether flu or cold
treatment is the same-rest in bed
and application of heat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
Gay Pocket Trim

Patch pockets, made from fabric
leftovers and redyed for a colorlul
contrast, can lengthen the life of a
dress, skirt or blouse.
The first step is to cut the left
over fabric to patch pocket size. If
you haven't any spare new material,
cut the pockets from good portions
OF torn or worn garments. Next
wash and rinse material; then re-
move original dye with color re-
mover After stripping the color.
tint the fabric in the shade you
want. Finally sew pockets on dress,
skirt or blouse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
BrOiled Chicken

Broiled chicken is a real treat, but
the broiling must be carefully done.
Place the chicken, skin side down,
in a shallow creased pan or on a
CREASED rack. Brush with melted
fat and broil inches under a flame.
When Drowned turn the chicken.
Basic every five minutes with drip
pings in the pan or more melted
fat. Season the chicken with salt
and pepper when it is we'll Drowned.
Broiled chicken needs constant
watching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
What's Nev in 7own?
ID y DO7 VII y III Ut
Smokers DELIGHT
BY Dorothy Murray

Smokers Delight >.
The majority OF really cherish their pipes
appreciate having all the gadgets that with them
box especially designed hold covered
ment. Behind the wooden compartment
very atac-
tive that be
tracing from the appearance of the
For Smarter Service
Beverage made of
of flask ideal for both hot and cold drinks
flask tightly bound gaycoored protection
burns and the article has stopper.
4ffer.SchooI Snack -.
Keep supply Of zvictack in plain
pantry shelf Riddles have afternoon
The ingredients
and spices 1t
equally tasty is with a cold
Knit One, Pu,I Tzoo' :. ..
Knitting needles toc socks and
holder and ntede which is fine
packaged tailored The
tale and in such lovely combinations blue lined
white and blue lined
with
Very Truly Yours -.
Add personai1ed touch to equipment by
plastic rrerS that
in assorted colors with various designs.
Graceful Glasses -.
If you're in the market for cocktail glasses
to those that stand 10 inches high beautiful
green and have graceful, long, thin
household Time SAFER -.
Give floors, linoleum and tile
doesn't rubbing polishing apply
surface and 1t will dry high luster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
Washington Data
That Ridiculous Rumor Continues:
More News From Fashion World
By Helen Vogt

Paadoxicaly if want to be well future youd
better clothes
tha started couple OF weeks ago still where will
end only the OPA
terrific clothes
lated large enough to
be frightening
Women who guilty this
certainly off the than
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
Back to the Farm
Women Are Being Urged to Enroll
For Work in the u. s. Crop Corps

Now the time
for work the farm Sixty thousand British
thousand Canadian have done it. thousand
have done it. Each these other
Army In America it's Crop Corps composed
lana and girls willing countis
biggest crehe harvesting
highest
But their potential labor
almostbu takes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
A New Daily Dozen
Rush of Business at Diaper Laundries
May Hand Many Mothers the Job
By A ma Chase

90 nooef our generation,
OF nelr mothers
ICES organized for
regularly as the milk young ignore the daily
Inc TACT that scientifically
cone
mace mooern mothers
But now looks as though the infants
war BABY aundes
waiting lists for months though mother may have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
Good Suggestion

If you can still get pastel shaded
after dinner minis they can be used
effectively for coloring cake FROST
ings. Crush the candies until like
powder, then thin with a little
cream and use as frosting or add to
other frostings to give the, desired
tint.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
Save Your China

Many crack or chip can be kept
on china and glassware if a folded
towel is placed in the bottom Of the
drying pan or set on the sink board
where the dishes are placed to be
wiped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
V for Remodelina

If you have a high-necked dress
you are tired of, cut deep V to the
waistline and wear with guimpes OF
dickies. The sides of the V can be
bound, embroidered, buttonholed OF
saddles stitched.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05

This two-way collar crocheed
neckne
variety costume that bsndbox look to
made simple
Pattern complete
directions
Needle
Washington O. New York N Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
Emily Post Says

Dear Mrs. Post: Please tell me
which should come first when both
are given by the man: the hope
chest or the engagement ring?
Answer-The logical sequence
would be ring first and then hope
chest" Neither one is must. "
That is, you don't have to be given
a ring in order to become engaged
and you don't have to be given a
hope chest" after you are. But
you must be engaged to the man
who buys the chest for you.
Dear Mrs. Post: May my one and
only attendant wear a bright dress
rather than one of pastel color? I
Would your answer be the same in
the event that had said was hav-
ing several attendants and wanted
them all to wear bright color?
Answer-Even if you were having
a lot of attendants they could wear
bright color-but not a collection
of bright colors
Dear Mrs. Post: May I get mar
ried in bridal clothes while both
my flance and I are in mourning
for our mothers? We intend to go
to the rectory and then home to our
house afterWard, where there will be
just our relatives and a few very
best friends.
Answer-Indeed you may wear
white and veil-and even a train
Absolutely yes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
Good Substitute

Maple strip may be used in place
Of molasses to sweeten baked beans.
Use about the same amount.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05

VI.
traitor. and Donald M. Nelson, chair
man Of the War Production Board
you'll have to show EN- to us Say
these gentlemen. There is no
shortage of clothing and therefore
no need for rationing. The War
Production Board has not directed
the Office of Price Administration to
undertake the rationing of clothing.
The Office Of Price Administration
has set up no machinery for ra-
tioning clothing"
Don't count on regulations to keep
clothes looking the same for the
next few seasons. Next years fash
ions will look very different and your
boarded loot will be distressingly
conspicuous. Or, as the Office poet
scrlbbles on the back of No. II
coupon:
There once was lady quite dashin',
Who needed the talk Of clothes ration.
So she bought without reason,
And found the next season
That her wardrobe was all out of
fashion!
More data on shoe rationing: PLAY
shoes are selling like mad, though
some OF the Washington stores, in
compliance with governmental re-
quest, are limiting sales to one pair
to customer. Substitutes for
leather and rubber soles still are
being sought by shoe designers. So
FAR, one firm reports the develop
ment of five patriotic substitutes
which will not require women to
surrender ration stamps in order to
be we'll Shod. So far we've seen none
OF these in Washington, but if
they're as practical as the originator
says, you may expect them before
long. Here they are: Flexible
wooden soles, not like the clog-types;
soles made of oriental rug material
combined with plastics; those of wa
terproofed lace combined with plas-
tics: soles of hardened, waterproofed
toughened cord and plastics; soles
made of chemically treated fabric
originally produced for tire covers.
At-long-last dept: Way back in
November we mentioned a new
beauty salon designed especially for
the Observation-Disclosures Innumer-
able Girls. Glasses were to be started
to teach our local lovelies how to
care for their hair and skin, how to
apply makeup and generally i'm
prove their appearance. Moreover,
specific instructions in how to carry
out good grooming at home were to
be included In the three-day SEES
sions which were tailor-made for
career girls in particular.
Well. this department received
several hundred inquiries about the
new salon and it seemed that Wash
ington women saw in this the an
swer to their needs. However, the
classes have been postponed all this
time, due to what the radio industry
calls difficulties beyond our con-
troll" This morning, though, the
manager of the shop called to in
form us that on his sacred word of
honor, the instruction will get un-
der way on Monday, March 8. So,
If you were one who asked about
the course and were told that it had
been postponed, this is to let you
know that the time has come. It's
q world-famous salon and you'll be
In the capable hands of experts
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-03-27
"Allowubles' Are
Cut Down to Meet
Production Slump

April rate of production in Montana
viii he 24,6OO Dbl per day, an in
crease of 1900 Dbl. per day over March,
under the certified production rates
announced by Petroleum Administra-
tor for War Ickes Wyoming produc-
tion must be upped from $4,000 Dbl.
in March to 97,lO0 Dbl. in April and
Colorado production must increase from
1000 bbl. to 7,4OO Dbl. per day. In
April, 1912, Colorado produced $500
bbl.; Montana, % 800 bbl., and Wyom-
ing $1,000 Dbl. per day, total of 49,
700 Dbl. per day for the region against
proposed rate of 10000 Dbl. per
day this coming month. In the ma
tional picture the production rate was
decreased 1900 Dbl per day from
March, largely due to declining pro-
ductive capacity" of eastern and mid
west states.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-03-27

A minister was attending banquet
when an awkward waiter dropped a
bowl of hot soup in his lap. The
minister looked around, agony on his
face, and exclaimed:
@win some layman say something
Appropriated
Definition of "incompatibility"
@They couldn't stomach one another"
The following advertisement ap-
peared in the home town paper: off
George Brown who deserted his poor
wife and baby 25 years ago win re-
turn, the aforesaid baby will knock the
He'll out of him."
Filling station operator up North:
"I filled your tank with gas, now how's
your oils"
Southern Negro: owe alls all right,
how's you alli"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-03-27
10 TnfE FoR oUIBBLMa


The weather and war, Like time,
wait for no man, and Cut Bank OPP
orators have to battle Time If they
are to effectively battle the Japs.
Spring is here and Cut Bank is the
white hope" of the petroleum sit
ustion in the Northwest. No other
field can make an equally effective
contribution, but this contribution
depends on DRILLING MANY
WELLS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
There are too few strings Of tools
and too few drillers in Cut Bank.
They must be kept working day
and night. Some Of US who thought
we had graduated from the derrick
floor must go back and take tour.
There can be no waiting for higher
prices or for unraveling of red tape.
The petition of Cut Bank operators
for 20-acre spacing should be rushed
to the PAW without waiting. The
PAW at Washington has demon
strated that it is fully aware Of
the situation and will do the right
thing. It is a patriotic duty to drill
and TO produce more oil NoWl not
next fall. Montana must not fail in
this, its more important assignment
in the war against the Axis.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-03-27
Montana's Next Oil Field

week saying that he would not
again "miss the boat" he Ia
mented how unfortunate he had
been "by not taking advantage of
your many excellent offers made to
me, especially in Cut Bank field
Had l played along with you in the
Cut Bank field when royalties were
on the ground floor, am confident
] would have made a pretty piece
of money"
AS experience is great teacher,
and we have been taught by partici
patton in the development of every
commercial oil field in Montana,
we have no misgivings ON what the
future holds for all of us if by any
good fortune even ONE new oil
field, let alone FOUR, is discovered
in Montana this year.
A second feature of the present
leasing campaign, which has now
passed THREE HUNDRED THOU
SAND ACRES, is the fact that the
"newcomers" are not hobbled by
the inhibitions of the old-timers.
They are able to see opportunities
which stick up like sore thumbs,
yet were only sore spots for the
old-timers. They find a beautiful
structure on which the geology is
unuuestioned, and the leases wide
open. To the old-timers the struc-
ture is "disproven" by a well that
did not reach one possible produc-
ing horizon. Perhaps it was drilled
to the Cat Creek horizon, which at
one time was regarded as the chase
ment" of Montana oil drilling. No
longer are wells drilled with the
Cat Creek horizon as the objective.
The newcomers" accordingly, can
take advantage of much geological
evidence furnished by wasted shall
low drilling, to possibly locate large
pools in the lower horizons.
A third feature of this situation
follows the second: the new cam
paign of drilling win Enthusiastically
include the Devonian. Operators
who are used to drilling 10000 feet
on wildcats are not going to quit
at the Cat Greek or the Sunburst
or the Cut Bank sands nor are they
going 10 quit al INC 01du1cuA Aihe
contact, so long as they know that
there is a Reagan horizon short
distance in the Madison lime, mol
are they going to quit shallow
hole without looking for the Turner
Valley horizon near the base of th'
lime-and as long as they have gon'
that far, with good drilling, why
should they stop before testing th'
Devonian and Ordovicianf
Nothing short of Axis intrigu'
will further delay DevOnian test
in Montana. And once Devonian OF
is found, the poorest, most dies
couraged Kelvin operator win sud
denly find himself one of the mos
fortunate men in the world, for tn
Devonian win become the objectiv
of every well drilled, and the lean
est property in the state may bG
come the most valuable.
Important events are moving s
swiftly that we are bit dazed, W
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-03-27

confess. 1t is hard for us to grasp
all that is going on and all that is
impending. We have changed our
morning prayers to thank Our Gre
ator that we have been spared to
see this Year of Our Lord, 1943,
and to pray that we shall not allow
our greed to keep us from gaining
the modest share which these new
opportunities may afford us.
We are keeping our membership
informed on the developments
through current bulletins. We are
quite certain that we are going to
end up with our members owning
royalties on or around the discovery
well of M0ntana's next oil field. If
any fortunes are made, we intend
to participate in them, barring dis
eOveries on the Indian reservations
where there are no landowners roy
alties to be had. We have no par
ticipation in leasing and no partici-
patton in drilling. We share with
the owner of the land the chance
that oil win be found.
The landowner gives lease under
which he reserves the right to re-
ceive 1919 barrels of oil out of
every 100 barrels produced from his
land, deliverable to him free of cost
of production. The landowner may
sell perhaps half of that right to us
and we distribute these rights, called
royalty" among our members. II
the land is disproven, the land
owner is the winner. The price we
nav him for half of his royalty is
amanna from heaven" He pays off
his mortgage, or finances improve
ments or buys town home. Because
the unit investment of each of our
participating members is small, none
of our members suffers from the
loss. Each one can make up ten
such losses by just one success. On
the other hand, if oil is found, then
the landowner has enough royalty
left to make him rich and our
members are rewarded for having
gambled a modest sum on the basis
that the operator has gambled a
large sum representing the cost Of
the leases, the geology, the geophy-
sizes and the cost of the well.
We are this week preparing of
fering sheets on a property in Ke-
vim field that is unlike the wild
cat royalty which we have been
discussing. 1t is an undeveloped
niece of oil land, offset on one
corner by known production and
offset on the other corner by a
well which had enough oil to prove
the existence Of Oil-bearing forma
ton throughout the intervening
area. If there was a producing
well on it we would call it "proveI
ground" but we are not treating
It as such. Instead we are paying
for it the rate per acre that W,
ordinarily pay for wildcat royalty
Effective offering sheets will b.
sent to those who request them
Any desiring to receive our curren
publications may obtain them, with
out obligation, by writing to tn
Undersigned