Evening star., 1943-07-08

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Here and There: How to
Wash the Wartime Fabrics" Is the
title of most helpful pamphlet
issued by Eleanor Ahern, director OF
the home economics department OF
Proctor e. Gamble. The booklet is
designed to aid American women in
getting best results from their laun-
dry efforts in these days when more
and more homemakers are turning
to their own elbow grease" to offset
the commercial laundry problem.
Complete instructions for washing
all sorts of materials and garments
are included. "The sanctifica-
tion of spinach has gone far
enough" says DR.. Henry c. Sher-
man, internationally known chem
ist and nutritionist. He points out
that green and yellow vegetables
are important for their contribution
to the vitamin A value Of the diet. v
but states that science does not
specifically stress spinach" In fact,
spinach has been found to be
an unfortunate example OF virtue,
because it contains relatively large
amount of oxalic acid which renders
unavailable the calcium which
spinach contains. Other green
foods, including broccoli, cabbage
greens, collards, dandelions, kale.
looseleaf lettuce. turnip tops and
water cress are practically free from
oxalic acid and are important
dietary sources Of calcium, vitamin
A and riboflavin. So, the next time
Junior rebels at his spinach, maybe
he's being brighter than you think.
Hot and cold foods, packed side
by side to form complete meal
may now be served up to five hours
after filling through a new system
for In plant feeding of war workers
being developed by Mealpack, Inc.
of New York City. The container
around which the system is built
consists of five compartments, each
sealed with snap-in paper covers.
A menu for "preordering tomorrow's
meal" is inclosed, and when the con-
tainers are filled with food, the en-
tire unit is sealed and readied for
delivery to the worker who has
ordered the meal. Other details
are worked out to a fine point, and
the result is that workers fed by
this method will receive adequate,
ell-balanced meals, selected ac-
cording to their own preferences,
delivered right to them at their
post-thus saving time and energy
Quite an idea when 1t gets in full
swing Good Housekeeping Insti-
tute, Fifty-seventh street and
Eighth avenue, New York City,
offers a nice booklet for 5 cents
Canning the Victory Garden
Crop" which speaks for itself in
timeliness and efficiency. Directions
for canning by various methods are
clearly given, and the amateur
should have no trouble in following
them to a successful conclusion
Another booklet in today's
mail is issued by the Dan River
Mills, 40 Worth street, New York
which Is offered without charge to
those interested. "How to Take
Care Of Your Clothes" gives prac-
tical suggestions for prolonging the
life and wear of your garments In
these wartime days, and also in
cludes an excellent stain-removal
chart that should have place in
every home. The War Food
Administration has announced that
the entire production of canned
tuna and tuna-like fishes packed
after June q will be available for
United States civilian consumers
New strains of cabbage will
have more vitamin C content than
did those of grandma's day. Truck
gardeners have isolated special
strains that are particularly full OF
the precious vitamin. No price
control has been placed on arti-
choke hearts in vinegar. because the
red tape involving such a procedure
would be all out of proportion to
the Importance of the commodity
VIA has renewed its limita-
tions on pet food mapufacturers, to
provide a minimum maintenance
diet for household animals, and at
the same time restrict the use OF
protein supplies in pet foods. Tow
ser and Tabby will have to get along
| lust as they have been doing.