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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-25
Our Cheeses' Future BRIGHT

Until rationing came along, most
Of us took our wealth Of cheeses
pretty much for granted. There was
always a wedge OF some kind OF
cheese in the icebox waiting for the
prebedtime snack or to accompany q
late evening beer. Cream cheese
was as much household staple In
most communities as butter. The
fancier, foreign cheeses were beloved
by gourmets and all over the world
cheese in some form or other was a
standby.
Cheese and the curdling of milk
are probably one OF the oldest food
processes known to man. Both are
mentioned in the Book of Job. David
was sent by his father. Jesse, to
carry 10 cheeses to the camp and to
see how his brothers were doing
Cheese of kline" formed part of the
supplies Of David's army at Ma
hanaim during the rebellion of Alb
SALON..
Homer says that cheese formed
part of the ample stores Of the one
eyed Cyclop Polyphemus, when
Ulysses Investigated that horrors
cave. Other early poets, such as
Euripides and Theocritus mention
cheese. Historians say that excel
lent cheeses and butter were made
by the early Ethiopians-whereas,
according to Strabo, the ancient
Britons were so ignorant Of the pro-
cedure that, although they had
plenty Of milk. they had not acquired
the art Of making cheese.
According to the records. there is
no evidence that any of these ancient
peoples had discovered the use of
rennet in making cheese. They
seemed satisfied to let the milk
sour and to have formed their
cheese from the Gaseous part Of the
milk after expelling the serum or
whey.
The early British were taught to
make cheese by the Romans, but
soon became 50 adept at the job that
they were showing the Romans some
1ne points.
Switzerland always has been one
Of the greatest Of the cheese-pro-
ducing and cheese consuming coun-
tries. Years ago, It Is said. In some
sections OF that country, the social
rank of the family depended much
upon the age and quality of the
cheeses in the larder. Patricians
owned cheeses Q century old. These
were served only on the most solemn
occasions, christenings, weddings or
funerals. Each pantry contained
as many chooses ~ there were
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Our clipper new hat with match
Ing bag is yours in just a short
amount of time with only a small
quantity of strawtex.
Pattern envelope contains com.
plete easy-to-read and easy-to.
follow directions for the above.
Our 60-page multicolored Book OF
Needle Arts containing five free
patterns, and many other sugges-
tons for dressing up your home and
yourself is now available. Send
your request for this book to the
address listed below inclosing 20
cents in coins to cover the cost and
mailing charges.
Send Is cents (cein) for Pattern
No. R2271 to Needle Arts Dept, The
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Festive Dining
By Dorothy BikIms.

Festive ware for plain fare should
be the theme OF today's mealtime
periods. Wartime family and party
meals aren't 90 simple to plan, q
We al know, for the ingredients
needed for steak fries, vicente roa1ts,
ct cetera, are simply meat for
dreaming" But Z little glamour In
the way Of table accessories can 20
FAR In camouhAging . simple meal.
Concentrate on your table setting.
Make 1t a attractive Is possible,
and by all means try to serve Is
many meals az you can out-of doors.
With this idea In mind we secuted
around to see what was available In
glanorous alfresco dining equip
ment. II
To start the list there Is = lovely
bamboo table with heavy glass top.
This is indeed q handsome piece Of
furniture and to add to its charm
there are six chairs also of bamboo
with seats and backs made Of inter-
woven canvas strappings. There Is
also console to match the table.
This can do double duty. Use 1t a
= @CA v1sA8 S0DACs VI P4NCC ~ ~ OIlS
end OF the table for extra place set
tings.
For the clever hostess there IL an
assortment Of crock servers. The
most elaborate style consists Of q
cart on wheels. The frame Is made
Of wood and the double trays Of .
material resembling tile. At one end
there are three large crooks Of spe-
cial stoneware that retain heat or
cold for approximately three hours.
Another style is a stand that is
just large enough to hold the three
crooks. These crooks are wonder
full to have. Dishes may be pre-
pared in them. baked in oven or
chilled in refrigerator. Beans for
instance, will keep piping hot, salads
will stay crisp and cold.
The latest fashion in tablecloths
Is the fish net" These come in a
variety of bright colors, but yellow
and green are the best looking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-25

They can BE- draped Ia any fashion
imaginable and - to laundering
they wash like the proverbial hand.
kerchieI.
Lansbein, well-known designer,
has on the market porcelain plates
that can be used for many purposes.
They come In two sizes and four
colors (blue. green, white and
mauve). They are leaf shaped and
have rama wrapped handles
through which q napkin may b
looped II you want to add an un-
usual touch to your table setting.
Matching, oversixed coffee mugs
may b secured to make an ideal
pair for outdoor entertaining.
String wrapped water glasses are
very much in evidence and to 60
with these 1t would be smart to pur-
chase small Mexican souvenir hats.
These are made OF straw and At on
top OF the glasses, thus keeping for
eign matter" from beating you to
the beverage.
There are 20 many other excellent
articles on the market that would
be nice to have. For instance, a
bushel-sixe wooden bucket. This
item could be used nicely for carry
ing soiled dishes from table to
kitchen. 1t could double as a cool.
ing container for bottled beverages
and between times could be used in
childs room for holding toys.
Then there are wonderful hand
made caseroles designed by Eugene
White. The ones we saw were in
terra Gotta and green, striking
color combination.
Last but far from least in todays
equipment reporting is a bottle
freeze. This gadget is made of cork
and thick glass and is large enough
to hold quart bottle. Fill the con-
tainer with one tray of ice cubes
and l pound of rock salt and in
10 minutes the bottle will be prop
erly chilled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-25

Edam--all Of them were becoming
more and more perfect all the time.
And the cheddars! They were legion
the sharp type from New York
and Wisconsin, the wonderful long
horn and the creamy nat rounds so
wonderful for rarebits-all were a
treat to the taste and smell.
When the war is over, America
will take a place second to none
IN the production of fine cheeses.
And won't we revel in them?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-25
The Ticfory Chef

children in the household. For every
birth cheese was made and named
after the newcomer, and then put
away until his or her wedding. On
that occasion all the guests ate 4
small slice from both the brides and
the hridegroom's cheeses to bring
them good luck. The remainder was
put away carefully to be served at
the death Of Its original owner.
We, In this country, haven't such
traditions about cheeses, but we do
know that We can produce as good
cheese ~ any other place in the
world. given the time, equipment, in
gradients and manpower to do 1t
with. Before Peayl Harbor, our
dairy country was making a blue
cheese" that gave no quarter to the
famous "Roquefort' of France nor
to the blue" of the Argentine.
Camembert was being developed
that could not be told from the
original Normandy product-Brie,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-25
Readers Clearing House

getting the collardS tender. Their
fill the vessel with the collards
which have been cut into small
pieces, as cabbage Is often cut. On
top Of the green's, place several sac
tions Of Polish sausage (any smoked
or half -smoked sausage should dol
and several whole green onions
Cover tightly and steam until ten
der. You can soon Judge how much
of the three ingredients you wish
to use; too much meat would make
the greens greasy; a small amount
seasons we'll. Salt and pepper the
dish to taste.
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.
Iron, Mrs. A. T., Ksnsington, Nd
In reply to the reader who asked
about ironing diapers, wish to ex-
plain that a few hours in the bright
sunshine sterilizers the diapers. The
ultraviolet rays Kill the bacteria.
The heat from the iron ,.lso steril-
lies. If diapers have been adequate
ly summed they need not be ironed.
Can some one tell me how to care
for a gardenia plant? May put
it outside for the summer?
This recipe for kolaches was
copied from q cookbook, but have
forgotten which. I made them once
for my Bohemian husband and he
liked them very much:
c,yy~c Ha,,r 1 nm off Al hit.
ter, Y cup sugar, cooked prunes or
poppy seed, II cup lukewarm milk, 4
egg yolks or eggs. well beaten;
teaspoon salt, 2 cakes compressed
yeast, 2 cups warm water.
Soften yeast in milk. Add " tea
spoon sugar. Sift -four, measure
and sift into mixing bowl. Depress
center. Into this pour melted but
ter, the remaining sugar. salt. eggs
and yeast mixture. Add water to
make q soft dough- Work with
hands until dough does not stick
to side Of bowl. Cover with warm
damp cloth.
Let stand until double in bulk.
Toss on lightly Toured board. Cut
in small pieces. Roll lightly into
balls. Cover with warm, damp
cloth. Let rise for q few minutes.
Flatten each ball slightly. Make
in center. Brush with
melted butter or with beaten egg.
Place in a wen-oiled baking pan.
Pit cooked prunes. Cut in pieces.
Fill depression with prunes. Sprin-
kle with sugar and cinnamon. Gov.
er with warm, damp cloth. Let rise
until treble in bulk. Bake in hot
oven (450 degrees F. for IS minutes.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar. The
amount Of sugar used Is q matter
of taste. Dried apricots may be
cooked, mashed, sweetened and
cooked to thick paste and used
instead Of prunes. Part Of these
.olaches may be Allied with sweet
med cottage cheese. One should be
careful not to bake these in too
lot an oven. Poppy seeds cooked
With milk and sugar to strip a.
;hick as jam are delicious In
Iolaches and are strictly foreign.
This is my favorite salad dressing.
L makes q complete salad with only
ettuce or tomatoes.
One half cup vegetable oil, cup
omato soup, Y cup sugar, a cup
inegar. III tablespoons Worcester.
hire sauce. ! teaspoon dry mustard.
4 teaspoons salt. and, finely
hoped. l green pepper. l small
Mon. pimiento. Mix we'll each
lme before using.
Thank you for the many helpful
cleaned from your page.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-25

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and address.
We will withhold both and use
only initials. Please address
mail to the Readers Clearing
House. Woman's Page, The
Evening Star, Washington 4.
Views expressed in the Clear
ing House are not necessarily
those of The Star, and as 1t is
obviously impossible for us to
test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility
for them.
Betsy CasweH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-25
HELPFUL HINTS: COMMENT,
from Mrs. N. H. D.,
BeDerlU Hius. Tnlifj


This page is so good, that I elm
out the items and send some all over
NE United States and also to
Canada.
Shoes have their life Ienxthened
BY wearing rubber heels and also
q little metal tip on the toe of the
sole. Leather shoe strings are a
money saver.
3 We save our used envelopes and
cut them evenly and thereby have
many useful little pads.
Using . wood spoon on white
metal pans when stirring prevents
marks.
A white cream in = tube is good
for cleaning pocket books as well as
a handy shoe cleaner; be sure you
polish the metal on the pocketbook,
as I did recently and feel as though
] have new bag.
When SLIPS are hemmed, turn the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-25
By Barbara Bell


You'll be as cool as cucumber in
this light-hearted two-piece frock
in town. Gay rufding is used to
accent the well-fitting Jacket.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1872 Is
designed for sizes IL, A. Is and
20. Size IA requires 81 yards oi
35-inch material; 2iz yards running
to trim.
For this pattern send 20 cents II
coins, your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, The Washington Star, Post
Office Box 80, Station G, New York
10, N. Y.
Have you sent for your copy o!
the spring and summer catalogue:
It's full of up-to-the-mtnute styles
for 10 cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-25
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Evening star., 1945-01-29

At recent dinner given by 4
bachelor host, the feature of the
menu was Z real veal and ham pie,
done in the true English manner.
The dinner-for six-started OF
with q canned cream Of asparagus
to which = pinch or two Of herbs and
a little rich cream had been added.
Then came trout, delicately poached
in white wine, served with a sauce
of melted butter, lemon Juice and
that Incompatible herb for fish
dishes, chervil. With the fish our
host served thinly sliced cucumbers
and beets-a welcome change from
the more usual cucumbers and toma-
toes-in q light French dressing.
BY the way, when complimented
on this d sh he added q word Of warn
ing to any one who might try to
emulate his achievement-the beets
will 'bleed" and discolor the Gu
cumbers If the two are allowed to
mingle together for any length Of
time. Therefore, the dish must be
arranged at the last minute-and in
Evening star., 1945-01-29
Dorothy Dix Says

Dear Miss Dix: I am girl Of
19, soon to be married to a man of
%. Is he too old for me? I love
him very much and want above all
things to be good wife, but I am
very young and ignorant and have
no mother to advise me and I feel
very helpless. So will you please
tell me how to keep my husband
happy? II I were your daughter,
what would you say to me?
A BRIDE-TO-BE.
Answer think 1t Is very fortu-
nate you are marrying man nine
years older than yourself, because
he Is more mature, has more knowl-
edge of the world than you have
and will know better how to develop
you into the sort of wife he wants
than a boy Of your own age would.
The reason the boy and girl mar
riages end in divorce SO much often
er than any other marriages is be-
cause they are both undisciplined
children who have not learned how
to control themselves, or use any
tact in getting along with others
Also, young boys seldom have any
way Of adequately supporting fam
lily and, unfortunately, wives have
to eat and wear clothes.
So a girl Is wise to pick out for a
husband a man who has gotten set
tied in some sort of business that
will enable him to offer security to
the girl he marries.
If had daughter who was going
to be married, should say to her: ::
Make up your mind before you
marry that you have gotten a man
you can respect as well as love, be-
cause no wife is happy unless she
has . husband to whom she can
Evening star., 1945-01-29
Morale Builders

Whether you 90 In for dyeing as
an art or for conservations sake
merely to "make-do" the things
you now possess). the possibilities
are endless.
Nothing appears quite 10 out Of
place In an otherwise cheerful room
as faded, drab-looking curtains.
Don't think the remedy has to be
postponed until after the war be-
cause Of the comparative scarcity
Of new curtains, for that isn't SO.
Why don't you try your hand at
dyeing-it can be done easily, quick
ly and inexpensively.
A great innovation Is q color re-
mover which costs but . few cents
q package. This takes out all the
light color and = great part Of the
dark from any piece Of material
and makes it ready to absorb a new
dye bath, eradicating one Of the
hazards Of dyeing used materials.
Fabric should be weighed when
clean and dry to determine the
amount Of dye needed. Then all the
Evening star., 1945-01-29
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pair Of curtains or . hand down
frock, you'll get the craze and be-
fore you know 1t your whole house.
hold will be in for q face lifting Job
by the redyeing method.
Another "face- e-lifter"-this time
for the nursery and for Juniors car
riage-is the adorable ready-to- o-make
quilt now being featured In Some
local stores. The cover, OF durable
white cotton, Is stamped with gaily
colored pictures Of rabbits, lambs,
kittens, Little Boy Blue and other
favorites, In a hand-painted effect.
AL you need to complete pretty
and most useful job is cotton batting
and a sheet of backing material.
You don't have to embroider or ap-
plique anything g-straight quilting is
all you need to know, following the
lines printed on the pattern.
These are wonderfully inexpensive
and would make a fine gift for
baby shower or for any youngster
you know.
Evening star., 1945-01-29
By Dorothy Bihlnan

dye should be made up in q large
bowl, mixed according to directions
which come with every package.
Caution: Be sure to use q container
large enough to prevent crowding
20 that all parts Of the fabric may
be quickly and thoroughly i'm
mersed. Otherwise you'll find the
fabric streaked.
Manufacturers claim tinting cur
tains has been made easier due to a
special curtain dye that is now avail
able which requires no boiling and
which dyes every type Of curtain
material.
Unfortunately, it comes in only
two colors-ecru and peach.
An excellent job can also be done
on wearing apparel. This is an ideal
solution to the wartime problem Of
trying to beat the children's clothing
shortage. Little sister won't balk at
wearing 'fhand-me-downs" If they're
made to look almost like new.
Once you've experimented with q
Evening star., 1945-01-29
BvCasweH adams

stead Of the usual way Of alternat-
ing slices Of cucumber and beet or
tomatoes. place the thinly sliced
beets alone in the center and ring
them around with the pale green
disks Of cucumber. Very effective,
too!
Then came the veal and ham pie
served with tender green peas and
golden carrot balls.
To make the pie our host had cut
up q pound or so of ham in half
inch cubes and about to 21s pounds
Of veal shoulder In 1-inch cubes
Then he had sprinkled all the pieces
Of meat with salt and pepper and
dredged them lightly with -four.
Into deep pan went a couple OF
tablespoons of bacon fat and three
or four chopped onions. AS soon as
the onions were golden brown he
added the meat and when 1t was
Drowned all over, poured in a quart
Of boiling water, reinforced with a
bouillon cube or two. Then the pot
was covered and allowed to simmer
for half an hour.
Evening star., 1945-01-29

look up. The drunkard, the roue,
the ne'er- r-do-well may fire your
fancy before marriage, but the flame
will die down to ashes If you marry
one of them and have to go to work
to support him.
Make marriage your career. Put
as much work and thought into
making it a success as you would
into making go of any other en-
terprise into which you had put all
that you possessed Of money, intel
hgence and industry. Learn to be
a good cook and housekeeper. Make
your home the most comfortable
and attractive spot on earth to your
husband. Keep yourself always
neat and tidy. Keep yourself In
teresting to talk to. Be q good COM
panion.
And, finally, ana this is most
important of all, don't take your
husband for granted. Keep telling
him how much you admire him and
how grateful you are to him for his
kindness to you.
Evening star., 1945-01-29
Bachelor Host Offers Meat Pie

Three raw potatoes then were
peeled and diced and added to the
pot, and the whole allowed to cook
slowly until the potatoes were ten
der.
The mixture was poured into a
baking dish and covered tenderly
with the shortest Of pastry crust
and put into the oven to brown to
daky goodness.
For dessert, he had made q good,
strong coffee jelly in a ring mold,
and, In lieu of whipped cream, had
filled the center with vanilla ice
cream. Little cakes from q nearby
pastry shop rounded out a delicious
and well-chosen meal.
Evening star., 1945-01-29
By Barbara Bell

Weave a magic spell in this be-
witching basque date frock with
front lacing for accent. The youth
full neckline is edged with a face
fattering ruff1e.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1902 is
designed for sizes II, IL, Is, IA, 16
and 18. Size II requires AZ yards
of IS or 80 inch material; yards
rufling for neck trim: 2 yards rib
bon for lacing.
For this pattern, send 20 cents in
coins, your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, The Washington Star, Post
Ofdce Box SO, Station G, New York
~, N. Y.
Evening star., 1945-01-29

surface, then ! cup OF seedless
raisins.
Roll, and dampen edge to make IT
stick. Cut into 8 pieces, end up, III
a creased heavy iron skillet, l in
center and 7 around. Let rise to
double its bulk. When ready for
the oven, caramelize 2 cups sugar
with u cup boiling water Pour
over bun. Bake / hour in medium
oven. Allow to cool slightly before
removing from skillet.
Caution: Have the bun in pre-
heated oven before making caramel,
as it will harden if left standing.
X y X X
MAKING LAMPS?
fRequested by Mrs. B. F.,
W1shington.)
I have read your page steadily for
a year or so and enjoyed it immense
ly. I have a few problems that
wish you would assist me with.
I have found the prices of table
lamps so outrageous that I am try
ing to make one myself by using a
vase as base. However, I am hav-
ing difficulty in making a suitable
hole at the base of a vase through
which / can put the electric cord.
Do you know of any means that
can cut Il Inch hole in a highly
glazed vase without cracking or mar
ring its exterior?
REAL BOSTON BROWN BREAD;
BOSTON BAKED BEANS.
(ThankS to Mrs. H. F. Med,
Washington)
For Mrs. j. w. D., Washington,
who requested some Bostonian to
submit a recipe for real Boston
brown bread and also the procedure
for baking the famous Boston baked
beans"
The following recipe for Boston
Brown Bread is baked rather than
steamed. Boston baked bread-One
and one-half cups sifted flour, 2h
teaspoons soda, liz teaspoons salt,
4 cup sugar, cups whole wheat
flour, "a cup shortening, l cup
raisins, l egg well beaten, 2 cups
sour milk or buttermilk, y cup mo-
lasses.
Sift flour, soda, salt and sugar.
Add whole wheat flour; mix well.
Cut in shortening until mixture re-
sembles coarse meal. Add raisins;
mix well. Add combined egg, milk
and molasses to dry ingredients;
mix only until all flour is dampened.
Turn into two creased loaf pans.
Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees
F) for $3.50 minutes. Serve warm
or cold. Makes two 8x4x3-inch
loaves.
Boston Baked Beans-Two cups
dried pea beans. u pound fat salt
pork, teaspoons salt, 4 teaspoon
pepper, tablespoon prepared mus
tard, y cup molasses, / tablespoon
sugar, small onion, hot water.
Wash beans; cover with water and
soak overnight. Drain OF water;
cover with fresh water; cook slowly
until skins wrinkle on exposure to
air (about " hour.
Drain: place " beans in earthen-
ware pot q use glass casserole dish) !:
add seasoningS. Cut deep gashes
in pork, but do not cut through
rind. Place pork in pot rind up.
Add remainder of beans; cut onion
in half and put on beans; pour in
hot water to cover. Cover dish and
bake in slow oven (250 degrees F. to
800 degrees F. for 8 hours-replen-
ishing water which evaporates.
Makes to servings