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Evening star., 1945-09-21
8 American Wurships
Given to Chinese
Ely the Associated Press

Ey the ASsoclated Press.
CHUNGKING, Sept. Ala gift Of
eight American warships to the
Chinese Navy is expected to arrive
Evening star., 1945-12-13
Spaghetti
Recipe

Here's a wonderful dish for a cold.
snowy evening that has stick-to-
the-ribs quality about it that is very
heartening to the man of the house
holo-spaghetti with chicken livers,
cheese and tomatoes
Cook package of spaghetti as
usual and drain it well. Then brown
a couple of onions, chopped in 2
tablespoons of butter or olive oil.
Add 2 cups of canned tomatoes, salt
and pepper to taste. A bit of the
herb, oregano, goes we'll here, if you
have it. Let all cook for about half
an hour, until the sauce starts to
thicken, then add the spaghetti and
4 pound of grated cheese. Stir and
blend thoroughly.
In two separate pans, saute the
chicken livers-about pound should
do-and Y pound of fresh mush-
rooms in fat. Heap the spag-
hetti on platter and ring it with
the mushrooms and chicken livers.
Pour the juices from the pans over
all.
Evening star., 1945-12-13

S. Handle. Handles of pans and
covers should be comfortable to
grasp and insulated against heat.
6. Cover. A close-f1tting cover is
essential for many cooking proc
esses, so buying pan and cover to-
gether is often worth the extra
money.
7. Thickness. Thin, lightweight
sheet aluminium is less expensive.
lighter to handle, but also less dura-
BILE than the heavy cast metal. Thin
ware is more easily dented, bent and
scorched than heavy ware, so heavy
is the buy in pans due for heavy
use-those for everyday cooking,
for job like MASKING potatoes and
for the heavy-handed or absent
minded cook.
8. Metal. Stainless steel is more
durable than aluminium of the same
weight and thickness. 1t does not
darken in cooking alkaline foods as
aluminium does, but, once darkened
by overheating or scorching, it can
not be frightened as aluminium can.
Aluminium has the advantage of
spreading heat more evenly so cooks
more evenly with less chance of
ScOrching.
Evening star., 1945-12-13

for about Is minutes before dicing.
This keeps the apples from turning
brown and makes them extra crisp.
-. In Texas, where mistletoe grows
widely on mesquite 1t serves a utili-
tartan purpose at this time of year
when most of us are using it for
holiday decoration. When food is
scarce on winter ranges, the ranch
ers pole down" punches of mistle-
toe and feed it to the cattle. =.
Shortages in material for packaging
foods will continue during the COM
ing year, according to the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Paperboard and tin plate will be
Scarcest, with glass containers also
tight during the first quarter of
1916. Wrapping paper and card
board will also be on the shy side.
That great American favorite,
tomato juice, was first placed on the
market generally as recently as the
late 1920s-although tomatoes were
one of the first products ever to be
commercially canned. Red or
green vegetable c0loring added to
the sirup when making candied
orange or grapefruit peel adds d
note of Christmas cheer. Meat
Manual" a most helpful booklet
contains guides to meat buying,
methods and temperatures of cook
cry and nutritive content of meat.
Should be a boon to the novice at
housekeeping and marketing. Five
cents copy from the National Live
Stock and Meat Board, 407 South
Dearborn Street, Chicago S, Illinois.
Evening star., 1945-12-13

wiH delight the young.
Oil or butter your hands and form
the popcorn into balls. Set on
waxed paper to harden. Then, if
you like, tie each ball with a gay
red ribbon or tinsel ribbon and hang
it on the tree, to be handed out to
small fry coming to call on Christ
mas day.
Another version of this Christmas
sweet is:
ORANGE MOLASSEs
POPCORN BALLS.
IL cups molasses.
"a cup sugar.
11a tablespoons butter or mar
garine :,
/ tablespoon grated orange peel.
8 to 10 cups popped corn.
Combine ingredients. and stir over
low heat until sugar is melted. Cook
slowly until drop in cold water
forms very hard ball or tempera-
ture of candy thermometer reaches
275 degrees F.
Remove sirup from heat and pour
over popcorn. Stir well; cool slight
ly. Grease fingers lightly and mold
popcorn into balls. Cool on creased
plate or waxed paper. Yield: 16 to
20 popcorn balls.
Eaisins and peanuts make ex-
cellent additions to the popcorn
balls.
Evening star., 1945-12-13
PIE CRUST;
SYLLABUB?

(From Mrs. d. C. r., ArlingtonJ
To w. D. W., believe, who wanted
tips on making pie crust:
You must learn to regard pie
crust with utter disrespect. If you
have been tip-toeing around the
kitchen while making it and drop
ping in ice-cold water with a medi-
cine dropper, desist. This library
reading room approach battles the
pie crust, and it retreats into tough
ness as a defense.
Pour Il cup vegetable shorten
ing in bowl Sift in ~ cups flour
u teaspoon salt. Blend with pastry
blender. Add to tablespoons
water, mix with a fork. Wrap ball
of dough in wax paper. If you plan
to use 1t right away, give it at
least Is minutes in the refrigera.
tor, on top of the ice cubes.
To roll out, put a fistfull of f1oul
on board. put dough in center
Sprinkle flour on top. Give one roll
each, north, south, east and west
and turn dough over, always being
sure to keep plenty Of flour under
meath. Turn it two or three times
more. while rolling. Fold crust in
half; move your pie plate right up
to the fold and lift crust in to cover
half the pie plate. Unfold, and
presto! the other half is covered
You can 60 on from there, Mrs. w
D. W., am sure. Remember, cook
Evening star., 1945-12-13
By Betsy Cas,0eH,
Women's News Editor,

and eggplant are recommended. To-
matoeS vary in quality and price
Several kinds of green's have come
in, and there are the usual old
standbys in the root vegetable line
Citrus fruits continue to take tor
billing, with apples, persimmons
plneapples, emperor grapes, Bose
pears and avocados contributing
their bit.
Here and There: Perfec +
Christmas gift for that new bride on
your list, is book just published by
M. BarroWs g. Co., Inc, Soups,
Stews and Chowders," )" by Lily Hax-
worth Wallace. Here one finds a
collection of real herman dishes,
that are simple to make, nourishing
and delicious. What more could one
ask? The book is well indexed, di-
Vided into special sections, with a
final chapter of menus using the
recipes given in preceding pages.
For that recalcitrant piece of
string used in tying shaped
bundles, slightly dampen it before
you use it. This makes the string
easier to handle, and also helps pre-
vent knots and ends working loose,
as the string shrinks a little as it
dries, and so pulls even tighter. i.
When preparing apples for salad,
drop the peeled sections into lightly
salted water, and let them remain
Evening star., 1945-12-13
Popcorn Balls
By the Vicfory Chef

Popcorn balls always have been very
much a part Of the Christmas scene
in our family. In fact, popcorn had
q great deal to do with the whole
affair-and as youngsters, it was one
Of the big events to be assigned to
popping bowlsful to be strung and
used to festoon the tree. Alternat-
ing with the popcorn strings were
necklaces Of bright red cranberries,
and while our tree may not have
had the stylized perfection Of the
modern ones, it was definitely
honey" and redolent of Christmas.
This year, they tell me, it is going
to be hard to get all the Christmas
candies we want, and, by the same
token, few of us will have the sugar
to make our own. So, once again,
popcorn balls find a warm welcome,
for they can be made with molaSses
and a very little sugar, and will
give vast amount of pleasure to
the youngsters and their friends.
Put about quarts of snowy,
popped corn into a big bowl. Cook
Evening star., 1945-12-13
On Purchasing Pans

For Christmas shoppers this year
who will be investing in the alu-
minum and stainless steel kettles
and pans, now reappearing in stores,
household equipment specialists of
the United States Department of
Agriculture offer 8 points to check
on for a good buy
/. Balance. The pan and its ham
die should be we'll balanced SO that
the pan stands steady even when
empty. Too heavy a handle makes
q tipsy pan that is awkward to use
and may cause dangerous spills OF
hot water or food.
2. Surface. The smoother the pan
that is, the fewer the cracks at
joinings-the more durable and easy
to clean it will be.
3. Bottom. A fiat bottom helps
keep a pan steady and means faster
heating and more economical use
of fuel on electric, coal or wood
ranges. Pans for use on electric
stoves should have dull finished bot
toms to save fuel. A dull finish alb
serbs heat in contrast to a shiny
finish which reflects it.
4. Sides. Straight sides are more
economical of heat and also of space
on the stove than f1aring sides.
Evening star., 1945-12-13

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 it is
obviously impossible for us to
test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility
for them. B. C.
Evening star., 1945-12-13

Here is an unusually delicious
stufing for roast duck.
The combination of ingredients
lends itself beautifully to our ia
vorite "sliced-bread-squeezed-dry"
stufing technique, although in Mid
die America the base would usually
be broken tortillas or the pulled
crumbs of their French-style loaves,
resulting in a slightly drier, more
crumbly mixture.
The Middle American nations
have always fascinated us as lands
Of history and enchantment, but
now we're also realizing what Mid
die America can mean to us in
terms of secure, nearby source of
oil kinds of tropical products we
previously bought many thousands
Of miles away.
The next time you have duck for
company on Sunday dinner, try
this walnut stufing.
Evening star., 1945-12-13
Sailing
Nnts

This is the season of the year
that's packed with excitement for
every one. There's a zip, pumgent
fragrance in the air that makes you
feel joyously alive! Crisp days and
nights with a special gala feeling
that builds up to thoughts of gayety
and the warmth of companionship
It's definitely good mood-a party
mood. It suggests an evening filed
with cheer, with the sound Of happy
voices bubbling with life and laugh
ter and song.
So if you've yen to have a party
for your favorite pin-up man and
would like to have the gang drop in,
but hesitate to do so because of the
work and expense involved, here's a
tip at pin money cost that's prac-
tically painless in effort and will pay
off handsomely in compliments.
In addition to your regular party
goodies, serve salted nuts. Plenty
of them. But be different. Let those
salted nuts be a real special surprise
treat and make them yourself
There's really nothing simpler to do
and your friends and family will go
for them with exclamations of loud
praise So pass the salt generously
over this traditional holiday delicacy
to bring out the rich, subtle, dis
tinctive flavor of the freshly roasted
nut meats. They'll taste different
enough to satisfy the most exacting
palate. Be sure to keep a supply on
hand. They're good to eat at all
times
SALTED NUTS.
Method l.
Place nut meats in baking pan, al
lowing teaspoon shortening to each
cup nut meats. Bake in moderate
oven $3.50 degrees F) to 10 min
utes, stirring occasionally Remove
from oven to soft paper and pass
the salt generously.
Method 2.
Allow l pint salad oil for each
pound nut meats. Cook nut meats a
few at a time in deep, hot oil 1850
degrees F. until delicate brown
Drain on soft paper and sprinkle
generously with salt.
Note: Almonds are usually blanched
before salting. To blanch: Scald
nuts with boiling water. When skins
loosen, drain and drench with cold
water. Then drain, remove skins
and dry on towel before cooking.
a cup of molasses with Il cup of
sugar and a tablespoon of butter
Season with a dash of salt Cook
until bit dropped in cold water
becomes brittle. Then pour the mix
ture over the corn and stir well.
Evening star., 1945-12-13

CHRISTMAS COOKIES.
2 cups brown sugar.
u cup honey.
Il cup shortening.
egg
az cups flour.
teaspoons baking powder.
l teaspoon cinnamon.
2 ounces of citron, ground very
fine, juice of u orange and grated
rind and juice of p lemon.
u cup almonds, blanched and
chopped.
Cook sugar and honey until sugar
is dissolved. Add shortening and
cool. Add beaten egg. Sift the dry
ingredients and add to the sirup
Add chopped fruit, fruit juices and
nuts. If necessary, add just a bit
more flour to handle it easily. Roll
"a inch thick and cut into fancy
shapes. Bake on creased cooky
sheet at $50 degrees F. for 10 min
utes.
Evening star., 1945-12-13
FRUIT CAKE AND COOKIES

FRUIT CAKE AND COOKIES.
From Miss r. E. S., Washington.
I have for long time glanced over
the RICH with great interest. How
ever, as Washington Government
girl living in a boarding house I'm
not in a position to do much in the
way of contributing household hints.
But last week I saw a request from
a lady for a good fruitcake recipe.
The incloSed makes the best cake
I've ever eaten. My mother has used
it for years, and while it takes long
time to make, it is we'll worth the
effort. 1t should be made up now to
be good for Christmas, then wrapped
in wax paper and stored, preferably
in tin box
One cup cooking oil, teaspoons
allSpice, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, l
teaspoon baking powder, 2 teaspoons
salt, teaspoon cloves, cup chopped
candied pineapple, l cup chopped
figs, IL cups brown sugar, l cup
fruit juice, 112 cups candied cherries,
l cup shaved citron, 4 eggs, cups
flour, 3 cups nutmeats, cup raiSinS.
Mix oil, sugar and egg yolks and
beat vigorously for 2 minutes. Sift
together the spices, salt, baking
powder and 2 cups flour and add
alternately with the fruit juice to
the first mixture Then add fruit
and nuts, which have been mixed
with l cup flour Fold in egg whites
beaten stiff and bake in very slow
oven (275 degrees) for about hours.
Use a tube pan. This makes 5H4-
pound cake when baked.
From Mrs. w. w. F., Washington.
Never Fail Old New England Fruit
Cake-One pound butter Il have
used oleo, pound sugar, pound
flour, 10 eggs (beat 2 eggs at time)
IL teaspoons nutmeg, teaspoon
cinnamon, "a teaspoon cloves, p tea
spoon soda, juice and little grated
rind of l orange and lemon, l
pound raisins, l pound currants, u
pound dates, Y pound figs, u pound
citron, pounds nut meats.
At most 10-cent stores you can
Evening star., 1945-12-13
From Mrs w. w. F., Washington
More Holiday Cookies

EGGLESS HONEY COOKIES.
u cup honey.
y cup shortening.
2 cups flour.
y teaspoon cinnamon.
Il teaspoon cloves.
l teaspoon soda.
Heat honey and shortening care
fully for a minute or two. When
cool add dry ingredients that have
been sifted together several times.
Roll out to 4 inch in thickness and
cut with a doughnut cutter. Bake
on creased cooky sheet for II to Is
minutes in a moderate oven $3.50 de-
gree F.. When cold frost with a
powdered sugar frosting. Decorate
with clusters of red cinnamon can
dies and bits of green gum drops to
form holly wreath design.
CHRISTMAS FRUIT NUGGETS.
/ cup shortening.
~ cups honey.
2 eggs.
3 cups sifted cake -four.
teaspoons baking powder.
4 teaspoon salt.
y teaspoon each cloves. cinnamon
and nutmeg.
u cup milk.
4 cup candied pineapple.
l cup candied cherries.
/ cup candied raisins.
/ cup English walnuts.
Cream shortening. Add honey
and cream together Beat eggs and
ado. Sift together cake flour, baking
powder, salt, cloves, cinnamon, nut
meg and add alternately with milk
Chop pineapple, cherries, raisins and
walnuts. Mix all together well. Drop
by teaspoonfuls either upon CREASED
baking pan or into tiny paper cups,
Bake in moderate oven (375 degrees
El for about Is minutes.
Evening star., 1945-12-13

approaching and I. and I know of
innumerable others, have become
thoroughly disguised with paying
exorbitant prices for Christmas trees
only to have them shed their needles
in just a day or two. Can any one
suggest a method which will help
prevent this needle dropping? Are
there any sprays or solutions on the
market for this treatment? We
should be grateful for any sugges-
ton offered.
Evening star., 1945-12-13

Roast Duck With Walnut Stuffing.
l duck, 4 to 6 pounds.
slices bread, several days old.
2 tablespoons bacon drippings.
u cup chopped onion.
Y cup chopped green pepper.
" teaspoon powdered sage.
l teaspoon salt.
Il teaspoon pepper.
"a cup chopped walnuts.
egg. well beaten.
Clean and SINCE the duck thor
oughly. Cut the crusts off the bread
dip in water and squeeze dry. Fry
the onion and green pepper in the
bacon drippings until soft, then add
to the squeezed bread with sage,
salt, pepper and walnuts. Mix thor
oughly, then stir in the we'll
egg. Stuff the duck, sew up the
opening and tie wings and legs close
to the body. Sprinkle with salt and
pepper and roast the fattest side up
in an uncovered roaster. If the duck
is fat, basting may be omitted en-
tirely. Roast in a moderate oven,
$50 F., allowing $3.50 min. per lb
Evening star., 1945-12-13

given by sender r"-obtainable at the
post Office
(b) Buff label Customs Declara-
ton also obtainable at the post
Office can be attached to the parcel
with string.
These two labels should be filled
out by the sender where indicated
with the addition, on the buff label,
under Parcel Bill No. of General
Federal No. G. l.. v. K. 2-this is
the license number under which it
is permissible to send the package.
Also on the package itself write
the name and address of the indi-
vidual to receive the parcel and
write Unsolicited Gift G. o. The
mailing fee is IA cents for each
pound 0B).
My family has had to pay little
or no customs duty, nor have they
had to forfeit coupons for food, but
customs duty is very high on new
garments, shoes, handbags, gloves,
etc. Used garments are, however,
very acceptable as they have only "a
clothes coupons to last from Sep
tember, 1945, to June, 1946-18 cou-
pons must be given up for a coat or
costume, seven for a pair of shoes,
three for a pair of stockings, etc.
At the present moment they have
a ration per person of 25 cents
worth of meat a week, / ounce of
fat week for baking, frying, cake
making, ETC., and very little milk-in
consequence I.send in my food par
cels-powdered milk, cake mixtures
to which only water has to be add
ed (both chocolate and ginger
breaO, cocoa, jello, nuts, chocolate,
sugar candy, sugar cookies, candied
peel, cheese (now unrationed and
obtainable in u pound to 2-pound
blocks and travels welD, vitamin
pills (not more than 81 worth in
each PACKAGE, etc.
+
SLIP COVERS:
CHRISTMAS GIFTS?
From Mrs. F. A. w.. Washington
To Mrs. l.. l.. c., Hyattsville: BY
all means have them made to order
if you cannot make them yourself
Get material with an all-over design
that can be laundered over and over
They are not as much trouble to
iron as you would imagine.
would appreciate it if some
kind reader would answer this ques-
ton for me in detail. Which is cor
rect, to send Christmas package
by mail or deliver in person? II ii
is to be delivered in person should
one wait till Christmas eve to do it?
Will be so grateful for an answer.
X
CHRISTMAS TREES?
fFrom Mrs. E. OR, Bo1Die, Md.)
The Christmas season Is rapidly
Evening star., 1945-12-13


morse throws you, you must get
right back on him, or the nearest
available nag. So if something
you're cooking throws you, make it
again the very next day.
Does any one have recipe for
syllabub?
JERUSALEM CHERRY.
From Mrs. B. P, BetheSdG)
In answer to Mrs. w. E. c. about
the Jerusalem cherry plant, have a
garden encyclopedia which has
helped me with many plants. Con-
cerning this one it says they are
highly susceptible to damage from
gas fumes and drafts, against which
they should be carefully safeguard
ed. They need plenty of water.
After the winter fruiting season is
over the branches may be cut back
to within or 3 inches of the main
stem, and the pieces may be rooted
to provide new plants.
COCKTAIL SAUCE;
CORNSTARCH PUDDING?
From Mrs. T. J. OH, Washington J
For the lady who requested a
recipe for a sauce to use on fish
cocktails: My sister makes a de-
licious sauce for shrimp cocktail
using catsup, chilli sauce, prepared
mustard, horse radish, salt and pep
per, and perhaps bit of vinegar
This isn't made in any set propor-
tions-just put in little of every
thing and add more to taste.
Does any one have recipe for the
cornstarch pudding that was the
basis for the old-fashioned Float
ing Island" pudding? My mothers
pudding was smooth and yellow,
whereas mine is always pale in color
Also, how can I make cornstarch
pudding that will be free of Jumps
Mine always starts out smooth, but
ends up full of small Jumps.
Evening star., 1945-12-13
LEBKUCHEN.

4 eggs.
Il pound sugar.
4 pound honey.
u pound flour.
2 teaspoons soda.
teaspoons cinnamon.
= teaspoon cardamon.
Y. teaspoon cloves.
1s pound orange peel.
4 pound citron, grated rind of y
lemon.
u pound shelled almonds.
Beat whole eggs until very light
add sugar and honey and sifted
dry ingredients. Beat well. Add
fruits and nuts. Bake in moderate
oven $3.50 degrees F. in two 10x16-
inch pans. Ice with powdered sugar
and cream.
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-11
Suicide Called
War Problem

PONTIAC. March 10 - The
Oakland County prosecutors OIL
fee today closed the book on a
suicide case which. according to
Luther H. Lodge. chief assistant
prosecutor. poses a problem for
America on wartime behavior.
Mrs. Minnie Rugsley 10. of l725
Wardlow road. Highland, war
bride Of an artillery corporal serv-
ING in Germany fatally shot her
self in the chest March Is. She
left a suicide note explaining her
new-found love for the father of
four children.
"In our fiIeS." Lodge said.
"this was recorded today AS an
other suicide. But il reflects a
condition which exists and
should he recognized.
II believe that scrvicemen's
wives need help and understand
ing. Some get lonely and some
times become infatuated with
the first man who shows them
any kindness. II there were
some agency 10 help them find
recreation and entertainment,
cases like this one would not he
coming into this Office"
Detroit evening times., 1945-03-11


Jean, 1896 Lumley; father. Nick
tOtdSaUrr, NOTgdHtOWn, w. va.
SGT. JOHN W. MASON, 20. in
fantry, died Nov. II, of wounds
received in Germany: awarded
Purple Heart: Melvindale High
graduate. worked for A. * p, m
service, March, 1913; overseas.
August, 1914. leaves parents. Mr.
and Mrs George Mason, n,-i52di
Regina, Allen Park. one brother.
one sister.
PVT. ALEXANDER WILL
KER. q. infantry Dec. II, Ger
many, worked FOR Lincoln Motor
Car Co; IN service, January, 1914;
overseas Jtitt'- Jltitt'-,- survived by wife,
Rose. daughter. Nancy. 1927 Hot
mur parents. Mr.. and Mrs. LOUIS
Wlliker, 3Z0S Gladstone. two SIS
terS.