Evening star., 1945-10-31
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are known as protective foods, those
most essential for human nutrition.
Much as they might like tea and
coffee, they need other things more.
Water is as cheap in Europe as
here, therefore we should send dry
foods.
GLASS breaks and tin is heavy, and
both take more room to pack than
heavy double cellophane bags such
as are sold for storing food in
freezing lockers. The large mail
order houses and several other
stores carry them. They come in
different sizes and are sealed easily
with a hot iron.
Commercially packed boxes Of
the correct size and weight are
available, but are a very expensive
way of sending help. If groups
could get together at intervals and
pack boxes for which money had
been collected, much more could be
sent for the same cost.
Certain foods are plentiful and
easy to send and are particularly
valuable from the nutritional stand
point. RaiSins can usually be bought
in 20-pound cellophane packages.
They are concentrated food, rich
in iron, copper, vitamins and sugar.
Prunes are equally good, but the
seeds are waste. Dry figs are very
fine, also dry peaches, apples, pears,
lentils and split peas. Dehydrated
soups, eggs and whole milk are
excellent. Soy bean flour is very
rich in protein of the best kind and
comes in handy packages. Choco-4
late is good, too. To these quite
well-known articles, I want to add
the one that has made my reputa-
ton with my very young English
couSinS-banana powder. I get 100
pound drums Of the powder, which
is made in the tropics of tree
ripened fruit by q modern method
which preserves the vitamins. It is
very sweet and tasty and easily
digestible, especially for babies. It
takes up water very quickly and
should be placed in packages in a
dry atmosphere. (Sman packages,
weighing less than a pound can be
found in many local stores.)
Many people, for very little
money, can give much help If they
would use the orange peels left from
their breakfast juice, cook them
until tender, add sugar and cook
till nearly dry; then thoroughly dry
In a warm place and pack in a cel-
lophane bag. This takes some
sugar, but that gives us a chance
to sacrifice little for Europe. This
peel has been very popular where
I have sent it, and, of course, con-
tributes vitamin c.
Some things which I have not
myself sent, but that 7 feel sure
would be good for Europeans are.
packaged cheese, small cans of
tomato puree, and canned or we'll
dried fish. Peanut butter would be
a great addition to the list If we
could find safe way to pack it.
The oil and protein would be valu-
able. 1t would probably have to be
sent in tins. Another suggestion is
yeast tablets for vitamin B. Bought
in quantities, they are not expen-
sive, and they are easy to pack.
1t is necessary to have a strong
box. A great many stores now carry
paper boxes which hold
about pounds. Two of these would
take about the II pounds permissible
for Europe"
The post Office can furnish in
formation as to size and weight of
boxes to the various countries, and
will furnish necessary blank forms
to be used.
REMOVING INK?
From Mrs. p. S. r., Falls Church. }
Will some one please tell me how
to get ink out of gingham dress
taking the color out? Thank
you.
STRENGTHENING THE TEETH
OF COMBS.
(Fronr Mrs. Z. L. G., Takomd
Park, Md.
Some months ago q reader re-
quested information on a method Of
Strengthening the teeth of combs. II
presume she meant the little side
combs so popular for corralling up
swept hairdos. Here's a method I
worked out, which is helpful. Drop
comb for a few seconds in very hot
(not boiling) water. Then imme-
diately cup it around the outside
Of quart milk bottle which has just
been removed from the refrigerator
Hold it there for few seconds. This
is no cure-all, for the comb will
soon get out of shape again, but the
remedy is 50 simple 1t can be used