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The Wyandotte news-herald., 1946-03-21
Spring! Who's Excited About It?
Not The LOwly Skunk Cabbage

NEW YORK, March 81 - WD-
Spring arrived at exactly 1888
am. (EST) today but, as usual,
the skunk cabbage made it look
pretty silly.
Spring may be a wonderful thing
to me. or TO you, or to all the
other little flowers and beasts, but
old symplocarpus foetidus-as the
skunk cabbage is known in high
class company - just ignores the
whole business.
Generates Own Heat
The cabbage is first cousin to a
radiator and thus generates its own
heat, If you're really interested.
Thus It blooms while the sun is
still in its winter mothballs, and
is pretty much bored by the whole
business when spring officially ar
rives.
But spring is here, and the cab
bage might as well admit it.
Hugh S. Rice, research associate
in astronomy at the Hayden Plane
tdrium, told us today that spring
didn't really arrive at 1898 an,
but it did arrive-if you know
what he means.
It's fairly simple, if you've got
the patience to figure it out. Rice
has $3.50 words on the situation
which boiled down mean that the
calendar year and the astronomical
year don't quite match.
"The tropical year or year of
the seasons has 365.2422 days in
it." Rice explained. The calendar
year can't be broken down into
fractions like that and it always
has either 365 or 800 days. Hence
t. is obvious that the length of the
calendar year cannot correspond
tc the length of the tropical
The Wyandotte news-herald., 1946-03-21

break up into group conferences.
These include Cne for reporters
on employee publications, one for
persons who send news directly to
the city desk or to the church
pages.
At the conference for club pub
ncity chairmen and club magazine
reporters, Mrs. Zaio Woodford
Schroeder. vice-president of the
Detroit Federation Of Women's
Clubs, will speak. and the club edi-
tors of the daily papers will be on
hand for a discussion period. A
fourth conference has been ar
ranged for scribes of the American
Legion News, who will have O
chance 70 meet and hear E. j. Tip
pett, Jr., editor and publisher of
the Toledo American Legion Press.
The Wyandotte news-herald., 1946-03-21
H. E.. l.. Jackson viii Headline
u. of NJ. Reporters Clinic Friday

H c. l.. Jackson, columnist Of the
Detroit News. E. NJ Applegit Of
New York City, director of publ
cations for Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.,
and Prof. John l. Brumm, chair
man of University Of Michigan's
department Of journalism. will
headline the program Of the Re-
porters Clinic 10 be held at 7:30
pm. Friday, at the Rackham Edu-
cational Memorial
The clinic is designed for persons
who report for employee, club, fra
ternal. and veterans publications
as we'll as for publicity chairmen
of clubs. churches, social agencies.
and other groups.
The clinic will set forth concise
" and graphically the who, what,
when. and why Of good reporting.
Following a general session in the
main auditorium, the clinic will
The Wyandotte news-herald., 1946-03-21

The sixth grade Spelling Bee at
Evening star., 1946-06-27
Shrimps Are Here Again
By the Chef

More shrimp seem to be coming
into the fish markets these days
after being scarce for many months
Both the raw or green" type and
the cooked and cleaned variety are
to be found. I like to cook my own
shrimp-they are not so dry as the
ones that have been cooked and left
standing for long time.
Boil the shrimp in heavily salted
water, in which a cheesecloth bag
containing whole peppercorns, cloves
a nubbin of garlic and some celery
seeds has been put. Boil for about
20 minutes-until the shrimp are
nice and pink. Let them cool in the
water. Then drain, shell them and
remove the black intestinal vein.
Now they are ready to use in any
number of ways-cocktail, salad and
cooked dishes. One that I like very
much is a Brazilian concoction
shrimp croquettes.
Fry an onion and a Glove o1
garlic in a little butter until golden
brown. Add to them a teaspoon Of
minced parsley, a slice of dry bread
that has been moistened with 9
tablespoon of milk, beaten egg an6
18 large shrimps, cooked ane
chopped. Season with salt anc
pepper and mix in just enough floul
to bind. Mold the mixture into
croquette shapes and let cool. Dir
In beaten egg and in crumbs anc
fry in deep fat. Drain and serv.
With a cream sauce to which
Evening star., 1946-06-27

chopped cucumber has been added
Tartare sauce may be used If you
like.
From Long Island comes this one
for shrimp and fresh corn soufie
Cut the kernels from six ears OF
corn and stir it into the yolks of
well-beaten eggs. Add just a little
sugar, a tablespoon OF melted butter
u teaspoon salt, some pepper and
about IL pounds Of cooked shrimp
Last, fold in the stifdy beaten egg
whites. Turn the mixture into q
buttered baking dish, cover, set in a
pan or hot water and bake in a slow
oven for an hour, until firm. The
last Is minutes of cooking, the
souffie should be uncovered so that
the top may rise and brown.
This recipe is rather unusual, in
that the shrimp are not boiled first
It is Chinese dish and a very good
one. Wash and shell a pound OF
large, raw shrimp. Cut slit down
the back Of each shrimp, flatten the
shrimp with the blade of the knife
and sprinkle on each one q little
crushed almond powder.
Cut bacon in strips the size of the
shrimp and lay piece to top Of each
one, after dipping the bacon in
beaten egg. Place all under the
broiler seven to eight minutes. Ar
range a hot platter and serve with q
sauce made by bringing to q boil
together tablespoons worcester
shire sauce and tablespoon catsup
Evening star., 1946-06-27
Picnic Minus Sandwiches?

Now that our first July Fourth
since the war is here and cars spin
the highways once again, the Fourth
of July picnic will return in all its
glory. There will be insect bites,
ants in the potato salad, wet clothes
from falls in the brook, sunburn
blisters, blowouts, barbecue-scorched
hands, sprained ankles and snail
paced traffic as the sun goes down.
The picnic is with us once more
and We personally will have none
of it!
While others toll to enjoy the
miseries of the great outdoors, we
shall stay in our conditioned
living room, on a comfortable sofa,
with tall drink beside us, the
latest books and magazines at hand
and the radio grooming softly to it
self-peace, it's wonderful!
But for those of you who are
bound to get your fun the hard way,
have you stopped to think that the
mainstay of the picnic will be hard
to come by, this year? The sand
wich is the problem child of today.
And the mighty roll and the hot dog
are other casualties. So what will
you take along to keep body and
Evening star., 1946-06-27
Report to the Housewife

tant antipellagra B-vitamin. Tests
show that the concentration of this
vitamin is especially high in the
flesh of young chickens, such as
broilers and fryers. Chicken
breasts, therefore, compare favorably
with pork liver and beef liver
hitherto regarded as among the
richest sources of niacin. In
the great white or dark meat"
controversy, contestants may be in
terested to learn that the dark meat
is superior to the white in the vita
minis, ribof1avin and thiamine, but
that white breast meat takes first
place in niacin. Plan to put up
as many peaches rs you can this
year-as crops will be large for home
consumption, but the supply Of COM
mercially canned peaches Is not ex-
pected to be adequate to take care
Of the consumer demand during the
winter and spring ahead. If you
like figs you'll be glad to know that
nearly three and q half million
pounds of them will be coming to the
United States from Turkey during
the marketing season OF 1867.
-. An air Of elegance will take to
the air in late summer when Capt.
tai Airlines-PCA adds a Flying chef
to its larger planes. These digni-
taries will preside over special steam
tables, and meals will be prepared in
flight and served hot to the pas
sengers-who will select their meals
from choice of menus. Sar-
dimes are big help now, with other
food items so scarce. They 60
especially well in cool summer salad
plates, accompanied by crisp slices
of cucumber, tomato, chopped celery
and green pepper. That Smith
field ham meat we have been so
taken with Of late, has proved good
in yet another guise-as an added
ingredient to stuffed tomatoes
Another way of beating the meatless
situation!
Evening star., 1946-06-27

soul together come the luncheon
hour?
If you can get soda crackers
they'll pinch hit nicely for some
sandwiches. Cheese, busted with
mustard, makes neat filling and SO
does chopped bacon Gf any and
chutney. Guava paste and cream
cheese combine well between crack
ers for the sweet type sandwich
Slices of dill pickle with a dab of
Smithfield ham spread also may be
used for sharper tang.
Perhaps you can find some tins OF
Boston brown bread still in the
stores. Slice this thin and use
cream cheese, spiked with horse
radish and chopped watercress for a
filling. Or fill with cold baked
beans, mashed and popped up with
mustard and dash of catsup.
Use corer to hollow out dill
pickles and stuff them tightly with
a mixture of cream cheese, blue
cheese and deviled ham. Chill them
well and wrap them in wax paper
put them with the beverages that
have to be kept cool on the way tc
the picnic spot. Then slice them
across-and you have delicious It'd
bits,
Evening star., 1946-06-27
Avocado, Et Al.

The fruit remains on the tree from
9 to IA months before 1t becomes
fully mature and ripe. I
1.-THE fruit that you are inquiring
about may be dark green, mahogany
color, q rich red brown or a light
green. It may be small fruit with
big seeds or large fruit with small
seeds. For the most part it will be
very delicious. You see, the summer
avocados are really the playboys of
the family. It is very din1cult to
determine what shape, size or color
q given seed, If planted, will produce
and, consequently, there are more
than 400 different varieties Of ayo-
cado grown in Southern California,
but there are probably less than 20
that are grown in commercial guam
tity. OF these, only IA produce a
fruit which is uniformly perfect in
oil content and consequent nutritive
values, with the Fuerte being the
most consistent producer year in and
year out. 1t is the pear-shaped,
thin-skinned fruit with which you
in Washington are very familiar in
the wintertime.
"A second grade Of fruit which is
just as good from a nutritional
standpoint, generally speaking, is
the Bueno, which, with the Cali
fornia, or Fino, makes up the whole
'Calavo' family. The Fino fruit may
be OF several varieties, because for
the most part this fruit, some Of
which is just getting established in
California, may be West Indies
strain or Guatemalan strain or Mex
ican strain, and are just as delicious
and as good to look at, once inside
the skin, as any Of the winter fruit.
Eve have reports from consumers
now and then which indicate that
they feel some of the summer fruit
is even more luscious tasting than
the winter fruits, and the produc-
ton of summer fruit is growing
constantly.
1--WE feel that it will be only
few years until the year-round pro-
duction will be equalized and in
keeping with the policy Of the
Growers Cooperative Association,
only the very best Of summer and
winter fruit will be marked 'Calavo'
That doesn't mean that the fruit
stamped Fino or California may not
be just as good eating and just as
good for you. There might be a
slight difference in oil content, and,
of course, there is one difference
that is very outstanding and that is
that the summer fruit is apt to be
thick-skinned. Also, the shape of
the sumner fruit sometimes differs q
great deal from the pear-shaped
winter fruit. would say that a
preponderance of the fruit will be
round instead of pear-shaped.
Unlike the winter fruit, the sum-
mer fruit skin has little tendency
to yield to pressure. These avocados
are ripe and ready to serve when
they yield very slightly to a reason
able pressure of the full hand.
Sincerely and cordially,
| 81. B. WILLIAMS,
Director California Foods Research
Institute"
Evening star., 1946-06-27

now keep my salt shaker on the gas
stove by the pilot light. Did that
all last summer, have found il
keeps the salt dry and easy to pour
X X X
SUN PRESERVES;
CANARIES?
From Mrs. T. A. B., Suitland, Md.
To Mrs. w. R., Rockville: MY
mother makes delicious sun pre-.
serves. After washing and steamine
the berries, she adds a cup of sugar
to each cup of berries. She allow.
them to stand overnight. In the
morning she boils them for min.
utes after they begin to boil, stir.
ring occasionally to dissolve sugar
Then she pours them into platters
covers with glass to keep out dus
and places them in the sun. They
must sit in sun until they become
thick. 1t sometimes takes two days
Then she places them in sterile
glasses and seals with paraffin i'm.
mediately. The berries retain theil
form and color and taste delicious
Now, where may 1 secure some
advice on canary breeding? Have
been led to believe that one coule
raise from to 20 babies in a season
from one pair of birds. Is that ar
error?
Evening star., 1946-06-27
BY Betsy CasweH
Women's News Editor

ounce bottle of the spicy mixture
is attractively boxed, and is accom-
panied by a leaf1et containing some
excellent and simple curry recipes.
Many housewives have been scared
off" curried foods by tales of the
elaborate East Indies connections
and complicated service attached to
them-this is, actually a great mis-
take, for curried dishes are easily
made, need not be elaborate at all
for general use, and certainly make
wonderful solutions to the problem
of leftevers. A local store carries
the curry powder regularly, and has
the new packages and recipe leaflets
on order. Don't forget that
handy little gadget, the "Jelmeter," !"
that we told you about last spring.
This boon-to-the-je -jelly-maker saves
sugar by telling you exactly how
much you will have to use to make
each batch of preserves, ETC., jell.
No more jelly that won't jell, with
this one. IL you are q new
pressure-cooker enthusiast, you'll be
interested in q pamphlet of recipes
called Food Talks" obtainable from
the Mirro-Test Kitchen, Aluminium
Goods Manufacturing Co., Manito-
woo, Wis. Ask for their other new
recipe leaflets, their Easier Cook
ing Method" and Direction Tables
for Fresh Meats and Vegetables, !"
too. Emperor Halle Selassie
of Ethiopia is responsible for the
coming out" party yesterday after
noon of thick, rich, black Ethiopian
coffee, introduced to Washington
women's editors for the first time.
The coffee is excellent-and perfect
for the strong after-dinner, or
demi-tasse, drink. Fried breast
Of chicken, one of Americas prime
favorites, has been found to be a
rich source of niacin, the impor-
Evening star., 1946-06-27

"a large number Of inquiries have
been coming into this oflce Of late
about the various types Of avocados
seen in local markets this season.
It appears that many have been
unfamiliar to those who have been
using the regular" avocados for
years, and they were anxious to
learn more about the newcomers.
CAS- . result of this interest
wrote friend Of mine who is an
authority on this fruit-and here
with is his letter to me, which fur
nishes some very informative details
on the matter. Now you'll know
just exactly what you are buying
no matter what the color or the size
Of the avocado may be! B. c.
Dear Betsy:
There are three great families
Of avocados-the Mexican, Guate-
malan and West Indian. They differ
in character according to their
origin. The Mexican branch, origi-
mating in that country, was readily
adapted to California. It's oil con-
tent is extremely high, the fruit is
usually less than half pound in
weight, round and thin-skinned,
and normally natures in the fall.
The Guatemalan family originated
in Central America. It's fruit is
knobby-surfaced and large-often
from to 4 pounds in weight-and
Is rich in oil and flavor. 1t supplies
the summer harvest. The third
branch, the West Indian, is not
grown to any extent in California.
Avocado seeds when planted sell
dom produce fruit of the exact
character Of that seed. Out of hun
dreds OF trees which develop as
seedlings there are only SO named
varieties. OF these only IA measure
up to the high standard set for fruit
worthy of the familiar gold-colored
Calavo badge or stamp. The pear
shaped, thin-skinned, green fruit
that you recognize most readily as
a 'Calavo' is a hybrid, the Fuerte-a
cross between the Mexican and
Guatemalan Misunderstanding the
most desirable attributes of Zach. 1t
is included as a 'Calavo' only when
it measures up in flavor and oil con-
tent as it does in cultural heredity
Evening star., 1946-06-27

thick. Add tablespoons melted but
ter and l teaspoon vanilla and beat
This is sort Of gooey and does not
become hard, but is delicious with
this light moist, red-brown choco-
late cake which does not dryout.
(From Mrs. r. P. L., Silver Spring }
To Mrs. b. F. H., Arlington, Choc-
olate Custard Devils Food from
Better Homes and Gardens maya
zine: One-half cup shortening, / cup
sugar, 2 beaten egg yolks, 2 cups
cake flour, u teaspoon salt, l tea
spoon soda, l cup milk, l teaspoon
vanilla. Combine 70 cup sugar,
1 ounce squares unsweetened choco-
late, melted, "a cup milk and /
beaten egg; cook over low heat until
thick. Cool. Cream shortening and
1 cup sugar: add egg yolks, mix
well. Add sifted dry ingredients al
ternately with l cup milk and va
nilla; stir in chocolate mixture
Bake in 2 waxed paper 8-inch LAYER
Evening star., 1946-06-27

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. G.
Evening star., 1946-06-27
MARINATED HERRING
MENDING FILET:
CYr~~

(Fron, A. S., Washington
To A. M. H., Washington; mend
ing filet: You will find complete
instructions and Photographic IL
lustrations on the making of filet,
under the subject of netting" In
the book Encyclopedia of Needle
work." by r. H. de Dillmont. This
book Is available at the Central
Public Library.
I have = suggestion to make. I
Evening star., 1946-06-27
FLOWERS AND BABY.
(Fronl Mrs. J. H. j., Branch
milo Md

To the mother who wrote to know
how to train her youngster to leave
the flowers undisturbed: I taught
mine to smell all the flowers in the
garden, without touching. He
thought it was a lot of fun and
carefully tucked his hands behind
his back while he shifted one flower
after another.
TO GET. INFORMATION.
(From Miss C. E. E.. Washington. J
If B. K. McF., will write to the
Bureau Of Economics, Department
of Agriculture, Washington, D. c.,
am sure they will send her a book
on skins and how to tan them. If
Mrs. L. S. L., Washington, will
write to the same place, she can get
information about musty flreplaces.
* X X
IN DEFENSE OF STEAM IRON;
PRESSURE COOKER;
OTHER HINTS.
(From Mrs. C. B. p, College
Park, Md.)
After reading the comment O!
Mrs. H. H. R. regarding Steam Irons,
I couldn't get my pen quickly
enough to write in their defense. ]
think they are wonderful and
would advise any one to get one
Without water, I use it for ordi-
nary ironing, exactly as one uses a
regular iron. 1t heats in no time
These are the occasions when ]
add water: For ironing heavy things
such as slip covers and heavy cur
tains and drapes, which incidentally
I also sprinkle; ironing rayons
starched things or curtains (remem-
ber how dry they get toward the
last?>, pressing woolens tno more
damp clothes. ladies, just a dry one)
! C h ldren's cotton-knit clothes
Evening star., 1946-06-27

For the greet and glorious Fourth, serve new fresh
drink while you wotch the fireworks the lawn.
Sparkling Cherry Smash: Combine ! cup chopped
cooked cherries with half cup light sirup and half
cup of cream. Divide equally among four eosses then
fill glasses with ice cold sparkling woter top with crushed
ice. Cornish with stemed morosehno cherry if you wsh
Evening star., 1946-06-27

cake pans in moderate oven $50 de.
grees Is to 30 minutes.
Put layers together and frost with
ivory frosting: Make seven-minute
frosting, using tablespoons water
~ cups granulated sugar, Y cur
brown sugar and 2 egg whites. Ado
l teaspoon vanilla.
(Frona Mrs. J. NICK. F., Washington. :,
Chocolate Cake Alabama: One.
fourth pound grated chocolate,
egg, cup sugar, l cup sweet milk
Mix well. Stir constantly In doubl,
boiler until thick as mush. Wher
cool flavor with III tablespoons O.
vanilla.
One-half cup butter, 1 cup sugal
creamed together. Add eggs,
full cups flour into which put 3.
teaspoons of soda and sift together
II necessary add teacup of swee
milk. When this second portion i
well mixed stir in the chocolate par
and bake in jelly tins. Put togethel
with white icing.
(From Mrs. W. H. r., Washington.
Never Fail Devils Food Cake
Three squares chocolate, y cup milk
u cup sugar. Cook in double boile
until creamy, not thick. Cool. One
half cup butter or substitute, cul
sugar, y cup milk, " teaspoon soda
X teaspoon salt, 2 eggs, 2 cups floul
sifted, III teaspoons baking powder
l teaspoon vanilla. Cream butter
sugar and egg yolks. Add cooled
chocolate mixture. Sift flour, bak.
Ing powder, soda and salt together
Add to mixture alternating witt
Evening star., 1946-06-27

milk. Add beaten egg whites last.
Put in 1926 degree oven and then
set it at 375 degrees for about 80
minutes. Makes two layers. When
done let it stand in pan about five
minutes. Ice with seven-m minute
icing. The batter should be rather
thin and this is a delicious moist
cake.
Evening star., 1946-06-27
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Information sent in By the tol-
lot0ing has been forwarded to the
individuals for Utom it was in
tended:
Mrs. G. B., Battle Creek, Mich:
Miss F. S, Warrenton, Va; Mrs.
c. E. W., HyattsUille: Mrs. H. c.,
Gaithersburg;; Miss M. E. c., Su-
Der Spring.; Mrs. L. M. c., Mrs.
O. A. II, Mrs. H. G., Mrs. w.
c. G., r. O. R., Washington.
Our thanks to these readers,
whose contributions were similar
to Others previously receiued:
Miss E. w., Mrs. c.. F., Arlng-
ton; Mrs. J. X. B., Mrs. M. r. B.,
Mrs. E. J. T., Washington.
x X X 4
MARINATED HERRING.
from Mrs. A. L., Silper SPRING.
To Mrs, j. D. W., Alexandra
Get 6 Holland herring. At least :
milt or male herring in the 6. GU
OF heads, clean and take out tn.
roe and milt. Soak at least 12 or l.
hours in fresh water after washins
OF the salt. Wash again and place
in q dish which has a cover. Ont
teaspoon mixed spice, and as many
sliced onions as you like. Mash the
milt in cider vinegar enough to
cover the fish, spice and onion. II
the milt Is stringy, strain through
a colander. Let stand about II or
IA hours. Keep well covered while
in refrigerator. Get herring from
delicatessen store.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-11-07
LOCALS

Bobbie Faye Autry spent Tues
day night with Dorothy Jean
Fowler.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-11-07
HJC Defeated 70 u

center intercepted an Ellisville pass
and was knocked out of bounds on
the 18 yard line. Earl Howell again
passed successfully to Paul Hayne
in the end zone for the third score.
The try for point was good but an
off-side penalty cost Holmes the
point. lie
Ellisville took over and the nan
ended shortly thereafter. The Sou'n
Mississippi boys took full possession
starting the second half and were
not halted until they had scored a
second time. The try for point was
wide. Score: Holmes 10, Ellisvlllel5.
Near the middle of the fourth per-
iod Ellisville started generating
power on a sustained drive with
passes to the flat working well, ano
marched to a first down on the hree
yard stripe. On fourth down win
only inches to 60 and the outcome
of the game depending upon tins
play the bail went to Hurst VINO
~lateralled wide to Stephenson VINO
scored standing. The try for poins
was good. Final score, Ellisville ~
Holmes ID. =,
This was q ballgame on one well
executed play.
The game was hard fought and q