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Evening star., 1946-08-15
The use Of tomatoes increased

I. The use OF tomatoes increased
from so pounds per person a year
at the time Of World War I to 109
pounds per person in the 1942-1945
period. Three new canned
chicken soups have been added to a
famous line: Chicken a la Malakoff
which boasts potatoes, tomatoes and
herbs along with the chicken (and
is delicious chilled, by the way :;
chicken with watercress and other
ingredients, that makes a thick,
nourishing hot dish; chicken and
mushrooms in superlative blend
This same firm mas long been noted
for its excellent canned Vichyssoise.
A few drops of tabasco sauce
added to a cream sauce for fish
makes new and interesting pep
per-upper." Peanut butter,
chopped bacon and bit of chutney
spread on toast rounds or crackers
make a delectable cocktail snack.
=. For an unusual and double duty
punch bowl, make one out of a block
of cleaning ice by setting dish Of
boiling water into the center of the
block and holding it there while
the ice melts to mold hollow of that
size. You may have to change the
water to keep it hot during the pro-
cess. There's your container and
your cooler, all in one! . Watch
for that helpful little leaflet. "The
Wonder Flame" in your next bill
from the Washington Gas Light
Company. 1t has some splendid
last of the season" pickle and pre-
Sfrye rapinec
Evening star., 1946-08-15
By Betsy CnsweH
Womans News Editor

peas, from Colorado and from Cali
fornia-the best quality we've seen
In many day. Snap and lima beans
are recommended, along with cab
bage, celery, eggplant, escarole, let
tuee (mostly iceberg, onions, pep
pers, white potatoes, tomatoes
squash, corn and okra. Greens are
light in supply, and spinach almost
impossible to find. Cantaloupes are
flooding the markets, and other
plentifuls include honeydews, water
melons. lines, plums, pears, nectar
ines, blueberries, apples, and
peaches. peaches, peaches all over
the place.
Here and There: Studies indi-
cate that "air sickness" or "moun-
tain sickness" may be caused by too
little ribof1avin (vitamin B-2) In the
diet. Riboflavin is necessary for the
body to make use of carbohydrates,
and at the low atmospheric pressure
OF high attitudes the body is called
upon to burn these at a faster rate
than at sea level. Hence extra
ribof1avin is needed. Scientists are
working on the idea. When
using boiling water to remove fruit,
coffee or tea stains, hold the kettle
high-the added force of the water
does the trick. Fewer potatoes
per person are being eaten in the
United States now than in 19l7-18.
Evening star., 1946-08-15
ORANGE JUICE CAKES?
PUFF Rails RECJpE
Recipe Roundup

A good fashioned friend is
peach cobbler. In the country it
may be served with lusciously thick
cream, almost too heavy to pour.
The city dweller will have to make
do with the coffee" variety, but
either way peach cobbler makes
mighty fine dessert and is a
special favorite of men.
Mix l egg beaten we'll with u a
cup of sugar-brown sugar is extra
good, If you have it--and cups of
sliced, peeled peaches. Drop a
couple of the inner peach pit ker-
nels into the mixture for added
flavor. Spread in a buttered baking
dish, squeeze little lemon juice
over all and dot with butter.
Cover with biscuit dcelgh crust
and prick with fork to E4srmit
steam to escape. Bake inhI hot
oven and serve hot with cream.
For deluxe dish serve hot with
peach or vanilla ice cream instead
of cream.
When the first Hubbard squashes
make their appearance this is a
nice way to prepare them-Squash
Lyonnaise.
Cut a small squash into halves
and steam them about half an hour
until they are just tender. Remove
the pulp. but be careful not to
break the half shells. Cook the
pulp with l grated onion in "a cup
of water for about five minutes.
Season with butter, salt and pepper
and beat until the mixture is light
and smooth. Fill the shells with
the mixture, rounding on top.
Sprinkle with bread crumbs and
Evening star., 1946-08-15

shelves have been conspicuously
small OF late. Also. you may have
planted, as I did. few too many
tomatoes in the enthusiasm of early
spring gardening.
In view of these facts I worked
up a cream of tomato soup to be
made at home, based on a recipe
that I picked up years ago In Hon
duras. when dining at the home of
a fruit company official.
Dice up six large, ripe tomatoes
there should be enough to make
six cupfuls. Combine these with Il
a cup of chopped onion and u a
cup of sliced carrot. Chop enough
celery-both the stalks and the
leaves-to make cupful and add
that together, with bay leaf,
cloves, some peppercorns. sprin-
king of thyme and basil, a tea
spoon of salt and a teaspoon of
sugar.
Put these in a kettle and heat to
the boiling point. Then let simmer
for 20 minutes, until the vegetables
are soft and there is plenty Of juice.
Force through a sieve and return
puree to fire.
Add generous pinch of soda and
then stir in cream sauce made by
melting 2 tablespoons Of butter
and blending In tablespoons of
flour and teaspoon of salt. When
this is smooth stir in very slowly
2 cups of rich milk or thin cream.
Keep stirring until the sauce is
smooth and velvety, when it can
be added to the tomato mixture.
Let heat through and then serve
with croutons.
This is rich, wonderfully fla
vored soup and a bit different from
the usual variety. In Honduras, I
recall, it was served as the first
course at dinner which included
chicken with rice-cooked with
saffron-baked plantains, a grape
fruit salad and a sort of caramel
custard for dessert.
If you are hard put to use up all
the tomatoes in your garden patch
have number of somewhat un-
usual recipes in my files making
use of this versatile vegetable. If
you would like some of these drop
me line, in care of The Evening
Star, inclosing a stamped. self s.
addressed envelope and I'll be glad
to mail them to you.
Evening star., 1946-08-15

picked peaches, ginger ale or, best
Of all, champagne. Lower the heat
and cook it 30 minutes longer with
out basting.
You may eat the ham hot, but
Virginia tradition demands that it
be served cold and carved by an ex-
pert into slices so thin that paper is
thick by comparison. This is an art
in itself. One of the new-fangled
hamholders available in the better
housewares stores should help you
with this, If you are new at the
game, for the gadget holds the ham
IN exactly the right position, at the
proper angle, and lets you put all
your attention on the knifework.
A Virginia ham worthy of the
name should be accorded the place
Of honor on any buffet table or
should be served with due respect as
a piece de resistance" with q green
salad course.
Evening star., 1946-08-15

the tr1endfy poker session.
couple of onions stuck with cloves
and dozen peprercorns. No salt,
OF course, for the ham is salty
enough by itself.
Let the ham simmer, about Is or
80 minutes to the pound, until done.
Then let it cool overnight in the
water in which it was boiled.
In the morning, drain the ham
we'll and strip off the skin-don t
disturb the layer of fat beneath.
Make a paste of brown sugar and a
little prepared mustard and spread
this all over the ham. Make dia-
mond- shaped markings through the
paste and into the top of the fat
layer and then stud with cloves at
the point Of the diamonds.
Bake the ham in a hot over for 10
minutes, basting it frequently with
cider, pineapple juice. the juice oi
Evening star., 1946-08-15

- S''''" f'"fN 900 fb Ht
1t looks as if some of us may be
lucky enough to get that delight of
al gourmets-a Smithfield ham
Ane Of these days. If such is your
case, you will need to know just how
to cook this ham to bring out all
the best that is In it and in
Smithfield ham, that is plenty
Virginia cooks are past masters
at this art and the one that ruled
our grandmother's kitchen for many
years knew no peer. This is her
recipe:
Remove the covering from the
ham with care and appreciation.
Scrub the ham well, removing any
mold, and soak it overnight in cold
water. Next put it in a kettle OF
fresh water, already simmering. The
water should just about cover the
kam-don't float the poor thing.
Toss into the pot bay leaf, a
Evening star., 1946-08-15

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..
Evening star., 1946-08-15
TRACING PAPER:
CERAMICS. JEWELRY?

From Mrs. G. r. P, WashingtonJ
I believe I can help Mrs. D. M. B.
Glen Echo, concerning the removal
of starch from linen tracing paper
If she will boil the tracing paper
with little soap and rinse thor
oughly until all starch is removed
she will have lovely material for
I have some now on
hand which I prepared in the same
way and intend to make my hus-
band some nice handkerchiefs.
Is there any place in Washington
where one can study ceramics and
Evening star., 1946-08-15
Unusual Soup
By The Chef

With our modern reliance on the
wonderful canned soups producers
put out for the American public it
seems strange even to think of
making our own cream Of tomato
soup. However. you may have
found, as I did, that supplies of
canned tomato products on grocers
Evening star., 1946-08-15

Payments on your home are
made easy by renting a room.
Renting q room Is made easy
by advertising in The Star.
Call National 5000. Open 8
An. to il pm.
Evening star., 1946-08-15
DEFENSE OF SOAP OPERAS.
From Mrs. D. M, WaShington.)

From Mrs. D. NJ, Washington
Several times recently I've seen
derogatory comments about the So
called soap operas" I'm a college
graduate, taught three years. Now,
due to an accident caused by being
struck by car, am, and have been,
confined to my bed, paralyZed. l
listen to the radio at all hours but
have to have it close as I can't
stand the sudden blares and hide
GUS noises made by the too-numer-
GUS orchestras and the too-long,
tiresome commercials.
1 love the serials (most of them ::
it's saving of my eyes as I can't
read too long and they are enter
tanning, pass my weary hours and
portray many family problems we
all have. Take these serials out,
and you have left only a lot of
blaring, noisy orchestras, contests,
political talks, etc. There are en-
tirely too many long commercials
which I can and do cut out. The
news broadcasts are wonderful, and
many other talks, but to people like
me, and I know I'm not alone, the
serials are really necessary. If you
don't like them. turn them off but
let us who can enjoy them have
them
From Mrs. D. A. T., Washington.
l have been an interested reader
of RCH from its beginning and en-
Joy its friendly helpful service. I
agree with Mrs. l.. T. H. of Arlington
in regard to radio listeners. I am
one of the older people who get
much entertainment from my radio
Some of the radio characters are like
friends. do not think I am con-
sidered either moronic or senile. OF
course, programs are not for intel
lectuals only; in fact, I suppose the
majority of the daily listeners are
mostly deprived of outside interests.
Personally, I did several hundred
hours Red Cross work during the
war, and am still doing it, most of it
knitting by my radio.
I took Will Rogers advice to peo-
pie who didn't like his programs,
and would suggest others do likewise.
There is wide variety to choose
from.
Evening star., 1946-08-15

ing?
From Mrs. W. X. H., Washington. J
In reply to Mrs. D. NJ BIS letter
for removing starch from tracing
paper: Whether it's the correct
method or not 1 don't know but just
put it in the washing machine or
scrub it out by hand in soapy warm
water; let dry and iron and you'll
have a piece of fine linen. I have
done this many times and it seems
to do the trick.
(From Mrs. S. D. S., Washington.
In reference to Mrs. D. M. S..
Glen Echo, about removing starch
from tracing paper in order to
make handkerchiefs. Years ago my
grandmother took tracing paper
which came from my fathers real
estate office and boiled it. This
paper $50 called really was linen
with base. She boiled it many
times and finally had much better
linen than money can or ever could
buy. With this she made dinner
napkins with hand-crocheted edges
and 3-lnch corner with crocheted
initial. They were beautiful and
she gave me a set of II for a we'd
ding present.
SPIKES?
From Mrs. M. H.. Arlinoton,
Can any one tell me the name
OF what is commonly known as
spikes, which are used so extern
sively in the North for window
boxes? How are they started?
I haven't seen any since I came
to this part of the country, and I
think the beauty of window box
depends, to great extent, on them,
for proper balance
DUTCH OVEN.
From Mrs. F. I. R., RiUerdale, Md.J
I've had Dutch oven for at least
10 years. You take a pot roast of
beef, or veal, or pork, sprinkle -four
al lover it, put your shortening, or
suet, in your Dutch oven, put your
roast in it, put onions (smalD all
around. You let this blend, or
smother, slow, turn over your roast
after it's brown on one side. After
that add little water and cover
your meat. Let simmer, watch it
so the water does not cook away.
After while, your meat is tender.
II you like, you can add carrots and
potatoes, and believe me, it's
really swell meal. Add flour gravy.
Your meal is all in one; in two
hours your whole dinner is ready.
X
ORANGE JUICE CAKES?
PUFF BALLS RECIPE"
From Mrs. N. A. c., Arlington.)
I am searching for a cake recipe
which uses orange juice or a com
bination of orange juice and water
for its liquid content. l should also
like 1t to have both baking powder
and soda for leavening.
Can some kind reader come to my
aid?
These puH RaIIr oro nina ~ .or,,.
Evening star., 1946-08-15
PERFUME STAIN REMOVAL? =?
NESSEI RODE pITnnTNco
BURNT SUGAR CAKE,

From A. T. K, Washington
The Clearing House has given me
great deal OF help. My sincere
thanks to all contributors. I hope
Mrs. c. M. r. will enjoy our burnt
sugar cake as much as we do but
l canot supply the recipe for "fuf-
fy caramel icing" Am sure some
one will.
One and one-half cups sugar, y
cup butter, 2 eggs, l cup milk, "a
cups cake flour, teaspoons baking
Evening star., 1946-08-15
Readers Clearing House

Put one can of moist coconut
through the food chopper. Beat
four egg whites stiff, but not dry.
and gradually add six tablespoons Of
sugar, beating we'll after each addi-
ton. Add one half teaspoon of al
mond fiavoring. Next mix one half
cup of sugar with two tablespoons
of flour. Sift over the meringue
part, little at a time Fold in
gently. Slowly fold in one half cup
of coconut. Fill paper baking cups
two-thirds full. Arrange two sheets
of brown paper on a cooky sheet.
Set cups on the paper and bake for
30 to IS minutes at 325 degrees F.
They should be crisp on top so they
won't fall when they are removed
from the oven. Cool. When thor
oughly cool, remove the paper cups.
I have found paper souff1e cups
excellent, for they are thicker than
the ordinary baking cups.
PECAN PIE FILLING?
| From Mrs. A. NJ. c., Washington
Could some one please tell me
how to make a dark brown and
somewhat chevy filling for pc
can pie" similar to the one served
in the Social Security Building Cafe
! terra?
FOR BURNED COOKER.
From Mrs. G. S., Alexandria,
Here's trick that I just discov-
cred: Three times in less than a
month I thought had burned up
granite cooker with a milk food. I
set the cooker aside to throw away.
Then decided I might clean it to
dip wash water with. That's when I
began the experiment.. I put a spe-
cial cleaning powder in it and set it
on the back of stove with water in
it, where it would keep warm. The
next day every speck washed out
and left the cooker good as new ex-
cept bit darker.
Another Please, please, please"
for our old, helpful, tolerant RICH!
Y y X X
FROSTING RECIPE?
II rum W. D. ~. u. -, uhOWLu FQTK.J
would like to have a recipe for
a white uncooked fluffy frosting,
and not too sweet.
PAINTING RUG?
From Mrs. J. B. B.. Alexandria,
Have any of you had experience
painting fiber rug? If any of you
have been successful won't you
please go into detail as I'm really
anxious to do mine.
My rug is blue and white plaid.
but hard to keep bright and clean
with two kiddies and their play
mates on it all day. I was contem-
plating pretty shade of coral!
PERFUME STAIN REMOVAL?
NESSELRODE PUDDING?
From Mrs. A. j. M, WASHINGTON
I have managed to spill perfume
on my new limed-oak dressing
table, leaving an ugly white stain.
Also have a liquor stain on nice
maple table which left a white
ring.
May ask one more favor? A
recipe for Nesselrode Pudding (made
with chestnuts).
BURNT SUGAR CAKE.
From A. T. K, Washington.
The C1ao ripo uo,eo hoe o;,o,, WI
Evening star., 1946-08-15

silver jewelry designing and max
ing?
Evening star., 1946-08-15

From Mrs. A. NJ. c., Wdshinqton.)
Could some one please tell me
how to make a dark brown and
somewhat chevy" filling for pc
can pie" similar to the one served
in the Social Security Building Cafe
terra?
Evening star., 1946-08-15
FOR BURNED COOKER.

from Mrs. D. C. c., Takoma Park.
I would like to have a recipe for
a white uncooked fluffy frosting,
and not too sweet.
Evening star., 1946-05-09
BIbo Takes Collins Seriously;
Plans $50 Campaign Speeches
Senator Pleads With Voters to Stand by
Him and Retire His Opponent July

will take the Senator to the four
corners of the State by Saturday.
Senator Bilbo has made it plain
that this will be no ordinary CAM
paign and has said he plans to make
$50 speeches before July 2, the date
of the primary elections.
Free-Swinging Campaign.
Both Senator Bilbo and Mr.. Col
Inns are tossing political brickbats
in the free-swinging style reminis-
cent of an earlier era in American
politics. Senator Bilbo, who began
stump speaking from the Deltalands
to the upper regions of the State
SO years ago, is at no disadvantage
in a rough-and-tumble campaign.
Whether Mr.. Collins will be able to
match him in winning the voters
Of Mississippi in this attempt re-
mains to be seen.
At North CaIrollton, where Sena-
tor Bilbo made one of the first
speeches of his campaign tour. the
Continued ON Page Ar Column a.
Evening star., 1946-05-09
By the Asxoeiofsd Press

The Post Office Department today
ordered an embargo on parcel post
shipments weighing more than II
pounds, with certain exceptions.
The department said the embargo,
effective at midnight, was ordered
as a result of the coal strike and
curtailment of rail service.
Four classes of goods are exempt:
Live day-old poultry, seeds, plants
and other nursery stock; eggs, but
ter and other perishable food prod
ucts, and medicines, drugs, surgical
instruments and surgical dressings.
The department said the normal
weight limitation on parcel post is
10 pounds. The size limitation is
100 inches, combined length and
girth.
Parcels covered by the embargo
will not be accepted for mailing If
they weight more than II pounds
Evening star., 1946-05-09
Churchill Proposes
United States Of
Europe for Peace
Tells Dutch Parliament
Continental Unity Would
Make for Prosperity
BY the Associoted Press

LONDON. May 9.-Winston
Churchill, in an address to the
Dutch Parliament. called today
for a United States of Europe
His address was broadcast by
the Netherlands radio at Hill
verSum.
II see no reason" he declared
why under the guardianship of a
world organization there should not
arise the United States of Europe
both of the East and of the West
which will unity this continent in q
manner never known since the Ro-
man Empire.
1T will give you prosperity, JUS
tice and peace"
His statement evoked long ap-
plause.
These special alliances between
nations, far from weakening the
structure of the United Nations,
should make the United Nations
indivisible and invincible," the for
mer Prime Minister of Britain de-
clared.
ut is evident that the affairs of
the British Commonwealth are be-
coming ever closer with those of the
United States. There can be nothing
but good for the whole world from
such a close friendship"
Mr.. Churchill said Britain's 90
year treaty of friendship with the
Soviet Union will also be a guar
antee for peace"
Mr. Churchill said I'VE welcome
the proposed treaty of friendship
with France" and expressed the hope
that "the Western democracies of
Europe may draw together in closer
association"
He called for affirmation "of the
sanctity of smaller states
THE duty of large powers in the
modern world is to see that those
rights are,protected," he said. -"It is
the purpose of the United Nations
organization to make sure that the
force of right will be protected by
the right of force"
Evening star., 1946-05-09
BY the Assoeioted Press

President Truman told his news
conference today that he did not
yet consider the Foreign Ministers
Conference in Paris failure.
When the time comes that it has
broken down, he said, Secretary of
State Byrnes will be authorized to
make an announcement.
Some diplomatic authorities here,
however, took the view that the
conference had failed and that this
meant split of Europe into Soviet
and Western spheres.
Mr.. Truman also told reporters
he had not heard about any drastic
change in American policy toward
Russia because Of the disagree
ments on major European peace is
sues which the Paris meeting had
produced. And, he remarks sharply
Evening star., 1946-05-09
u. S. Emborgoes Parcel Post
Shipments Over IT Pounds

or II their combined length and
girth exceeds so inches.
Postmaster General Robert E.
Hannegan said he acted at the re-
quest of the Office of Defense Trans
portation and the Association of
American Railroads.
Large shipments, normally car
ried by rail freight or express, al
ready are being sent by parcel post
to avoid the restrictions imposed
upon the railroads by the ODT," Mr..
Hannegan said. He added:
Whether parcels are sent by ex-
press or by parcel post, the railroads
carry them. We anticipate that
rs per cent of railway express ship
ments would be diverted to us if we
did not limit our service during this
emergency"
The department, he said, did not
have suf11cient mail cars or storage
space to handle such quantities Of
goods.
Evening star., 1946-05-09
ICUIIIIllueu OH Pdge Az, Column
Italian King Leaves
Naples on Ship for Exile
BY the Associated Press

NAPLES, May 9.-King Victor
Emmanuel and Queen Elena
boarded the cruiser Duke of Abruzzi
tonight for voyage into voluntary
exile.
A source in the royal household
said the abdication of the 76-year-
old King, after a tenure of As years,
would be announced formally to-
morrow. Crown Prince Umberto,
who at his fathers direction has
been acting as lieutenant governor
of the realm, is expected to assume
the title of King Umberto II.
Italians will vote June 2 on
whether to continue the monarchy.
Evening star., 1946-05-09
(See HOSPITALS, Page A-4.J
Paris PorIey Is Not Yet Failure,
Irumun Tells News Conference

the President makes the foreign
policies.
Mr.. Truman was asked, too,
whether he knew of the existence
OF a German Army in the British
zone of occupation in Germany. He
said he did not think there is one.
The questioner had referred to
articles by Walter Lippmann, New
York Herald Tribune columnist, on
conditions in Germany as a result
of personal study of conditions
there
Mr.. Truman said he had read the
articles and by way of comment
remarked that hindsight is great
thing.
Areporter wanted to know whether
in this case "hindsight is accurate. :"
Mr.. Truman said he couldn't answer
(see EUROPE, Page A-4,)