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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-08
The Freedom Our Constitution

The Freedom Our Constitution
guaranteed never intended to per-
NIT destruction of the nation. Even
a citizen is not free to commit
suicide. In some matters there is no
such thing as compromise. Yet there
IS no doubt a lot Of our high-ups in
washington are temporising with
communism, o can there be anv
doubt that poison has gone deen
Dire emergency brought us into par
tnership with Russia against a dan
gerous foe but we certainly surren-
dered no rights, political, or social
or other. Communism is anti Chris
tlan and no attempt to conceal it
Communists are driving to make u,
a communistic state. It's an alier
ldealogy, takes orders from a alien
They are not due privileges of Am.
erican Citizens while they fight the
American way of life. Communism
IS at the base Of the attacks on
congressman John Rankin. The ides
Is to pin something on him. dis.
credit him any way possible. We
nave reds in our own state. thew
sneak about inthe dark, speaking =,
their mental moves, and we baG
better get them spotted.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-08

For maximum profits from egg
production, at least go percent of the
birds that 60 into the laying house
this fall should be pullets.
During the month of August many
flock-owners will be housing pullets
You will have laying house room
for profitable producers only. Any
Improbable pullets housed this fall
will cut down on your profits. Select
carefully. Keep pullets that are
strong and vigorous. Gull out any
that are sick, weak, or diseased. 2.
Keep pullets that are reasonably
good representatives of their breed
and variety. Gull out any that have
Standard disqualifications, serious
defects, or that are seriously under
weight. 8. Keep pullets that have
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-08
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1916

good capacity: wide between the
pelvic bones; wide between pelvic
and keel bones; thin. straight, pliable
pelvic bones; keel bones sloping
slightly downward. 4. Keep pulIets
that have good conformation: long.
deep, and wide bodies; Gull pullets
that are short, shallow and narrow.
S. Keep pullets that are in good con-
dition: vigorous, alert, active, well
pliable, and loose. Gull pullets that
are hard, coarse and lacking in
quality.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-08
BY Geo. L. Evuns

Short feed supplies, high prices
and world food famine justify more
paintings Of grain and grazing crops
to supplement our prospective
stocks Of feed.
Livestock that Craze regularly
during late fall, winter and all the
time, reproduce milk, beef and
other products most economically.
It Is Important now to produce to
the limit, and only grazing will in
sure the greatest production.
A Triple-A payment is provided
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-08

Georgia lynching, the Lexington,
Miss. Lynching', lump them all to-
gether as examples Of southern
treatment of negros, (of course they
are silent on the Philadelphia Penn.
race riots, the Chicago race riots, of
a year ago and the Chicago riot of
a few years since when 500 negros
were killed. and they are working
for Federal Laws that will apply,
At any rate we are due to give the
Negro fair treatment, prove him
guilty before we punish him and
let the punishment come through
established legal channels. Mobs
are usually swayed by the least in
teligent OF the men present who are
usually the most brutal. Our off
icers are all good men and the juries
are white. Let's let them handle
VOAo, ssF
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-08

1877 WAYS to make money, in home
or office, business of your own. Full
particulars FREE. Drenon Co. 400
Main Street, Madison, Kansas
48-3tnp
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-08
Home Dem. News

Luying House Room For Profitable
Producers.
A hen will lay approximately 20
percent more eggs in her first year
of production than in her second
year. Likewise she will lay more
eggs in her second year than her
third year.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-08

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE-225
Acres with 3 houses on east high
way IL near Durant $4,000; also
night club near Durant $2,500; store
and two cabins $4,000; House, six
rooms and both, automatic hot water
tank with living quarters for SER
want in rear, $4,000. Cleo Reed, Du-
rant, Box 252. 15-tf-np g. 47-tf-np
FOR SALE-Small natural gas
stove $18.; also l00-lb size ice
chest $3.50. Phone 85-r Durant.
15-1tpd & 45-1tpd
IF 1T is PAINTING or decorating,
call me I have the equipment and
experience. All work guaranteed
Call Lexington 286 or 1913. G. H.
Petty. 43-tfnp
AVAILABLE AT ONCE nearby
Rawleigh business. Trade well
established. Sales experience help
full but not necessary to start. Write
at once or see ]. H. Wilson, Rt. g.,
Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-08

Northern Pupers. MoguxinSs.
uoaou sul Su!pesIds sIe s1e3!1M
that we Of the South IN savage;
that we mistreat negro previously.
They mention the Columbia riot, the
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-08-08

FOR SALE-Laundry heater, 40 gal
Ion hot water tank. B. S. Beall.
Jr., phone 104, Lexington 45-tf-np
Evening star., 1946-04-04

utes, melt the butter and rub in
the flour. When thissis we'll blended
add it to the tomato mixture with
the rest of the seasonings and cook
10 minutes more.
Bake the fish for half an hour or
little longer, basting frequently
with the sauce, When the fish is
cooked thoroughly, remove it to a
platter and pour the sauce and pan
juices over it. Serve very hot, with
sliced cucumbers on the side and
wedges of lemon for squeezing.
In Cuba they cut red snapper into
filets, like filet of sole, and lay them
in a buttered shallow baking dish
They are seasoned well with salt
pepper and lemon juice and then
covered with tomato sauce ano
grated cheese and baked until
brown
The filets also may be sauteed in
butter and when nearly done, a
handful of shredded blanched al
monds are tossed into the pan and
allowed to brown with the fish. The
filets are removed to platter and
little white wine is added to the
pan juices. This with the almonds
is poured over the fish just before
serving,
Evening star., 1946-04-04
Asparagus

whereas others declared It was
harmful to ones vision! 1t was not
known in England. apparently,
much before the beginning of the
18th century.
There are-or were, when the
world could indulge in such luz
uries-three kinds of asparagus, the
white, the violet and the green The
earliest known variety was the
white, which in olden times was
rated the least good of the three,
but which later was considered the
most choice. Hence the terrific
prices charged by speciality markets
for fresh white asparagus, which
were duplicated, in proportion, by
the canning industry. The violet.
of course, is THE asparagus among
true gourmets, but has been in
creasingly hard to obtain in re-
cent years, being supplanted in
most instances by the white type.
In the past, most of the fancy
violet variety came from Poland,
Germany and Argenteui. For the
most part the fresh frozen and the
canned asparagus to be found in
markets today is composed of either
long green stalks or tips. We won't
even mention that abomination, the
chopped" or cut stalks of the vege-
table.
There is a wild asparagus, known
as "sprew-grass," to be found in
the woods Of the English west
country, that used to be sold on
barroWs In London streets, much as
bananas, oranges and apples have
been hawked here in America.
One school of epicures demands
that asparagus be served hot, to
bring out its subtle flavor; another
contends that only cold asparagus
with a special sauce is fit for the
true bon viveur. Be that as 1t may,
there still remains a basic rule on
the cooking of the tender stalks-a
cook would do well to remember that
the tips, or buds. require less steam
ing than DO the thicker, tougher
stems. Therefore, one should invest
in a special asparagus steamer or
be sure to cook the bunch, tied to-
gether with tips uppermost, in
saucepan of boiling water, to which
salt and wee smidgin of soda have
been added. If you invert the top of
a double boiler over the heads of the
asparagus, it will hasten the cooking
time. The tips will remain whole and
tender, while the stalks cook to per-
fection below.
Next week we'll give you some
especial asparagus recipes to aid you
in making the most of this seasonal
delicacy.
Evening star., 1946-04-04

u teaspoon Worcestershire sauce.
sauce.
4 teaspoon paprika.
hard-cooked eggs, sliced.
Drain green beans and reserve
liquid Heat table fat, add onions
and saute until lightly Drowned.
Add flour and blend well. Combine
bean liquid with milk and add to
flour mixture, stirring until smooth.
Add salt, pepper, Worcestershire
sauce and paprika. Continue cook
ing, stirring constantly, until mix
| ture boils and thickens. Stir in
green beans and four of the hard
cooked eggs. Place in casserole and
bake in oven at $50 degrees F. for
Is minutes. Remove from oven and
garnish with remaining egg slices.
Serve on toast points.
Evening star., 1946-04-04
RedSnapper; Ne,vOrleans

If you are lucky enough to live
where the fish markets stock that
wonderful product of southern
waters, the delicate and flne-tex-
tured red snapper, you will want to
do it ample justice in its prepara-
ton. New Orleans cooks long have
been famous for their red snapper
and here is one of their favorite
recipes-Stuffed Red Snapper with
Tomato Sauce:
Get red snapper weighing about
3 pounds. Clean it we'll, wash it, rub
1t with salt, pepper and a little oil
and stuff it with this mixture: One
and half cups bread crumbs, mixed
with y cup of melted butter, sea-
soned with salt, pepper and onion
juice. Moisten with little water
but do not make it soggy. Last, folo
in loosely few cooked shrimp, cut
in pieces. When the fish is stuffed
with this, sew it up and put it in a
baking pan.
Pour over it a sauce made by COM
bining cups of canned tomatoes
with tablespoons butter, a small
chopped onion, 3 tablespoons flour
3 cloves, dash of sugar, salt ano
pepper and a little minced parsley
Cook the tomatoes with the onions
cloves and sugar for about Is min
Evening star., 1946-04-04
COCOnut
SOuffle

Perhaps you are lucky enough to
know an old-time market man who
will CRATE a fresh coconut for you,
while you wait. Otherwise, you'll
have to do the job yourself. which
is pretty tedious. However, to make
this souff1e, it S worth the trouble:
Scald cups of milk and add to
it 70 cup of tapioca. Cook until the
tapioca comes clear. Then let the
mixture COOL Beat up the yolk of 3
eggs, add tablespoons of honey and
a little salt and mix with the milk
and tapioca.
Now fold in the stiffly beaten egg
whites and ~ cups of grated fresh
coconut. Pour all into baking dish.
Put the dish in hot water and let
the souffle bake in a moderate oven
for about an hour. Serve at once
before it can fall.
Evening star., 1946-04-04

Vegetable casseroles provide a
change from fish and cheese dishes
on the meatless days of Lent. The
making of casserole dishes is simpli-
fed when already-prepared vege-
tables are used.
Here's one that calls for a l.
pound jar of green beans which are
baked together with hard-cookeo
eggs in tasty medium cream sauce
The liquid from the beans is utilized
to add flavor to the sauce.
Green Bean and Egg Casserole.
Is SerUingS)
/ pound jar green beans.
3 tablespoons table salt.
3 tablespoons onion, minced.
Il cup flour.
cups milk.
IL teaspoons salt.
Few grains pepper.
Evening star., 1946-04-04
BY the Chef

| There's an old recipe that has
been popular in South Carolina for
many years, that is as unusual as II
/ is delicious. 1t is an egg soup-anC
I'll bet lots of you never have heard
OF such thing! / know I never
had until spent one winter in that
lovely old town of Charleston.
Beat up 4 eggs and season them
with a dash of nutmeg and table
spoon of chopped parsley. Mix in 4
ounces of bread crumbs and blend
well together. Now stir in 2 quarts
of consomme or light stock and cool
for 10 minutes, stirring continually
Add salt to taste and if you have
them, pat into the soup some
cooked aspasagus tips, cooked peas
or cooked baby lima beans.
This is refreshing, springlike
soup and one that is particularly
nourishing and light for the conva-
leScent.
From New England comes this
interesting shredded wheat bread
which elevates the object of the
parody on the purple COW to new
heights of excellence.
Crumble five shredded wheat bis.
cults and add to them tablespoons
lard, Y cup of molasses. teaspoons
salt and 2 cups of scalded milk. Dis
solve yeast cake in 4 cup of luke.
warm water and when the first mix
ture is lukewarm, too, add the dis
solved yeast cake liquid to it. Grad
ually add cups sifted -four, stirring
well, preferably with a wooden
spoon.
When the dough is mixed thor
oughly, turn it out on Toured
board and knead with both hands
Five minutes should be enough. Put
it back in the bowl and let it rise to
double in bulk, Knead again for five
minutes and divide in half. Then
divide each half and knead in 4
round balls. Put of these in
creased tins and let rise again. Then
bake for As minutes in a moderate
oven. When done, brush the tops
of the loaves with butter-and eat
hot for the first round!
A springtime dish that always
makes its appearance in Paris at just
about the same time as the chestnut
trees start to blossom is Poulet
Cocotte Bordelaise-chicken cooked
in a. dream manner that is French
cookery at its best.
Get a tender roasting chicken and
prepare it as you would for baking
Melt two or three tablespoons of but
ter in casserole, add the bird and
sprinkle with salt and pepper Brown
the bird evenly on all sides and
Evening star., 1946-04-04
Tasty Fish Pie

You may turn up your nose at a
fish pie, but you needn't if you make
1t properly. A fish pie is a very ex-
cellent dish and a welcome change
from the usual fried, boiled or baked
seafood.
Boil and divide into flakes some
fresh cod or scrod, keeping the flakes
rs large and unbroken as possible.
Boil about the same amount of
peeled potatoes, but don't cook them
until they are mushy. Slice them
and put layer of them into the
Evening star., 1946-04-04

Asparagus is said to be q native
of Asia. In the second century 1t
was brought from there to be a
delicacy at the banquet tables OF
ancient Rome. In later years 1t
became one Of the biggest crops de-
veloped in the sandy soils of the
Rhone and the Loire in France
The method OF cooking 1t slowly,
generally approved by gourmets,
passed into a proverb as far back as
the time Of the Emperor Augustus,
who. when he wished anything to
be done speedily, would say, Let
this be done quicker than you would
cook asparagus"
In those early times asparagus
was regarded by some sages as a
preventative against certain Ills,
Evening star., 1946-04-04
Recipe Roundup

If you've never tasted albondigas
you'll find you have a real treat in
store. With tortillaS, beer and a
mixed salad OF bitter chicory, ro-
maine and watercreSs, you've got the
maklngs OF a fine stag supper.
Chop up together in bowl cup
1ul of corn meal mush, a pound of
lean beef or veal, couple of on
ions, a green pepper and a Glove of
garlic. Mix these we'll. Now work
in l egg, lightly beaten.
Melt a couple of tablespoons of
butter in a frying pan and rub into
1t tablespoon of chill powder. Then
stir In enough flour to make a
smooth paste and add 1la to 2 cups
OF chicken stock OF boullion, stirring
all the time. Bring this to boil and
then season with teaspoon of sage
and u teaspoon of salt.
Make small loose balls of the meat
mixture. Drop these into the pan
and simmer them in the sauce for
three-quarters of an hour. Serve
them in deep dish with the sauce
poured over them.
With more canned pineapple ap-
pearing on the grocer's shelves, we
can enjoy once more that old-time
treat-pineapple fritters. These are
delicious with meats or may be used
as a dessert course with sirup or
lightly busted with powdered sugar.
Mix and sift Ia cups of flour, 2
teaspoons baking powder and "a tea
spoon salt. Combine % of a cup of
milk with l well-beaten egg and stir
into the dry ingredients. Cut the
pineapple slices in halves or quar-
ters and stir them into the batter
mixture. Drop them by spoonfuls
into deep hot fat and fry to golden
brown.
You can tell if the fat is the right
temperature by dropping into it a
1-inch cube of day-old bread. If
this browns in exactly so seconds,
in go your fritters!
A favorite dish among the men
folk is a properly made Herring
Salat or salad. 1t may be served as
the main course of Sunday night
supper or as an extra deicacy in
lineup of hors d'oeuvres or smor-
gasbord.
Soak 3 herring, cut in pieces, over
night. Next day cook and peel 8
medium potatoes and let them be-
come cold. Then chop them up with
2 small red beets that have been
cooked and peeled-or use canned
beets if you like onions, a few
sour apples and hard cooked eggs.
Mix all these we'll with a sauce
made of olive oil, vinegar, pepper
and mustard to taste.
Evening star., 1946-04-04

I SUGGESTIONS.
From Mrs. H. E. A., Washington. J
/ To the lady who wants to clean
lot of tarnished silver with small
amount of rubbing and polishing
Save water that potatoes have been
cooked in. Put silver in large pan
and cover with potato water. Let
stand over night. Wash and apply
regular silver polish The tarnish
will disappear miraculously.
Hints: If you use paste deodor-
ant and If it becomes hard and dry
add a drop or two Of your favorite
toilet water. It makes a smoother
paste with the odor you like.
/ There is a very good shampoo on
the market that comes in an attrac-
tive bottle. When empty, change
the regular bottle top to a salt
shaker top and you have an attrac-
tive salt shaker for your kitchen
stove. The bottle has ridges so 1t
will not slip out of wet hands.
MYSTERY THRILLER FAN?
/ (From D. E. T., Arlington)
! Can any one give me suggestions
on how to handle 7-year-old and
the thriller radio program from S
to 6 pm. She feels I'm very unfair
if I don't allow her to listen. When
she does listen, the dinner hour is
horrible because she is upset and
ready to weep at the slightest word.
These nice days have helped, in
that she gets interested outdoors,
but even SO, sometimes she'll stop
playing to come in and listen
Thank you for all the help I have
gotten from the RICH.
I y X X
! HOT MILK CAKE.
From Mrs. G. c. B., Arlington.
! To Mrs. E. B. T., Washington, hot
milk cake. -Four eggs, cups sugar
2 cups -four. teaspoons baking
powder. y teaspoon salt, l cup
milk, "A pound butter. l teaspoon
vanilla. Beat whole eggs with egg
beater until light, add sugar in
three parts, still using egg beater
sift all-purpose -four, baking pow
/ der and salt four times. Add to
sugar and eggs in three parts. US
/ ing spoon. Melt butter and add
milk. heat to boiling point, pour
into batter all at one time, stir until
smooth and add vanilla. Batter
will be very thin) Bake in 400
degree oven for 20 minutes; makes
large layers. For a small family
make half and bake in two smaller
layers. This is the most perfect
cake I have ever made and.it only
takes about 10 minutes to mix.
| A nice creamy chocolate icing
makes it perfect. Chocolate icing
Melt 2 squares chocolate, add y
cup milk, cook over slow fire until
thick, add 11a cups sugar and cook
until soft ball forms in cold water
(about minutes. Remove from
fire, add l teaspoon vanilla. Beat
until creamy, but soft enough to
spread. I do enjoy the RICH very
much and never miss reading every
word.
! KEEPING BABY QUIET.
/ lFrom Mrs. M. L. E., WdShinqton. J
Have enjoyed this department SC
much I must answer the question
about keeping baby quiet in bed
This is my favorite campaign
Evening star., 1946-04-04

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. B. C.
Evening star., 1946-04-04

then put a lid on the casserole
Prepare some small new potatoes
or cut larger ones into balls. Cut
some artichoke hearts or bottoms
into good sized wedges. Saute these
with the potatoes and small button
onions in a little butter in a sep
arate saucepan. When they are done
add them, with their juices, to the
casserole. Let all cook together until
the bird is meltingly tender. Serve
in the casserole. adding a few sprigs
Of water cress and parsley just be-
fore serving.
Evening star., 1946-04-04

to know that I cleaned white leath-
er chairs with the household cleans
er I use for scrubbing bathtub and
sink. They were a sorry" sight,
too, but look like new now. I hope
her hassock turns out as well.
SWEATER SLEEVE TROUBLE.
(Fron, Mrs. A. r. B., Washington.)
To the reader with sweater sleeve
trouble, slip the first stitch and purl
the last one. This gives nice tight
edges and may solve your problem
To K. K, use a well-known water
paint and apply with white brush
for best results.
PICTURES OF LOG CABINS.
From Mrs. J. w. p, Alexandria. J
I wonder if any one can tell me
where might obtain some pictures
of log cabins that I can have. l
am planning to build cabin and
would appreciate any suggestions.
I have about three or four dozen
small jars that strained baby food
came in, if any one would like to
have them, call and I will give them
the directions to my house so they
can have the jars. I also have the
lids to jars, but they are bent-I
imagine they can be Strengthened
out. Telephone Alexandria 1882.
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BEGGARMAN'S SOUP?
From Mrs. B. r. L., Silper Spring. J
Does any one know how to make
"beggarman's soup? believe
bread crumbs are fried In butter
and added to hot water. but from
there in 1 am lost. My father
who enjoyed 1t in Iowa some 80
years ago, says it is a German dish
Thanks for any help in locating the
recipe.
Evening star., 1946-04-04
Readers Clearing House

When my baby first began to move
about in bed, about months old, I
put her in a sleeping bag which I
purchased at local store. 1t is
made of flannel, sort of jacket
with sleeves, buttons all the way
down u'm planning to replace with
a upper when I can get long one)
and at the waist, half sheet which
tucks and ties at the bottom and
sides OF the mattress. No danger
GUS strings at the neck, nothing
over or above the head. This keeps
her in place. always covered and I
pin a pad and rubber sheet at the
appropriate spot and change the
crib sheet once week. She can
roll from side to side, not COM
pletely over, but is used to this and
snuggles in at night, just loves it.
This is an Army baby, travelled
10000 miles the first l8 months. The
sleeping bag travelled everywhere,
pinned on single and double beds
tucked away into dresser drawers
rollaWay cots, questionably clean
hotel cribs. She is very lovely
child, who would have stood up in
her bed all night, I believe, If she
hadn't been tied down. Last sum-
mer, I kept her in a canvas har-
ness, pinned to the bed and buc-
kled around, SO she didn't get away
from the habit of sleeping quietly.
She is a light sleeper, awakens at
any noise and would get up if she
could, but since she can't, goes back
to sleep. She is 81 months old now,
and still sleeping quietly-me. too. I
think she is learning good sleeping
habits. Hope this isn't too lengthy,
but I'm so enthusiastic about this l
want to tell everybody I see.
Still waiting to see an answer to
the question about electric dish
washer. Can't wait to have one.
4
BLOUSE?
From E. X, Washington.)
I have black sheer blouse which
was very crisp when new, but after
washing very limp looking
wonder if you have any sug-
gestions as to how I can give it
that crisp look again. I'm afraid to
use starch as it may give it a
white powdery look.
Thank you.
BOOKS ON FURNITURE;
CLEANING HASSOCK.
From Mrs. S. F. c., BetheSdd.)
Several weeks ago some one re-
quested list of books which would
help her with her postwar buying
of furniture. Perhaps these two
would help her. 'Furniture-Its
Selection and Use" put out by the
Department of Commerce 30 cents.
I believe, and How to Identify
Genuine Mahogany and Avoid Sub
stitutes,' which may be obtained
free by writing Mahogany Associa-
ton. Inc, Chicago, Ill.
Mrs. j. T. OBJ. may be interested