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Evening star., 1946-04-18
American homemakers pIay a,

American homemakers play an
important role In the food con-
servation program. Salient features
include the wise use of protein foods
BY serving chicken and turkey fire.
quently the meal-planner can help
prevent food shortages. Proper care
of food and good cooking are critic
rions of thrift at any time.
@. How should frozen poultry be
defrosted?
A. There are four ways to defrost
quick-frozen eviScerated chicken:
/. Place chicken in pan under run
ming water, separating parts as
soon as it is possible to do SO
Time, u to 2 hours.
2. Leave package at room tempera-
ture until chicken is pliable
Time, 2 to hours.
3. Place package in refrigerator
Time, overnight to IL days.
4. Place package before electric fan,
Time. IL to hours.
@. Should poultry be completely
defrosted before cooking?
A Complete defrosting before
cooking is best. If cooked before
completely defrosted, allow more
time than given in recipes. Do not
attempt to hurry the cooking by
using high temperatures. Appear
ance, favor and texture will be sac
rificed. Prompt cooking after de-
frosting is preferable, but chicken
may be held up to days depending
upon its freshness, and the storage
temperature (32 to 40 degrees F..
Evening star., 1946-04-18

This sugar-saving feature recon-
mends the service especially this
summer when sugar continues
scarce. More fruit cups and fewer
pies and cakes will help in the -four
and cooking fat conservation pro-
gram, too!
Pineapple-strawbery fruit cup,
red wine is made as follows:
PINEAPPLE-STRA
FRUIT CUP, RED WINE.
(SerUes 49,
/ medium sized pineapple.
l pint fresh Strawberries.
u cup sugar when fruit cup is to
be served as dessert. No sugar needed
for the appetizer)
l cup claret, Burgundy, Cabernet
or any red table wine.
Split pineapple straight through
the center. Cut out most of the pulp,
leaving a basketlike shell. Cut pulp
into cubes. Slice the Strawberries.
Mix Strawberries and pineapple, add
sugar for dessert version. Fill fruit
into pineapple halves. Pour wine
over fruit. Serve from fruit basket
into punch cups or sherbet glasses.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
By Betsy CaSpeH,
Women's News Editor.

the seasonal abundance of eggs.
there are none to be used as play
things, with the food situation in
the world as it is Wedding
guests, too, are being asked not to
throw rice at this years brides.
Too many people need it for life
hot just luck. . Italy and Spain
are getting in on the swap of olive
oil for sOybean oil, in line with re-
cent arrangements made between
the United States, Greece, Syria
and Lebanon Make sure the
gauge of your steam pressure can
ner is tested and in good working
order before the rush of home can
ming begins. . For the first time,
since the beginning of the war, half
pint glass jars for home canning
are being manufactured this year
Supplies won't be lavish, so it is
advisable to put your order in early
. Books for the kitchen library.
hot off the press, include Better
Nutrition fer the Family" by Louisa
P. Skilton, Chester R. Heck, Inc.
publishers; The Best From Mid
west Kitchens" compiled by Ada B.
Lothe, Breta L. Griem and Ethel M.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Recipe Roundup
By The Chef

vegetables and top the mixture with
puttered stale breadcrumbs. Bake
for about As minutes in a moderate
oven.
With a light spring salad of greens
and simple fruit dessert, this
makes a well-balanced meal.
We are more apt to think of red
wine in connection with dishes in
Guiding kidneys in their makeup,
out an excellent concoction that is
a favorite with friends of mine
makes use of white wine instead.
Get eight lambs kidneys and have
them cut in half by the butcher, who
also will remove the thin membrane.
Cut out the white core and slice
them thin.
Put a little fat in a skillet and
when it is very hot. toss in the
sliced kidneys, l tablespoon Of
chopped parsley. another of chopped
chives, stirring briskly as they cook.
Season with salt and pepper and
add a glassful or more of dry white
wine.
Cook quickly for just few min
utes. When the kidneys are done,
turn them out on top of potato
cakes and pour the pan juices over
them.
When the budget hollers for help
and you still want something a little
different" turn to Well-knoWn
Near East dish-ba rbecued neck
bones.
Have your butcher cut the neck
bones into the proper sizes for serv-
ing. Allow about q of a pound
of them for each serving and eat
them picnic style with the fingers
as you would spareribs.
Put the bones in creased cas-
serole. Shred 2 medium-sized onions
and mix them with tablespoons OF
vinegar, 2 tablespoons of Worcester
shire sauce. a teaspoon Of salt, q
cup of catsup, a teaspoon OF chilli
powder and z cup Of water.
Pour this mixture over the bones
Cover the casserole and let bake
slowly at moderate temperature fol
about two hours.
For supper Easter SUNDAY nlgnt
you might like to serve this Easter
salad" Some of the children might
be. persuaded to contribute their
haul of Easter eggs to the cause,
too! Thus letting the Easter bunny
have his way and putting the eggs
to proper use.
Take a cup of chopped, pan-fried
bacon-we hope you can get it'll
and combine it with cup of cold
cooked, chopped carrots. u cup OF
chopped scallionS and or 4 cups
chopped boiled potatoes. Season
we'll with salt, pepper, cayenne and
a little mustard. Add the chopped
whites. of 6 hard-cooked eggs.
Now marinate the mixture in y
cup of good French dressing and
turn 1t into a bowl lined with
lettuce leaves. Put the hard-cooked
egg yolks through a ricer and
sprinkle them over the top of the
salad Make a circle of capers
Tuck a radish rose here and there
alternating with fans of pickle.
Serve with mayonnaise or a good
cooked dressing.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Eliminate
SCOrCh

A little Scorching on the bottom
of the kettle can affect both the
flavor and appearance of food. A
bad scorch can enirely spoil batch
OF food and damage the kettle as
well, especially if the kettle is enam-
elWare.
In these days when food conseWa-
ton is so vital for relief of famine
stricken people abroad special at
tention may we'll be given to scorch
prevention in home kitchens, the
United States Department OF Agri-
culture suggests.
Most home cooks know from ex-
perience that some foods scorch
more easily than others. Milk, for
example, when cooked directly on
the stove soon browns and burns on
the bottom unless the heat is very
low. The protein in the milk CO.
sgulates as the heat reaches it. The
coagulated protein adheres closely
to the pan, soon becomes dry and
then burns. This is why recipes for
milk dishes, such as white sauce,
cocoa and custard, suggest heating
the milk in a double boiler. Other
familiar scorchers are cheese and
eggs. The protein coagulates in the
same way-one reason for always
cooking chAAse or egg dishes at low
heat.
Some mixtures scorch easily be-
cause the heavy solid part settles to
the bottom in a close rather dry
layer, leaving he liquid or watery
part on top. The cook, seeing only
the liquid on top, often forgets what
Is going on at the bottom of the pan
and scorching results. Familiar
scorchers of this kind are bean and
pea SOUPS, chowders, catsup, chilli
sauce and apple butter. Low, even
heat and frequent stirring are ad-
vised to prevent scorching OF such
mixtures.
Some sweet foods scorch easily,
too-molaSseS and honey, Tor eX-
ample. Molasses and honey cakes
and cookies need to bake at lower
temperature than plain cakes and
cookies. Chocolate has a tendency
to scorch, so chocolate cake also
should bake in a slightly lower oven.
When cooking any of these
scorchable foods on top OF the stove,
1t is best to use kettle with heavy
bottom that distributes heat evenly.
Heavy aluminium is good for this
purpose; enamelWare and stainless
steel poor. When cooking over
burners that cannot be adjusted to
very low heat, the cook will be wise
to protect against scorching by using
an asbestos mat between pan and
burner. Whenever food is to be
boiled down." as in making chilli
sauce or fruit butter, the cook must
keep close watch on the food,
whatever kind of kettle Is used.
When vegetables are cooked in very
little water, as nutritionists advise,
care must be taken to see that the
kettle does not boil dry before the
vegetables axe done.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Report to the Housewife

Keating, published by M. S. Mill
Co., Inc: "The Garland Cookbook"
by Laura Kittner Leonard and Ruth
Walker Crosby, also Heck publica-
ton. These are we'll set up, contain
many valuable recipes and menus,
as well as scientific information on
nutrition, and are worthy of a spe-
cial spot on your kitchen bookshelf.
-. One of the oldest and most
famous food concerns has come out
with a new bottled mint sauce that
is redolent of fresh mint, and sharp
with the tang of good vinegar. Just
the thing for the Easter leg of lamb
If you get one! :. . Another, equal
ly famous outfit has introduced a
line of strained baby soups for the
first time in Washington. They have
proved very popular in New York
and Philadelphia, and judging by
my grandson's reaction to his share,
they should make a hit with the
very younger set here in the Capt.
tai Honey for breakfast week
begins on Sunday, if you care.
Fewer baked beans this quarter arc
predicted. An average serving
of oatmeal equals approximately
two slices of bread in food value.
. Todays slogan" Reach for a
potato instead of bread" >.
Evening star., 1946-04-18

umn, sometimes wonder what We
would do If we were not SO for
tunate. I agree we should also
have it on Saturday, the paper
doesn't seem the same without it
Orchids and cheers for the RICH
truly the lifesaver of the housewife
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ADVICE TO MOTHER.
From Mrs. G. c. M, Arlington)
Re: Mrs. j. L. MS advice to the
mother of a 17-month-ol baby.
did not see the mothers letter, but
1 cannot agree with Mrs. j. L. M
on some of her points. In the first
place, a 17-month-old child who is
normally active cannot be expected
to sleep through the night if he
is fed as early at 4:30 pm. l be-
lieve many small childrens wake
fulness at night is due to hunger
and the fact that he has been put
TO bed too early. Our two chill
dren were on a 7-11-3-7 schedule
and after 4 months of age, neither
has ever awakened except when
sick or some loud noise awakened
them. After one year, they had
dinner" with their Dad and me,
which is around 6:15 or $50 and
then came story hour in the liv-
ing room or a song-fest around the
piano. At 7:30 we have baths and
then two happy children are tucked
in bed for the night and they will
sleep until Z or 7:30 am.
A child of II months, boy or
girl, needs Dads companionship and
to try to get him out of the way
before Dad comes home is an in
justice to the child. When he is
put to bed, he realizes he is miss
ing something in family life and
will develop an insecurity which
will be hard to overcome.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Readers Clearing House

to me because it is automa tically
turned of when the door is un-
locked.
l have used this automatic dish
washer for about five years and it is
one of my most priced possessions.
The door opens like an oven door
and the rack slides out for easier
loading. All particles of any size
have to be removed from the dishes
by rinsing or wiping with paper nap
kins, else they will be washed and
deposited somewhere else, usually
in the bottom of the glasses. The
plates, bowls and pans are loaded
in the bottom. Cups, glasses and
saucers 60 in the rack. There is
a silverware cup in the center.
Dishwashers do not use soap, but
a chemical which completely dis
solves grease. 1t is put in a little
rubber cup which has little lid
that stays closed until it gets hot.
When the dishwasher door is closed
and the button pushed, 1t automati-
cally performs the complicated
processes of washing, rinsing and
drying the dishes and turning itself
off.
In the bottom of the dishwasher
is a propeller, similar to that on
a motorboat, which filings the water
on the dishes and circulates the air
during drying. The water comes
in at the top and is sprayed on
the dishes until that going out the
drain reaches 140 degrees, then the
drain closes, and the bottom of the
fills with about a gal
lon of hot water. The little cup
the chemical and the
dishes are washed for about min
utes, then the dishwasher empties
and refills to rinse the dishes for
about 3 minutes. They are rinsed
a second time and then heating
rod dries them. The glasses are
not polished as by hand. The
washer can be opened at any time
after the rinsing and the silver and
glasses polished by hand. The rest
of the dishes will dry from the heat
of washing. When I have COM
pany, I load the first course dishes
as the table is being cleared and
they are washed by the time we are
through with dessert Anything that
requires scraping or scrubbing in
normal washing will not come clean,
Most things can be soaked into con-
dition for the dishWasher.
NV friends react to 1t all the
way from thinking it quite wonder
full to thinking its only merit is
keeping ones hands out of hot
water. Maybe they expect it to
clear the table and load itself I
feel that loading it is little more
than preparing the dishes for ordi-
nary washing, thus shortening the
time required as well as keeping
the hands out of hot, soapy water.
I also wash the removable parts of
my gas range in it because it re-
moves the grease so easily,
Evening star., 1946-04-18

Tomorrow is Good Friday and SO
for dinner 1 am suggesting simple
dish that seems suitable
Cube 4 cold boiled potatoes and
mix them with can of drained
small peas, 4 cup melted butter and
2 small cans of tuna fish, carefully
faxed. Put these into, buttered
baking dish or casserole
Nett 2 tablespoons butter or mar
garine. rub in tablespoons flour
blending we'll, and add IL cups
milk-or little less if you find it
too runny-and a pound of grated
mild cheese. Season with salt, pep
per and cayenne. Stir until smooth
pour the sauce over the fish and
Evening star., 1946-04-18

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 CleaI-
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., 1946-04-18
GLIDER?

1LlDER!
From Mrs. J. H. ~, Arlington.)
I would like very much to have
any suggestions on how to clean a
glider swing that has been out in
the weather for several seasons. 1t Is
still in good condition except for
being very rusty. How can this be
cleaned up to paint and what kind
of paint should be used on this
metal?
The cushions, although they have
not been exposed to extreme weather,
are quite faded and should IKE to
recover them. What material Is the
best for this or can ready made COW
ers be purchased? Am very grateful
for all the good advice l have gotten
from being an RICH reader and am
looking forward to some suggestions
on my problem.
SPINACH SOUFFLE.
From E. R. O.. Washington)
Mrs. P. r. H. asked for recipe
for spinach souff1e. One cup thick
cream sauce tusing 3 tablespoons
-four. l cup cooked spinach 1l2
pounds raw, salted), 3 eggs, separate.
Cook spinach and chop very fine.
Prepare white sauce, add spinach
and beaten yolk of egg. Cool ingredi-
ents. Beat egg whites and fold into
mixture. Place in creased baking
dish and bake for 80 minutes at 1926
degrees. CPlace baking dish in pie
plate or some other shallow vessel,
containing little water) A little
nutmeg added will probably improve
the favor.
Il r
BEGGARMAN'S SOUP.
From Mrs. F. C. P, Washington
To Mrs. B. r. L.. Silver Spring.
All you do is have boiling water. drop
in fine noodles or stir in some egg
batter or cooked rice, even rye bread
was used. cut very thin, in small
pieces. Add nutmeg, salt and lastly
bread crumbs, fried in butter.
X \
DRAWING.
From Mr.. c. A. p. GrODet0n, Va
In answer to q request for infor-
nation regarding the drawing In
dian Summer. a large copy can be
obtained by requesting it from the
Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Ill.
Evening star., 1946-04-18

in cottage cheese for yonnesfers Easter party.
Heap small mound Of cheese in front of large mark
eyes ,ch rans and fashion of escoroe leaves Hot
and orend,ied bread hich spread the cheese
,ciW be nbbreciafed-as prelude to the ice cream!
Evening star., 1946-04-18
STAIN REMOVALS?

STAIN REMOVALS?
From Mrs. H. O'C, Washington
Will you please ask your readers
if they know of something to take
mildeW out of an embroidered scarf
Also to remove vaseline or grease
spots from wallpaper. My living
room was just papered months ago
and friend got grease on the wall.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Shrinking SWEATER?

(From Mrs. M. w. M, Washington. J
Contrary to most requests, car
any one tell me how to shrink a
sweater successfully? 1 purchased
very good sweater recently only to
find it several sizes too large. Have
laundered it several times but 1t
still persists in hanging way be-
low my waist. Thanks in advance
1or helping me with this.
CLEANING COPPERWARE;
STARVING HUSBAND?
COMMENT.
From Mrs. F. N. M, Arlington.J
In answer to Mrs. B. S., Washing
ton, regarding the cleaning of cop
perware, the easiest and most salts
factory method l know is to clean
the copperware in soap and water,
then using a piece Of lemon, dipped
into salt, rub it over the article
OF course, if 1t is badly tarnished,
it will be necessary to repeat the
operation.
Since the readers of the RICH
have always responded so graciously
to others problems. l hope they
will now help me. Just what does
one feed a starving husband" for
lunch? Although he Is away from
home on the average of three or
four days a week there are the
other days when he Is here all day.
Have been giving him soups, sand
wiches and occasionally salads but
l don't feel he is very well salts
fed. Would some one please be
good enough to give me some taste
tempting recipes? Perhaps this
seems a rather odd request. but am
sure some of you kind readers can
help me.
RICH is such wonderful COL
Evening star., 1946-04-18
STIFF BLOUSE.

From Mrs. L. A., WaShington.)
Miss E. K: To make your blouse
crisp without starching, wash in the
usual way, then add y cup borax to
l gallon water. Rinse blouse we'll,
roll in turkish towel for about an
hour and iron wet.
X X X y
VIENNESE BIRDS NESTS?
From Mrs. r. P. b.. Washington. J
Can any of the readers give me
recipe for Viennese birds nests
made of sweet batter, fried in deep
fat? Especially cutting of the
dough to form such nests in the
fryer.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
VIENNESE BIRDS NEST
BUFFALO MOTHS:

FROSTING FOR DECORATION.
From Mrs. E. p. D., WASHINGTON
I am afraid the little brown fuzzy
worms found in your closet are the
buffalo moths, and if SO, they are
very hard to eradicate. / would
suggest that you employ a good ex-
terminating concern and get rid of
them Immediately. They do not
confine themselves to closets but
spread throughout the whole house
and will get into your rugs, mohair
furniture and Woolens I am not
familiar with the gray fuzzy worms,
so cannot tell you what they are.
To Mrs. M. B. H., Washington: I
have used the plain powdered sugar
froSting for decorating purposes
Mix cOnfectionerS' sugar with cream
or milk. adding very little of the
liquid at time. until you have the
proper consistency. You may add
and coloring also, but be
sure to allow for this extra addition
of liquid. BY a little practice and
experimentation you can get just
the proper consistency and will have
professional looking decorations.
x x y
ACKNOWLEDGE
Information received from the
tolloWing readers has been for
10arded to those for 1Uhom it
uas intended:
Mrs. J. NJ, Sitter Spring; Mrs.
J. w. H., Takoma Park; Mrs. L.
E. S., BeltSuiHe;; NJ. j., /. J. W.,
Arlington; Mrs. II. R. M. Mrs.
E. B., Mrs. r. N. D., Washington.
Our thanks to these contribu-
tors, WhoSe letters mere similar
to others previously receiUed:
Mrs. E. A. T., Silper Spring:
Mrs. J. w. H., H. L. R., Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
ELECTRIC DISH WASHERS.
(From Mrs. r. B. S. Garrett Park.

In response to repeated requests
for information about electric dish
washers actually in use, l submit
the following: Just before the war,
when I decided to buy a dishwasher,
the agent sent me to the Electric
Institute in Washington, where sam
Piles of all electrical equipment are
on display, but not for sale, to de-
eide which model I wished. The
electricity was off and the demon
strator out to lunch. Another girl
opened them all, trying to make
them work, before discovering the
electricity was turned off. When the
electricity was turned on, the nom
automatic ones flooded the floor,
while the automatic one sold itself
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-16
WorVeteron Given Orders
Isaac Hare, Father Of Eight, Failed
 To Support Family

A 36-year-old Army veteran and father of eight children, the oldest of which is l3 years, was ordered to pay $15 per week for the support of the children and his wife when he was arraigned before Judge Charles R. Surnma in City Court this morn- ing on a charge of non support.
 The man, Isaac are, 42 Vine street, told the Court that he was dis charged october 10 after two years overseas in a bomb depot. He said that after he returned home he was unable to hold position due to the fact that he was nervous and con stantly sick" He said that he was employed for a while at the Chase Brass & Copper Company, but was forced to give up the job because of the fact that the machine noises made him nervous.
 Questioning by Prosecutor Stephen Homick revealed, however, that the man was inducted into the service on the recommendation of the Lin coln House which investigated re- ports that the accused was at that time not supporting his wife and children.
 Prosecutor Homick also brought out the fact that when Hare wa; discharged he was not under treat. ment for any mental or physical in jury, and stated to the Court tha the man was obviously feigning sS as to avoid his rightful duties"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-16
Accountants Hear Burke

William F. Burke, assistant sec retary and assistant comptroller of the Scovil Mfg Go. of Waterbury, addressed the Hartford Chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants last night at the Elm Ttree Inn in Pennington. The topic of MT. Burkes talk was ''Reconver- sion Accounting"
 MT. Burke outlined industrial re- conversion from the accountants $ standpoint. He emphasized several important points which have to be considered by industry in chang ing over from wartime production to the manufacture of civilian goods: Winding up the war busi- ness with its attendant ramificationS involving disposal of war assets, getting new business underway, con- tract termination which is still oc- cupying thousands of people in U. s. industry.
 The talk was concluded by Mr. Burke when he urged that much of the red tape which entered in- dustry during the war be eliminated; he also warned that budgets must be revised and brought up to date. His last remarks centered around bringing standard costs up to date and eliminating incompetent prac- ticeS which have crept in.
 Following his talk, MT. Burke de- voted thirty minutes to answering questions which attending members asked.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-16
MnsSmn  Associotes
 Retiring sehool n
 Felsd by RsaI
 Depi. Staff

Miss Esllie Strong, f1 WzIsE street who recently retired nS Eo Nurse in the Waterbury e Department, was honored at NIN ner given at Melody Lane Inst ming by the Siocum School Nacui
 Among those present were.
 Lehman Hoefler, Harold Mc1Ies Miss Anna Pagan, Miss Alice Waln. Miss Margaret Keerian, Miss ElDN46f Dodd, Miss Jean C0rklndale lAH WinIfred O'Reilly, Miss Loretta Barry, Miss Mary Boyle, MISs Negy Mack, Miss Madeline Ha1rIz4n, Miss Ann Carolan, Miss May nyaa Miss Madeline Morris, Miss JenaIs Culhane, Miss May Stevens, AfssA Mary Shea, Miss Mae MckenE1as Miss Mary Doyle, Miss Ann HaxEvs Miss Marie C0mmerford, AlA Katherine Flaherty, Miss Helen Higgiston, Miss Marion Biaekef. Miss Mary Scully, Miss Renora Bar- Der, Miss Marie Horrigan, AEiz& Mary Miles, Miss Christina Shan nahan, Miss May McElligott, k1lss Ethel Egan;
 Also: Mrs. Mary Hennessy. Mrs Marie O'DonneIl, Mrs. James Mag ner, Mrs. John Lynch, Mrs. Lillian Bronson, Mrs. George Hayes, Mrs. Marion Miller.