Evening star., 1947-12-11

we are I'LL OclnS uIEeQ 10 MAKE
use Of the plentiful foods to help
cut down the demand for those in
short supply. One way we can COM
ply with that request is to use
plenty Of fresh fruit for desserts
and those between-meal snacks, and
thus conserve on flour and short
ening. Right now generous ship
ments Of citrus fruit are arriving
from California and Florida to Ill
that need. Tangerines, with their
lid glove" skins 20 easy to pee,
are made-to-order after r-school
snacks for the young fry: the large
|seedless navels from California are
Just the thing for salads and des-
serts, and the Floridas for the
morning glass Of orange juice. Ap-
piles, grapes, Florida pink grape
fruit, big Persian lines, plenty Of
bananas and pinapple are other
fruits that either alone or combined
make the best desserts In the world.
For those who feel they can't live
without them, the first Florida
strawberries arrived In town this
week. Needless to say each berry Is
worth its weight In gold.
Celery root or celeriac also has
made its initial appearance In the
markets; but in case you don't care
for this root vegetable you will ind
wax beans, string beans, white and
yellow squash from Florida plus our
home grown winter varieties; all the
greens are excellent quality, kale,
spinach, collards and rape for cook
ing; iceberg lettuce, romaine. esca-
role, endive and chicory for the
salad bowl. The water cress was a
victim Of the cold weather and was
frost bitten, so the present supply
Is definitely under par as far as
quality is concerned. Caulifower
continues to be top quality, also the
root vegetables such as turnips,
beets, parsnips and potatoes.
BY the way, why not make yours
a practical Christmas this year and
give festive foods? What busy
housewife wouldn't love to receive
= basket Of kitchen timesavers? A
collection Of all the newest time
saving ready mixes for cakes, muf-
fms, rolls, pies, pie crust, and-the
latest addition to the family-an
instant cake frosting. A popular F
street store received one shipment
Of this frosting and sold out 80 fast
they hardly had time to unpack It.
However, 1t has been reordered so
If you don't nnd It the first time
you will later. The frosting comes
in three f1avors, vanilla, chocolate
and strawberry. The mere adding
Of ~ tablespoons of water results
in creamy, smooth icing that is
always just right. Doesn't run or
drip and will stay moist more than
day.
For your "after s" entertaining
there Is q parched corn that Is a
wonderful accessory to the cocktail
tray. The corn comes In glass jars,
Is pleasantly salty and very, very
crunchy. Imported anchovy stuffed
olives are around in the stores
again; you'll find them In little
rOuuu TeQ LlIlS, packed apOuI 10 10
18 olives to the tin and not too
exorbitant in price. Smoked oysters
in tins are ready to be wrapped in
bacon and broiled a few minutes to
make excellent hors d'oeuvres.
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HERE AND THERE: When you
serve popcorn to the gang, give each
guest = large paper cup SO he can
have his own supply. Don't forget
the paper napkins. For q change
from the regular way Of seasoning
the corn, try celery salt some time
in place Of the usual table salt.
Remember, cream pies always taste
better II served the first day. .
To keep bread fresh and prevent
mold, store loaves In moisture