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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-15

Belgium Receivers Fast
Despite a smaller planted acre.
age and, the heat and drought Of
last summer, British agriculture
produced considerably more In ls47
than 1t did in 1899. This years
crop prospects are good.
Belgium, having escaped severe
damage, has made the quickest re-
covery. Belgian production has
been rising steadily In all the main
industries since liberation and Ia
now nearing prewar level.
But Belgium Is dependent on
outside sources for her wheat and
is paying the penalty for surpass-
ing her neighbors In economic re-
covery. The Belgian franc Is known
as the European dollar" because
1t is 50 hard to get. The result
has been that Belgium is having
difficulty selling her surplus Of in
dusrtial products.
To help ease this situation, Bel.
gium has negotiated a trade agree
ment with Russia, TO supply steel
and other products in exchange for
Russian wheat.
The Swiss franc and the escudo
of Portugal are Europe's other hard
currencies, rejecting sound national
economies, both nations escaped
war damage and made war profits.
Swiss exports this year are ex.
pected to reach 3.400, 900 900 francs.
compared with 1870, 000. 900 in 1888.
Increased prices for imports are
taking most Of the extra earnings,
but Switzerland Is on q firm eco-
nonic footing. She has negotiated
trade pacts with both eastern and
western countries.
Except for defeated Germany,
Bss Williams. Page C-6.5
Evening star., 1948-04-29
Can YOU Help?

The Volunteer Center of
Washington wonders if the read
ers of the Woman's Page have
any crutches (any size) which are
not being used which they would
be willing to donate to needy pa
tients after they leave Gallinger
Hospital. Many times adults and
children are confined to bed at
home longer than they need be
simply because they have no
crutches. Now, with warmer
weather and sunny days, this is
an additional hardship on the
lame, since fresh air, sunlight
and exercise are healing agents
in themselves.
Those of you who have had
broken leg or ankle know what
JOY it is to be able to move
around again, so won't you help
others by giving your discarded
Itches? The only effort needed
on your part is a telephone call
to the Volunteer Center. One of
our volunteers has offered to
pick up the crutches, or they
may be left at the Volunteer Gen.
ter, ll01 M street NV. We are
open Mondays through Fridays
from 9 am. to S pm. and on
Wednesday and Thursday eve
nings we>are open from $50 to
7 pm. Readers who wish our
volunteer to pick up crutches
may call us on Republic 5105 and
leave their names and ad-
dresses.
Evening star., 1948-04-29
CHOCOLATE PIE.

From Mrs. F. L. NJ, Alexandria.
I was interested to see Mrs. F.
K. T.'s inquiry for a chocolate pie
filling, because I have just discov-
cred one that we are most enthusi-
astic about, and I am glad to share
it with her. 1t is called marvel
Evening star., 1948-04-29
By Violet Faulkner
Tood Editor

New Jersey asparagus takes the
spotlight in fresh vegetables this
week. 1t looks unusually fine;
there's a good variety of sizes and
the prices are lower than they have
been heretofore. The asparagus is
being trucked in here from the
Jersey shore so you're assured of a
good fresh product. You can make
a superb luncheon dish of this
delicately favored spring vegetable.
Easy to do, too. Just lay a paper
thin slice of cooked ham on a piece
OF well-browned toast, cover with
several spears of cooked asparagus
and then top it all with a sharp,
tangy cheese sauce. The flavor
combination is really tops!
There is about everything you can
think of in the way of salad ma
terial to be had; it is up to you to
make your choice: Radishes, spring
onions, lettuce, watercress, chicory,
endive, tomatoes, cucumbers and
celery. And don't forget to slip a
few tender spinach leaves in that
Evening star., 1948-04-29

salad bowl, or a handful of young
dandelion shoots; they'll do a lot
to change the character of a salad
For good measure toss in some
crumbled blue cheese along with the
French dressing.
Cauliflower is another vegetable
to keep in mind this week. And here
again, remember tray of tiny raw
caulif1ower f1owerets, carrot anc
celery strips along with a well-sea.
soned dunking sauce makes a won
derful substitute for the salad
course. You'll find they will &c
over like wildfire as the most pop
ular horS d'oeuvres you can Offer
your guests, people just seem to like
to crunch on them. Green beans
limas and fresh black-eyed peas are
all on the plentiful list, too.
Apples, grapefruit and oranges are
still at the head of fruit "plentifuls.
Keep them on hand to tuck into
lunch boxes, or now that the picnic
season has started, they are the
ideal dessert for outdoor eating. I'm
told We are going to find strawber.
ries quite little cheaper this week
end. There has been ideal growing
weather for them in North Carolina
recently which means We can look
forward to some extra fine. firm
berries.
This next statement is going to be
hard to believe but-there are going
to be some attractive prices on sir
loin steaks for the Sunday dinner
table. If you've been on a steakless
diet at your house since red meat
went soaring you should jump at
this chance. Ready-to-eat hams
and fresh picnics will likewise be
feature meat items.
In keeping with National Baby
Week the dozens of jars or cans of
baby foods offered will be of interest
to all mothers with small babies to
keep well-fed and happy. Meat can
be bought strained or chopped all
ready to be warmed and set before
his highness and the same holds
Tor fruits, vegetables and cereals
This week should be an opportune
time to lay in a supply of these
items.
HERE AND THERE: A Jar OF
chocolate sirup kept ready in the
refrigerator may be used in cold
drinks, over simple cakes or ice
cream. A drop or two of pepper
mint extract may be added to the
sirup on occasion for taste change.
Peerless" new bush lima
bean originated by specialists of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture, is available to home gar
deners this year for the first time.
Evening star., 1948-04-29
Report to the Housewife

Listed in most of the seed cataloes
survey indicates the supply Of
seed is ample for this years plant
ing. Two qualities account for their
popularity: They are smaller than
"Fordhook" and can thus be spaced
more closely together; their re-
sistance to high temperatures en-
ables Peerless" to set a large num-
ber of pods when other varieties are
losing blossoms because of the heat
Though little large for commercial
canning, they make an attractive
frozen product E. Always sift -four
once before measuring. This helms
to give an accurate measure, since
flour packs down in the storage
utenSil or box. After sitting, meas
ure in standard cup, filling 1t
lightly and leveling off with the
straight edge of knife. The
Nebraska Experiment Station be-
lieveS that women generally need to
change their food habits and eat
more protein in order to keep the
hemoglobin of their blood at healthy
levels. Observation of the eatir1
habits of almost any group o.
women reveals that they eat small
amounts of protein foods. In nutri-
tional anemia, the hemoglobin Of
the red cells of blood is low. The
cause has been thought to be too
little iron, but a long series of
studies indicates that it is more
likely to be too little protein. . .
When those dandelion greens start
showing up on your lawn 60 out
and pick mess for dinner. If you
choose the very young leaves they
are only family bitter, blend them
with mild-flavored greens in salads
or for cooked green's. Dandelions
are ideal, too, in a blend of wilted
greens with bacon fat, vinegar and
chopped onion. To make really
substantial salad, add chopped
boiled potatoes and hard-cooked
eggs to the mixture.
Evening star., 1948-04-29
BOOK ON SANTA.

fFrom L. c. M, Siluer SPRING.
Information for Mrs. B. M. A.
Washington, who wants to know
where to locate the book called The
Life and Adventures of Santa
Claus" by Julie Lane I, too, have
been unable to locate this delightful
book in the local book stores. How
ever, it is published by the Santa
Claus Publishing Co., Worcester,
Mass.
Evening star., 1948-04-29
The Chef
Says

The hors d'oeuvres of France
the antipasto of Italy-the zakuska
of Russia, all must give way before
the lavishness of the smorgasbord
of the Scandinavian countries. No
other first" course can compete
with it for variety and quantity.
Here in this country many dev-
otees Of Scandinavian foods make
a practice of serving smorgasbord
as whole luncheon or supper. You
can include anything you particu-
larly like in the menu-but certain
items are practically "musts'"-such
as herring. cheese, Swedish meat
balls, etc. With these, bread, but
ter, coffee and small boiled pota-
toes, as a base. you can add as
many and as elaborate specialties
as you wish.
There's "gubbora' (old mans
hash), for instance. To make it
peel and mince large onion, and
brown it in butter-about 2 table
spoons-until transparent. Clean
and bone 10 anchovies and mince
them. Shell and chop fine 2 hard
cooked eggs, then combine the
works, and let them simmer in
the butter until blended. Serve
this one hot.
Another smorgasbord dish that Is
very popular in Sweden is an ONE
let, folded over filling of mush-
rooms, lobster or vegetables. Still
another favorite consists of eggs
cooked with chicken or goose livers.
Cut hard-cooked eggs in half and
take out the yolks, which should
be mashed to a soft pulp with
tablespoons conSomme or stock
Chop fine 3 or 4 livers and about
3 tablespoons of any leftover meat
you have on hand. Heat table
spoon of butter in a pan and put
in it the eggs. livers and meats
with enough consomme to make a
rather thick mixture. Season high
ly. Put the egg whites in a baking
dish, fill them with the mixture and
pour whatever is left around the
cSSo' oNCl Gil pOuI cup vi SOuI
cream. Sprinkle top with crumbs
and bake for about Is minutes in
a moderate oven.
A cooked vegetable salad is al
most always part of a well-con-
Quoted smorgasbord. The vege-
tables must not be overlooked, as
they should be firm and somewhat
crisp to the taste. A good COM
bination is cauliflower, carrots,
string beans, green peas and picked
beets. Break the cauliflower into
f1owerets, silver the carrots and
dice the beets. Serve with a dress
ing made by combining a cup of
mayonnalse. cup of heavy
whipped cream, a raw egg yolk. /
cooked egg yolk. riced; 2 teaspoons
lemon juice and salt and pepper
to taste. Serve the salad without
lettuce-simply garnishing the dish
with tomato wedges, parsley and
radish roses.
Evening star., 1948-04-29
A-28 THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c.
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FRIDAY.
Shdd Roe
Buttered Asparagus
Whipped Potatoes
m m bor PuJicb CoJoJ


Shdd Roe Whipped Potatoes
Butered Asparagus Cucumber Radsh Salad
Cherry Cobbler
Shad
! pair shad and penner
l tablespoon vinegar Cornmeal or cracker crumbs
teaspoons salt diluted with tablesroons
Lemon juice water
Fat for frying
Parboil shad by
and salt Simmer for IS cold for
minutes linen cut
season with salt and pepper. Roll egg and
again IN meal Fry deep fat
with lemon wedges Or sauce.
Chuck Roast Cram
Brouned Potatoes Green Beans
BraiSed Celery
Prune Whip Coffee
Braised Celery.
medium stalks celery stock chicken
"A cup ouier boullon cube in Ia
] teaspoon cornstarch
Salt
Trim of leaves and the
leave stalk than
stalks wash thoroughly
neatly in half lengthwe
down in it,
and Just soft Lift celery carefully
with the butter add
10 suit taste Return celery skillet simmer gently
10 minutes Serve with
Serves s. r.
Evening star., 1948-04-29
WINDOW PROBLEM?
FEEDING BABY,

(From Mrs. S. NJ, WaShingtOn.)
I have recently moved into a new
house and have easement windows
with metal frames and metal Vene-
tian blinds. The blinds hit the side
window frames when they are raised
and lowered or when the wind blows,
chipping the paint off the window
frames. I'd appreciate any sugges-
ton.
The lady whose baby refuses any
new food and will only eat meat,
fish, cheese, carrots, spaghetti, and
orange juice has pretty smart little
cookie on her hands! Most children
are suspicious of new foods, but
most children don't select as COM
plete diet as her baby! If you will
check the list as it appeared in RICH,
you will find that the baby's diet
includes proteins, carbohydrates,
fats, minerals, vitamins; what more
can one ask? I'd offer a new food
once a day with no inSistence or
emotion, remove it if refused and
try something else at another meal
the next day. Most of all, don't let
the baby know that mother is upset
or worried over her food intake.
(From Mrs. r. B. O., Washington. J
If the childs physician says that
he is healthy, then don't worry and
fret. Make sure he has plenty of
outdoor play and exercise and sleeps
as long as he possibly can. Plan to
serve to him only the foods he likes
best and only a little of those. Try
to slip in a morsel now and then
Of less preferred foods by helping
him yourself if necessary. Act as
though you don't care whether or
not he eats. Comments of others at
the table about the desirability or
taste Of the various dishes may in
fluence him. I trust he will outgrow
his limited appetite satisfactorily.
TO REMOVE WHITE SPOTS.
from Mrs. A. L., SilUer Spring.
To Mrs. M. M. NJ, Washington in
reference to removing white spots
from furniture. If she'll see page
236 in this months Ladies' Home
Journal" it tells all about it. If she
can't get it, use few drops of
camphor or essence Of peppermint
or rubbing alcohol on soft cloth,
rubbed lightly over dry spot with
grain of wood or "a cup of ammonia
to l cup water, dip clean cloth in 1t,
rub lightly. Dry with dry cloth and
polish.
Evening star., 1948-04-29

Fried chicken at its tender, juicy best .
SUNDAY
Chilled Pineapple Juice
Batter Fried Chicken Wild Rice
Broccoli With Lemon Butter
Perfection Salad Corn Bread
Fresh Strawberry Sundae
Batter Fried Chicken.
Cut up fryer into size serving
Dry steam pieces OF chicken of
chicken and dip in batter by beating
cup milk and IL bland lard
to 375 degrees in frying chicken Keep
bland lard at $50 degree
minutes until evenly Drowned
soft paper
MONDAY.
Beef Hash Leftover rodSJ
Luna Beans Broiled Tomatoes
Hot Rolls
Lemon Icebor Dessert Coffee
Lemon Icebox Dessert
egg yolks, we'll beaten whit
tablespoons
Z teaspoon grated lemon rnd whipped
tablespoons lemon juice O vanilla cookies
Combine volks, tablespoons
Cook in top of double boiler minutes stirring
whites until stiff Gradually
egg whites and whipped into yok mixture chill
vanilla waters with rolling Cover Of shallow
with half OF crumbs Pour lemon filling into with
remaining crumbs Freeze In refrigerator without
cut across diagonaly to form peshaped wedges Serves
Evening star., 1948-04-29
Readers Clearing House

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. Betsy Cas,OeH
Evening star., 1948-04-29

Versatile chocolate bits on your pantry shelf provide
the mokInes for q luscious pie *
Mdcdron1 Creole Buttered BeetS
Spinach Salad Whole Wheat Rolls
CHocotdte BIS Cht6oh Pie Coffee
" Chocolate Bits Chiffon Pie.
! tablespoon gelatin cup sugar
i cold /. teaspoon salt
z cup hot TEASPOON vanilla
package chocolate bits, melted whites ify
egg ,yoks well beaten cracker shell
Soften gelatin in cold water and add hot
melted chocolate bits mixing thoroughly
sugar salt and vanilla Stir chocolate
wen blended Cool until slightly thkened
4 cup sugar to Stify beaten whites
mixture Pour into graham
hrm Top with whipped cream if desired pie
Lamb Chops Baked Potatoes
Green Peas and Onions Mired Garden Salad
Coconut Tapiocd Pudding
Green and Onions.
2 pounds fresh peas 2 tablespoons
up slah onions or tablespoons thick
sliced onions
Cock Melt the buer be.t
if latter and combine pour ter
over vegetables sprinkle with parsley hot.
Liner Patties Creomed pototoeS
Frozen Corn-on-Cob Cnulifoner
Canned Peaches Dark Mocoroonc
Dark Macaroons
egg tablespoons
cup sugar teaspoon almond
RouIu outel 'oi oVher teaspoon cinnamon
AoreIlg' ground
2 tablespoons moases H. cups -four
sugar Melt butter and let cool little before
aoong with moSSes and Sif
win the rest The dough thin until the
and dropped tin When cool make
degrees These cookies good Makes about
'o COOKIES BY
Evening star., 1948-04-29

chocolate pie" and is currently
given in several of the well-known
women's magazines in the adver-
Using section:
In top of double boiler melt and
blend together one package of semi
sweet chocolate bits (the ones used
for cookies, 3 tablespoons milk and
2 tablespoons sugar. Let this mix
ture cool and then add, one at a
time, 4 egg yolks, blending we'll after
each addition. Add l teaspoon va
nilla. Beat the egg whites stiff and
fold in carefully into the chocolate
mixture. Pour into a cooled, baked
pie shell and chill for several hours.
Garnish with a layer of whipped
cream. This filling is different in
texture from any I have ever tasted
before and is perfectly delicious. 1t
gets quite firm during the chilling
and is therefore easy to cut and
serve. Use a 9-inch pie shell.
X X
MARY ANNE" PAN?
(From M. E. B., Olney.)
Can any one tell me where NAV
locate cake pan that you bake a
Mary Anne Cake shell" in?
Evening star., 1948-04-29
POEM WANTED.

TFTOW A. NJ. s., WdSHlngtOn.1
I wonder if any one of the RICH
readers knows this poem l do not
remember the name, but some of
the lines are: Blessing on thee, little
man, Barefoot boy with cheek of
tan" I would so much like to
have it.
Evening star., 1948-04-29
VINEGAR CANDY.

For Mrs. N. G. D., Alexandria
This recipe for vinegar candy is
from the Boston Cooking School
Cook Book" Two tablespoons but
ter, 2 cups sugar, p cup vinegar
Melt butter in heavy pan, add sugar
and vinegar. Stir until sugar dis
solves, wash down sides of pan with
pastry brush dipped in cold water
Boil to 256 degrees or until mixture
is brittle when tried in cold water
Pull and Gu. ike molasses candy.
THE WIND AND -TIE: LEAVES. ,
(From Mrs. H. F. L., Al. 'oton.)
Come, little leaves" said the wih,t on,
Come n;.sT osr the meadow with me ant
Put on your dress Of red and gold
Summer is gone and the days grow cold
Soon as the leaves heard winds loud call
Down they. came futter.ng, one and all
over the brown fields they danced anc
Singing the soft little songs they knew.
"Crickets goodbye We've been friends
Little brook, sing us your farewell song!
Say you are sorry to see us 60
Oh, you will miss us right well, we know!
Dear little lambs in your ieecy fold.
Mother VIII keep you from harm and
Fondly we've watched you in vale and
Say. will you dream of our loving shade?"
Dancing x.at and whirlins the little leaves
Winter had called them and they were
content.
Soon, fast, asleep in their earthly beds.
X
VACUUM CLEANER.
(From H. r. G., Jr., Hyattspille)
I read Mrs. H. A. BIS remarks
about the vacuum cleaner she pur-
chased, and would like to say this {:
She obviously hasn't done too much
inquiring into the subject, for all
she can say about her choice is that
it is less expensive and has no
chromium. The lady doesn't know
that the best known" cleaner be-
came best known without advertise
ing or store outlets, but by being
the best cleaner. One Of the most
important advantages is that the
best known" cleaner has a de-
f1ected air exhaust, making 1t the
only one that won't blow dust out of
radiators and from under beds.
There is also different hose, being
tapered to prevent clogging 1
know people who read this column
do so to get advice on purchasing
something about which they know
little or nothing, among other
things, and the best advice I can
give is to see both cleaners in ques-
tion. together, in your home. A
company interested in selling you
their product will willingly bring
their product into your home to let
you see it where it will be used.
(From B. c., CheUerly.)
I have used both the upright style
and the tank type cleaner, and my
own preference is for the upright
with cleaning attachments. 1t is
quicker and requires less apparatus
for the ordinary day-to-day rug
cleaning, and 1 find it easier to
manage than the tank with its long
hose, etc. On the other hand the
tank type gets into narrower places,
cleans under furniture without
it, etc. There is much to
be said for both, depending on the
individual problems involved in
each home. However, please let me
advise this. whichever cleaner you
buy, you'll be better off in the long
run to buy the best.
X
CHOCOLATE PIE.
From Mrs. F. L. NJ, Alexandria, j
was interested to see Mrs. F.
K. T.'s inquiry for a chocolate pie
filling, because I have just discov-
cred one that we are most enthusi-
astic about, and I am glad to share
it with her. 1t is called marvel
Evening star., 1948-04-14
'145-T on Pressure unk on Way
To White Oak to est Missiles

out Georgia avenue to Olney, thence
to Ashton, and south on the Coles
vile road to White Oak. Special
arrangements have been made with
the Maryland highway authorities
and the Police for its transportation
Evening star., 1948-04-14

A hydrostatic pressure tank large
enough to hold one-man Japanese
submarine is en- route to Silver
Spring, Md, for subsequent transfer
to the Naval Ordance Laboratory at
White Oak, Md.
There it will be used to test pres
sure on underwater missiles of vari-
Gus types being developed for future
conflicts in which this Nation might
be involved.
The tank weighs 105 tons, ex-
elusive of the door, which weighs
40 tons. The whole thing required
special transportation arrangements
to get it to its destination 1t is
made in four circular sections, with
5-inch walls.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is
transporting it from Barberton,
Ohio, where it was manufactured,
on special gondola cars to its Ben
ming yards. There it will be trans
ferred over the Baltimore & Ohio
tracks, to Silver Spring.
It Is estimated 1t will require at
least two days to move the tank
from the rail cars to special 40
wheel trailer which is being brought
down from Wilmington, Del.
To get the tank from Silver Spring
to White Oak, a distance of 3.9
miles, it will be necessary to trans
port it 24.6 miles. 1t will be taken
Evening star., 1948-04-14
Welfare Unit to Meet

The Family and Child Welfare
Division of the Community Coun-
Gil, Arlingtno, will hear discussion
of family welfare services at 8 pm
tomorrow in the council Offices
The discussion will be led by Red
Cross, Catholic Charities and De-
partment of Public Welfare repre-
sentativeS.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-05-15

ditional home visits were made by
the 10000 volunteer neighborhood
and community leaderso.
Home demonstration work is
over 80 years old, having been
authorized by the SnithLeyer
Act of 1914. A summary of last
years activities shows that over
100000 different rural colored
wnlen improved their homes as a
result of the program.
Director Wilson says that the
program of home demonstration
work is helping more rural people
to realize that the end goal of
farming is not to raise better live
stock and larger crops, but rather
to produce these as means of
raising their own level of living up
to the truly American standard.