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Evening star., 1948-02-15
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Meetings this week !:

meetings. GnlS week.
Amidon- n-Fairbrother- -Greenleaf -
Founders day will be celebrated in
Jefferson Junior High Schools audi
torium tomorrow at 8 pm. AL
Southwest past presidents will be
honored.
Burroughs-The next meeting will
be held Thursday at pm. The
theme for discussion will be Lay
ing Foundations for More Demo-
cratic Family Living"
Cranch -Tyler-A Founders day
and silver shower program will be
presented by a group of mothers at
Cranch School tomorrow at pm.
Millmore-Monthly meeting to-
morrow at pm. The guest speaker
will be DR.. Stanley Mcintosh of the
Motion Picture Association. He will
talk on visual education and show
a recent movie
Hine Junior High-The Executive
Committee meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. S. j. Hogan, 126
Thirteenth street Sc. at / p.m.
Thursday.
Langley Junior High-The next
meeting will be Thursday at 7:30
pm. The program is Symposium
and Open House" The Boys Band
of the Junior Optimist Club will
play.
Stanton-The next meeting Is at
7::30 pm. tomorrow. The speaker will
talk on the Auchincloss plan and
the effects it will have on our school
system. A ouestion-and-an answer
period will follow. Seven past pres
idents will be presented with small
gavels and refreshments will be
served.
Stoddard-Founders day tomorrow
at 8 pm. at the. regular meeting.
DR.. Walter E. Hager, president of
Wilson Teachers College. will speak.
Eight and Forty Salon
The Fun and Fellowship Com
mittee of the District of Columbia
Eight and Forty Salon will hold a
social at the home of Mrs. Thelma
E. Healy, 2004 Klingle road NV
on February 81, at 8 pm.
Mrs. Beatrice Allen, chapeau ma
tional. who participated in the area
B" Child Welfare Conference at
! the Statler Hotel on Friday and
Saturday, will visit Glenn Dale San
itarium today at pm, with Mrs
Eva Carrico chapeau departmental
and Mrs. Emily Schuler, child vel
fare chairman. of the salon.
/ The next regular meeting of the
salon will be held at, the Lee
| Sheraton Hotel on Wednesday at
liz nm
Evening star., 1948-02-15
Phone Books

Phone BOOKS
Chicago has the largest single
telephone book in the United States,
containing 1,736 pages.
The combined borough telephone
directories for New York City's five
boroughs total about 3,100 pages.
Evening star., 1948-02-15
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Board of Trade Referendum Progresses
Daylight.Saving Bill Needs Pushing
By Jesse c. Suter

Board of Trade Members Polled on Auchincloss Bill
washington Board Trade sent to its thar
QUESTIONABLE accompanied by shee
giving Auchnco bi H. R. 1902 Members wer
register QUESTIONABLE ballot
envelope later than Monday
that the results Of this pol
QUESTIONABLE is parts and for five Of them there
register mo" or undecided"
lights of the Auchincloss b H. r. 1907
Do favor its adoption?
you living District should by
referendum OF before
it is put into effect?
system the Board OF Education
bill that it be elected by thu
election of the Board of Education?
method Federal suggested in the oca
Federal Would favo
lower Federal payment?
suffrage" without representation in Congress
Is desirable?
Do you District Columba?--- Marylanda
Virginia?
T. If you you lived here?
Up replies received Th
completely rapidly possible
delay reporting the result to Congress
the Joint Home Rule Subcommittee
Reilly
board Friday February 6.
Reilly committee hearing
harmony with the consistent stand OF the
question 1916 This poll will
the views the individual members of the organization
Evening star., 1948-10-28
By Violet Faulkner
Food Editor

Apples will probably come next to
pumpkin at the top of your Hal
loween shopping list. Both are in
excellent supply now so you will ex-
perience no difficulty in finding the
particular variety you like for your
holiday party. Remember, you're
likely to have two types of visitors
during the evening. There will be
the pint-sized callers who ring your
bell to show off their weird costumes
and your own friends who come to
spend the evening. For the children
it's better to have food they can
MUNICH on or stuff in their pockets
to eat later on; nuts and apples are
easy for you and for them, too. For
the guests who stay longer plan
some casual sort Of refreshments to
serve later on In the evening. The
chances are you have the pulp that
was scooped out Of juniors jack
o'lantern, so why not some little
pumpkin tarts served with plenty
of fragrant hot coffee? Or hot
spiced cider with doughnuts is good,
too.
Incidentally, National Apple Week
starts this Saturday, October 80,
and lasts through November 6. There
is wonderful assortment of fall
Evening star., 1948-10-28

AS demand grew, oatmeal moved In
increasing bulk to the grocery store.
Later, packaging at the mill re-
placed the oatmeal barrel - ana
modern oatmeal was here.
The leaf1et gives a tip for cook
ing oatmeal the night before and
still have it free Of Jumps at break
fast time. Cook oatmeal in the
top of a double boiler over direct
heat for two minutes. Then place
over boiling water and cook for
20 minutes. Turn off the heat and
let stand, loosely covered, all night.
In the morning, place, heat and
let stand, unstirred, over boiling
water and heat to bubbling point.
Then. and only then, stir vigorously
until smooth.
And there's q good cookie recipe
you might like, too. Sift together
l cup sifted -four, Y teaspoon soda
and u teaspoon salt In a bowl.
Add " cup shortening, " cup brown
sugar, u cup white sugar, egg.
"a teaspoon of vanilla and 2 table
spoons milk. Beat for about two
minutes. Then fold in 2 cups ur-
cooked oats, mix and drop from Q
spoon onto a creased baking sheet.
Bake in q moderate oven u minutes.
Evening star., 1948-10-28
The Chef Saws

In the mornings mail comes an
interesting little brochure all about
oatmeal. Ofhand, not such a ro-
mantle subject, but when one delves
into the history of the popular
breakfast food, a number Of unusual
facts come to light.
For instance, my leaflet says that
oats first were cultivated and made
into porridge by the German Bar
barians during the Bronze Age
Q500-500 B. c.. Over a period OF
hundreds Of years the cultivation
and use of oats spread, very gradu-
ally, north and west from Central
Europe.
Oatmeal always has been associ-
ated closely with Scotland. During
the Roman invasion of Britain,
when the Scots and the Picts re-
treated to their hills, they ate raw
oats to keep alive-as they did not
dare use fire for cooking and so
give their hideouts away to the
enemy. From then on, oats, later
made into porridge, became the
Scots national dish, which was
brought to the New World by the
early colonists. e
It is said that DR.. Samuel john
son, when making a tour Of the
Hebrides, observed to his faithful
Boswell, Oatmeal Is a food for
English horses. But in Scotland it
is fed to the people" TRUE" said
Boswell, a Scot, "and where will you
find such magnificent horses and
such sturdy men?"
In the early days, In America,
oatmeal was sold at apothecary
shops only, by ounce or half ounce.
Evening star., 1948-10-28

ana WINTER apples on the market
now with prices depending on the
quality. Naturally, fancy, eating
apples run higher than the cooking
variety but even the select fruit is
selling for less. than it did a year
ago.
Standard produce is very reason
able this week and you'll find the
quality Is remarkably good. OF the
four staple items that are in de-
mand for sturdy autumn meals car
rots are exceptionally nice, they're
long, slender and sweet: you can
get either green or white cabbage
at very good price; the little white
broiler onions are cheaper at the
moment so this would be q good
week to buy them; the regular yell
low onions are priced about as
usual; potatoes, both white and
sweets, are good values and par
ticularly the sweets.
The artichokes I saw were q very
good size, the quality excellent and
they were priced right. Broccoli
looks much nicer than most I've
seen lately and the prices are no
higher. Brussels sprouts, lima beans,
'cucumbers, celery and lettuce are
all good items to look for when you
shop. If you are a mushroom
lfancier youn be glad to hear the
price Is down considerably on both
the small button variety or the large
caps. Cooking greens-turnips, kale,
spinach and collards-are plentiful
and cheap. You know the young
tender leaves can add a lot of char
acter to your tossed salads. Cut up
some of the celery or Chinese cab
bage in the salad mixture too, the
flavor contrast Is very nice. I no.
ticed some corn-on-the-cob around,
which, I was told, came from the
State of Washington and will be
the last shipment for this season.
The freight charges were staggering
as a result the corn definitely be-
longs in the luxury class as far as
price is concerned.
In addition to the wealth Of
apples available, grapes continue
to be an excellent fruit buy. Plenty
of cranberries, too, for salads, rel
ishes, cakes, sherbets or sauce tc
dress up pre-holiday meals.
Here is an announcement that
will be of interest to many of you
VINO are looking for extra help when
you entertain. The United States
Employment Service is again offer
ing the Party Service" which
proved so successful last season
Through this specialized service
efficiently trained walters are avail
able for hire by local hosts and
hostesses, to serve at cocktail par
ties. dinners, buffet suppers, re-
ceptions, and, in fact, at any func-
ton where extra service is required
Evening star., 1948-10-28
Report to the Housewife

These young men were carefully
selected from the group Of honor.
ably discharged World War II vet
Grams now attending a local univer.
sity. Full information may be OBJ
tanned by calling Mrs. Betty Place,
United States Employment Service,
District 1000.
n
HERE AND THERE: Milk pays
big dividends in meal planning be.
cause you use every drop YOU nav
for; milk also contains some of all
known vitamins, many of them In
insignificant amounts. It Is an
outstanding source Of ribof1avih and
an important source Of vitan1in A
and thlsmine. French toast h
an excellent way Of using up scraps
of bread without folks being any
the wiser. For Sunday breakfast
serve the toast with canned cling
peach halves broiled with O maple
sirup coating. Serve them hot.
Because the B-vitamins In meat are
one of its important nutritive of.
ferings, and because they may suf-
fer loss in cooking, food scientists
wanted to find out which method
of making stew was easiest on these
vitamins. They made stew q dozen
different ways and came up with
answers to the following questions:
Does browning the meat In fat be-
fore cooking in water cause loss Of
vitamins? Browning causes a very
slight loss of three B-vitamins. But
1t gives more flavor and appetizins
brown color. to the stew, 30 its adj
vantages may outweigh the small
loss in nutritive value. Which In
better for vitamin saving, long slow
cooking at low heat or fast cooking
In the high heat Of the pressure
cooker? The two methods rate
about the same. Does the amount
OF water used in cooking affect the
vitamin content Of the stew? The
more water used, the more vitamins
from the meat 60 into the broth.
If all the broth is served with the
meat, there is no loss. But care
should be taken not to use so much
water that there is too much broth
and some Is discarded. Obviously.
broth has more meat flavor and
makes better gravy for the stew II
a small rather than a large amount
OF water is used. Bavarian cream
desserts sound so lavish and difficult
to make. but they really aren't.
I'hey have especially good flavor
when fruit nectar Is used for the
liquid part. Gelatin and whipped
cream make them so light and
fluffy they melt in your mouth. r..
If your family likes the flavor Of
garlic, try sprinkling carrot and
celery sticks with a dash of garlic
salt before serving,
Evening star., 1948-10-28

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 Casa0eH
Evening star., 1948-10-28

put on it. Shred one small head of
cabbage and mix we'll with y jar
relish pickle. This should be made
early so the vinegar will penetrate
the slaw. Put meat barbecue mix
ture on round rolls, spread the slaw
on top of this, and top with barbe-
cue sauce. The sauce may be pur-
chased in bottles in any of the
larger chain stores and saves prepa-
ration at home.
I would like information on the
type of ceramic material that car
be fired in your kitchen stove. The
few ads have seen on it do not
seem to mention being able to make
regular dishes and cups and saucers
They seem to imply that only deco
rative items may be made with the
product, such as vases. Has any
one tried making dishes, etc., from
the kitchen fired material? Also
where may ceramic material be
found? Any other hints or sugges-
tions on this subject would be
greatly appreciated. r.
a. &&
SUGGESTIONS.
(Front Mrs. D. M. BerUyn.)
Here are few answers to some
questions. The dishwasher that
works on the faucet looks like the
small portable washing machine, is
wonderful. 7 have had mine for
over a year and it gives wonderful
service. I would only trade 1t for
the large automatic type.
AS to what it will hold, here is
what I just removed from mine.
On the bottom 2 dinner plates, 6
breakfast plates (the children use
these at dinner, too, soups,
salad plates, 2 cereal bowls, 4 des-
sert dishes, 5 saucers, glass baking
Evening star., 1948-10-28
Halloween
Cheer
CROSSBONES

SKULL AND CROSSBONES
BREW.
2 3-inch sticks cinnamon.
IL whole cloves.
IL whole allspice.
IL cups water.
2s cup granulated sugar.
4 cup lemon juice.
y teaspoon grated lemon
rind.
3 cups apricot nectar.
Marshmallows.
Whole cloves.
Toothpicks.
Combine spice, water and sugar
and simmer minutes. Blend
in lemon juice, rind and nectar,
and heat thoroughly. Strain into
punch bowl or serving cups.
Garnish with marshmallow skull
and crossbones.
To make skulls, pinch rounded
sides of marshmallows slightly
to make hollow cheeks of skull.
Stick with 2 cloves for eyes and
l for nose. Thrust 2 picks all
the way through marshmallows,
crossing in middle, for bones.
Makes 21a pints punch.
Evening star., 1948-10-28


Fried Chicken Sweet Potato
Broccoli Halloween Salad
Pumpkin Pie
Halloween Salad
p cups crushed pineapple we'll 17onc eld cranberry
drained - sauce
Lettuce
Mix shredded carrot pineapple mayonnaise tossing
lightly with fork Cut cranberry
ac sce IN tne shape OF pumpkin with sharp knife pumpkin
SNAPPED paper be used desired To assemble salads
pile spoonful Of the mixture lettuce
Top with a cranberry pumpkin. Serves
MONDAY.
o..,.... Hash-stufed Peppers .
Orange Tapoca Pudding 81
Hash-stuhed Peppers
medium green peppers tablespoons Worcestershire
can Il pound corned beef
hash tablespoons chilli sauce
tablespoons minced onion Il soft breaa crumbs
2 tablespoons 2 tablespoons melted butter
Wash cut of tops and parbo pep
pers Tor minutes in boiling Meanwhile
hash into small tablespoons butter
until tender add Worcestershire chilli
buttered bread baking pan and bake in
moderate Cs5 degree F0 for 80 minutes servings
sn,,.x.xa!Ea Baked sparerfbs With Dressing
~ Waldorf Salad WI" ''D''0D
Sherry Snow Pudding Coffee
Sherry Snow Pudding
package orange fruit-aavored y sherry
geiaun whites
IL cups hot
gelatin slightly thickened
sherry whites Place in bowl ice water and whip with
rotary beater until fluffy and thick like whipped Turn
Makes 8 to 10 servings.
Evening star., 1948-10-28
BIB THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C..
20,
RHWhat$ CooRin' I
FRIDAY.

FRIDAY.
Curred Oysters Sliced Beets
Cole SldU Hot Rolls
Gingerbread With Whipped Cream
Curried Oysters
pint oysters 2 hard-cooked eggs
onion, chopped y teaspoon salt
tablespoons butter Il teaspoon pepper
tablespoons -four l teaspoon curry powder
~ cups milk cooked rice
their liquor about until
begin to curl Drain Cook onion in butter until tender Blend in
add milk until thick stirring
thoroughly ring
nish with parsley. Serves g.
SATURDAY.
Lamb Patttes flashed BroDn Potatoes
Mashed RutdbdgdS Mustard Greens
Mince Meat TurnoUers
Mashed Ruabagas
pounds rutabagas tablespoons butter
tablespoon sugar Dash paprika
VI teaspoon pepper teaspoon
tablespoons cream teaspoon minced (op-
Pinch red pepper tionaD
Wash peel and cut rtabagas in small
onion and enough water to Boil Is
tender Drain we'll Mash with potato
sonngs and Beat until light fluffy servings
Evening star., 1948-10-28
Readers Clearing House

pie plate. All the silver in the
basket. On the top shelf cocktail
glasses, juice glasses, 5 cups, 1
cream pitcher, 2 custard cups, 81
stray glasses, parts from perculator.
You have to work at stocking it,
it takes a while to get the knack,
but it's worth it. I use it once a
day just after lunch. There are
four of us, parents and two small
children. I don't use serving dishes.
I fix plates in kitchen. I use the
detergent made for electric dish
washers. My husband put hose
on the outlet at bottom, to fill pots
and pans with and with a dish
mop they can be cleansed with the
same hot water. I rarely put my
hands in water.
To save friend husband burned
tongue, pour 2 cups of coffee at
the same time at breakfast. The
second cup will be just drinking
temperature before that mad dash.
About the curling Of child's hair,
cutting or not cutting shouldn't
make any difference in curl. This
Is governed by type Of hair cells:
Round hair cell equals curls; fiat
har cell equals straight hair. So
say the anatomy books-I'm Just
quoting.
Iuse aluminium foil for just every
thing. Line the saucepan with 1t
when making cheese sauce, it saves
lots OF time when cleaning pans,
just rinse and put away. Throw
away foil. Corn on the cob, shuck,
rinse, wrap in foil and bake in oven
for 10 minutes at $50 degrees. This
far surpassed the boiling process.
All the flavor is in the corn, not
the water.
X Il X
ELECTRIFYING MACHINE.
(Frons Mrs. F. B., Ariington.)
To Mrs. r. M. S., Silver Spring.
To your question about electrifying
an old treadle machine. My ma
chine belonged to my mother and is
older than I am. Last spring had
it converted, an believe me it's
wonderful. I could never use the
treadle, 1t always ran backwards, but
get along fine with this electric one.
I advise it.
From Mrs. A. S. D., KenSington.)
I had my old treadle type machine
electrified. For a time it worked
well. but when I put it to hard use
IL fn.. frnx,a cafirfn nj /
Evening star., 1948-10-28

Serve 'en hot cold right in the baking dish.
WEDNESDAY
Creamed Dried Beef Baked Potato
Acorn Squash Endiue Salad
Baked Peaches With Crustu Topping
Coffee
Baked Peaches With Crusty Topping.
4 cups sliced peaches, fresh Topping
canned q brown
1s white sugar q sfted flour
tablespoons flour 1s butter
u teaspoon cinnamon
tablespoons juice cup chopped
peaches heat-resstant glass dis
been well Mix together white two tablespoons
and cinnamon; sprinkle peaches juice
Topping Blend together brown sugar
Spread bake degrees
for one hour.
THURSDAY.
'Tomdto Richard
Toasted Cheese Sandwiches With Bacon
Relish Tray
cups tomato juice Is teaspoon
! medium onion chopped fine 2 bay leaves
"a coarsey shredded carrot tablespoons
70 thin celery Topping:
" shredded green pepper u cup heavy
] teaspoon salt "a cup mayonnaise
VI teaspoon pepper Chopped chives
Simmer juice vegetables seasonings
Remove bay leaves Stir little the hot mixture into
Then blend all together Whip fold in
Serve piping hot topped with ayonna topping
sprinked with chopped chives Six servings. BY "Vi"
aecpe from the New York Food Editors Conference
Evening star., 1948-10-28
BANDAGE STERILIZING?

(Fron Mrs. w. H. S., Cottage City,
Would some one please give me
information as to bandage steriliz-
ing, after the bandages are made?
These are to be squares of gauze by
s inches. An early suggestion will
be greatly appreciated.
Evening star., 1948-10-28
CLINGING SLIP.

(FT0m Mrs. L. i. b., Jf.. n henStngtOnJ
For Mrs. M. v. S., Washington:
The clinging of your slip is caused
by the static electricity generated
by friction between slip and dress
and the only solution Is to change
to cotton slips. These may be had
in fine quality batiste with eyelet
or lace trimming for best" and
come in especially well-cut styles.
A local hosiery and women's wear
shop carries a very good brand.
(From Miss C. A. B., Washington
If you wear a taffeta slip "a good
heavy one) I believe it will solve
your problem and not stick to
woolen garments as satin and crepe
ones do. I have been trying to get
one for winter wear but most of
the stores do not have them in yet.
I wear them all winter. They are
warmer than crepe or satin.
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HINTS.
(From Mrs. v. X. K, Washington. J
The RICH Is a must" in our
household; seems like each night
new ideas or help come from this
page. It's like friendly letter.
To prevent food, being fried, from
absorbing too much fat, add tea
spoon to vinegar to the grease.
To make tough steak tender, rub
lit on both sides with a mixture of
vinegar and olive oil and let stand
two hours before cooking.
To make ham tender, leave 1t In
the water in which it has been
cooked until it is cold. This will
also make it juicier.
To mother: After the romper stage
the bottom can be cut of and
hemr1ed and they make very nice
shirts under overalls.
To keep nails clean, rub soap un-
der them before you do any dirty
work.
On your feet all day? Try putting
an old powder puff in the heel Of
your shoes. This is especially efec-
tive for high-heeled shoes.
Also borax added to the last
rinsing water of diapers make them
much softer and less likely to rub
or irritate.
Thanks for letting me use up all
this space but there are so many
things to be told!
: 4 X \ X
NEW MEXICO.
From E. J. H., WGshington.)
To Mrs. H. M. S., Bloomington.
H.: In answering your question,
Does New Mexico have a dry cli-
mate?" It surely does. I spent the
first two weeks Of September in a
small town 18 miles from Silver
City and I think no place could be
much drier. It was very hot in the
daytime, but the nights are nice and
cool. In fact, we slept under blan-
kets. If there Is anything else you
would like to hear about the place
or how to travel to get there you
can write me through RICH.
Evening star., 1948-10-28
NEW MEXICO.
COOKING RICE?
SUGGESTIONS.

(From Mrs. G. w., Washington)
Am coming in again with a re-
quest. Can some one tell me how
to boil rice so it is fluffy and dry?
Have used every method including
placing over hot water after boiling
required time, but it always comes
out a soggy mess. What is my
trouble?
And a suggestion: To prevent silk
stockings from winding around the
line, place a marble in the toe of
each Il use a Chinese checker.
Also in washing dishes If silver
ware is placed in any one of the
pots used in preparation of meal,
with a sprinkle of soap, then filled
with water, as other dishes are
being stacked, there will be no effort
in washing them.
Evening star., 1948-10-28
ELECTRIFYING MACHINE.

(From Mrs. A. S. D., Kensington.)
I had my old treadle type machine
electrified. For a time it worked
we'll. but when I put it to hard use
it was far from satisfactory and
Evening star., 1948-10-28
HOT MINCED BEEF BARBECUE
CERAMICS?

(From Mrs. L. F. D., SilDer SPRING.
Below is a recipe for hot minced
beef barbecue (my own concoction
as was never able to find a recipe
for them) which we like very much.
One pound ground beef, salt to
taste, small can tomato sauce, 2
tablespoons Worcestershire sauce,
2 tablespoons dry mustard, dash of
pepper and garlic powder. Mix above
ingredients together adding enough
water to keep 1t simmering. Cook
for 80 minutes on low heat. Then
add enough flour to thicken mix
ture to desired texture 80 bread
won't become soggy when mixture u