Evening star., 1948-04-01
Report to the Housewife

May; you viii flnd the supplies will
improve as the weather gets warmer,
Most of the shad now is coming
from Delaware and farther South;
as the season advances the source
Of supply moves north to the Hud.
son and Connecticut Rivers. Prices
of shad will be lower later on than
they are right at present.
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HERE AND THERE: A few tips
to remember when buying and using
spaghetti: A pound of spaghetti
broken into short pieces measures
4s4 cups. A cup of dry spaghetti
weighs 3ia ounces or about VI
pound. A cup of dry spaghetti ex-
pands to about 2 cups when cooked.
!. When you mold cheese into rolls
for easy-to-make canapes, try slic-
ing 1t with your egg slicer. Just the
right size to put on round crackers,
and the slicer cuts the cheese even
and thin. Coconuts have been
back on the market only short
time, but once again there's short-
age. And weather is the cause. The
hurricanes which swept Luzon late
last year have brought q short
supply of coconuts. The demand IN
the United States far outstrips the
supply, and to paint the picture D
bit blacker, further coconut short-
ages are expected in April and Mays
also the result Of hurricanes. 4,
Combine mayonnaise with chopped
ripe olives, chopped parsley, sweet
pickle, dash of cayenne pepper
and salt and lemon juice to taste,
for fish sauce that will add plenty
of good taste to any fish,. Serve it
cold, or spread over cooked fish and
place under the broiler Just long
enough to make 1t bubbly. Sew.
eral centuries ago the domestic
servant of the wine cellar was called
bother. 1t Is from this that our
word "butler" Is derived. Better
meals for less money, that's what
every family wants these days. And
that's what a home garden can
furnish. It Is estimated that even
small garden can furnish from
to IS dollars worth Of vegetablesH
year. Vegetables right out of tho
garden make meals look better, tasta
better and offer more vitamins be-
cause they have full freshness. 3
Here's an easy way to dramatizS
leftover bits of the Easter ham
Make tricky little biscuit cups aud
serve creamed ham chunks in them
Use enriched biscuit dough and
press circles of dough into mufIfl
pans. Prick the bottom with a fork
and bake in a hot oven. -. Greens
Of the mustard family, kale, turnip
tops and mustard green's, are siiA
perior in calcium and vitamin g
to those Of the goosefoot family,
Swiss chard, spinach and beet
green's. Many Americans have
diets too low in calcium. Though
milk is the most important food for
this mineral, green's can contributA
valuable amounts and housewives Id
choosing greens on the market may
wish to select those which furnish
the most calcium. q
and pad it to conform to your own
measurements. This form would
be worth the trouble because the
padding could be adjusted at any
time to take care of any changes
in size.
INFORMATION ON SOUTH Z
AMERICA? B
(From Mr.. G. L. S.: Washington
I would appreciate hearing from
any of your readers who have lived
recently in Rio de Janeiro or Sac
Paulo, Brazil, and know something
of living conditions, costs. etc, Ia
those places. I am considering tak@
ing a job which will mean moving
my family including children aged
4 and 6, to one Of those places. Al
1t, will be necessary. to decide soon.
I would appreciate early replies.