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Evening star., 1948-01-26

there's that aggravating problem Of
how to keep your fingers from
freezing while you're trying to get
the clothes on the line.
The new appliance likewise elm
oates the tiresome task OF putting
up and taking down the clothes line,
or hauling the clothes props out OF
the basement and back again.
There's no basket of wet soggy
clothes to drag up the basement
stairs, and no heavy basket OF dried
clothes to carry back in. One OF
the greatest advantages of this new
tumble drying" is what 1t does to
your bath towels, bath mats, bed
spreads or terrycloth robes. They
come out of your dryer fluffy soft
and bone dry. No more waiting
around for several days during
muggy weather while an extra heavy
bath mat dries out.
If you're one of these efficiency
souls you can do your wash on an
assembly line basis. You can be
drying the first load of your wash
while you are washing the second
load, and ironing the first load while
YOU are drying the second load and
washing the third. With these new
dryers all the homemaker needs to
do is set the dial for the dryness OF
dampness she needs and the ma
chine does the rest. If she wants
the clothes dry for storage, she sets
the dial on dry and the machine
shuts of automatically when the
clothes are dry. If the homemakel
wants to iron the clothes before
storing, she sets the dial for damp
The machine automatically shuts od
and the clothes retain only the right
amount of moisture for ironing.
A home laundry forum will be hele
at a local F street store on Tues.
day, Wednesday and Thursday ot
this week, where you can see these
new home dryers demonstrated
There will be a different laundry
problem discussed each day. Fol
further information, call Nationa
5000, Extension 495.
Evening star., 1948-01-26
Star staf Photo.

teer work, too. A retired Navy cap
tain has been teaching woodworking
to adults and young people at a
settlement house. Another man, an
ex-band leader, relinquished his job
in an orchestra for desk job. His
wife, afraid he'd lose his skill as a
musician, urged him to do volun-
teer work. He's now organizing a
childrens orchestra at settlement
house. One of the settlement houses,
incidentally, is closing its boys sec
ton because of its insufficient staff.
Volunteers are often assigned to
spots where they can put their hob
bies to work, or indulge a particular
interest. A cat and dog lover was
assigned to an agency for the pro-
lection of animals.
Volunteers must register in per-
son at the V-Center Office, 1925
Vermont avenue NV, just below
Thomas Circle. The Office Is the
official city volunteer center, and
handles requests from groups OF diff
ferent races and creeds. The office
is open Monday and Thursday
evenings from 5:45 to 7 pm. If a
club or other group wishes to take
on a project. only representative
from the group need come to the
center.
All those persons who registered
with the Office of Civilian Defense
are already in the files of the
center, which was originally part
of the OCD, and became part OF
the Council OF Social Agencies at
the wars end. A call to the "
Center, Republic 51O5, will let them
know you are still available for
service, and it won't be necessary
to register again.
Evening star., 1948-01-26
Cottage
Cheese
By the Chef

Cottage cheese - alias Dutch
cheese, pot cheese or smierkase, de-
pending upon which part of the
country you hail from has long
been a standby of dieters, as it con-
tains food essentials IN a relatively
nonfattening form. For meatless
meals, it always comes in handy.
Some people still prefer to make
their own cottage cheese, but the
majority buy it ready made" from
local dairy concerns. AS a matter
Of fact, it is not easy to make the
cheese from commercially treated
milk and, for city dwellers, hardly
Is worth the trouble.
However, to my way Of thinking,
cottage cheese, for all its nutritional
qualities is pretty poor stuff to taste,
If you don't pretty it up bit. 1t
Is easy to make something differ
ent" and really good eating out Of
o serving Of cottage cheese prop
erly seasoned. A little imagination
and more care in the preparation
Of this food pays big culinary divi-
dends.
For instance, If you don't care
for the sour taste Of the cheese,
work a little powdered sugar into
1t and top with sprinkhng Of nut
meg. For q wonderful spread for
rye bread or pumpernickel, crush
some caraway seeds and work them
into the cheese, with liberal lac
ing of salt and pepper and just
q Whit of cayenne.
Garlic or onion juice does won
ders for cottage-cheese salad
plate and you also can emulate
one Of the dairy companies that.
during the Lenten season, makes a
feature Of its cottage cheese mixed
with all sorts Of green herbs and
raw vegetables. Bits of crisply fried
bacon blend well with straight
cheese. too. If you have any Bar
le-duc on your jam closet shelves,
serve it with cottage cheese instead
Of the usual cream cheese. Chopped
nuts added to the cheese make q
tasty and interesting mixture that
is exceptionally high in protein.
Another variation on a theme Is
to cream Z cups Of cottage cheese
until it Is smooth as velvet and
then add tablespoons minced
green pepper. ; tablespoons minced
chives or onions-if you use onions,
add little minced parsley for color
"a dash of celery salt, 2 teaspoons
celery seed and q tablespoon Of
chopped sweet pickles. Chill thor
oughly before serving.
A cocktail favorite at my house
is made by creaming cottage cheese.
thinning with just q little sweet
cream and seasoning literally with
worcestershire sauce, salt. cayenne
and chopped chives. Use as a sauce
for dunking potato chips.
Evening star., 1948-01-26
By Josebhine Lowman

y
When in New York recently I had
a most interesting talk with Eddie
SEM at his salon. 1t is always
stimulating to talk with MIR. SEM
because he is not only an extremely
clever makeup artist who is re-
sponsible for the success Of many
stars, but he understands the thera-
peutic value of beauty.
He works hand in hand with
psvchiatrists who send their patients
to him for help in building up self
confidence and morale through
physical improvement.
Mr.. SEM said to me, There are
two types of women, those VINO
mature and those who grow old. The
first is young at 40, so or 30. She
accepts the passing of time for the
new experiences, the new interests
it brings her. The second type is
afraid of aging and graying hair
and often worries herself into the
Office of psychiatrist."
So you see, Eddie helps make over
lives as well as faces. He might well
be called a "makeover" rather than
a makeup" expert. When he first
begins a consultation with a client
he talks with her about her interests
and the demands of her life. A
career woman may require a dlf-
ferent hairdo from the one most
practical for a homebody.
I asked Eddie SEM what he be-
lieves about dying gray hair and he
replied, "If the gray or CRAVING
hair is mental hazard no matter
what ones friends say, have it dyed
back to the natural color. How
ever, a woman should not try to
simulate the bright blond, brown or
deep black color she had at sixteen.
It should be dyed just about the
same shade her hair would have
been had 1t not turned gray"
lam sure that this last suggestion
Of his as to the muted shades
Evening star., 1948-01-26
Bv Violet Faulkner

By Violet Faulkner
When the automatic washer be-
came part of the standard equip
ment for the modern home half the
drudgery was eliminated from the
old-time wash day. Now modern
science has invented another new
appliance to further tighten the
chores for today's housewife.
The new automatic home dryer
has put an end to those wash-day
blues. Regardless of the weather,
YOU can dry your clothes as fast
as you wash them. Gone are the
days when you had to keep one
eve on the weather and one on the
clothes line. Even when the wealth
erman reports fair and warmer, you
can never be absolutely sure tnat
a sudden rain won't come up and
ruin your wash once you get 1t on
the line.
Did YOU know that during 1947
Washington had only 80 entirely
clear days? A study OF the latest
Government Weather Bureau sta
tistics revealed that Washington
enjoyed only II clear days week,
on the average, last year. That's
lust below the 207 clear-days-a-
week average for 1So cities listed
bv the Weather Bureau. Washing
ton isn't alone in having bit OF
cloudy weather now and then, since
81 of these cities had cloudy or
partly cloudy weather rs per cent
or more of the time. It's no Won
der 50 many women want a clothes
DRYER that will simply Danish wash
day weather worries.
If you live in the city there are
the additional hazards OF smoke
and SCOT to spoil your wash and
make it necessary for you to do
the whole nasty job over again. In
the winter you're faced with the
sudden change of temperature OF a
hot. steamy laundry room to the
cold, blustery outdoors. Regardless
of how healthy you are, every time
YOU do it, you're running a risk
of taking a good snifay cold. Then
Evening star., 1948-01-26

teers are desperately needed. They
cannot completely replace trained
workers, but they can keep the
agencies from becoming badly Grip
pied. Three hours week is all the
time a volunteer need give. The
daytime hours are the ones IN which
help is most needed.
Among the volunteer "help want
ed" ads is one for seamstress to
remake old clothes for a clothes
clinic" Nursery school help Is
greatly needed In settlement houses,
and there's also a cry for cooking
and sewing teachers. You don't
have to be professionally trained IN
these fields to qualify. Friendly
volunteers" are needed to go to or
phanages and take an interest in
a child, bringing an occasional toy,
and making the child feel wanted
and appreciated. Motor drivers and
switchboard operators are also IN
demand. If the volunteer doesn't
have car of her own, a blind per-
son can be taken on a street car
or bus to clinic. Visitor control
people are needed at Gallinger Hos
pital. There's desperate need for
clerical help, and teachers OF arts
and crafts, dramatics teachers and
Girl Scout and Campfire Girl lead
ers are in demand
Some of the work can be done at
home. Sewing and tipping is done
by some volunteers in this way, and
there's also q battery OF home
phoners who contact other volun-
teers when their help Is needed.
dSpot Jobs come up, too. At the
present time 100 persons are needed
to man the tuberculosis chest X-ray
Evening star., 1948-01-26
By Peggy Roberts

This handsome chair set Is done
with a knowing eye for detail. EN-
broider the peacock and crochet its
graceful tail. The chair back meas
ures l6 by IA inches, the arm pieces
81a by IS inches.
Pattern envelope No. R-2,644 con-
tains crocheting instructions and
stitch illustrations, transfer for en-
broidery, colored chart and embroi-
derry stitch illustrations.
To obtain this pattern, send Is
cents in coins, giving pattern num-
ber, your name, address and zone
number to Peggy Roberts. The
Washington Star, P. o. Box 100,
Station G., New York 10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1948-01-26
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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 CasWeH
Evening star., 1948-01-26
By Betty Miles

By Betty Miles
If you were the man on the flying
trapeze, the Volunteer Center OF
Washington could probably Zip
through its file of requests from
groups all over town and find just
the agency that Is clamoring for
your services. Currently, 203 re-
quests are untitled, and imitation Is
threatening TO strike the center's
roster, too.
The failure Of the Community
Chest drive means at least Is per
cent cut In funds for agencies al
ready understaffed, hence volun-
Evening star., 1948-01-26

When ANSWERING adrerttse-
ments addressed to Star bores
do NOT inclose original ref
erences, photographs or other
papers of personal value. Ad-
vertisers often fail to call tcr
all replies addressed to a Sta,
boz number and this mail IS
destroyed it remaining oDer 10
days after final, insertion OF
advertisement.
Evening star., 1948-01-26

booths IN the evenings. Persons are
needed from 8 to 8 pm, Tuesday
through Saturday, until June IS.
Actually, the volunteer Is often
helped as much as the person seek
ing aid. One woman suffering from
grief at the loss of. her husband
is now spending her leisure time
working with nursery school chill
dren. Another woman, recovering
from a nervous breakdown, but still
unable to return to her profession,
Is volunteering as a secretary In q
social agency.
Men play a vital part In volun-
Evening star., 1948-01-26
By Barbara Bell

Here is a daytime dress for misses
that is fresh as a spring breeze.
Narrow ruffing trims the shaped
yoke. Use pretty print in small
all-over design.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1,748 Is
designed for sizes IL, IA, is, 1S and
20. Size IA requires ~ yards Of
39-inch fabric.
For this pattern, send rs cents in
coins, your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, The Washington Star, P. o.
Box 80, Station G, New York 10,
N, Y.
Evening star., 1948-01-26
METAL NECKLACE?

(From Mrs. D. C. E., WdshingtonJ
have a heavy gold-colored metal
chain necklace which I cannot wear
as it causes the skin on my neck to
turn black. 1t was rather an ex-
pensive piece of costume jewelry and
I would like to know if there is any
way can have it treated or any
thing I can do myself to correct this.
Unfortunately I do not know what
metal it is made Of.
Evening star., 1948-01-26
CHAIRS FROM BARREL.

From Mrs. J. B. L., Falls Church,
For Mrs. T. w. D., Washington:
Directions and illustrations for
building and upholstering barrel
chairs may be found in the October
and November, 1898, issues Of the
Popular Science Magazine. Copies
are obtainable by writing the Popu-
lar Science Publishing Co., 1853
Fourth avenue, New York 10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1948-01-26
ATTENTION!

Because of lack of space toe
shall be forced to eliminate
the publication OF requests
for discontinued china and
siluer patterns and for all
specific articles not OF gen.
ernl interest.
Evening star., 1948-01-26
Classified Advertising
Office Hours

Leave your ads at the Busi-
ness Office, 18th and Pennsyl-
vania avenue, open 8 am. to
II pm, or at any OF the
Branch Ofices throughout
the city.
Evening star., 1948-01-26
PFEFFERNUEssE; ANIsE DROP
COOKIES;
LEATHER CHAIR?

who stresses less OF this (poenls
etc. and more help for housewives. u
Perhaps she forgets that there are
thousands Of RICH readers and that
they are not necessarily all house
wives" It seems only fair to share
the space provided with all the read
ers in all walks Of life. As I have
said before I like the "country-store"
style. A little of this and a little
Of that and something for every one
Tonight I may f1nd something OF
value to me. tomorrow night there's
something that appeals to 1pu or my
neighbor down the street. Let's just
keep it that way If we can-free and
easy.
For M. w. p, Arlington: German
Pfeffernuesse-Four cups sifted all
purpose -four, l teaspoon baking
soda, II teaspoon salt, / tablespoon
cinnamon, / teaspoon powdered
cloves, 1 teaspoon nutmeg, " tea
spoon black pepper, tablespoon
crushed cardamon seeds, / teaspoon
anise seeds, u pound candied
orange peel, " pound citron, 2 table,
spoons butter or margarine, ~ cups
powdered sugar, 5 eggs, separated;
IL teaspoons grated lemon rind
about tablespoons milk or water,
IL cups confectioners' sugar.
Mix and sift flour, soda, salt and
spices. Stir in seeds, then orange
peel and citron which have been put
through coarse blade of food chop
per. Work butter COR margarine)
with a spoon until fluffy and
creamy. Then add the powdered
sugar. Add well-beaten egg yolks
and lemon rind and beat thorough
ly. Gradually blend in -four, fruit
mixture, add stiffly beaten egg
whites and blend well. Chill / hour,
then shape in small balls the size OF
hickory nuts. Place on waxeo
paper and let stand, uncovered,
overnight at room temperature. In
the morning, brush balls with sugar
icing made by gradually stirring the
milk into confectioners' sugar. Place
on ungreased cookie sheets and bake
in moderate oven of $50 degrees F.
for IS minutes or until done. Makes
7h dozen cookies.
Anise Drops-Two cups flour, "
teaspoon baking powder. l table
spoon anise seed, rolled fine, 3 eggs,
we'll beaten, 1 cup sugar.
Sift -four, measure, add baking
powder and sift again, add anise
seed. Beat the eggs until very light,
add the sugar and beat 5 minutes.
Add dry ingredients and beat S min
utes. Dry by teaspoonfuls l inch
apart onto well-greased and
fioured baking sheet. Let stand over
night, uncovered, at room tempera-
ture. In the morning bake in a
moderate oven $3.50 degree F. Is
to 20 minutes. Makes about three
dozen cookies.
Evening star., 1948-01-26
COOKING TURKEY.

(From Mrs. A. A. B.; SilUer SprtngJ
Mrs. I. P. F., Washington: I, too,
used the open pan, no basting, no
water, method of roasting my
Thanksgiving turkey in new cleo
trio oven. I also used a cloth
dipped in melted shortening to
cover the turkey while roasting to
prevent its drying out. 1t was good
Evening star., 1948-01-26
COFFEE; POT ROAST?

from Mrs. L. S., Wdstington.)
I note with real sympathy one
readers tale of woe in regard to
coffee making. From all have
heard, this problem is not one
found only among the "inexperi-
enced," but many women, good
cooks of many years experience,
have trouble pleasing with their
coffee. I feel that I have found
the solution-no longer do I wonder
whether sit" will be drinkable-but
know that will have perfect coffee
every time. recently purchased an
electric coffee maker. Both con-
tainers are stainless steel with a
bakelite base. Just put in your
water and coffee, plug it in, and
you're through. 1t may sound ex-
pensive, as it runs around $29-but
it is the most valued possession ir
my household. I do not believe they
are too prevalent as yet, but are
available at some electrical shops,
and are beginning to come in stock.
In cooking a pot roast on top OF
the stove, I find the water and juice
contains so much fat. How do you
experienced ones take care OF this
problem in making your gravy?
Evening star., 1948-01-26
WASHING MACHINE?

(Fr0mt Mrs. A. b., WGSHlngtO1.J
Recently some one wrote in asking
about the serniautomatic washing
machine with the dishwasher at
tachment. I'm not interested In
the dishwasher but perhaps my
questions could be answered at the
same time regarding its merits as
a washing machine. Does it vibrate
a lot? Is it costly to operate con-
sidering hot water and soap? In
addition to a large weekly wash
there will be washings during the
week of baby clothes. Would it be
practical in a second floor apart
ment? I would also like to hear
from those who own the famous
name dry-spin type of washer as
to its merits so I can decide which
of the two machines to get.
Evening star., 1948-01-26

because the turkey was a good one
to start with, but it lacked the
moisture and flavor Of a bird
cooked by the covered-pan method.
Another objection was the lack OF
that good turkey and dressing odor
that fills the kitchen during the
roasting period. All we had was
the odor of that hot greasy cloth
that even irritated the eyes.
I, too, will roast the next one
as my mother does.
(From H. M, Washington.)
In answer to Mrs. I. P. F., regard
ing the roasting of turkey. I tried
the open pan method once, with the
buttered cloth over and frequent
basting. Yes, it is very good, but so
much more trouble than the covered
roasting pan, which requires no
basting and no burnt hands. 1t is
so much less work and worry.
I thoroughly creased my turkey,
laid it on its side with a large slice
of salt pork "a must) laying on the
side. put some water and melted
butter in the bottom of the pan,
covered it, put it in the oven at $50
degrees for u hour, then to 325 de-
grees, figuring 20 minutes to a
pound. I never opened the cover
until II hour before it was done,
then I took of cover, turned gas on
full, Drowned up side, then turned
bird and Drowned the other side.
The gravy was especially delicious,
through the flavor of the salt pork
The turkey was moist and delicious
so prefer the covered roaster.
Evening star., 1948-01-26
CHILD PROBLEM;
DOG TRAINING?


From D. M. T., Arlington.)
For Mrs. E. H.: I had the same
problem of my daughters refusing
to feed herself, when she was 4 plus.
In her case it was result OF long
months of eating in restaurants
while we were unable to find a
house; the waiting for food to be
served, and the distracting atmos-
phere, spoiled her formerly good
eating habits. Or basically, I sus-
pect, a feeling of insecurity made
her revert to baby ways. When
finally we were settled, managed
to overcome this by a little trick,
which just might work for you.
promised her a -four and a half"
birthday party If and when she had
proven herself to be that old and
big by feeding herself altogether.
It took some weeks for her to
achieve this, and real effort, but we
had the party, cake and candles.
and all' the hxings for real birth
day. OF course, many child
might see through such stratagem.
I only offer it as something which
happened to work for me.
Now, may I ask for repetition
of information given some time ago?
We have a dog ready for training,
and 1 should like to have my son
do the job. 1t would be good for
both of them. Nowhere in the
phone book can I find the associa-
tion listed which holds classes, on
Sunday, in some park. Would one
of you be kind enough to let me
know?
A little contribution: I peel the
family's carrots onto piece of wax
paper, using one of those wonderful
little peelers from the dime store.
These go in with the dogs meat,
and cook In the same length OF
time, which cut up carrots do. Also,
it is good to be able to utilize what
Evening star., 1948-01-26
DREADED CHOPS.

From M. Z. M, WdshingtonJ
To the lady asking about Dreaded
chops this is the Vienna way. May
be you made the mistake OF just
cooking the chops usually veaD IN
the frying pan. They should be
finished this way in deep boiling
fat. Have "Frenched" chops, thick
and juicy. Now this is the secret.
Broil them for minutes over hot
fire. Count 10 between each time OF
turning. Take chops from heat,
baste well with hot melted butter or
margarine. Let stand 10 minutes.
Have fine sifted day-old bread
crumbs, no crust, and an egg beaten
with tablespoon cold water. Roll
each chop in the crumbs until well
covered, then in egg and fry in fat.
They will brown very quickly and
not be dry and overdone as they
are when not broiled first. 1t might
be we'll to try this out first with
shaped piece of cheap meat.
X + X X
CYCLAMEN?
From Mrs. E. E. s., GreenbeltJ
Recently, I have seen several pic
lures of the plant called "cyclamen. u
It's large flowers look so beautiful. ]
thought I would try my luck with
some, but before I start would like
to hear from some readers who have
raised some either from seed ur
already matured plants from green
houses. AS I understand it takes
from IS to 18 months for cyclamens
to reach maturity when started from
seed, I was wondering if it was
worth the time and patience to start
a plant from seed. I am most anx-
ious to receive any information on
the growth of this plant as I believe
winter is the best time of the year
to start one.
Evening star., 1948-01-26

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