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Evening star., 1948-05-03
Blanket
Buying
By Gladys Miller

1t may seem strange that many
beautiful soft wool blankets are
bought in the spring and summer,
but it is true. In fact, one large
group of stores throughout the coun-
try has developed co-ordinated
ensemble consisting of a blanket,
comfortable and spread that will
warm the heart of any woman who
longs for a beautiful bedroom.
There are many different things
to consider in a blanket-weave
nap, color, binding, size, weight and
fiber. The term weight" may be
interpreted two ways. In one in
stance it means the weight as you
lift it. 1t may also indicate seasonal
use-the summer weight and the
winter weight. An all-wool blanket
may weigh less than cotton blanket
OF equal warmth.
Summer-weight blankets are rel
stively new in popular acceptance.
There are few sections of the land
where a summer-weight blanket
isn't boon, at least in the early
morning when the air is crisp. They
are light, soft and are made in the
most delectable pastel colors.
When early fall comes, two of
these may be used. Then as the
temperature drops, remove one and
substitute a winter-weight blanket
until it is cold enough to remove
the last lipht-Veight one.
Summer weight blankets also may
be used as sheets for those people
with poor circulation or in extremely
cold climates.
Winter-weight blankets are one
luxury practically every one tries
to achieve. for without good sleep,
human efficiency is decreased and
no one can sleep we'll when they are
cold. The deep f1eecy nap that holds
the tiny air cells keeps the warm air
in and the cold air out. For this
reason, a finely woven wool blanket
can be brushed to give closer nap
surface. Fine wool blankets may
be made of longer wool fibers laid
parallel. A wool thread, large In
circumference, may be made OF
many varied lengths f1bers and spun
as Is.
The type Of wool, the number Of
operations required in manufacture,
the perfection of the specifications,
the care taken in preshrinking. the
method in which the blankets are
dyed and bound-all account for the
variation in price.
Evening star., 1948-05-03
Raisin
Bread

2 eggs.
cup sugar.
2 cups sour milk or buttermilk.
81 cup molasses.
3 cups Sifted enriched -four.
teaspoon salt.
! teaspoon baking powder.
Z teaspoons soda.
liz cups rolled oats, nncooked.
p cup chopped nut meats.
IL cups raisins.
Beat eggs until light: add
sugar gradually and beat well.
Add sour milk and molasses.
Sift together -four, salt, baking
powder and soda and combine
with rolled oats, nut meats and
raisins; add to egg mixture,
stirring only enough to combine
Bake in two creased paper lined
bread pans Il pound size) in
moderate oven 1850 degrees F.
hour or longer. Store in bread
box one day before slicing. Serve
with marmalade, jelly. honey or
cream cheese.
Evening star., 1948-05-03
Readers Clearing House,

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and address.
We will withhold both an@ 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 1t
is obviously impossible for us
to test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility for
them. Betsy Cas,CeH
Evening star., 1948-05-03
ICINGS,
lSlNCS.
(FrOm MIS-. ]. IL. ArlinQtOn.l

IRON Mrs. j. H., ArHn0tOn.]
In reply to Mrs. J. F. T. of Uni
versity Park who requested a recipe
for a hard white frosting, here is
one my mother used for her Christ
man cakes the traditional English
fare.
Royal Icing: One cupful OF Ak
sugar, y teaspoonIm lemon juice,
unbeaten white of egg. Sift sugar,
add juice and enough egg white to
make a spreading consistency.
Has Mrs. j. F. T. tried the Seven
minute Icing? I find mine taken
from the Joy of Cooking" has a
nice hard crust while remaining
soft inside. incidentally I have yet
to have a failure from the above
mentioned cookbook.
From F. A. j., SilDer SPRING.
For Mrs. j. F. T. University Park ::
I make firm white icing by using
Ak sugar and any desired f1avoring
demon juice is my favorite) work
2 tablespoons of soft butter into
sugar, add enough milk to make a
soft, firm mass. Stir with a silver
fork until fine and creamy and
spreads easily. This will be firm
in an hour or so and cut nicely.
Add milk. very little at a time.
as 1t doesn't require much. Beat
smooth. Three-fourths of a l-pound
box OF sugar will ice a large. two
layer. hot milk sponge cake for me-
COFFEEMAKER.
From Mrs. w. E. W., Washington. J
The bitter taste OF which Mrs P.
speaks is undoubtedly due to i'm
proper cleaning. I clean my coffee
maker religiously every week by fill
ing with cold water to which baking
soda has been added and assembling
as for making coffee, filter pad
(cloth) and all. After the auto
matte control has switched to low
lower part of coffeemaker. take
apart and clean with good stiff
brush and small. thin brush de-
signed to clean the long tube at
tached to the upper bowl. Rinse
thoroughly.
Never assemble the coffeemaker
when not in use. Let it air. Also
special care should be given the
filter cloth. l stress this point
Clean it thoroughly after every use
rubbing clean under running water
Put in small glass or custard cup
in cold water and keep in refrigera-
tor. Never dry it as any coffee
oil clinging to filter will become
rancid Don't be afraid to change
to new pad when necessary, never
keep on using a pad until it is a
dark brown as so many do. We
have coffee once day, using three
tablespoons Che tablespoon meas
ure on nest of measuring spoons)
rounded not heaping and five cups
of water and use new filter pad
every time l open fresh l-pound
can of coffee.
Evening star., 1948-05-03
ESCAIIOPED CORN,
PREPARING STARCH?

From Mrs. F. J. D., Cheperly)
seem to have no luck at all in
preparing starch for laundry pur-
poses I've tried about all ways I
know of, and Just about all brands
I would appreciate any helpful in
formation on this.
Evening star., 1948-05-03
By Violet Faulkner

Like father like son." This old
familiar saying regarding likenesses
in relationship is not limited alone
to father and son, as my story will
show Here Is an interesting situa-
ton involving a nephew and uncle
combination. The characters are
Mr.. Jacques Haeringer. at present
executive chef of the Chevy Chase
Club, and his nephew. Mr.. Francois
Haeringer, who is acting as his
uncle's saucier. When I asked Mr.
Haeringer just what a "saucier" was
he told me 1t was really q second
cook.
The story begins at point dating
back many years ago when the
uncle, as q very young man, began
his career in the kitchen of the
world-renowned Escoffier in Mr.
Haeringer's native France. His ap-
premiership served under the in
comparable Escoffier, the uncle
established himself in Leeds, Eng
land. where he opened his first hotel
In 1904 he accepted an attractive
offer to come to the United States
and become assistant chef of the
Old Knickerbocker Hotel in New
York. "Old timers" will remember
the delightful old King Cole bal
and the excellent cuisine of that
| famous Broadway hostelry. In 1905
Mr. Haeringer came to Washington
and accepted the position of ex.
ecutive chef at the old Shoreham
Hotel, which was located at Fiji
teenth and H streets NV. OF all the
famous restaurants in the history o1
Washington none has ever excellee
the old Shoreham. Mr.. Haeringel
relates with pride his delight in pre-.
pairing special dishes for woodrow
Wilson and his family when the!
were guests of the Old Shorehan
Immediately before his Inauguration
as President in March, 1918. Late
Evening star., 1948-05-03

spring form. Put in slow oven
Katy used to keep it about 275 de-
grees-and bake for one hour. Fill
the meringue from the spring form
with Strawberries and whipped
cream, and top with the small kisses
in a circle. Garnish with whole
berries,
Evening star., 1948-05-03
VANILLA TAFFY

From Mrs. Fl. B. p. Ne1uinoton.)
vanilla Taffy-One cup vinegar,
cups sugar. butter size of walnut, p
teaspoon vanilla.
Evening star., 1948-05-03
GRAHAM CRACKER CAKE.

(Fr0m i. L.. G., WdteTIWd.i
/ am sending a recipe for graham
cracker cake requested by Mrs. H.
A. B. of Alexandria. My mother
gave me the recipe for this cake
and also for the frosting, which I
am adding, as to US graham cracker
cake always had this icing.
Graham Cracker Cake: Three
tablespoons butter, Ia cups sugar,
6 beaten egg yolks. 6 stiff1y beaten
egg whites. ~ cups milk, 30 graham
crackers, crushed: l scant cup CO.
conut. 3 teaspoons baking powder.
Cream butter and sugar: add egg
yolks and beat well. Add baking
powder, then milk and graham
cracker crumbs. Add coconut and
then fold in egg whites. Bake in
layer pans in 350-degree oven.
French Pastry Frosting: One
half pound butter, cup Ak sugar
3 eggs, cup chopped walnuts, l
square bitter chocolate, melted; l
teaspoon vanilla. Cream butter and
sugar; mix in melted chocolate.
Then add the eggs, one at a time,
beating after each addition. Lastly
add chopped nuts and vanilla. Un-
salted butter is best, but salted but
ter can be used.
KEY LIME PIE
from Mrs. A. r. P, Leondrdto1pn. }
Key Lime Pie Recipe: To the lady
wanting key lime pie recipe here's
the one use, and hope she likes il
as much as we do Make a pie crust
of graham crackers Crecipe on box
Separate whites and yolks of {
eggs; to the yolks add a pinch
of salt and beat slightly. To
this add l can Of sweetened con-
densed milk and mix Crate the
rind Of one key lime and the juice
of 2 or (as much juice to make as
tart as you lke,. Add to eggs and
milk mixture. This makes a nice
firm filling. Pour into cracker crust.
Use egg whites for meringue. Brown
meringue and pie is ready for inn
mediate use. or put in refrigerator
and it's delicious even the next day
r II
SAUCES?
fFrom Mrs. L. ", Washington
would appreciate it If some one
would send me a recipe for the de-
licious sauces used in two Chinese
dishes. Shrimp and lobster sauce
and lobster and Cantonese style.
Evening star., 1948-05-03
UNCOOKED HOMINY;
NIyrIYrH c~~rco

From Mrs. M. v. B., Mt. Rainier. J
In answer to Mrs. A. c., Hyatts-
vile: Will say she can get uncooked
hominy at Center Market at Fifth
and K streets NV. don't know the
name of the man who sells it, but !
bought some about weeks ago and
If she looks around am sure she
can find it.
I would like to know how to keep
mems woolen sport socks clean. The
feet OF these white socks get stained
and would appreciate any help.
Evening star., 1948-05-03
INK STAIN?

From Mrs. B. o., Washinoton.)
Will some kind reader tell me how
I can possibly remove q rather large
ink stain from . fiber summer rug9
Evening star., 1948-05-03
HOT MILK SPONGE CAKE;
DUMPII

(From Mrs. J. E. j., SilUer Spring.
Hot Milk Sponge Cake: Break 4
eggs into a deep bowl and beat with
a rotary egg beater until very light
and foamy. Add gradually ~ cup
at a time) cups sugar and beat
each time until light and foamy.
Sift together 2 cups -four, 2 tea
spoons Of baking powder and 1s
teaspoon of salt. Add to above mix
ture. stirring in gradually, until
smooth. Add one cup hot milk and
stir (do not beat) until smooth. 1t
will be the consistency of thick
cream. Pour into two 9-ineh wax
paper-lined. deep-layer pans and
bounce to break the bubbles. Bake
25 to 30 minutes in a 350-degree
oven. If baked in a loaf pan with
chimney. bake about As minutes, or
until cake leaves sides Of the pan in
either form. Ice with Ak sugar
icing, given for Mrs. J. F. T. This
makes an excellent chocolate icing
by omitting the lemon and adding
3 or tablespoons of cocoa and p
teaspoon of vanilla. If you like
mocha icing, add a couple table
spoons OF coffee and 1t will not re-
cuire so much milk.
For Mrs. A. w. r.. Yorktown VIII
Iage. Dumplings: For one cup Of
-four. use Ia teaspoons baking pow
der and a pinch of salt. Add water
enough TO make a soft, but not
sticky, dough Stir to smooth ball.
Cut off humps of dough, size OF an
egg, and drop into boiling soup or
stew. etc. Put on the lid and let
boil S or 10 minutes.
SO many recipes say don't lift the
lid. and cook them 20 minutes. II
you do this, it's no wonder yours
are leaden. I lift the lid and gently
roll the dumplings over with my
spoon.
After & or minutes I lift the
largest one and cut into it. If it
shows tiny bit of dough inside. I
put the lid on. and let boil about a
minute, then turn out the fire.
use about l'2 cups OF -four and
= teaspoons of baking powder and
make about 3 or 10 good d-sized
dumplings. The secret is, don't
overlook them.
I hope these recipes are explicit
enough to be of use.
ESCALLOPED CORN.
from Mrs. w. G.. B., Cherry Chase. J
Attention Mrs. H. A. w: I have
. recipe for escalloped corn, which
seems to answer your description
and which our family and friends
like very much. Beat 2 eggs in a
baking casserole. Add 2 tablespoons
of sugar. tablespoon melted butter
"A teaspoon salt. 3 tablespoons bread
crumbs. can cream style corn
and Ia cups milk. Bake as a
custard
PREPARING STARCH?
From Mrs. F. J. D., CheDerly)
Evening star., 1948-05-03
METALLIC ODOR.

From Mrs. M. T. ~, Washington. J
Mrs. A. w. c., Washington, in re-
gard to the metallic odor of your
cast iron skillet. Never scour with
powders, use only soap and a metal
sponge. All iron vessels must be
seasoned. Grease all over inside
and out and bake in a moderate
oven, keep wiping over with a
creased cloth so grease will not
cook on in streaks. A couple of
hours or more will not hurt while
baking your cakes or meats for a
meal and will save gas. 1t will never
rust. Any rusty metal can be re-
claimed this way.
X
REMOVING MOTHBALL ODOR?
From Mrs. d. M. A., Alexandria. J
Could some one please tell me
how ] could get the odor of moth
balls out of a wardrobe trunk in
which wool clothes have been
stored?
Evening star., 1948-05-03
SAUCES.?

fFrom Mrs. L. ", Washington.)
I would appreciate it If some one
would send me a recipe for the de-
licious sauces used in two Chinese
dishes. Shrimp and lobster sauce
and lobster and Cantonese style.
Evening star., 1948-05-03
Spring SONG"

From Mrs. T. S. K, Washingtor.)
This is the poem that Mrs. j
w. N. asked for in a recent edition
of The Evening Star. I hope her
granddaughter enjoys it as much as
do my children at school:
"A SPRING SONG"
Old Mother Earth woke up from her sleer
The winter was over. the spring was near
And She had not dress to wear.
Alas" she sighed with great dismay.
oh, where shall I get my clothes?
There's not a place to buy suit.
And a dressmaker no one knows"
TN make you dress" said the spring
Just looking above the ground,
"A dress of green OF the lloveliest sheen
And We SAID ths dandelions 1d ,us; gay.
'Ill make it a fringe" said forget -me-not
OF blue. verv soft and light
Wen embroder the 'front.'" said th'
with a lovely purple hue" .,u .,,
you a crown
And well be your gems" said voic,
from the shade,
Orange is the color for any queen
And the best we have to give
Old Mother Earth was thankful and glad
AS she put on her dress SO gay,
And that is the reason, my little ones,
She is looking so lovely today.
COMMENT.
from Mrs. W. f. f., Washington.
DR.. Lichtenberg. chief pediatri
clan Of Child Behavior Clinic, ex'
plains that "A lot of unnecessar,
worry is experienced by young par
ents who are too literal minded il
following the advice of their doctor
or favorite child-training books
Don't adhere too rigidly to feeding
schedule if baby has it's own ide;
about when to eat. If a child i
afraid to sleep in the dark, it won
hurt his character to open the doc
and let little light into his room
Discipline for discipline's sake /
not a very valuable thing in learn
ing to live together. Parents shoult
forget the advice they get from
neighbors on how to bring up thel
children and do just what seem
to be the kind thing"
Dillaway in his book THE Lessor
of Okinawa" tells how it is done ol
that Pacific island where 10000
people live. The mother stays witt
her child at all times so that he i
never afraid. Whenever baby j
hungry or frightened she nurse
him. Punishment is rare because j
needed the parent is likely to as
sumo the blame for not foreseein
the incident. Fears and personalit
problems seldom If ever arise"
Evening star., 1948-05-03
TO PRESS CORSAGE?

TFTon NJ, C., WdShtn9ton,J
What Is the best way to press .
corsage to preserve 1t for years and
years7
Evening star., 1948-05-03
POEM WANTED?

From Mrs. P. ". s.. Washington J
Can some one help me locate a
poem by Ogden Nash about the man
who went to Innesfree ito build him
home Of clay and wottles made. "
Evening star., 1948-09-05

DAY WINDOWS are against
~ orders In the Regular
Army.
An officer who looks like
Santa Claus without a beard
is not regarded as a plump
and jolly fellow. Instead, he
Is likely to receive a letter
through his commanding Of
ficer from an Army physician
ordering him to take off those
extra pounds - and to keep
them off.
The rotund officer who SOL
emnly maintains that fat
ness runs in the family" or
that Its all due to my
glands" receives little SYM
pathy from the Army Medical
Corps. The physician who
makes annual physical exam
nations usually gives the
prompt reply, If you're over
weight. you overeat!"
This comment was reiter-
ated here recently by DR..
Louis H. Newburgh of the
University of Michigan Med
ical School staff, who con-
Quoted a course for officers at
the Army Medical Center. He
said that after years of extern
sive research and expert
mentation, overeating has
been found to be the most
logical reason for increased
weight.
1.-The Regular Army believes
the weight of every officer is
the business of the taxpay-
Evening star., 1948-09-05
Pentagon Club Pares Down the Military Figure
By EMILY TOWE


ers." a spokesman of the
Medical Corps declared.
After all. taxes from the
people educate the officer for
his job and, in general, make
possible his upkeep. There
fore, as his duty to the tax
payers, every officer must be
trim enough to fulfill his
duties at maximum eff
cheney"
Another reason why the
Army feels it has a right to
order men to reduce is that,
in case of war, every officer
should be At to 60 imme-
diately into the field of battle.
After the officer receives
one of those letters ordering
him to reduce he faces the
problem of how to 60 about
it. The Medical Corps follows
through by providing diets,
and in some cases prescribes
drugs to dull the appetite.
The latter method is followed,
however. only when the physi-
clan is familiar with the off,
GERS physical condition.
Weight is an oft-meutioned
subject around the Pentagon.
where officers tend to add
those extra pounds at desk
jobs. A man with a scanty
tray may lean toward his
luncheon companion with the
comment, my wife would ap-
prove of this green stuff for
lunch" Several colonels whose
wives refuse to serve fatten-
Evening star., 1948-09-05

ing foods at home have been
known to cut loose like little
boys With a cookie jar when
their secretaries bring in
tempting sweets from the
Pentagon bakery.
For those who wish to COM
bine exercise with their diet
ing, there is the Officers Ath-
letic Club, in the Pentagon,
where messages, steam baths,
gymnastics and a variety of
competitive sports are avail
able. A score of generals reg
ularly attend this informal
center. Rank temporarily falls
into the background, with
getting or keeping that DASH
ing figure as the No. l mutual
interest.
In proof of this comes the
story of a young warrant off,
Ger who was on the massage
table when Gen. Eisenhower,
then Army Chief of Staff, in
spected the club. Valiantly
the officer struggled to wind
his sheet around him so he
could stand up and salute.
Observing the mans pre-
dicament, Gen. Eisenhower
tEoughtfully advised, II be-
lieve I'd stay where l was If
I were in your place"
, Since then the warrant off,
Ger boasts quietly among his
friends. "I1l take a bet that
I'm the only well man who
ever stayed fiat on his back
in front of Gen. Eisenhower"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-09-02
Funerdf Services Held
For Mother
OF Frqnk Douglas

Funeral services were held re-
Gently for Mrs. John Douglas,
98, the mother of Frank Doug
las of Hardin.
Mrs. Douglas, born Ella Wright
on Feb. %, 1850, at Dover-Fox-
croft, Me-, was a Wyoming
pioneer, making the trip in a
covered wagon with her hus-
band in 1881 from South Da-
kota. They lived near Sundance,
and later settled at Kara creek.
She was a charter member of
Upton Chapter No. 80, o. E. S.,
and. was the oldest member of
the Eastern Star in the state
Of wyoming.
She suffered a stroke on her
92nd birthday, Feb. %, 1912, and
for the past five years had been
hospitalized at Hot Springs. She
passed away Aug. Is, 1948, at
Hot Springs.
Survivors besides her son here
include three daughters, IL
grandchildren, 16 great grand
children and two great, great
grandchildren.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-09-02
Delegates Chosen
To Attend
.4-H Club Congress

Contests held this week COM
pleted the selection of delegates
to All Club Congress to be held
in Bozeman September 1916,
Factors considered in selecting
the delegates were age ia years
by January l, 1948), a good club
record, and ratings in club con-
tests.
Contests in home living and
foods projects for the Crow In
dian reservation were held Fri
day, Aug II, at Lodge Grass.
Murrietta Big Medicine of Crow
Agency was selected for the
home living representative and
Adelia Little Owl of st. Xavier
was selected for foods project
Beef judging was held Mon
day, Aug. 80, at the Curley
Wells ranch near Lodge Grass
Jack Deup had high score and
will represent the county, while
Edison Real Bird viii represent
the reservation in beef judging
In the afternoon the meat iden-
LITIGATION and JUDGING contest
was held at the Hardin Meat
Market. Jerry Russell was So
lected to represent the county
and Darlene Little Owl will rep
resent the Indian clubs in this
contest.
Swine and dairy JUDGING were
held at the Earl Gray and Glen
G~uStafson farms August 80
! Edith Gustafson will represent
the county in dairy judging
and Joyce Gray in swine judy
ing.
The vegetable judging contest
was held in Hardin yesterday
The county will be represented
by Robert Smith.
Those selected earlier includes
Jean Kern, clothing judging,
Sharon Russell, home Twins
Judging: Dorothy Vandersloot
style review; and Joyce Gray
and Sharon Russell for demon.
STATIONS representing the entire
county. Jewel Medicine Horse
!! will represent the Crow reserva-
ton in the style review.
Leaders selected to accomp.
any the group to Bozeman are
Mrs. Alex Kern and Earl Gray
of Hardin, and Mrs. Fred FoW.
Ter, WyOla.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-09-02
Faculty Is Complete
For Schools
In District No. 17-H

Four more teachers have been
hired for schools in district No.
17-H to complete the faculty Tor
the coming year, it was an
nounced wednesday by Elmer
Skeie district superintendent.
The additions include Edward
Olson. former principal OF the
Ennis schools, who will be the
Hardin grade school principal;
Miss Amy Wade of Gunnlson,
Colo. high-school Spanish and
social science; Mrs. Virginia Vey
Wildin. Junior high school Eng
lish. and Mrs. Eva Romine. Mil
Ier who viii teach the Spring
Creek school.
The opening assembly OF the
high school will be held in the
Junior HIGH school auditorium
wednesday, Sept. 8, at 900 a.
m. Featured speaker will be Dan
w. Maddox, who will address
the students and faculty. H. R.
Safyer, high school principal,
will introduce the faculty.
The high school band, under
the direction of Mr.. SolaZzi, will
make its initial appearance of
the season during the program.
Mr.. Solazzi invited all last year
graduates who were members of
the band to join with other
members for the occasion, when
band awards will be presented.
The public is invited to attend
the opening exercises.