Evening star., 1949-05-09
GENEVA.
SAFFRON
REQUESTS
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Here are q tew answers &c
queries IN the RCE. wf42ca rn.
Joy immensely and .yegn wtseh !
have Cleaned many y helpt4l a.n2.
Geneva lSGky NJ A. A &c
have tao years II lsaS grand place
ahead cf you nv husbands farm
ily live there. ana ssx MY secnxsc
home ! came from there eArc
last year. and AZ TIE tine nothing
was rAiaoned any mere T2ae only
item IN short supply after ~vryr
frost CT prolonged drcasss' nAy
be electricity. whseh results IN
curtailea hot water supply .ug
household use. but everythins else
is abundant. Of excellent qualify
and II yoa have dollars to spend
very reasonable. even cheap Pei
Swiss incomes the cost o. lltlng Is
very high. though
ShocS and co,tcas are cosnpars
lively high priced. but II Is hardly
worth IL 10 take good American
ready clothing With you. as thsrr
are excellent eouGuricFs and dress
makers in Geneva. and YOU can
set very chic clothes custom made
at price that seems incredible
here. A few lengths Of material
corduroy. pure silk may stand
YOU in good stead, whereas excel
lent English and French wooienS
are better bought over there
Take ali your household llnen
along, as even furnished apart
mcnts and houses arr without
linen The ,nyigoratlng climate
calls for warm things IN winter.
spring and fall Even II II does
get hot III summer. mornings and
evenings are always cool, Rents
are comparatively low. but houses
and apartments are very scarce
They are mostly centrally heated
but not TO such high temper
atures as Americans like 1t ns
equaling s&5 degrees
r. is considered normal room
temperature There used TO nc
many beautifully appointed houses
with large gardens for rent. some
at o little distance from town,
Committing is absolutely no prob
lem there. as distances are short
and communication excellent and
very. very reasonable. especially
with season tickets, There are
also very good residential hotels
I shall be more than pleased 10
help you with any other Swiss
II you will contact me
through RICH,
Saffron: tried the Spanish
grocery store on Seventeenth
street near p street NV, and sot
a eoodish pinch OF saffron pistils
for IS cents. ] use them IN Span
Ish meat and rice dishes. q few
pistils at a time. This Is the only
genuine saffron. and ] understand
one Of the most expensive drugs.
The powdered saffron Is usually q
neutral substance impregnated
with coloring and saffron aroma,
Very helpful where colorins Is de-
sired.
Herbs: Basil Is a must for to-
natoes. like dill for cucumoers.
Marjoram Is very tasty in green
beans. thyme and rosemary give
iery Mediterranean favor TO
chicken. rabbit and lamb roast,
Fried potatoes taste different II
sprinkied with very little thyme
md q wee bit OF sage.
Perhaps q kind reader can en-
tighten me as TO the use Of mace!
have also vainly tried TO md
italian powdered saffron" which
s sold In Europe in tiny round
metal boxes. and which has such
strong coloring capacities, apart
rom the wonderful aroma. Fur
Ihermore. Is there q store In wash
ngton that sells cut oats, /. O..
ground oat kernels. also
whole or broken-up Soybeans7 Or
,an any one suggest an out of
town supplier who would ship
.fese commodities. II ordered In
Iot very large quantities