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Evening star., 1949-03-21
Pare Off the Pounds

tions on salad greens with fresh
or frozen melon balls and sliced
Strawberries or cherries. Garnish
with watercress and serve with
ow-calorie French dressing.
The salad next to it is an indi-
vidual tomato aspic ring, the cen-
ter flied with grapefruit sections.
The salad in the upper right uses
alternate sections of oranges and
grapefruit with heap of small
grapes at the side. Garnish with
mint and serve with a French
dressing made with grapefruit
juice. The remaining salad COM
bines cottage cheese to which
onion juice or chopped chives
have been added.
The recipe for a low-calorie
French dressing is as follows:
y cup water
2 teaspoons cornstarch
u cup grapefruit juice
2 tablespoons salad oil
"a teaspoon salt
11a teaspoons sugar
"a teaspoon each paprika and dry
mustard
"a teaspoon Tabasco sauce
u cup catsup
Glove of garlic
Blend water and cornstarch
together and cook, stirring con-
stantly until thickened. Remove
from heat, add remaining ingredi-
ents and beat until smooth. Shake
we'll before using. Makes | IA cups.
CITRUS REDUCING DIET.
Breakfast.
(3Oa calories)
6 ounces orange juice
/ egg (no fat used in cooking)
u cup serving cereal with skim
milk only
slice enriched or whole wheat
bread
1 teaspoon butter or margarine
6-ounce glass skim milk
Coffee without cream or sugar.
Lunch.
4O6 calories)
Orange and grapefruit salad with
citrus dressing
s cup cottage cheese
2 whole wheat or rye crackers
6-ounce glass skim milk.
Dinner.
1850 calories)
Half grapefruit with salt or
saccharine
Four-ounce serving broiled liver.
lean fish. or lean meat
1 medium baked potato or ! other
vegetable (not fried
u cup serving spinach, kale.
broccoli, or other green leafy
vegetable
l teaspoon butter or margarine
l 6-ounce glass skim milk
l orange sliced or sectioned
Evening star., 1949-03-21

older children, are planned for the
future.
Mr.. George Wolfe, owner of the
shop. hopes to fill the gap that he
declares exists in the toy business
by supplying needed toys not on
the market today. He and his wife.
a child psychologist, and Miss
Martha Goodwin. social worker
who makes her craftsWork her
hobby, have designed several toys
they feel will fill the bill. One of
these is a sturdy double easel, de-
signed especially for small chill
dren. patterned after that used
in some nursery schools, and be-
ing manufactured for them by a
firm at Accokeek, Md. The shop
also stocks a variety of better
known toys for all ages.
No nails or tacks are necessary
to hold the paper on the pine
easel; a bar of wood that grips
the paper at the top of the easel
sufhces. The size is adjustable; 1t
is estimated that it can serve a
child from the age of 3 to the age
of IL. The board of the easel is
washable.
Mr.. Wolfes own 3l2-year-old
daughter served as the tester" for
the easel, along with some of his
friends children. His three boys,
aged IL, 10 and 2 also oblige by
placing their stamp of approval or
disapproval on the various toys.
A personalized plywood sewing
box was also designed and made
by this trio, fashioned large
enough and durable enough to be
serviceable. with a removable tray
on top for thread and scissors.
This, too, was "child- tested" A
personalized plywood toy chest.
meant to be abused" Mr.. Wolfe
declared, includes space for maga-
zine storage inside the cover, and
a sliding tray for small objects.
The trio also plans to make
building blocks, the item which,
according to some experts, is the
basic toy. The unit blocks" they
have in mind offer unlimited op-
portunity for construction and
creativity on the part of children.
The public is not yet aware of the
educational and pleasure giving
value these blocks afford a child,
Mr.. Wolfe feels. hence lack of
demand has made the supply of
any type of block on the market
slim. Children from 212 to 8
years of age can enjoy these
blocks.
There is "juice bar" at the
shop, and table with toys where
children can play if mother is
shopping for some one else. There
is a playpen, too, for very small
shoppers. There will also be a
periodical bulletin printed on new
and unusual developments in chill
dren's toys.
Saturday classes, where young
sters will be taught carpentry.
sewing, painting, music and so
forth, are on the agenda. Later
there may be classes for parents,
Evening star., 1949-03-21
PLASTIC FURNITURE?

from Mrs. J. A. B., BrentpoodJ
I wonder If any Of the RICH,
readers could give me some in
formation on the durability of the
new plastic-covered living room
furniture. That is, will the plastic
crack, get hard or peel in a few
years? Also, will cigarette ashes
accidentally dropped on plastic
burn q hole in it?
Evening star., 1949-03-21

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and ad-
dress. We will withhold both
and use only initials. Please
address mail to the Readers
Clearing House, Wonan's
Page. The Evening Star,
Washington 4.
Views expressed in the
Clearing House are not neces-
sarily those of The Star and,
as it is obviously impossible
for us to test all recipes sub
mitted, we cannot assume re-
sponsibility for them:
Betsy Cas,VeH
Evening star., 1949-03-21
coop NURSERY MEETING.

Nursery Schools, the Federation of
Cooperative Nursery Schools of
Northern Virginia and the Coop
erative nursery schools of Prince
Georges County and the District
Of Columbia at Pierce Hall, Six
teenth and Harvard streets NV,
tomorrow, Tuesday, March %, at
$3.50 pm.
Persons interested in learning
more about cooperative nursery
schools are invited to attend.
OATMEAL COOKIES;
FRUIT SALAD.
fFrom Mrs. F. T. w., ArlingtonJ
Here is a very good and mex
pensive oatmeal cookie recipe. It
was given on a radio program
years ago. All of my family like
these cookies very much: Two cups
quick cooking oats. cup brown
sugar, y cup white sugar, l cup
flour, "a cup shortening, "a cup
boiling water. l teaspoon soda, "a
teaspoon salt. Mix oats, -four,
sugar and salt, stir in melted
shortening and mix real good. Add
soda dissolved in boiling water.
Roll very thin and cut into shapes.
Bake in hot oven five to eight
minutes (until a golden brown.
This will make about 6 dozen
cookies and the whole business
will cost only few cents. If cut
ters stick dip edges in flour fire.
quently.
This fruit salad is tops with my
family and all who have eaten it.
I use any kind of mixture of fruits,
either fresh or canned and some
seedless raisins. The dressing con-
sists of equal parts of marshmal-
low creme, mayonnaise and sugar
diluted with evaporated milk to
the right consistency, not too thin,
and mix over fruits. Serve on
crisp lettuce. Try both of these
recipes. I am sure you will like
them. The RICH page is my pet
page of The Evening Star.
TASTELESS CANNED BEANS.
from Mrs. r: F. c.. Arlington.J
I thought I might be able to
help Mrs. c. G., jr.. Port Tobacco.
in regard to her string beans. I
have never canned any myself,
but when I have bought canned
string beans which weren't very
good I didn't like to waste them
either, and found that using them
In a salad made them much more
palatable. I don't have exact
amounts, as I add ingredients
until it seems to be a we'll
balanced salad for the number of
people I want to serve, but the
foods combined are hard-cooked
eggs, celery and the string beans.
With a little practice it is easy
to tell how much of each you
prefer. and I believe that you will
find this a very appetizing way in
which to use your beans. OF
course, I should add that I mix
these ingredients with mayon-
naise and serve on lettuce.
Another suggestion which might
be helpful in making the beans
more interesting is to serve a
cheese sauce over them. That peps
up many leftover vegetables or
other vegetables which seem a
little unappetizing as they are. i
hope these ideas will help you use
up your beans in a way which
your family will enjoy.
\ X
THANK YOU" NOTE.
(From Mrs. A. N. B., Falls
Church,
Thanks to the lady in Washing
ton for the information regarding
the care of pick-a-back plant.
PLASTIC FURNITURE?
from Mrs. J. A. B., BrentDoOdD
Evening star., 1949-03-21
LOS ANGELES.

In spite of what they tell you
about snow and ice. the climate Of
Los Angeles and vicinity is much
milder than that of Washington.
That means less fuel. fewer heavy
clothes, and more and cheaper
fresh vegetables and fruit. Hous-
ing costs are probably just as high
there as here. or nearly so.
Schools are good. but crowded. 1
do not wish to enter into any
family argument in which you
might be involved. Your contem-
plated move to Los Angeles might
be a good thing and it might not,
depending upon circumstances.
Who is going to look for work
there and will he find it? Cali
fornia is trying to discourage
people, from moving out there.
What about old friends here. and
none out there? On the whole.
your money would probably go
farther in the neighborhood OF
Los Angeles than in Washington.
am not a native of California,
and think possibly I like living
there better than I like it here.
But I'm still looking for some
place that I hope to like better
than either.
PARIS.
From Mrs. L. r. E., Alexandria,
To Mrs. T. p. Bethesda. who
plans to take family to Paris. My
sister -in-law, her husband and
their two little boys aged %
months and years went to Paris
last April for two years. They
are civilians.
Aside from quite a few cases of
canned baby food. canned milk.
canned banana flakes. and dry
baby cereal, they did not take
out of the ordinary ex-
cept sturdy clothing and drugs
and notions. They would not
have felt the need to take all
the baby food had not the chill
dren been allergic, one to wheat,
the other to eggs. either In any
form. They have 212 room steam
heated apartment. hot and cold
water. oil or electric stove Il for
get which,, icebox (not electric.
but ice man cometh) a portable
clothes washer and a French
maid. Soap, matches. hard and
chocolate candies seem to be
scarce. Fruits are high. But veg
etables. milk, bread and some
meats are available. There are
no super markets or grocery de-
liveries, consequently one goes to
several different stores for gro
cefies, milk, bread. The four
year-old Is in nursery school
learning French and loving it.
They bought bicycles (the fancy
kind with 3 and 4 speeds and
baskets on the back for the kids
and tour the city. They borrow
a friends car for special trips.
Both French and American cars
can be bought for several hun
dred dollars less than here. A
meal out with all the trimmings
at good restaurant costs $500
rather high. for the average meal
I am sorry that I cannot give
more details as their letters to
us are rare Detailed accounts go
to her mother. They went over
on a Dutch liner. took a hectic
train trip 90 hours from the
Port lie Havre) to Paris but
were met by friends with a small
truck to carry the trunks. bags.
etc. to the apartment which the
friends had gotten for them at
approximately $50 a month. Be-
ing able to speak French helped!
Evening star., 1949-03-21
COMMENT.
(From M. T. L.. Ldnham)

fFTOm M. /. L., Ldnhlm.)
For Mrs. L. c. p, Washington,
and the other lady who object to
poetry in the RICH and desire
Just cookery and household hints.
One of Americas cleverest writer's
has said. If I had two loaves of
bread I'd sell one and buy white
hyacinths to feed my SOUL"
Whether it was original with him
or one selected by him from the
worlds treasury Of fine thoughts
and used without benefit Of quotes,
at which he was good. I do not
know. He. at least, knew that
the soul needed feeding as we'll as
the body whether with white
hyacinths," music, art. literature,
poetry or travel mattered not, so,
please you dear Marthas. en-
crossed with the mundane, do not
begrude the space in the RICH to
us who seek soul food" Some
of the provender is queer stuff,
some sublime, even as are the
edibles asked for and supplied.
But whatever one asks for is mo-
tivated by some urgent need and
the satisfaction one gets when his
question is answered and the
knwledge that some kindly per-
son has taken his time to help
gives lift to ones spirit.
One does not have to read what
he is not interested in. The in
formative titles to each letter, sup
piled by the RICH staff, allows one
to find quickly what he wants.
and indicates what to skip. RICH
is one place where any one may
send his questions on whatever
subject he desires knowledge and
know that he will in time receive
his answer, often, in Scripture
measure" So please leave RICH
as it is!
Evening star., 1949-03-21

gaf one of the incest drinks for
hot afternoon after game of
tennis or golf. 1t consists of q
pint Of light beer and a pint OF
pale gingerale - both previously
well-chilled-poured into an iced
pitcher together, and then poured
into chilled glasses. Wonderfully
light and refreshing.
A more luxurious and expensive
version of the same thing-which.
incidentally, makes a nice drink
to serve for crowd at a summer
time party-is BLACK Velvet; a
quart of stout and a quart OF
champagne, both chilled, poured
into a pitcher together and then
into chilled champagne glasses.
Evening star., 1949-03-21
Readers Clearing House
COFFEE CAKE;
PENN-DUTCH CAKE.


PENN-DUTCH CAKE.
From M. r., Washington.J
To Mrs. F. A., Arlington. I
am most happy to re-submit the
recipe for Orange Coffee Cake
requested by you through the
RICH.
It is truly the best I have
used. 2 cups flour, " teaspoon
SALT, 3 teaspoons baking powder,
1s cup sugar, l teaspoon grated
orange peel, A cup shortening,
"a cup milk, u cup orange juice,
teaspoon vanilla, l well beaten
egg. Sift dry ingredients, add
orange peel. Cut in shortening
until mixture is like coarse
crumbs. Combine remaining in
gradients. add all at once, stir
Just until dry ingredients are
moistened. Pour into creased 8
inch square pan. Sprinkle with
orange topping. Bake in hot oven
400 degrees 80 minutes. Serve
Immediately. Orange topping:
Blend u cup sugar. 2 tablespoons
grated orange peel, l teaspoon
cinnamon and / tablespoon butter
or margarine.
Please try this Pennsylvania
Dutch Cake submitted to RICH by
Mrs. P. j. A., of D. c. 1t Is so
lovely as either a coffee cake or.
without the topping, q sponge
cake, which is so moist and can
be used in various ways. Beat
two eggs then add / cup sugar
and beat until creamy as TOR
sponge cake. Add ! cup OF sifted
flour (sift two or three times)
with / teaspoon baking powder.
Next add "a cup warm sweet
milk and teaspoon f1avorlng
demon is nice). Bake in moderate
oven Is or 20 minutes. For cof1ee
cake, spread with butter ana
sprinkle with powdered sugar ana
when taken from oven
II lost the original recipe so THIS
might be modified, however II Is
as I remember it and make III.
SEWING TABLE?
From Mrs. M. E. ". ArlingtonJ
I was interested in Mrs. M. G..
T.'s request for information re-
earding a lightweight. easy-to-
handle sewing table on rollers. l
presume she has portable sewing
machine as have. I was Won
dering if a typewriter table would
be substantial enough. They are
on rollers and most Of them have
drop leaves for additional room
and can be bought for about
s4.9s. Would appreciate COM
ments on this. Perhaps some one
has tried one. What do you
think, Mrs. M. G. T. of Washing
ton?
RICH is wonderful! I read 1t
ayidly and f1nd many new ideas.
It's Americana or to coin a word
''Washingtoniana," the CROSSROADS
Of women's ideas and opinions.
cORNMEAL.
From E. H. H.. ArlinotonJ
Re Mrs. M. G. T.'s query as to
where to get coarse yellow meal
for spoon bread. I suggest she go
to Pierce Mill in Rock Greek Park.
QUILT BOOK;
FROSTING HINT.
(Fron Mrs. c. B. A.. HyattspilleJ
lam glad to be able to pay back
q little all the kind hints I have
received from my favorite page in
any newspaper.
For Mrs. D. j. Def. Washing
ton. My quilt books name is "One
Hundred and One Patchwork Pat
terms" by Ruby Short McKim.
published by McKim Studios. In
dependence, Missouri. 1t is beau
tiful book as we'll as being full OF
patterns, old and new.
I have never seen this idea. but
we use it all the time. For rich
chocolate frosting, use instant
cocoa in place of confectioner's
sugar in an uncooked frosting
recipe, same amounts, same
method. Makes a delicious gooey
frosting for people who really en-
joy chocolate.
Evening star., 1949-03-21
BABY SHOWER

from Mrs. M. H. ~, Washing
tOnJ
have been following your page
for two years now. The only rea-
son we keep getting the paper.
Was glad when you started the
Sunday column. Have enjoyed
the hints and recipes. Now I have
a problem. Am planning a baby
shower. AS it is the first baby I
want to have very nice one.
Would appreciate any ideas, games
or refreshments that any Of the
readers might suggest.
Evening star., 1949-03-21
By Violet Faulkner
Food Editor.

What with new Easter fashions
making all of us more than ordi-
narily conscious of our figures,
diets will creep into every ones
mind during the next few weeks.
No better basic food for this pur-
pose than vitamin-rich, low
calorie citrus fruits, for salads,
fruit cups, juices and snacks.
When it comes to counting cal
cries, you can count grapefruit
and oranges among your best
allies. They furnish flavor, va
riety and worlds of vitamin c to
maintain good health and help
build up resistance, but their cal
ories count is so low you'll be
tempted for more reasons than
one to include them in every meal
of the day in place of fattening
foods.
Fortunately. they are at the
peak Of their goodness during this
season of the year. They are easy
to section for use in salads and
fruit cups, and full of juice for
that morning toner-upper.
If you've had trouble separating
the fruit into sections. try this
easy way, then 60 ahead and
make this quartet of salads shown
in the accompanying picture.
They're as good as they are pretty.
Chill fruit before preparing. To
section. cut off peel in strips from
top to bottom. cutting deep
enough to remove white men,
brane. Then cut slice from top
and bottom. Go over fruit again,
removing any remaining white
membrane. Cut along side Of each
dividing membrane from outside
to middle of core. Remove Sec
ton by section, over bowl, to re-
tain juice from fruit. If desired
sections may be sprinkled lightly
with sugar
For the salad in the right fore
ground arrange grapefruit Sec
Evening star., 1949-03-21
From F.. M. M, Vienna.J

(From E. M. M, ViennaJ
Please tell Mrs. D. ]. DEF. to
write to Quilts, Farm Journal,
Washington Square. Philadelphia.
for their catalog which costs 10
cents and she can order the pat
terms from them, too. recon-
mend this book.
(From Mrs. H. w. c., BethesdaJ
I have a small book, paper
backed, published in 1912 by
American Spool Cotton Co. at 10
cents which gives pictures in COL
or of about Is quilt patterns,
patchwork and applique, with
yardage required, patterns for
each design, instructions for set
ting up and quilting. One might
be able to obtain it by asking for
book No. 100, 745 5th ave-, New
York City, or try the ten cent
stores.
Evening star., 1949-03-21
ORANGE MARMALADE?
IDENTIFYING SHRUB?

from Mrs. c. A. D., ArlingtonJ
I hope some one can furnish
my favorite recipe for orange
It was published in
McCalls Magazine Is or more
years ago. I wrote to the maga-
zine asking for it. but received
no reply. 1t could be made in
one morning instead of being
cooked two or three times as in
most recipes.
Also would like the correct name
of shrubbery which has been
blooming since middle Of Decent
ber. Probably a variety of
honeysuckle. has a small white
blossom with spicy odor. Leaves
are roundish and have stayed
green all winter.
Evening star., 1949-03-21

he managed a toy store for sew
eral months in order to learn the
business of selling toys.
Mr.. Wolfe intends to keep on
the lookout for products made by
local craftsmen. They're often
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Items of Interest

Representative and Mrs. John
E. Foharty and their small daugh-
ter Mary left yesterday for Har-
mony, r. T.. where they will spend
the Easter holidays. They will
return to their apartment at the
Shoreham Hotel in about three
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur A. Werner
will entertain at a cocktail party
this evening in their Georgetown
home in honor of Miss Frances
Turtle of Whitehead. Northern
Ireland. Miss Turtle will be the
house guest of the Verners during
her stay in this country.
Among those entertaining at
dinner tomorrow evening at Nor
mandy Farms are Mr.. and Mrs.
H. w. Sharkloff and Mr.. and Mrs.
Valdemar johnson. The Shark
lofts will be hosts In honor of Mr..
and Mrs. T. w. Andricks and the
Johnsons' honor guests will be Mr.
and Mrs. Wallace Moen Of New
York,
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Latin American
Women Guests
|Of Groups Here

Three representatives Of key
Latin American women's groups
who are visiting here toured Gov
eminent buildings yesterday and
learned some facts about the
status OF women in the United
States.
The women were brought TO
America for three months under
a project OF the Labor Depart
ment's Women's Bureau and the
Department of State through the
international Exchange OF Per-
sons program. Two others are
expected TO arrive in the near
future.
The visitors will be guests of
women's organizations during
their observation and study
period. The organizations, which
participated in an orientation
course held earlier In the week at
the Labor Department, include:
The American Association of Uni
versity Women. General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs. National
League of Women Voters. Ma
tional Council of Jewish Women.
National Board of the Young
Women's Christian Association,
National Federation OF Business
and Professional Women's Clubs,
National Council OF Negro Women,
National Women's Trade Union
League and National Council OF
Catholic Women.
First of the women to arrive
was Mrs. Lucia Armand Ugon de
Gardiol OF Colonia, Uruguay. who
has been teacher of natural
history. chemistry and physics
since 1884. She was active in
the Alliance Francaise
in Colonia and Is a member of the
council Of the Department Of
Colonia.
Other participants in the pro-
gram are Mrs. Ana Berta Romero
de Campos of Mexico City, secre-
tary general Of the National Fem
inine Alliance of Mexico, and Mrs.
Aurelia Rocha Lozano Of Mon
terrey, Mexico, founder of the
Club Femenino in her country.
Miss Maria Lula Moniz de
Aragao Of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
director of the Department of So
cial Service of the Fundacao Leao
XIII, is expected to arrive today.
The last of the five, Mrs. Car
men Gordea de Ricossa of Mexico
City, who is a member of the
Executive Committee of the Alli-
ance Of Women's Organizations In
Mexico. underwent an emergency
operation and will arrive later.
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Georgetown TourI
OF Gardens Is Set j
For Next Week End

More than 20 gardens viii be
opened next Saturday ztad Sun
day. from , to $50 o'clock. for the
annual Georgetown Garden Pil-
grimage which will benefr George
town House. the only settlement
house in the Georgetown area.
As in other years. the gardens
will all be within easy walking
distance OF each other and all near
buslines. Tickets, priced at 81 so
will be available at the Francis
Scott Key Bookshop. at George
town House, or at any OF the
garden gates on the days Of the
tour. Tea win be served each
afternoon from TO 8 o'clock At
Georgetown House. 1924 N street
NV, for Is cents.
BY popular demand. some Of the
gardens shown in previous years
will again be on the schedule and
there will be several gardens never
before opened TO the public. small
informal ones. as well as those
larger and more pretentious.
Evening star., 1949-04-16
toGive
Series of Parties

Capt. and Mrs William Henry
Watson. tr-. viii be hosts st . cock
tail party Wednesday Ia their
apartment st the Shorsham He-
tel. This is 10 be the drst In q
series Of informal parties they will
give before leaving Washington
the end Of May.
Capt Watson will so on SEA duty
for q year and Mrs Watson Will
20 10 her former nome in Carmel
Calf. for the summer. She viii
return TO Washington late in Sep
tember and will make her home at
the Shoreham.