The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-09-30
Homemakers
\. Briefs
BY PAT ARMELlNG
Associate Extension Agent

Care in packing away summer
clothes this fall will pay divi.
dends next year when warm
weather returns. Stains and soils,
easy to remove now, may be
"set" If left to age on clothing.
Thus, it pays to put clothes away
clean. Less room will be requir.
ed if they are not starched.
Store clothes where they are
protected from dust, rust, moi.
sture, mice, insect pests ~ and
also from unnecessary wrinkling
or cruA1i.sg. Remove any pins or
metal ornaments which may
leave marks. For clothes that
hang up over the winter, sturdy
wooden or plastic hangers are
recommend rather than metal
hangers which may leave rust
marks.
Clothes worth keeping are
worth keeping in good condition.
BROCCOLI
Are you serving broccoli to
your family these days !? Though
quite new to US, broccoli has been
known and cultivated for more
than 1000 years. Originally It
was a cultivated variety of wild
cabbage and we have the Italians
to thank for its development.
Italian type broccoli, most com.
monty found In the United
States, does not 'head" but pro.
duces Towering branches. These
are cut as they develop so as to
allow smaller branches to ma.
ture and be cut at q later date.
This keeps. a field producing
for some time. Right now broc.
coll cutting on the coast is way
ahead Of the capacity Of the
processing plants and many tons
may be wasted unless the fresh
market can use it.
When you buy it, keep in mind
these points. Look for fresh
stem or stock of good green
color with green or purplish
green flowers according to type.
Yellow flowers in the head in.
dicates poor quality or over ma.
turity as does a hard woody
stem. There should be abundant
supplies in your stores until
late this fall and the price should
be right.
c00w Y1NTYY. DONE
Like all the cabbage family
cook only until done. The odor
Of overlooking has lost many
friends to these fine vegetables.
1. Cut off the large leaves and
tough part of the stem.
2. Wash thoroughly In cold
running water. Pull the flower
head apart under running water
and wash out any foreign par
ticles.
3. If any stalks are larger than
1 inch in diameter, split them In
half before cooking.
4. Tie the stalks together and
stand heads up in deep sauce
pan - then invert second pan
over the top to provide height.
5. Cook Is to 20 minutes in the
least amount Of watey possible.
6. During the last 5 minutes,
turn stalks upside down and
cook the tops. "
Z. Drain and serve hot with
cheese sauce or Hollandaise: lie.
mon butter or French dressing.
Leftover broccoli is good served
cold in a salad.
It is interesting to note that an
average serving of broccoli sup.
plies approximately as much
calcium as a glass of milk, Vita.
min A as 31s ounces of butter
and Vitamin c as 8 ounces of
orange juice.
Broccoli does not can salts
factorily but can be frozen as
easily as any other vegetable.
l. Prepare as for cooking in df.
rectionS above.
2. Cut into lengths and tie in
punches suitable for containers.
3. Scald 4 to minutes.
4. Cool rapidly in cold water.
5. Unite punches and arrange
with alternating stems and
heads to fill container complete.
ly.
6. Freeze quickly.