Evening star., 1950-10-26
Report to the
Housewife

to be tough. She suggested that
these cheaper cuts be stepped for
several hours before cooking in q
marinade made of French dress
ing or wine and oil to which MSG
has been added. Not only will the
meat be more tender but all the
latent, succulent flavor will be
heightened.
The American Can Co. were
hosts at luncheon where prac-
tically everything we ate came
out Of cans. It served to remind
us that the modern day grocer's
shelf is virtually a garden of the
world. It takes only a little
ingenuity on the part Of the
housewife to keep her family well
fed and happy on limited budget
by the judicious use Of canned
foods. When you hear what we
ate that day you'll want to steal
some Of the ideas for the next
time you have the girls" In. After
our choice Of IL different types Of
juices we had delicious clam
mongole soup made with a COM
bination of pea. tomato and cream
of mushroom soup, minced clans.
light cream, touch of sherry and
minced parsley sprinkled over the
top. Grandmother with her fa-
nous soup kettle never concocted
q finer brew. A luscious lobster
salad followed accompanied by
tomato aspic (ready-to-serve in
cans now).' this garnished with
canned artichoke hearts and
vinaigrette sauce. Potato sticks
and buttermilk biscuits (also out
of cans) completed the main
course. Dessert was pear sundae
topped with creme de menthe and
chocolate sauce. Most of these
items you can stock on the pantry
shelf.
HERE AND THERE: Quicker
than a knife. and safer too, are
kitchen shears for cutting up
chicken, ham, salad trimmings
and such Emergency plumb
ing: A handful of soda and a half
glass of vinegar poured down a
stopped-up drain usually clears 1t
... Branded prunes served in tall
sherbet glasses with cloud Of
whipped cream on top is a most
gourmetish dessert. Sweeten
cooked prunes and heat to boiling;
then add brandy. cover the prunes
and chill "a hours before serving
Youngsters will be delighted
when you follow the current trend
of serving food. Western style.
Orange shish kebabs are the new
est and latest thing in salads.
Use small skewers, drinking straws
or ice tea stirrers. Peel several
oranges, slice them into rather
thick slices. Then arrange alter
nate layers of orange with thick
slices of banana, starting and end
ing with orange circles. Top the
stick with a large grape or maras-
chino cherry. If desired, dip each
shish kebab into a tart French
dressing and serve two on each
plate. The children will I've pleased
that they can pick up the whole
salad .. Sweet potatoes and col
lards, two of the favorite vege-
tables of the South, rate high in
both vitamin A and vitamin C.
An average serving of sweet pota-
toes offers more vitamin A than
the recommended daily allowance.
and so per cent of the vitamin c
needed every day. AS for collards,
they also rate high in both vita
minis. But long cooking In large
quantities of water is wasteful of
the natural vitamin c in these
leafy vegetables -. Soft leather is
easy to sew on a home machine,
but thick or hard leather needs to
be sewed by hand, clothing
specialists of the United States
Department of Agriculture suggest
to homemakers who are repairing
or making over such leather
articles as sports jackets, hand
bags, bolts. straps or brief cases.
One important difference between
sewing leather and sewing cloth is
that the stitches on leather must
be right the first time. Mistaken
stitches, even when ripped out,
leave their mark.