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Evening star., 1950-08-04
WATERMELON RIND
PRESERVES

(Fron Mrs. E. G. w., Washington
Answering your request for wa
termelon rind preserves received
some days ago: You prepare your
rind, and put In salt water over
night. Next morning rinse and
put in alum water for two hours
to harden. or you can use a cup
of Stacked lime in a gallon of
water. let settle. then pour the
cleam lime water over the rind
Let stand exactly 18 minutes, no
longer. as it will tougher the
rind, then rinse and put rind in
hot water and let boil till trans
parent. Then make your sirup
using pound for pound. adding
two lemons Grind and alb sliced
a few whole cloves, ground ginger
(about a teaspoon) and not quite
a teaspoon of mace. You may
have to add a little water as you
go along. till you think it has
cooked enough. Cook long enough
for sirup to thicken. After put
ting in jars and 1t has cooled,
put paraffin over the top, then
seal. This is delicious with hot
biscuits or homemade rolls.
Don't you love the Clearing
House? Wish you success with
your preserve-making-of course,
this Is for more than a quart.
will usually make as much as half
melon at a time. Should you want
more information you may write
me through RICH.
Evening star., 1950-08-04

costume - attractive neckline,
properly accented bosom. neat but
not strangled waistline, smooth
slender hips, a skirt which en-
phasizes long graceful legs but
never restricts walking. sleeves
which make0the arms and hands
look long and delicate and a back
cut to highlight the rhythmic rs"
curve of the spine-all have their
share of this years fashion theme.
My own collection combines these
elements in it's own way: To me
clothes always look intricately, al
most mysteriously. simple;s their
fabric and decoration must be
precious in quality and distinctive
both as first and lasting impress
sion. And they have to move well
i hate a dead pan" dress and
am always surprised to find a
good-looking woman who will toll
crate a last gasp" costume which
seems to have gasped its last and
had rigor mortis set in.
Sorry-on second thought there
is one danger lurking in the forth
coming elegant and rather lavish
mode we are about to begin wear
ing. Like chocolate cake. rich
fabrics and opulent trimming are
enticing, and fine for you. if you
know when to stop. I look forward
with pleasure to seeing lovely
women in real finery once more,
but I hope that such finery is due
to be worn with discrimination
and discretion as to the hour OF
the day, the occasion and the
other parts of her costume. That
is why I have made the decoration
on many Of my street clothes a
movable feast of texture. color
and jewels-pannier pockets which
fold over to conceal their bright
taffeta facings, jeweled buttons
which can be hidden under collars
and pocket flaps in the daytime
then brought out to shine at
night.
am told that 18 million women
in the United States are working
at daily jobs. With the looming
manpower shortage, the instinct
to compete by looking lovely will
rise with it. Most men, like babes,
respond to anything that sparkles
or shines, but we don't want them
bewildered or blinded by a con-
slant blaze even during working
hours. My solution is a careful
balance achieved by a mixture OF
surprises: The grand with the tai
lored as in an evening costume of
jeweled white satin topped with a
nutria coat or sleek town suit
very sleek and with jeweled but
tons-but made of fine-woven
tweed. I also believe in balancing
color with decoration. one or the
other emphasized and never too
much of both. Colors like my "in-
tense pink" have their place in a
woman's life, but they should
share the spotlight only with the
woman herself.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
By Angelo Potri

We are all greatly distressed
by the reports of youthful Grim
inals, children committing such
crimes as murder and robbery. We
are scrambling about searching
for ways of curing this running
sore on the face of civilization.
We are late, years late. We should
have been preparing these adoles-
cent boys and girls for this diff
cult phase of their growth while
they were still little children and
able to learn by experience better
ways of winning their wants, bet
ter ways of using their skills.
When children begin getting
about on their own feet they are
supplied with tremendous pools
of energy for their growth. In
the next II years or so they have
to build their bodies into an ac-
ceptable maturity of health, func-
tion and skill, and to do this they
must be active. They must find
work and play that will per-
NIT them to fulfill this task in
terms of usefulness, success and
happiness. For too many of our
children. especially those who
must live in the crowded sections
of town and city, this essential
outlet and stimulation for growth
has been denied.
Instead of actively playing and
working, these boys and girls sit
in the movies and watch other
people at play or work, and not
always the better sort of either
Instead of playing hard on the
fields they sit before the radio
and the television set and watch
others work and play at projects
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Quiz for Co||ege-Bound

aren't, and stew over whether
you're making hit, you're bound
to give stilted unattratcive ap-
pearance.
4. True. If no different kinds
of expenses are added to what
you have been accustomed to in
cluding in your budget, you should
be able to get along in college
with the same allowance you had
in high school, plus an additional
SIS and $40 month for textbooks,
transportation and late snacks in
lieu of having the family ice box
to ravish.
5. False. In college you will
be on your own about getting
assignments completed, remem-
bering when they are due, etc.
There will probably be more work
per course than you are used to,
but it will be more interesting,
which is a compensation. You'll
also have a wider range Of sub
jects from which to choose.
6. True. The average male
freshman is just one year older
than the high school boy you
went to the prom with. You will
run into many different types
with unusual backgrounds, but
basically they will be little diff
ferent from the boys you are
used to.
7. False. Many girls earn a
good share of their way through
school and still have time to
handle their studies well and have
fun. Most schools have place
ment bureaus which will help you
find a good part time job.
8. False. You can't study all
the time, and college-sponsored
activities are a wonderful place
to meet people and do some learn
ing, too. Try to select those Or
CARNATIONS which have the most
to offer as far as interest, COM
panionship and future uses are
concerned. Drop organization
work If 1t becomes a drudgery and
takes more time than it's worth,
Mrs. Emerson counsels. And be
careful not to join so many clubs
that you get nothing from or can
give nothing to any of them.
9. True. Your roommate may
have the right accessory to set off
your outfit, but you will be wise
not to accept no matter how
strenuously she offers. It's hard
to keep up your own ward
robe without replacing some one
else's if damage occurs. Also,
some one from whom you've bor-
rowed has a legitimate claim on
your wardrobe. Under the cir
cumstances you can hardly refuse
a loan, and she might want some
thing you don't want to lend.
Evening star., 1950-08-04

Classes

An evening class in Mother and
Baby Care for prospective par
ents is being organized now by
the District Red Cross Nursing
Service, Mrs. Herbert S. Dudley
chairman, said today.
Glasses will start Monday, Au-
gust 7, and will be held Monday
Wednesday and Friday for a two
week period, from 7 pm. to 9 pm
They will meet at Walsh House
1920 Massachusetts avenue NV
Miss Eleanor Crossier, registered
nurse, will be the instructor.
Further information and en-
rollment may be obtained by
telephoning District Red Cross
Nursing Service, Hobart $500.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Apple Topioco

A favorite New England dessert
is apple tapioca.
Soak "a cup of the old-fashioned
pearl tapioca in 2 cups of water
overnight.
Next day put it over direct heat
to cook for 20 minutes, or until
the tapioca is transparent. Add a
little salt. Peel and quarter 5
medium apples and sprinkle them
lavishly with sugar, cinnamon and
ginger. Put them in a baking
dish.
Pour the tapioca over them and
bake in moderate oven until
the apples are tender - usually
about As minutes.
Serve hot with cream.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Prevention of De|inQuence

that are not always the desirable
sort for common humanity to
practice. We. as rule, are not
handsome daredevils shooting
down robbers. Most of us are or
dinary people hard at work earn
ing our living without glamor and
without taint of crime. Our chill
dren. at the peak of their learn
ing power, drink in the adven-
turing heroic tale, and, being
without the health giving expert
ence of action on their own, fall
into the illusions of the tale, the
slapstick comic, the staggering,
shooting bully.
It is useless to blame people be-
cause everybody is to blame. Chill
dren are nourished by what they
feed on. Their minds, the power
that controls their every act, are
being nourished on the food that
stimulates them to error while
we sit by and see it go on day
after day. Nobody compels peo-
pie to watch bad pictures, to lis
ten to wrongly slanted programs.
That lies with the individual ia
ther. mother, child. And the
child must be led, held, trained
to choose what is good. Mean
time he should be allowed to be
an active performer rather than
a sit-and-watch, sit-and listen
mannikin.
How much active work and
play does your eight-year-old,
your 12-year-old child enjoy
daily? The more of that sort he
enjoys the less likelihood of be-
coming delinquent. We better be-
gin early. Fourteen is late, too
late.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
By Hottie Corneoie

tGuest columning for Eleni. who Is on
vacation.)
This is a season when no
woman need fear about the re-
suits to her figure when she goes
out to shop for new clothes. And
that cannot be said of every
fashion season; far too many in
recent years have presented dras-
tic dangers in the way of figure
distortion.
Having always been a vigorous
opposer of any fashion which
pulls, hauls or absurdly exagger-
ates the natural lines of wom-
ans body. I welcome a time to
relax, when I won't have to say
mo" to any of the current tend
encies in the silhouette. There
hasn't been a prettier. more deco
rative period in years.
The points which I consider
basic in a beautiful, becoming
Evening star., 1950-08-04
WHITE FROSTING.

From Mrs. o. L. c., Chevy Chase
2 egg whites, 1s teaspoon salt, /
teaspoon vanilla extract, l cup
white corn sirup. Beat egg whites
with salt until stiff. not dry. Pour
corn sirup in fine stream, over egg
whites, beating constantly with a
hand or electric beater 10 to Is
minutes, or until of spreading con-
sistency. Add vanilla. Frosts top
and sides of a two 8 or 9 inch
layer. One-half recipe makes
enough to cover tops of two 9-inch
layers or frosts an 8 by 8 by 2
inch cake.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Why yGrow
Old?
By Josephine Lowmon

A recent letter from a dental
surgeon calls my attention to the
fact that when discussing vitamin
c and also the consumption of
lemon juice and orange Juice in a
recent article, I failed to mention
that lemon juice should be diluted.
took it for granted that no one
could or would drink lemon juice
without water but I would like to
emphasize this point.
This dentistSsays, For 10 years
I have been prescribing the daily
drinking of mixture containing
orange juice. lemon juice and wa
ter. The water is very important,
especially following the adverse
reports of some investigators that
the acid of the lemon erodes the
teeth. Therefore, the lemon juice
should be diluted" ct is also a
good idea to take the diluted juice
through straw
My reader continues, "By no
means should the habit of suck
ing lemons be INDUCED in.
"The healthy, firm, gum condi-
ton of elderly patients who have
been drinking lemon juice and
water over a period of years caused
me to prescribe this for other pa
tients."
While on the subject of those
pearls in your mouth it might be
a good idea to review the method
of correct tooth brushing. Al
though the correct procedure has
been widely publicized many per-
sons still brush across the teeth.
The brush should be placed at
the gumline. While in this posi-
tion the gums should receive q
very gentle massage if you will ro-
tate the bristles slightly while
holding them against the gum
After this sweep downward to the
end of the teeth. Do this over al
the teeth, on both sides.
Dental floss should also be usee
because there are almost Away
small particles left between somt
teeth.
Good care and periodic visits tt
your dentist will delay the da.
when you lose tooth or so ant
will make yoel a lot better looking
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Stuffed tomatoes

Get nice firm big tomatoes,
wash them, and cut off the tops.
Scoot them out, salt the inside
and invert to drain.
Mix the tomato pulp with cream
cheese and an equal amount of
Roquefort, bound together with
little mayonnaise. Season with
cayenne pepper.
Stuff this mixture into the
drained tomatoes and top each
with sprig of parsley or a slice
of ripe olive. Set in ice box to
become very cold and firm. Serve
on shreddedAettuce.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
By Betty Miles

Autumn and school are Just
around the corner. Designed to
check your daughters ideas about
college is the quiz by Suzanne
Gould Emerson, author of "Off
to College" Each statement re-
quires true or false answer. The
authors answers follow.
l. One of the best reasons for
going to college is to catch a
husband.
2. A complete wardrobe of new
clothes is practically an essential
ingredient for a successful fresh
man year.
8. SorUrities are interested only
in sophisticated girls who have
been around" so it's wise to act
like one during Rush Week.
4. You will need only a little
larger allowance in college than
you had during high school days,
If you plan your budget carefully.
5. You can expect college
courses to be much like high
school work.
6. College men are very much
like the high school boys you are
used to dating.
z. 1t is almost impossible for
a girl to earn part of her way
through college and still lead a
normal collegiate life.
8. Extra -curricular activities
clubs. sororities, honorary socie-
ties-are time wasters and should
be avoided.
9. Borrowing clothes is easy,
but bad habit to develop.
l. False. If a husband is all
you want, Mrs. Emerson counsels,
save the expense of college for
visiting where men are more ELI
gible. Many girls do meet the
men they eventually marry while
in college. but few men are finan-
cially able to marry while in
school.
2. False. Clothes are not
nearly SO important as you may
think, Mrs. Emerson believes.
Your high school wardrobe, care
fully renovated and combined
with perhaps few college-shop
purchases, will be new stuff" to
your future friends. Buy new
things gradually-your tastes will
change and you'll also be sure
to get the right clothes for your
particular school.
8. False. Sorority members
want a well-rounded chapter
with all types of members. Don't
"act." Be your natural self, have
q good time at the parties, re-
member your manners. If you
concentrate on being what you
Evening star., 1950-08-04
By Borboro Bell

Barbara Bell sew-rite perforated
Pattern No. 1894 is designed for
sizes 6, 8, 10, IL and IA years.
For this pattern, send Is cents,
in coins, your name, address, pat
tern number and size wanted to
Barbara Bell, The Washington
Star, P. o. Box 80, Station G, New
York 10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
SEWING QUERY?
From Mrs. L. w. D.,
1;Js,or Cnr;n1)

Will some kind reader who has
experience in sewing on the mate
rial called silk tweed. please give
me, some advice? Will pinking be
sufficient protection against ravel-
ing. or Is it necessary to bind the
seams? Is any other special han
ding necessary?
~
VIOLETS.
from Mrs. p. B. c., Stlver Spring J
For Mrs. H. j. NJ, Fairfax:
Have you had many African vio-
let's and how long have you
worked with them? They are q
fascinating flower and could be
made into q lucrative business
with time, money and adequate
space 0arge glassed-in and heated
porch or greenhouse).
However, I think from my own
experience. it would take at least
two years to get set up for a busi-
ness which would amount to very
much. That would also exclude
any invasions by mites, mealy bugs
or stem rot, which could be ruin
Gus. II you are in a hurry for an
income, you had better choose
some flower other than "Saintpau-
las" (African violets).
n X X II
HOMEMADE MAYONNAISE.
From Mrs. ]. De B.. Cheuy ChaseJ
My apologies for waiting so long
to answer the readers request for
homemade mayonnaise. Haven't
seen any replies to the inquiry Sc
perhaps my recipe may be Of use
Into a mixing bowl put one
whole egg. Add / teaspoon salt,
! teaspoon sugar, l teaspoon dry
mustard, ! teaspoon papriks
(more or less according to taste)
Using an electric mixer or rotary
egg beater mix above ingredients
good.
Slowly add one pint of salad
oil Il use the brand that starts
with "W" and ends with "N'O.
Mixing constantly while pouring
the Oil. After all the oil is mixed.
add the juice of one lemon. Mix
thoroughly. (Also. more or less
according to taste). If you like
the mayonnaise softer, add the
lemon Juice when about half of
the oil has been used.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Conducted by vi
BETSY CASWELL
QUERY?
HERBS.
CANDY RECIPE.

(Fr0m p. w. R., HerHdon.J
I'm sorry I missed the advice
about feas on cats. Can I obtain
this, from L. A. c., Gunston
Manor or the original sauce? We
have tried a couple Of powders,
unsuccessfully, and our house as
we'll as the cat is overrun with
f1eas. Is there anything safe
that can be sprayed on floors?
For Mrs. s. r. c., Rockville:
Herbs are like other garden
plants. Some are ANIMALS, some
perennials. some best planted in
the spring, some in the fall, and
some are hardy enough to be
moved anytime.
For the beginner, q book put
out by the Massachusetts, Horti-
cultural Society, Herbs: How to
Grow Them and How to Use
Them" by Helen Noyes Webster
(Charles T. Branford Co., Of Bos-
toni Is delightfully."- informal and
botannically accurate. This is
usually found in bookstores
among works on gardening and
cooking. -.r
am sorry I cannot find a
recipe for herb mustard. Those
who know herbs make their own
mixtures. as we experiment with
the common cinnamon, nutmeg or
Glove. However, here Is a recipe
favorite in our family, used for
confection on medicine and far
superior to anything you can buy
in the drug store:
Horehound Candy: One ounce
dried horehound herb (or fresh
leaves If you have an herb bed
stepped for 2 to 5 minutes In 2l7
quarts boiling water Gas you
would make tea. A strong hore-
hound tea will make strong ma
vored candy. Strain through
a cloth. Allow to settle. Then:
2 cups horehound tea, 3 cups
granulated sugar, ! teaspoon
cream Of tartar, stir as little as
possible. Boil to 24o degrees.
Add butter. / teaspoon butter.
1 teaspoon lemon juice. confec-
TONERS sugar. Boil to 312 de-
grees. Remove from stove. Add
lemon. Pour into buttered pan.
When cool but not hard, cut in
squares. Cool to hard. Break 1t
up. Roll In confectionery sugar.
Pack in alright jars. (Ours sell
dom got into jars. except for
Christmas gifts. We ate it too
fast. -
A handful Of fresh lemon thyme
added to the sleeping horehound
gives a more medicinal flavor,
pleasantly soothing to sore throat.
This is in Mrs. Webster's book.
We usually made it in winter, on
crisp clear days. On humid days.
boil it to 314 degrees to ensure its
being hard and not sticky.
- 4 X
DILL PICKLES.
(From Mrs. T. B. j., Washington
For M. H.. Riverdale. This is
my recipe for dill pickles. They
are probably Kosher. Have made
them for a number Of years and
always find them crisp and they
keep well. also easy to do.
Sterilize jars. Into each quart
jar put Glove Of garlic, some
dill, picking spice, a bay leaf and
cucumhers, or green tomatoes.
Cover with a boiling liquid made
by combining l cup salt, / cup
vinegar to one gallon water. Seal.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
MENU.
(Fronl p. H. H, Cheverly)

For Mrs. c. p, of Arlington
Menu for informal hot dinner
chicken cacciatori; rice; salad
chopped vegetable; bread
(F'rench or Italian; coffee; fresh
coconut cream pie.
The above menu requires a
minimum of the hostess time in
the kitchen after the guests ar
rive. Just be sure to have plenty
so that all may have more than
one serving around, as they will
most certainly want more. The
longer the chicken SINNERS, the
more f1avorsome it becomes. It's
preparation can be started hours
before the dinner hour. The rice
takes only a few minutes. The
salad may be mixed and placed
in the refrigerator without the
dressing ahead Of time. The pie
shell and filling are both better
If made the preceding day and
kept In the refrigerator. Two
hours before dinner the, pie is
put together and a topping of
whipped cream placed thereon and
it is returned to the refrigerator
until serving time. I have changed
and experimental with recipes for
the chicken and the pie and
should be most happy to send
them to you If you are inter-
ested and will write me through
RICH. I would give them here
but do not like to take up too
much valuable space.
I have always served this meal
at the dining room table but am
sure it could also be arranged very
satisfactorily as buffet supper.
If you do decide to use this menu,
I can assure you that you will be
acclaimed a most marvellous cook.
Besides that, you will have time
to 'pretty-up" before your guests
arrive and receive them un-
frenzied and unhurried, which
means SO much. They will all
wonder how in the world you ever
prepared such a wonderful meal
with so little effort, and look so
lovely in addition.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Readers Clearing House
BUFFET FARE.

fFT0m n. G., WGSntflgL0H.J
For Mrs. C. p, Arlington, who
asked about buffet dishes not suf-
fering from delay and not reouir-
ing too much last-minute atten-
ton, I offer my old standby,
American chop suey. 1t has the
added attraction Of not costing
much. Proportions vary with sup
plies (or CASH on hand but the
following is approximately what I
recently used to serve eight
people:
One and a half pounds ground
round steak, IA cups uncooked
rice, 2 medium cans tomatoes. 2
small cans mushrooms (often
omitted. / large onion, 2 green
peppers. / small bunch celery.
Brown the meat in a small
amount of fat in q Dutch oven or
other heavy pan with tight lid.
Add rice and tomatoes. When
mixture begins to boil, turn to low
heat. Add mushrooms with liquid
from CAM and the remaining
vegetables which have been cut
into slivers about two inches long.
Salt and pepper to taste. Cook
about 80 more minutes, with an
occasional stirring. A small
amount of water may be needed
at the last If mushroom liquid is
omitted. When the rice Is done,
the celery should be tender.
Neither seems to suffer If cooked
longer. The dish is just as good
If kept waiting and sometimes
seems best of all when left-overs
are warmed up for lunch.
Our simplest party menu fea-
lures American chop suey, tossed
green salad, hot rolls, fruit cup,
cookies and coffee. Close friends
recognize a real occasion by the
increased proportion of meat to
rice, the presence Of mushrooms,
and the addition Of a separate
green vegetable CASUALLY lima
beans) to the menu.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
CHILDREN's BOOKS?

fFTom Mrs. E. G. H., Arttngto1J
Can any of you RICH readers
help me? My 7-year-old has be-
gun to show great interest in
reading and enjoys particularly
the famous "Bobbsey Twins"
series. I am trying to locate some
of the other books for her called
the Bunny Brown Series" six
Little Bunkers Series" both writ
ten by Laura Lee Hope and the
Honey Bunch Books" by Helen
Louise Thorndyke. I've called the
leading book stores and the local
library, to no avail. Do any of
you kind readers know where I
might secure them?