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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29
By the Chef

One result of World War II was
to teach the good people of these
United States that all delicious
meat dishes were not necessarily
based on the finest grade, tender
est, most expensive cuts of meat.
They have learned that proper
cooking and seasoning of the
humblest materials produces a far
tastier meal than careless prepara-
ton of the blue ribbon tenderloins
and prime roasts.
Take, for insta &c, our old
friend, the Swiss" steak. No one
seems to know exactly how it came
by that particular name-but the
Swiss are thrifty people, ano
known for their superlative cook
ing, so very appropriate the title
is! Such a steak should be praised
as the long, slow moist cookins
will make it tender and juicy. Il
| it is abused by being treated like
it's more aristocratic cousins i
shows it's resentment by becoming
tough and stringy and dry.
A Swiss steak should first b.
dredged with flour. and then thu
flour pounded into it to give
thicker outside, and make thu
meat tenderer.
i Both sides of the steak are thel
Drowned well in lard or drippings
and we get down to the real job
Into the skillet with the brownet
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TO DYE SUIT?

(Fron1 Mrs. A. P. Washington
When in doubt turn to RICH
that is my motto. Now I have a
problem and am wondering If any
one else has had the same, and
if so what did they do about it.
I have very good white gabar-
dine suit which I would like to
have dyed black in order to get
more wear out of the suit If
have it dyed will the dy. rub off
on blouses, etc? Will appreciate
all advice and suggestions. as
don't want to ruin a perfectly good
suit. I have heard the dyer's side
Of the story, but would like to
hear from the people who have
had the same problem, and what
they have to say about it. A mil
lion thank. in advance.
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Zucchini Fdns

Zucchini, that Italian darling
of the squash family, becomes
decorative as well as delectable
when prepared in fan-fashion.
Buy one young zucchini for
each person. Peel them as you
would cucumbers. then parboll
them in sailed water to which a
little lemon juice has been added.
Drain them and dry them care
fully with cloth. When they
are cold slice them lengthwise to
within an inch of the end, press
them gently and they will spread
out fanwise. Sprinkle them with
flour, salt and pepper, and fry to
a delicate brown, turning carefully
to brown both sides. Pour over
them, after putting them on a
dish, the melted butter from the
pan, with more lemon juice and
some chopped parsley. Serve
while good and hot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29
Swiss Steak Delicious
Dish From Cheap Cut

steak go about 212 cups canned
tomatoes, 2 or 3 small onions, par
boiled for 10 minutes and then cut
in slices, a dash of worcestershire
sauce, salt and pepper, and about
a tablespoon of good wine vinegar.
The stock is literally basted with
this sauce, and the pan is covered,
and the steak allowed to simmer
for almost 3 hours-until tender.
You may have to add little more
tomato liquid as the original
amount cooks down, but in the
end of the cooking period there
should be a nice, substantial sauce
in the pan, that needs only a very
little tf1ickening with tablespoon
of butter rubbed into tablespoon
of flour. If you like, you may add a
little meat extract or a boulllon
cube to the sauce during the cook
ing time, to give it even more body.
Garnish your steak platter with
Watercress, and broiled mush-
rooms, place the steak in the
center, with the sauce poured over
and you have a dish for the
gods-in fact, probably too good
for them!
Big fluffy baked potatoes would
go we'll with such steak and a
fresh fruit salad round out an
excellent meal. with beer or a good
dry red wine as apeverage. Or per-
haps big. cool glasses of milk
then you would surely have your
vitamins for the day, plusl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29
WhyGroW
Old?
By Josephine lowmon

There are all kinds OF office
broadsides. The one I am talk
ing about today is the spread in
the hips and thighs which many
women develop because they sit
at work.
A letter before me asks if it is
wise to go without glrdle when
one works in an Office. think
a girdle helps minimize the spread
of the hips and thighs when sit
ting at desk. The way you
sit in the chair also makes a
difference.
I sit a great deal at my type
writer, at the library doing re-
search, and when answering mail.
I long ago developed the habit
of sitting on the very edge OF my
chair, with my tummy pulled in
and my back straight. This IS q
comfortable position and leads to
better posture and a more at
tractive hipline. When you tire
of this you can sit back in the
chair again, with the back hips
touching the back of the chair,
but keep the back erect and the
tummy in.
Poor posture when sitting is
firing. Your shoulders are bumped
and your lungs crowded. Also,
your hips have a greater spread
when you flop into chair. Try
it and you will see that I am
correct.
Every woman should take a
few simple hip exercises as the
years and the weight pile up.
Even If a woman is not over
weight, she should do these exer-
cises for the sake Of tone and
flrmness. This is especially i'm
portant for the woman who sits
at work.
Try this one for firming the
hips. Stand erect. Contract the
hip muscles. Hold while you
count to 10 slowly. Relax. Re
peat 10 times. Another: Stand
with your left side toward the
wall. Place your left hand on the
wall. Swing the right leg for
ward and up as high as you can.
Bring the right leg back in place.
Continue swinging forward and
back to place. After a time turn
your right side to the wall and
swing your left leg forward.
If you would like to have my
tested hip-reducing exercises, send
a stamped, self addressed envelope
with your request for leaf1et No. 3
to Josephine Lowman in care OF
The Evening Star.
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bruory Reodinq

ing Eliot writes in the Woman's
Home Companion, women will
almost certainly be drafted for
military service, work in war in
dustries and civil defense jobs
and on just about the same
basis as men"
The plans now under way are
reasonably clear. he adds. The
British experimental details
are public property-is being fol-
lowed in general, he reports. So
it's possible to get a good idea
of what's in store if these plans
are ever translated into reality.
Single women, childless Wild
oWs and divorces between the
ages of 10 and 80 will most likely
have to go into military service,
he says. Other women will be
assigned to technical, administra-
tive and specialist jobs in the
Government or will work in es-
sential war industries.
No mother with young children
will be eligible for military serv-
ice, he adds, nor will she be
drafted into any job which will
take her from her children. But
she may be assigned to a part
time Office or factory job in her
vicinity or drafted into the civil
defense corps, If care for her
children can be arranged.
Much of the Nays shore estab-
lishment will be manned by
WAVES, relieving men for sea
duty. In the Air Force, women
will handle maintenance, COM
munications, weather reporting
supply and medical duties, among
others.
Right now women in uniform
are being taught to use weapons,
Eliot reports. The Marines do
it openly: the other services do
it under the guise of "participa-
ton in outdoor sports"
Female generals and admirals
are sure to come with the draft
ing of millions of women into uni
form, he predicts.
When a 1945 shortage of baby
sitters made a definite dent in
the enrolment of the Adult Edu-
cation Division of the City Col
lege of New York, educators pro-
posed a novel solution, Woman's
Day reports.
Lets ask mothers to bring their
children to class with them" one
educator proposed. 1--WE can keep
the youngsters occupied with in
teresting projects while their par
ents study"
But not only were grownups and
children compatible classmates
they soon were demanding the
same subject matter at the same
time. Skeptical officials gave this
try, Author I. E. Levine tells
and the program was an aston
ishingly successful one.
Now. youngsters ranging in age
from 4 to 10 years learn about
painting. clay modelling. art ap-
probation. music and French
along with their parents-and. in
the process, learn a great deal
about each other. The children
more than hold their own, par
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29
Pair Franks and Kruut
for Economy Meals

oughly. Cover and bring to a
boil; simmer l hour. Melt butter
in a skillet; saute diced pork and
veal until meat is tender, but not
Drowned. Combine meat mixture
with cooked sauerkraut. Add
parsley and soup. Cover; bring
to boil and simmer As minutes.
Remove from heat and add sour
cream slowly, stirring constantly
Serve Immediately. Serves to 6.
Tomato Sauerkraut Aspic.
2 tablespoons unf1avored gelatin
u cup cold water or kraut juice
2 cups tomato juice.
y teaspoon salt.
u small onion, sliced.
Dash of tabasco sauce.
1l2 cups sauerkraut.
y cup shredded raw carrot.
"a cup stuffed olives. sliced.
Soften gelatin in cold water OF
Sauerkraut juice Mix tomato juice
salt, onion and tabasco. Simmer
10 minutes. Strain. Add gelatin
and stir until dissolved. Cool
Drain sauerkraut and cut into
smaller pieces with scissors. When
mixture begins to chicken, fold in
sauerkraut. carrot and olives
Turn into one large mold or indi-
vidual molds that have been rinsed
in cold water. Chill until firm
Unmold on salad greens and serve
with mayonnaise. Makes five OF
six servings,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29
BY Betty Miles

"Once I was the wife of Den
yer newspaperman, living quietly
in a small brick house and fight
ing quietly with the neighbors
over the mischief of my three
small sons. This is not to say
that before I wrote a play called
Harvey" I was not a lady of let
tiers. I was. Letters from credi-
tors"
So begins Mary Chase's MY
Life With Harvey" a delightful
and unusual article in this
months McCall's that reflects the
special mystic humor of the
woman who told the tale of the
white rabbit and his friend and
now, with the same humor and
insight, considers the conse-
quences.
Mrs. Chase stepped onto the
merry-go-round that sent her
into the hectic world of the
celebrity one day eight years ago
when she looked out her window
at the woman across the street
walking down to the corner to
catch a bus on her way to work
in an office.
She was a widow, who had
worked for years to send her only
son through college. That son
had been killed in the recent past
in action in the Pacific.
And so, as I watched her on
her way to the same old job, even
though her incentive and hopes
had vanished into the waters of
the Pacific, asked myself a
question:
"'Could I ever possibly write
anything which might make that
woman laugh again?'' Mrs.
Chase explains.
One night years later she heard
a man say to friend after leav-
ing the theater: THE first time
Mother laughed since Joe was
killed"
Il felt" says Mrs. Chase, II
had kept my bargain with the
woman across the street.
Mrs. Chase is eternally grateful
to Leo Gaffney. the Boston critic
who saw what I was trying to
do in Harvey" Mr.. Gaffney
wrote: Harvey is a play with a
spiritual meaning in farce terms"
After Harvey" Mrs. Chase di-
vided her time between her own
three boys-who, when given Or
ders to do something, blandly re-
piled, Harvey will do it''-and
the comedians who nightly be-
came ElWood P. Dowd. Mrs.
Chase's appreciation of them. and
her tribute to their magic and
It's source, is one of the articles
highlights.
No, she is not divorced, al
though she reports that her hus-
band grew prematurely gray from
the ordeal.
The Pulitzer Prize should ar
rive in two sections" Mrs. Chase
believes, lone for the winner and
one for the winners mate"
If war does come, George Field
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29
By Borboro Bell

Here's brief topcoat that you
can make easily and quickly. 1t
requires just l yard of 54-inch
fabric Wear it for spring and
right through the warm weather.
Barbara Bell sew-rite perforated
pattern No. 1912 is designed for
sizes II, IA, Is. 18 and 20. Size Ia
requires l yard of 54-inch fabric.
For this pattern, send Is cents
plus 5 cents for frst-class mailing,
In coins, your name, address, pat
tern number and size wanted to
Barbara Bell CThe Washington
Starr, P. o. Box SO, Station G,
New York 10, N. Y.
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R2o3e

Colorful peoples and cornfowers
worked in simple crosstitch lend
an authentic touch to this fatter-
ing blouse. 1t is easy to sew and
embroider in gay colors which
make it a must" in your play
time wardrobe.
Pattern Envelope No. R2038
contains tissue pattern IA, Is and
Is included; hot-iron transfer
for embroidery; color chart; ma
terial requirements, and sewing
directions.
To obtain this pattern, send &c
cents plus 5 cents for flrst-class
mailing, in coins. giving pattern
number, your name, address and
zone number to Peggy Roberts
(The Washington starr, P. O.
Box 100, Station G, New York 10,
N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29
For February Reading
Mary Chase: my Life With Harvey

ents learn not to fear making mis-
takes, and understanding is en-
HANGED. Glasses are informal
there are no examinations and no
report cards. Classroom protocol
is cut to minimum, and learn
ing is fun.
Many communities, the author
relates, are planning to organize
similar programs as a result of
City Colleges successful five-year
experiment.
A new, big, fast-growing Afri-
can violet is news for lovers of
that popular plant, DR.. Evan
Roberts reports In Better Homes
and Gardens.
Recently brought from Africa.
saintpaulia grotei is its official
name. 1t has brown, creeping
stem which grows up to feet the
first year, leaf stems up to 10
inches long and leaves up tof4
inches across with small pockets
between veins. It's light-blue
flowers shade to deep violet at
the centers. IT..
The new plant can be used as
climbing house plant like
philodendron and ivy vines, DR..
Roberts adds, and also may be
grown effectively in a hanging
basket. "
A limited supply win be avail
able this spring.
Better Homes and Gardens also
outlines a Today vacation in the
Pacific Northwest. The luscious
Illustrations. including sunswept
Horsetail Falls and majestic
Mount Rainier, are irresistibly
inviting.
Rare is a report from Charm
in Compact. it's digest of news
about women, that magazine tells
of Mrs. Clare Swanson, who was
hired as city manager of Jack
sonville Beach, Fla, at salary Of
$4,000 year Recently her pay
was cut to $5,000-at her own
suggestion! She offered to take
the $1,000 reduction on the CON-
dition that it would be added to
the salary of the city's newest
director of public works, who was
getting only $4,000. The City
Council willingly accepted her
proposal.
A 30-page Pie Manual is part
and parcel of Good Housekeeping
this month. If you and your fam
lily have sweet tooth. you'll relish
the information on all kinds Of
crust, prettying the pie, two and
one crust pies, the deep-dish kind.
high. handsome meringues, pies
to freeze, tarts for two or more,
tempting turnovers and pie par
ties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29
Readers
Clearing House
Conducted by BETSY CASWELL
Conducted by BETSY CAsWELL
NECKTIE?

NECKTIE?
(From Mrs. w. D. H., Washington
My husband has favorite
necktie with a "Duratwill" label
Does any one know where more
like it may be found?
WHITE CAKE.
fFron1 Mrs. E. E. F., WashingtonJ
For Mrs. j. B. NJ, Silver Spring
Enclosed please find white cake
recipe that Mrs. j. B. M. was
referring to. I found it in my
1949 December Woman's Home
Companion.
Roger Darkin's Black Walnut
Cake: Cake flour, ga cups; bak-
ing powder, 2 teaspoons; butter,
y cup; powdered or fine granu-
lated sugar, IA cups; milk, p
cup; vanilla, l teaspoon; almond
fiavoring, 3 drops; salt, Is tea
spoon; egg whites, 5; black wal
nuts, chopped, y cup.
We sift flour, measure it, add
baking powder and sift three
times again. Next we cream the
butter. add sugar gradually. cream
1t light and fluffy. Milk is added
gradually and we beat the whole
mixture until it is smooth and
fluffy. Flavorings are blended in.
We add flour by fourths to the
creamed mixture, stirring only
enough after each addition to
blend then we add salt to egg
whites and beat until they are
stiff but not dry, fold them gently
into the flour mixture. We flour
the black walnuts with an extra
tablespoon of cake flour and fold
them in lightly.
The cake mixture is poured into
a well-greased, 9-inch tube pan
and baked in a moderate oven,
375 degrees. for 40 minutes. We
let it stand five minutes, remove
it from pan and cool. Great
moment comes when we put on
the butter frosting. eve spike it
with vanilla and a few drops of
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A good. quickly made snack can
be prepared from English mullins.
Toast the muffin halves, spread
them lightly with butter or mar
garine, add a layer of tomato and
one of cheese and then put under
the broiler again for few minutes
until the cheese bubbles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29
By Violet FouIkner
Food Editor.

Along with all the other holi-
days We celebrate in the month
of February comes National Kraut
and Frankfurter Week (February
1-10.
Way back in the 18th century
an English navigator, one Capt,
Cook, was commended for the
care he took in protecting the
health of his crew. He attributed
their good health and the absence
Of scurvy to the generous use of
sauerkraut in their diets. They
knew sauerkraut prevented the
outbreak of scurvy but they didn't
know why i. that it was an ex-
cellent source of vitamin c. In
addition, it's rich in lime, potash,
PHOSPHORUS, iron and calcium.
Back as far as the Sd century
BIC, a Chinese emperor included
a wine-fermented cabbage in the
food rations of his laborers to
prevent deficiency diseases such
as scurvy, beriberi and pellagra.
Sauerkraut is simply shredded
cabbage that has been fermented
in a brine of cabbage juice plus
salt. Originally wine or vinegar
was used to dress down the fresh
cabbage leaves. Then some one
added salt to hasten the fermen-
tation. Sauerkraut, as it is made
today by the National Kraut
Packers Association. is far SUI
perior to that made by old-fash-
Toned methods at home. It has
pleasing flavor. is fully fer
mented and has a crisp, firm
texture.
The quality of the kraut is con-
trolled principally by the time and
temperature of fermentation and
the amount of salt in the brine
The fermentation goes on until
laboratory tests indicate the prop
er acidity of is per cent Tactic
acid has been reached. The kraut
is then ready to be packed in the
bulk form in wooden kegs or bar
rels, or to be processed and packed
in cans.
Sauerkraut is especially good
with bland vegetables, such as
peas and potatoes. It's popular
duo with apples, or as an accom-
paniment to franks, spareribs.
sausages, ham, pork and beef.
Observation-Disclosures
CASSEROLE.
2 tablespoons butter or mar
garine.
2 tablespoons chopped onions.
l 1912 ounce can cream of
mushroom soup.
l No. 212 can sauerkraut.
"a teaspoon paprika.
Few drops tabasco.
6 frankfurters.
In a saucepan melt butter or
margarine over low heat. Add
onions and saute until golden
brown. Add sauerkraut, soup and
seasoning. mixing thoroughly
Pour sauerkraut mixture into a
shallow 1l2-quart casserole. Cut
each frankfurter into thirds. Ar
range in pairs around top of cas-
serole. Bake in moderate oven
1850 degrees F. 80 minutes Serve
Immediately. Makes to 6 servings.
Gourmet Sauerkraut.
No. 2 can sauerkraut
2 cups chopped apples (add l
tablespoon sugar, if very tart)
112 cups chopped onions
u teaspoon paprika
"a teaspoon black pepper
"a teaspoon salt
"a cup white wine
~ cups water
212 tablespoons butter or mar
garine
" pound diced pork
" pound diced veal
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
y cup condensed tomato soup
u cup sour cream
In kettle, combine sauerkraut
apples, onions, paprika, pepper
salt, wine and water. NIX thor.
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ALLIGATOR PEAR SEED.
from NJ. L. NJ, Leesburq.l

IRON M. L. NJ. LeeSburgJ
This is in reply to A. B. c.,
Washington about planting alli-
gator pear seed. I understand
there is a rather complicated way
of using toothpicks and water,
but I have been very successful
in planting them rather deep in
earth and just forgetting about
them, as it takes sometime for
them to sprout. I have never
planted them in winter. but see
no reason why they should not
DO just as well.
I use a little rich woods earth
mixed in with the other and they
make lovely plants, and mine
lasted through several frosts. I
do not know about the olive pit,
but lemon and grapefruit seed
make lovely plants, the foliage IS
rich and glossy. Plant in some
thing low and wide and you will
have something nice for your
table. They, too. take quite a
while to develop water mod
erately. I hope you will have
success.
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almond f1avoring) and trim the
top with a wreath, using small
bits of dried and candied fruits.
X X X X
LIVER.
(From Mrs. J. r. L., Alexandria,
For Mrs. F. A. F., Washington
There are several general rules to
follow in cooking all kinds of liver.
One, use plenty of fat and a mod
crate heat same as fish, as both
absorb fat and cook to a hard
crisp with too high a temperature.
co Do not overcook-all liver
should be cooked only rare, i.e.,
the red blood should be apparent
when pricked with a fork and the
surface brown but not hard. 90
Do not add water or cover the
liver either during cooking or aft
erward. as it toughens the product.
We like. onions with our liver
and any one liking onions may
want to try my dish. Beef liver
with bacon and onions: Remove
skin and arteries from pieces of
liver and flavor literally. Let
stand for a little while to allow
the blood to soak into the dry
flour. Peel and slice some onions,
about 6 or medium sized ones.
Add a cup of water and cook until
almost tender. Do not overlook.
Fry out "a pound bacon in large
skillet Until crisp, remove bacon
and add the liver. Cook over
fire uncovered until the
outside is set and golden brown.
Turn often. Remove to a warm
plane. Do not cover and don't
mind the red blood which will ooze
out
Drain the onions, saving the
water for the gravy, put in skillet,
cook a short time to a very light
brown stage. Remove to a steak
platter, spread out and place the
liver pieces on top and garnish the
corners of the plate with the
bacon. Pour into the skillet the
red liquor escaped from the liver,
add 2 tablespoons flour, brown,
add the onion juice and enough
cold water for a consistency and
after reaching the boiling point,
let simmer gently until serving
time, about 10 minutes, approx
mately.
When serving, you will be sur
prised to find that the hot steam
from the onions has turned the
red blood to a nice shade of brown
similar to steak liquor and the
liver will be juicy and then an
other thing, the juice-absorbed
-four coating will be a delicious
crust for the product.
You may add little salt, while
cooking the liver and onions, if
the bacon hasn't sailed it sufn-
May say here bacon fat
does something to the flavor of
liver which no other fat seems to
be able to do. I hope you have
success with your next try at
cooking liver. as it is one of our
best vitamin foods Good luck!
X X