Milford chronicle., 1952-02-15
HOME TALK
BY Eleanor r. caVanauoh
Home Demonstration Agent

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BY Eleanor r. caVanaush
Home Demonstration Agent
This month, most of the clubs
are doing OrganizatiOnal work. such
as deciding hostesses for the year.
who will be chairman and which
programs the club would like to
nave this year. The programs the
clubs can select are all very inter-
csting. They are: Cake Icings and
decorations; First Aid and Home
Nursing; Gaming Chairs; Salads
and Salad Dressings; Cloth Lamp
shades; Child Development; Res
possibility of Citizens; Clothing
Finishes; Etched Aluminium Trays.
Other subjects the clubs will have
are: Kitchen Arrangements; Col
0rs That Become You, Food from
Other Lands, and Winter BOu-
Quets".
The tart flavor of currant Jelly
and oranges will give a new flavor
to an "old standby,
POITED DUCK
Glib. duck
l-lI2 cups water
/ orange, quartered
tbsp. vinegar
tsp. salt
ia tsp. pepper
l/3 cup tart jelly
! tbsp. enriched flour
tbsp. water
Cut duck into pieces. Wash, dry.
Prick skin we'll with fork. Place in
not skillet Cook over low heat nm
Iii Drowned. Pour off fat freouentIy
Add l-l/2 cups water. orange. vine
gar salt and pepper. Cover, simmer
approximately 1-1/4 hours. turning
occasionally. Add jelly, simmer S
minutes. Place duck in hot serving
dish. Mix flour and tbsp. water to
form paste. Blend with remaining
liquid. Cook until thickened. stir
ing constantly. Pour over duck
Serves 6.
the Busy HOmemakers Club of
Smyrna met for the first time last
week with nineteen members pres
ent. They elected officers who are
Mrs. John D. Schafer, president.
Mrs. Robert Stevens, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Harley Bodley, secre-
tary, and Mrs. Victor Ennis. trea-
surer. Other members who Joined
this new club are: Mrs. Medford
Potter, Mrs. Harry Jackson. Mrs
Wallace Powell, Mrs. Jerome
Niles, Mrs. William Short, Mrs.
Clarence Bodley, Mrs. Ralph v.
richards, Mrs. Edward Schabing-
er, Mrs. VIM. COmella, Mrs. David
robertson, Mrs, James Warren.
MRS. Howard Nelson, Mrs. Henry
Price, Mrs. Richard Price, Mrs.
VIM HutchisOn, Mrs. Thomas Ken
nedy, Mrs. Ronald Grier, Mrs. Bur
rill, Mrs Alan Robinson, Mrs. Gill
bert Lurty, Mrs. Franklin Hutchin-
son, and Mrs. Robert Mills.
Mrs. John Farrow, Magnolia, has
been appointed co-chairman for At
tendance and Farm and Home
Week. She has appointed commun-
ity chairmen
A suitable frOsting for cake dec
Grating was demonstrated this week
at the Cake Icing and Decorating
/ School.
Pearl FrOsting
egg whites
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sugar
/ = cup vegetable shortening
teaspoon glycerine
12 teaspoon almond extract
/ Beat the egg whites until stiff :;
/ add / cup of sugar and beat until
/ smooth and thick. Cream shorten
ing; add u cup sugar. Blend we'll.
Combine two mixtures Add gly-
cerine and almond extract. Add re-
naming sugar gradually until
| frOsting will hold its shape. Frosts
two S-inch layers
Excellent for decorating cakes.
Keep frOsting in a covered bowl to
prevent formation of crust. This
icing is suitable for Petits Fours.
The Cake Icing and DecOra-
ti0ns" Leader Training School was
held last week at the Oak Grove
School, near Dover. Miss Gertrude
Holloway gave the demonstration.
Those who attended are: Norma
Austin and Bertha P Donovan,
MillwOOd Club; Louisa NJ. Virdin
and Hazel Darling. Fraziers Club;
Marie Lagos and Myrtle Hunt. ST.
Jones Club; Hattie Smith, Victory
Club; Florence Blessing and Mae
Hayes, Houston Club; Angie NJ,
Potter, Victory Club; Charlotte
Blades and Mary Martin. Merry
makers Club; Hester D. Ryan and
Emma S. Mills, Smyrna Club;
Jeanette Holloway and Cathyll
BOwdle, Pennington Club; Eliza
beth NJ Hayes and Elizabeth J.
CoulgOurne, Houston Club; DorO-
thy c. Marker, Oak Grove Club;
Lisa Steffins, Camden Club; Vera
Clute and Elizabeth Voshell. Gee
W-Doc Club: Dclema Maris and
ViOlctte Hammond. Canterbury
Club: Belle Ever EFT, Eva Carey and
Lovetta G. Clark. Kenton; Emma
ID. Tarburton, Oak Grove Club;
Mrs. Edward Long. Jr.. and Mrs.
Artis Virdin, COwgills Club; Mrs
James S. Webb, Mrs. John Nc