Evening star., 1953-04-16
Weekly Food
Report for
Hon0en0ukers
Coffee Bags New;
Moth Protection
For WooIens
By Violet FouIkner

Our congratulations to the
Market News Service of the Unit
ed States Department of Agri-
culture on the occasion of their
S8th anniversary!
It's through the efforts of
this service that you're able to
fill your market baskets at rel
atively stable prices week after
week. For example, if a Texas
produce grower didn't have &C
cess to up-to-the-minute infor-
nation about supply and de-
mand. prices and other market
conditions, he could easily run
into difficulty finding a balanced
market for his produce. One
area might be glutted while
shortages prevailed in another
spot. BY keeping a steady flow
of supplies going to points where
they are most needed it's pos
sible to maintain a more stable
price to the buying public.
The first market report, back
in 1915. covered news on straw
berries. Today, coverage in
cludes all the principal types
of farm products, with report
ers stationed at all the import
ant terminals and marketing
areas. This free news service
helps the grower solve some of
his marketing problems which
ultimately affect us as consum-
erS.
Coffee Boes
New to us is a coffee product
packaged in porous filter papers
and resembling a tea bag in ap-
pearance. Fundamentally, the
method Of preparation is similar
to that of other instant coffeeS.
In this case after the boiling
water is poured over one of the
individual coffee bags, it is al
lowed to steep from 2 to min
uteS, depending on how strong
you like your coffee. The new
product is not soluble, the hot
water extracts the essence from
the finely ground coffee, but
does not dissolve it. When the
coffee has reached the desired
strength, the bag is removed. To
retain its freshness the bags are
packed in a tightly closed tin
weighing 334 ounces and con-
tanning "a servings. The product
Is distributed by a company that
has maintained a policy over
years of selling directly to the
home.
Mothproof Chemical
The time is not far off when
you'll be washing wooden blank
cts and sweaters for storage un-
til cold weather comes again.
The No. l problem will be
moth protection for these wash
able woolens. Due on the market
this spring is a new liquid rinse
that will protect these garments
until they are washed again or
dry cleaned. Based on a chem
ical formula discovered and de-
veloped by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, the
rinse will be sold under various
trade names. BY the scientist, it
is called EQ-53. To use, add a
few teaspoonfuls of the solution
to the rinse water in the wash
ing machine. It is recommended
for all washable woolenS and as
sures protection against moth
and carpet beetle damage for at
least one year or until reWashed.
One tablespoon of the concen-
trated liquid is sufficient to pro-
tect a pound of dry woolens.
Household Appliances
With the trend for smaller and
more compact houses, appliance
companies are designing their
equipment to meet the public
demand for streamlined ranges
washers and dryers, refrigerators
and home freeZerS. One COM
plete line of such household
equipment was displayed for the
press earlier this week. The
laundry equipment, new with