Milford chronicle., 1961-02-03
Family Features At
Farm And Home Week
By Anne Nelson

by Anne Nelson
It's a family affair. Farm and
Home Week. that Is.
This year, Farm and Home Week
at the University of Delaware. Feb.
7-9. will offer a varied program
with something of particular inter
est for every member of the fam
lily.
Fishermen, as we'll as the gals
who cook the catch, shouldn't miss
the fast moving Tuesday morning
(9:30) program Cooking Your
Catch" illustrating how easy fish
cookery with gourmet touch can
be. Elegant. easy-to-prepare sea-
food dishes will be demonstrated
by Miss Arleen Havsgaard and Mr.
Robert Finley of the Bureau of
Commercial Fisheries, u. S. Depart
ment of Interior.
Some sneak-preview recipes will
include Planked Striped Bass, Bak-
ed Sea Trout Fillets and Shrimp
Pizza. Special emphasis will be
placed on seafood that fishermen
are most likely to catch in local
waters.
Tuesdays 1880 session entitled
Research on Parade" will feature
Mr.. Frank Teuton, u. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture. who will dis
cuss research contributions to
family living including specific ex-
amples of food. textile and flower
developments as we'll as hints of
things TO come.
Miss Virginia Pegram of the
Home Furnishings Industry Com
mittee. Chicago. will trace furniture
trends over the years in Tues
day afternoon (1:30) program en-
titled Decorating Your Home.
She'll also discuss construction
points to look for when shopping
for furniture.
Have you ever considered wheth-
er or not the money you've tied up
in your home. insurance policies
and maybe some stocks. are really
dividend-paying investments? Are
your hard-earned dollars earning
YOU the biggest dividends possible? :?
Tips on stocks. insurance and real
estate investments will come from
G. u. Ford OF Laird, Bissell and
Needs; r. Douglas Layton, C. L. u.
Prudential Insurance Company of
America, and III. Gibbons Young
and Williams. Realtors. at a Tues
day night $500 Farm and Home
Week session called Investing
Your Money"
Gardening enthusiasts will dis
cover there's no prerogative on a
green thumb. as experts relate
tips for growing Begonias. Orchids.
African Vfolets, Snap Dragons and
other flowers particularly suited to
Delaware's growing conditions at a
Wednesday aftern Don session
u:15).
How to Build a Green House"
is just one OF the many home gar
dening features lined up for Wed
nesday night (S:00l. Another ses-
sion. 'Waging War on Bugs, will
cover the latest scientific weapons
for battling the army of invading
insects.
Homemakers will discover how
every woman can be well dressed
for any occasion at Thursday
morning 10000 Farm and Home
Week session entitled Fashion Be-
gins with Plan" Delaware seam
stresses will model garments
they've made. themselves. empha-
sizing points to consider in plan
ming a multi-purpose wardrobe.
A fast-moving. riotous survey of
family life in past generations viii
be made Thursday at 1870 a. m. by
Charles NJ. Rutledge of the Il. L.
dupont de Nemours and Co. in a
program entitled II Remember Ma
ma--or Life with Father.
"Set a Pretty Table-Serye a
Pretty Meal Is a Thursday pro-
gram $500 designed to show
homemakers how easy 1t is to make
meager fare look fit for kings. Inn
agination. ingenuity and just few
pennies are all that's needed to
make table settings more attrac-
tive and food more interesting.
Horses hold a special place in
many hearts. A Thursday evening
session, starting at 7:35, on feed
ing and pasturing horses as well
as Causes of Lameness in Horses
will be OF special interest 10 both