THURSDAY. DEC. 21. 1939
TIMES. WILLAMINA, OREGON
Household News
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Pamela's Enthusiasm
IE as W asted on John
John fe lt th a t he could never
ask P a m e la to be h is w ife .
T ru e , he loved h e r as he had
n e v e r loved anyone else before,
b u t then she was an angel, w h ile
he had m a n y little weaknesses o f
w hich no angel w ould e v e r approve.
P a m e la , on the o th e r hand,
spent h e r tim e th in k in g th a t i t was
high tim e John popped the ques
tio n !
One n ig h t he cam e to the point.
“ P a m e la , P a m e la ,” he urged,
“ w ill you m a r r y m e? ”
“ You b e t,” she re p lie d b ris k ly .
“ I kn ow , d a r lin g ,” he answ ered,
asham ed. “ B u t i f y o u ’ l l o n ly say
‘ Y es,’ I ’ll p ro m ise n e v e r to back
a n o th e r h o rs e !”
ASK ME
ANOTHER
?
The Queationa
1. W h a t does being sent to Cov
e n try m ean?
2. W h a t is the n a tio n a l language
o f B ra z il?
3. Is th e re any d iffe re n c e be
tw een s a v o r and fla vor?
4. W h a t is m e a n t by a c o u n try ’s
fa v o ra b le balance o f trade?
5. A p ro c u ra to r, a p e re g rin a to r
and a p ro m u lg a to r. One is a la w
y e r, one a p u b lis h e r, and the o the r
a tra v e le r. W h ich is w hich?
6. Is a s ilv e rfis h a m e m b e r of
the fin n y trib e ?
A Quiz With Anawera
Offering Information
on Varioua Subjecta
♦ --------------------------------------------
7 / ie A n aw era
1. To be exclu de d fro m the so
c ie ty o f the people to w h ic h one
belongs.
2. T he n a tio n a l language o f
B ra z il is P ortuguese.
3. F la v o r re fe rs m ore s p e c ific a l
ly to odor and sa vo r to taste.
H o w e ve r, the w ords are g e n e ra lly
synonym ous.
4. M o re e xpo rte d than im p o rte d .
5. L a w y e r, tra v e le r and p ub lish
e r, re s p e c tiv e ly .
6. No. A s ilv e r-fis h is a house
hold insect.
By
to
F E S T IV E
T R IU M P H FO R C H IL D R E N 'S P A R T Y
(See Recipes Below )
Children Need Parties Too
W ith a ll the h olida y fe s tiv itie s fo r
g ro w n fo lks and fo r o ld e r sisters
and b ro the rs, it's not stran ge th a t
the youngest m e m b e rs o f the fa m ily
beg fo r a p a rty , too!
C h ild re n ’s p a rtie s m ust be co lo r
fu l, the e n te rta in m e n t sim p le , and
the re fre sh m e n ts
v e ry lig h t. I f the
p a rty is to be a
success (and w hy
give one i f it
is n 't? ) the a c tiv i
ties o f the young
sters
m ust
be
w ise ly
d ire cte d
fro m the m om en t
they a rriv e , un
til
they
leave.
Choose, to d ire c t the e n te rta in m e n t,
the w isest, jo llie s t, c h ild -lo v in g a d u lt
you know . P la n gam es th a t are
sim p le , and m ake sure th a t a ll the
c h ild re n are included. R em em ber,
too, th a t c h ild re n w e a ry q u ic k ly of
any one a c tiv ity , so plan a v a rie ty of
gam es and get the new one under
w a y before in te re s t in the o ld one
vanishes.
P a rty refre sh m e n ts, o f course,
m u st be geared to the age o f the
guests. I f they are ve ry young, it's
a good idea to serve the fe ast at
the end o f the p a rty , so th a t i t takes
the place of the re g u la r evening
m eal.
D ecorate the ta ble w ith snapping
c ra c k e rs , colored balloons, and pep
p e rm in t canes to give a r e a lly fes
tiv e se ttin g fo r the occasion.
When F iv e and S ix-Y e a r O lds Get
T og ethe r
Special Peanut B u tte r Sandwiches
R aw C a rro t S trip s
P e p p e rm in t S tick T apioca C re am
Cocoa
P e p p e rm in t S tick Tapioca C re am .
(Serves 8)
2 egg yolks
4 cups m ilk
% cup quick-cooking tapioca
% red cinn am o n candies,
crushed p e p p e rm in t sticks, or
crushed c le a r fru it-fla v o re d
candies
V« teaspoon s a lt
2 egg w hites
M ix egg y o lk w ith sm a ll am ount
o f m ilk in top of double b o ile r.
Add quick-cook
ing ta p io ca , can
dies, s a lt and re
m a in in g
m ilk .
Place o ver ra p id
ly b o ilin g w a te r
and cook 10 to 12
m in u te s a fte r w a
te r b oils again,
s tir rin g fre q u e n t
ly . R em ove fro m
fire . (T a p io ca w ill
be w e ll d is trib u t
ed th ro ug h ou t, but m ix tu re w ill be
th in . Do not o vercoo k.) B e at egg
w h ite u n til ju s t s tiff enough to hold
shape.
F o ld hot tapioca m ix tu re
g ra d u a lly in to egg w hite .
C o o l-
m ix tu re th icken s as i t cools. C h ill.
Serve in sherbet glasses. G a rn ish
w ith w hipped c re a m and colored
candies.
O range Ice.
1 cup g ra n u la te d sugar
2 cups w a te r
1 teaspoon g e la tin
1 tablespoon cold w a te r
2 cups orange ju ic e
2 tablespoons lem on ju ic e
1 teaspoon lem on e x tra c t
1 teaspoon orange e x tra c t
M ake a s y ru p o f the sugar and
w a te r and b o il fo r five m in u te s. Re
m ove fro m fire and add g e la tin ,
w hich has been softened in cold w a
te r.
S tir u n til the g e la tin is en
tir e ly dissolved and then add f r u it
ju ic e s and fla v o rin g e x tra c ts , and
p ou r in to free zing tr a y o f m ech an i-
c a l re frig e ra to r. T u rn cold c o n tro l
to low est te m p e ra tu re fo r ra p id
free zing . S tir th re e tim e s a t h a lf-
h ou r in te rv a ls a fte r the ice has be
gun to freeze. When a lm o st frozen,
place the m ix tu re in a c h ille d bow l
and beat w ith a ro ta ry egg b e a te r;
then re tu rn to tra y and com plete the
freezing.
Special Peanut B u tte r Sandwiches.
(M a kes 1 cup fillin g )
1 rip e banana
1 cup peanut b u tte r
¥« cup dates (c u t fine)
1 teaspoon lem on ju ic e
M ash banana w ith a fo rk and th o r
oughly blend in re m a in in g in g re d i
ents. Use between slices o f w hole
w he at bread.
L ittle S ilv e r Cakes.
% cup shortening
1*4 cups gra nu late d sugar
2’ « cups cake flo u r
3 teaspoons baking pow der
V« teaspoon s a lt
1 cup m ilk
1 teaspoon v a n illa e x tra c t
4 egg w hites
C re a m the shortening, add the
sugar, and beat w e ll. S ift the flo ur,
b aking pow der, and s a lt; add a lte r
n a te ly w ith the m ilk and v a n illa .
B eat the egg w hite s u n til s tiff and
fold into the cake. Bake in greased
m u ffin tin s in a m oderate oven (350
degrees) fo r a p p ro x im a te ly 15 to 20
m in utes.
Sugared D oughnuts.
4 eggs
1 cup sugar
4 tablespoons shortening (m e lted )
1 teaspoon v a n illa e x tra c t
2t4 to 3 cups cake flour
*6 teaspoon s a lt
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnam on
B eat the eggs u n til lig h t. Add
s u ga r s lo w ly and continue beating
u n til fo a m y . Add
m e lte d
shorten
ing and v a n illa
e x tra c t. M ix and
s ift tw o cups o f
flo u r and a ll the
o th e r d ry in g re d i
ents and fold into
the egg m ix tu re .
Add ju s t enough m ore flo u r to m ake
a soft dough w hich can be handled.
P lace on lig h tly floured board and
r o ll dough o ut to ^ i-in c h thickness.
C ut, and fr y in deep fa t (370 de
grees) and d ra in on unglazed paper.
G rille d Bacon Sandwiches.
R em ove c ru s ts fro m slices o f
bread and toast bread on one side
only. Spread untoasted side w ith
peanut b u tte r and top w ith slices o f
bacon. P re he at b ro ile r to 350 de
grees. Place sandwiches on b ro ile r
ra c k , 3V4 inches fro m flam e. B ro il
u n til bacon is c ris p and bro w n , ap
p ro x im a te ly 7 m in utes. Serve v e ry
hot.
‘ V ’ Stands fo r Vegetables.
To be sure, we a ll know th a t vege
tables in one fo rm o r a nother are
an im p o rta n t p a rt o f the d ie t. B u t
when y o u 're confronted w ith the
p ro b le m of g e ttin g J u n io r to eat his
c a rro ts , ju s t how w ill you get around
that? N e x t week I ’ l l gave you m y
suggestions fo r so lvin g th a t p a rtic u
la r p ro b le m . Be sure and w atch fo r
them in th is co lu m n n ext week.
H ave you sent fo r y o u r leaflet
o f “ H o lid a y R ecipes,” by E le a
nor Howe? P lu m puddings, cakes
ric h w ith f r u it and nuts, cookies
fo r a ll kinds of p a rtie s , and con
fe ction s, too— yo u ’l l find recipes
fo r a ll of these, in th is sp ecially
co m p ile d lea flet. Send 10 cents
in coin to “ H o lid a y R ecipes,”
ca re o f E le a n o r Howe, 919 N o rth
M ic h ig a n Avenue, C hicago, I l l i
nois, and get yo u r copy, now.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
T ' H E new uses fo r c ra z y p a tc h
s titc h e s in Sew ing B ook 3 have
aroused so m u ch in te re s t th a t i t
set us to th in k in g o f s m a rt new
w a ys to use pieced q u ilt b lo ck
designs.
T h is b o rd e r pieced of
s m a ll p a tte rn e d co tto n p rin ts o f
a ll k in d s and co lo rs p u t to ge th er
w ith re d and blue s trip s is the
re s u lt.
I t is v e ry s tr ik in g and
d e c o ra tiv e fo r lun ch c lo th shown
here w h ic h , b y the w a y , is m ade
o f unbleached m u s lin bags. The
seam s w he re the bags are join ed
to m ake the clo th the d esired size
a re co vered w ith s tra ig h t 1-inch
bands o f the red and blue m a te
r ia l as shown a t the rig h t.
The d ia g ra m a t the lo w e r le ft
shows you how to m ake a p a tte rn
fo r the b lu e, red and p r in t pieces.
C ut a tria n g le o f s tiff p ap er 4%
inches h ig h and 7 inches w ide at
the base. M a rk the blue s tr ip 1
inch w ide along the le ft edge as
shown and then the red s trip jo in
ing i t on the r ig h t edge. N ow cu t
Limit to Speed?
I t is u n lik e ly th a t a irp la n e s w ill
e v e r exceed a speed o f 600 m ile s
p e r h o u r, fo r a t th a t speed—80 per
ce nt o f the speed o f sound— the
resista nce o f th e a ir could n ot
be co un tera cted by increased en
gine p ow er. These w e re am ong
the suggestions p u t fo rw a rd a t the
B ritis h a ssociation m e e tin g re
c e n tly .
E ^ e r since the o rig in a l W rig h t
m ach in e reached the speed o f 31
m . p. h. in 1903, a ir speed has
s te a d ily m ounted, as engines in
creased in pow er, and a ir c r a ft
shapes in s tre a m lin in g . The pre s
e nt re c o rd is 469 m . p. h. P h y s i
c a lly m a n could p ro b a b ly stand
speeds fa r g re a te r th a n 600 m . p.
h ., b u t h ow eve r engines and a ir
c r a ft designs a re im p ro v e d it
seems lik e ly th a t N a tu re h e rs e lf
w ill im pose the u ltim a te speed
lim it.
RUTH WYETH
SPEARS
aw ay the top and lo w e r r ig h t c o r
ners as shown. C ut the red, blue
and p r in t sections a p a rt and use
th e m fo r p a tte rn s in c u ttin g the
fa b ric pieces adding % -inch seam
a t a ll edges.
N O T E : R eaders who are now
using Sew ing Books No. 1, 2 and 3
w ill be happy to le a rn th a t No. 4
is re a d y fo r m a ilin g ; as w e ll as
the 10-cent e dition s o f No. 1, 2
and 3. M rs . Spears has ju s t m ade
q u ilt block p a tte rn s fo r th re e de
signs selected fro m h e r fa v o rite
E a r ly A m e ric a n q u ilts . You m a y
have these p a tte rn s F R E E w ith
y o u r o rd e r fo r fo u r books. P ric e
o f books—10 cents each postpaid.
Set o f th re e q u ilt b lo c k p a tte rn s
w ith o u t books— 10 cents. Send o r
ders to M rs . Spears, D ra w e r 10,
B e dford H ills , N ew Y o rk .
S U C C ESS FU L D E M O C R A C Y
**■’ I 'HE chief problem of democracy, if
it is to be successful and continu
ing, is the moral education and guidance
of the individual, and not the suppres
sion of the individual in the supposed
interest of some mass or group.”—Dr.
Nicholat Murray Butler, Preudent of
Columbia Vnivertity.
Among Friends
O f a ll jo y s n o th in g b rin g s m ore
jo y than frie n d s h ip , and the m ost
jo y fu l p a r t o f frie n d s h ip is quiet
ta lk to g e th e r am ong frie n d s .—Shih
N a i-a n .
M M S T O C K /.
S tr a n g e F a c ts
J B-T ear Salvage Job I
Nuraet Out of Sky-
• Pontiffs
•
Train Shy
The g re a te st salvage jo b in h is
to ry , to w h ic h the B ritis h n a v y
devoted e ig h t ye ars, m a k in g m ore
th a n 5,000 dives, w as the re c o v e ry
o f $24,800,000 w o rth o f gold fro m
the w re c k o f the W h ite S ta r lin e r
L a u re n tic , w h ic h s tru c k a m in e ,
and sank in 120 fe e t o f w a te r off
the n o rth Ir is h coast in 1917.
F ra n c e now has a vo lunteer
corps o f a p p ro x im a te ly 200 “ fly in g
n urses,” w om en s k ille d in p a ra
c h u te -ju m p in g as w e ll as n u rs in g
w ho are re a d y a t a m o m e n t’s no
tic e to be flo w n and dropped, w ith
th e ir m e d ic a l k its , a t points w here
th e ir se rvices are u rg e n tly needed.
The o nly P o n tiff o f the R om an
C a th o lic c h u rc h w ho e v e r rode on
a ra ilro a d tr a in w h ile pope was
P iu s IX , w ho reign e d fro m 1846 to ;
1878.—C o llie r’s.
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Camels proved 25% slower-burning than the average of the
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By burning 25% afowor than the
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5
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