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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1970)
Computer C hatter of Interest to Women ‘Soul’ Food Popular W ill wom en give up? Mini or Midi? By VERNA HENDERSON Today many dishes now clas sified as ’soul' was once re garded as unappetizing le ft overs. They were eaten not only by the poor south Blacks, tiut also by the poor whites too. With raised fist, natural hair do's and the surge of Interest In black culture, It has given the foods new status and wider ac ceptability. At fir s t soul food was Imple mented by Southern Blacks out of sheer necessity. It was a way of survlvall Although 'soul food' came from 'part of the pig’ that Southern White plantation owners scorned as Inedible. One of the well known parts Is ch it terling s, pronounced 'c h itlin s ' are hog Intestines that are boiled and served h e a v il y spiced, l ’ lgs’ feet, knuckles, ta ils and ears also featured In soul food cuisine. In Texas and the deep south there are other well known dishes labeled as 'soul*, such as black-eyed peas, collard greens, mustard greens, corn- b r e a d , possum, rabbit and sq u irre l, as well as the Innards of the pigs. Now with the ris e In black culture and many white folk rushing to purchase the stuff 'soul food' has gone up and has been spotted In a supermarket In Boston's fashionable Society H ill section. Pork Chops, when dipped In a m ixture of flour, salt and pep per and then fried In a quarter inch of hot shortening, are con sidered 'soul' but m arginal are these foods which have been a part of established Southern cooklng-Rlght on I mean barbe cued spare rib s, candled yams, fried hominy, baked g rits and stewed corn. Yes, even crack lings, crisp skin of pork which seems to turn up everything at fashionable parties. I found a recipe fo r c h itte r lings fo r you which probably c a m e from my great-great grandmother. It was written by the late food editor of Ebony Magazine and Is called the Ebony Cookbook (Johnson Pub lishing Company). It contains many recipes with many black specialities. T ry this one: S L E E V E L E S S S U IT IN BOYS' FASHIONS Fashion League Photo New in men's suits is the sleeveless jacket, and it is bein g seen in h o v sw e a r. Elegant Heir uses grey plaid acrylic fabric Coin-bonded to acetate tricot to allow for tailoring t he soft fabric. The tunic vest jacket is double- b re a ste d an d b e lte d , th e p a n ts n e a tly c re a s e d . A scarf fills in the shirt neck line. R eso u rce: E leg a n t H eir; Style No.: 845-I; Sizes: 8-14; Price: about $20. Hats ready for late fall challenge w igs As the weather cools, s kirts are Just n a t u r a l l y getting longer. Hats, too, seem called fo r, and they are more available than In recent seasons, when wigs got a ll the attention. W ith the new clothes, less hair Is needed, but more hat. Eor the ta ll, the many dashingly brim med styles, whether In the rigid lines of the sombrero or in the soft lines of the T hirtie s slouch, are right. Eor shorter women, brim s should be sm all, as In the fem inized derby o r fedora, o r the c h o ic e should fa ll on soft cloches and turbans. LOV-LEE-LADEE BEAUTY SALON 284-0293 Expert H aircutting, S tyling, Hair Tinting Permanent W aving & M anicure 1 06 N. Killingsworth Prop Alzena Fields & Cassie Jenkins Operators: Pauline Kelly, Tonda McErrm, Geri W ard ' WHERE THERE IS BEAUTY THERE IS CHARM " For first class e fficient service, there is no doubt when you call Vann. Vann’s Mortuary 521 1 N. Williams Avenue M IN K P O N C H O F O R SPRIN G Fashion la-ague Photo Ponchos are everywhere in fa sh io n th e se days, so w hy not in mink? Alixandre does a little side fling of a poncho, buttoned on one shoulder, makes it luxurious in soft Rovalia, the natural pale rose m utation mink so named bv Emba. CHITTERLINGS 5 lbs. chitterlings (perhaps your butcher can get them fo r you) 2 pods garlic 1 teaspoon pepper 1 lemon, cut In quarters 1 tablespoon thyme 1 teaspoon clove Several sprigs parsley 2 medium onions 2 bay leaves 1/4 cup vinegar 1 teaspoon allspice 1 tablespoon m arjoram 1 teaspoon mace 1 teaspoon salt Soak the chitterlings over night. Wash through four o r five waters or more. Turn Inside out, remove excess fat but leave a sm all amount fo r seasoning. Add a ll spices and cover with water. Boll over a slow fire u n t i l tender. Cut in sm all pieces. During the last 30 m in utes of cooking, add 1/2 cup to mato catsup o r 1 cup tomato sauce and hot pepper to taste. Serve with coleslaw. (Put pep per sauce on chitterlings If you like). New York - If the fashion ln - d u s t r y insists on forcing the m ldl on the public, more and more young women w ill be mak ing th e ir own clothes, predicts Lee M iles, home sewing edition of Redbook magazine. She believes that the active women in the 18 to 34 age group w ill be reluctant to give up the freedom of the short s k irt and, therefore, Is giving them a choice of s k irt lengths In the new line of Redbook patterns for summer and fa ll. A p p e a lin g eye catchers- choice - and that's what we are giving our customers. Pattern Variations - I try to give enough variations in each pattern for a whole ward robe. Many of the 45,000 women who sew do to r a crea tive outlet; and I believe that even those who sew mainly for reasons of fit and economy also want to use th e ir imaginations. That's why Miss Miles, who fir s t became interested In sew ing while studying fashion de sign at Bennett College, uses a PORTLAND/OBSERVER Nov. 5, 1970 number of tim e-saving tech- firs t introduced In February of nlques in construction of the last year, nearly 100,000 pat clothes she designs. terns have been sold of the six " I love buttons, but use them separate patterns used. (The often as trim rather than clo last pattern p rio r to this new sures. Zippers are easier and line was offered In the maga q u ic k e r than making button z i n e 's October Issue). "We holes." She also uses "face were having trouble meeting the pocket flaps" rather than pock demand so we took a break until ets and bonded fabrics which we could get our production requires no lining for the same problems worked o u t," explains reasons. Miss M iles. Since Redbook Patterns were SW F A T E R S U I T I N M EN'S FASHIONS Fashion Ix-ague Photo News in men's fashions is the sweater suit, made pos sible by double-knits Coin- bonded to tricot so they can be cut and tailored. Viceroy Sportswear transform s the cardigan into a jacket by adding a shirt collar and sleeves. Made to be belted, a wide polo Ix-lt is added here by Ram Leather. Store supports Black designer As in other businesses, fash ion proved a tough struggle for the black who wants to have an independent business. Most successful b la c k designers at present work for already-estab lished companies. Stephen Burrows, however, has another kind of backer, a store. Henri Bendel, New York fashion speciality store, has given him his own boutique corner and Is marketing his clothes through its wholesale division, Bendel's Studio. Burrows is in the tradition of designers like Rudi Gernreich. Almost everything is separates, a ll the clothes are easy to get In and out-of, lengths vary from kneetop to m idi, and bright col ors are put together with aban don. It's a new youth look Burrows is doing for Bendel. (A Fashion League Feature) Your one gift to United Good Neighbor supports 126 health, w e lf a r e , character-building, and rehabilitation services all year long. Mink succeeds to new status Not so long ago, mink seemed to be in trouble. It was too ex pensive for the average purse, so it was getting a reputation for being "an old lady" fu r, af fordable only to those old enough to have attained a good in come. F u rrie rs , w orried over a busi ness built on one fur, and that fu r an item of scorn to the younger generation, began to promote less expensive fu rs. Under the general term of "fun f u r s , ’ ’ they brought out such skins as kit fox, snow leopard and lynx. At the same tim e, a strong movement began in spotted furs, such as leopard, ocelot and cheetah. While these were as expensive as mink, o r more so, they were the rich woman's equivalent of "fun f u r , " in other words, anything but mink. Now, however, what a change! The conservation movement has hit the fur business. Spotted furs are endangered species, so they're a no-no, whether you're rich o r not. Things like snow leopard and lynx may not be en dangered, but they're the skins of wild things, and so they,too, are no-nos in many minds. 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