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Th Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Friday, August 9, 18520 lit, ii(t miii BEST LENGTH ABOUT STOCKINGS 5 Puzzled about gauge when buy ing nylon stockings? This term In- dicates fineness of stitch. A stock ing with a high gauge like 68 hai smaller stitches and so gives bet If you are wearing nylon stock ings that are too short, your feet may burn. Also, sitting, bending. . -.i By GRETCHEN J ' '. - This column Is to tell you about some of the newer products you may not know about, because we "do" the stores every few days. Ready mixes take up a law space on the grocery store shelves, a proof of their growing popularity. Good brands in the mixes, as in most other foods, count for a good deal and several of the large flour ing mills are now producing cake mixes usually of excellent Quality or i reaching may become uncom XL. fortable gestures. If you have these, discomforts, consult a foot size chart, available at most hos iery counters. If you are wearing nylon stockings that are too long, they will snag more easily be cause of the looseness of the fit. ter snag resistance than one with a lower gauge like 42. Denier la ' your guide to sheerness and the most important factor in wear. to meet ine company's sianaaras. Newest of the Pillsbury ready mixed cake flours is one for Angel Food Cake. This is the fourth (the others are White Chocolate Fud ge and Golden Yellow) cake mix the Pillsbury people have produc ed in the past few years, and like the others it's quick and good. The mix comes in two envelopes. You merely whip up the "A" en velope with water until it looks like the eggs in a regular angel cake recipe. Then you J. old in the dry mixture carefully and bake it We gave it a whirl and found it a large cake with that character istic brown top that's so fascinat ing on angel food cake. It must be equal to at least "a 12-egg recipe and goes nicely over the top of meals a 9ft inch pan. Cuban Women Find It Easy to Get Jobs With Responsibility FEATURING SXSB'KIST TUNA 1 ...... , I - in ..in" I ' ' v- jrl' i A h - ' ' " pile By JANE EADS 6&HmmmJt::-Mmmmmmimama bhi wim ibiiii mum HMMmaji i.llllu ui wjii m j ij Macaroni salad comes in a new guise here, featuring chicken, along with pickles and celery for crispness. The mold needs no gelatine to keep in shape, it's merely pressed into an oiled loaf pan and turned out ' ; Crispy Ring Has Egg White Base Though this dessert is desig nated as a "cake 'it's really a meringue circle that is to be filled with ice cream. Try it first on the family and then use it for a party. CHOCOLATE MERINGUE CAKE .1 package (6-oz.) chocolate pieces S egg whites 1 cup sifted confectioner sugar 10 crackers, coarsely rolled i Vi teaspoon vanilla 1 pint vanilla ice cream ' Melt chocolate over hot water. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry; gradually add sugar. Continue beating until stiff and satiny. Fold in the cracker crumbs, chocolate and vanilla. Pour mixture on to heaw brown paper and from into 2 8-inch cir cles. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) 12 minutes When cool, wet bottom cf brown paper and "peel off." Just before serving, fill with ice cream. Serves 8. FROSTY DRINK The young crowd will like this delicious frosty summer drink. Chill apricot whole fruit nectar in the freezing compartment of your refrigerator until the mixture is a thick mush consistency. Then tombine with ice cream and serve With a straw sipper. Oven-Cooked Meals t When a meat casserole is the choice for dinner, plan an entire oven -cooked meal around it, choosing foods which require the same temperature. Make the cas serole in the cool of the morning and refrigerate it until baking time. Vegetables can be steam cooked in a covered dish in the oven while the casserole bakes. Tuna Mold Uses Cracker Meal ; Tuna and crackers give this sal ad mold a nice flavor. It takes no gelatine, is merely pressed to form a mold. TROPICAL TUNA MOLD 2 7-oz. cans undrained tuna flaked , 3 cup cracker meal 1 cup sweet pickle, chopped 2 cups celery, diced 1 teaspoon salt 1 Va teaspoon pepper Y cup evaporated milk Vz cup mayonnaise Combine tuna, cracker meal, pi ckle, celery, salt, pepper, evapor ated milk and mayonnaise. Press firmly into melon mold; j chiLL Serve on a bed of lettuce garnish ed with radish roses. Accompany with crackers and slices of crisp raw vegetables. Serves 8. Gingerbread in Icebox Awhile; Here's a new idea a ginger bread that is stored in the refri gerator and kept until needed then baked: REFRIGERATOR GINGERBREAD H cup shortening 1 cup sugar 2 eggs j Vi cup molasses 2 cups sifted flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1V4 teaspoons ginger ' Vt teaspoon cinnamon Vt teaspoon allspice V4 teaspoon salt Vi cup sour milk or buttermilk Cream together shortening and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each. Add molasses. Sift together flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, allspice ana salt; add alternately with milk to creamed mixture. Line 8"x8"x2" greased pan with greased waxed paper. Store in refrigerator until ready to bake. Bake at 350 de grees (moderate oven) 80 min utes. Cool 5 minutes. Remove from Pan. ! BRIDE'S TALENT The status of a 13th ; century Parisian bride depended 'in part on her ability to plan a good Len ten dinner for 12 without meat or delicacies. 1 Salad Uses Chicken With Macaroni Macaroni salads can give a real lift to your menus this summer. For an appetizer salad, try a com bination of crisp raw vegetables, chilled macaroni and tangy dress ing. If the salad replaces the -en tree, make it hearty and well-bal anced by including protein-rich foods meat, poultry, cheese, fish, eggs. Typical of the many macar oni mail course salads is the follow ing receipe for Molded Macaroni Chicken Salad. Although no gel atine is needed. This salad will retain the shape in which it is chilled,' if you prefer, spoon It Into a lettuce-lined salad bowL MOLDED CHICKEN SALAD 1 8-oz. pkg. elbow macaroni X cups diced cooked chicken cup chopped sweet pitkles cup chopped celery Vx cup chopped pimientos Y cup chopped parsley . 2 teaspoons salt Freshly ground pepper Vt cup mayonnaise Cook macaroni as directed on the package. Drain in colander. Rinse with cold water: drain again. In a large bowL combine remaining Ingredients. Add cooked macaroni; mix lightly but thoroughly. Pack firmly into a 5 x 9-inch oiled loaf pan. Chill several hours. Vnmold on serving plate. Serves six to eight. WASHINGTON Women in Cuba have had little trouble in at taining positions of responsibility, says Doctora Margarita Ordetx (pronounced Ordets), one of the country's leading feminists. Dr. Ordetx. petite, smartly dressed, brown-eyed and blonde, a well-known journalist, is literary editor of the Cuban woman's ma gazine, Vanidades, and a member of the staff of the daily newspaper Prensa Libre. She is also professor of English at the Professional School of Commerce of Havana. " "Cuban women have distinguished themselves In many fields," Dr. Ordetx told me on a visit to Washington. "We have a woman senator, several women members of Congress. The undersecretary of ustice Is a good-looking young woman. A woman heads the Depart ment of Culture at the city hall, the Department of Fine Arts of the Education Department and the Corporation of Social Assistance." "We've had the vote since 1934 and we've taken full advantage of it," she added. This was not Dr. Ordetx' first visit here. She sad the distinction of being the first woman chancellor of an embassy when she served in that post at the Cuban mission here from 1923 to 1927. "That was 'my first and only diplomatic post," she said. "I like my magazine and newspaper job better. A graduate of the University of Havana with doctor's degrees In political, economic and social sciences, she writes poetry as a hobby and participates in amateur theatricals. Currently she is deep in plans for a huge benefit to raise funds to buy preventive medicine for underprivileged children in Havana. "It s hard to get government aid for children who are not actu ally ill," she said. "We think by using preventive measures we can keep many from getting to this stage. We're quite worked up with the project; In fact, we are in love with it." siiiiinmmiio ncncea. -wfiTflh -CD In fact, Coca-Cola almost plans 1 them for you, because) it ruggests 10 many foods quickly prepared and greatly relished. i ' Vol i -ilrffc l V , the sign of V " l!l2lX V". 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