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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1952)
galetnJ Authentic Jm4 (juije U Setter XMn THE HOUSEWIFE'S HANDY FOOD SECTION LATEST IDEAS FOR YOUR Capital Journal ARRETING Salem, Oregon, Thursday, January 3, 1952 b Much Ingenuity Needed in Stretching Food Dollar e V' V- " ) 1 iinniiiri n lliTii''v-WWlfY--rhEilttrfttfc- I n t. A ftm. 4Kb hnlirinvc thprp's nnthins that rruiis xicamu rtvti compares with apples and pears for getting Junior and Junior Miss back in good condition. Make these plentiful, nutrition wise fruits part of any meal and also keep them readily avail able for satisfying snack-time hunger. By ZOLA VINCENT (Foods Writer) The march of time with our shifting economy and food costs that continue to rise, make new demands on the ingenuity and resourcefulness of the home maker confronted with all that meal planning and meal mak ing. We can only resolve anew to buy more economically to stretch the food dollars; to take better care of the foods we buy and to cook those foods in ways to best preserve their nutrients. These columns have long been dedicated to accomplish ment of these very things and tte Teview here practical sug gestions that can be applied to everyday marketing and cooking. The thrifty shopper goes to market herself, learns first hand about the better buys in all the departments; takes ad vantage of special offerings in this newspaper's advertise ments and in the stores' special displays. Read Labels The function of the label is to furnish guidance and protection for the user. By reading labels you can deter mine the size, quality or stan dard which best suits your im mediate needs. Often a smaller or larger can or package better serves your purpose. .Often a less fancy grade with a lower price proves ideal. Check Scales Be a label reader and a scale scanner. Many "checkers" are mathe matical genuises; some are not. We've seldom seen one who did not graciously make any correc tions noted. See that you get what you pay for. Fruits and vegetables should be bought only in reasonbale quantities consistent with storage facilities and plans for immediate use. Be sure that the meat man puts in all the trimmings charged for. Refrigerator Care Many a refrigerator is overworked as well as overstuffed. There must always be room for cir culation of air. A refrigerator ijb not a filing cabinet. - Defrost your refrigerator when the crust of frost on the freezing unit is Yi of an inch thick. Keep ft clean. Don't put hot food or dishes in it. Don't open the re frigerator door any oftener or any longer than is actually nec essary. Avoid quick freezing. Remember1 to turn the control down to the lowest operating point if you leave for a week end. Ten Cooking Rules These rules for retaining vitamins and minerals are basic and can con tribute much to the good nutri tion of the family and also give first-aid to the budget. Use very little water in cooking. Cook vegetables for the shortest possible time; only until tender Cover utensils to keep air out. Do not put in baking soda to brighten food colors. Once boiling begins, turn heat down to main tain simmering point. Avoid unnecessary stirring of vegetables during cooking. Do not throw away vegetable liquids. Serve with the food or use In scoups, cream sauces in vegetable cocktails or add to tomato juice. Keep foods as fresh as possible before cook ing. Serve foods soon after cooking. Good eatlngl Fish Kebabs Frozen ocean perch Is not enly a very good buy but will prove a complete change from the meats and poultry of the ,liday season. Here are some suggestions for a smoked flavor that is equally usable on all tvoes of marinated fish cook ery: Add teaspoon condensed smoke to marinating sauce; omit regular salt and add y teaspoon smoked salt to mar inating sauce or burn 2 or 3 bay leaves, moving each while still flaming over surface of baking sheet. Arrange skewers with fish cubes on smoked area. Cut 1 box or 1 pound of frozen ocean perch fillets into 1-inch cubes and thaw Vk hours. Marinate one hour in mixture of V4 cup catsup, teaspoon salt and 1 whole clove. Arrange cubes of fish on skew ers. Brush fish with 2 table spoons melted butter. Place on baking sheet and broil under medium heat 5 or 6 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Turn once. Garnish with lemon wedges; serve at once, Four servings. For Young Hopalongs The new year and the perid of getting back into preholiday eating habits makes this a fine time for new resolutions in this department. As soon as they are old enough, children should be encouraged to share the re sponsibility for forming good food and health habits. These are important. Three meals daily at uniform hours; only fruit, milk and bread between meals. An inbetween meal should be at least two hours before the next meal. Avoid coffee, tea, rich foods, rich pies and cakes and highly .spiced foods for the very young. A visit to the den tist every six months, more often if necessary. A physical examination at least once a year is another excellent rule. Moth ers will wisely keep a monthly weight chart. A healthy child is a growing child and should gain from month to month. Fears, Apples, Favorites Plentiful pears and apples are fine fare for growing boys and girls, any time of the day or evening. Active youngsters use a lot of energy and both pears and apples are rich in en ergy makings. To be at their flavorful best, pears should be well-ripened before they are served. Their buttery texture comes when pears are ripened off the tree. During the ripening process, the sugar content developes, giving a natural sweetness. Ask your frui'. ' man for ripe pears for immediate eating; choose under-ripe ones for a few days storing. They are ripe when they yield to gentle pressure. Apples, unlike pears, are fully ripe when picked and are stored at proper temperatures to preserve their crisp goodness. Keep them refrigerated for best eating. Good Breakfast, Good Morning A nutritionally adequate breakfast is built around a basic pattern of fruit, cereal, milk, bread and butter or mar garine. Occasional additions of breakfast meats and eggs are excellent, of course. Here are a few breakfast suggesitons: Serve chocolate milk in a pitcher to go on ready-to-serve cereal for a change. Apple or pear slices with a sprinkling of cinnamon sugar will be eaten with relish. Mix different kinds of ready-to-serve cereals. Com bine fruits. Brown sugar is a change. Try honey and milk on that hot cereal . Hot choco late is good occasionally. It is good economy to get better acquainted with those frozen concentrated fruit juices. Let the children fix them, being sure to shake them well. Beets that are mature usually need at least an hour's cooking time. If you use a pressure saucepan, the cooking time will be greatly reduced. Orange juice, orange rind, melted but ter or margarine, a little brown sugar, and a dash of salt will combine to make a pleasant tasting sauce for the beets after they are cooked, peeled, and sliced. Walnuts in Nut Bread Give Extra Flavor and Goodness Put buttery - rich walnuts through a food chopper and then mix them into the batter of "Raisin Nut Bread" to get their full, nutty flavor. The bread is good as it comes right out from the oven, or makes wonderful finger sandwiches next day. Raisin Nut Bread 1 cup walnuts 1 cup seedless raisins 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour i cup granulated sugar 3 teaspoons baking powder Vt teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 egg IV4 cups milk , 1 tablespoons melted short ening Grind walnuts in food chop per using medium knife. Rinse and drain raisins. Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Add wal nuts and raisins. Beat egg lightly and combine with milk and shortening. Stir into dry mixture, blending only until all of flour is moistened. Turn into greased loaf pan (about 8 '.2X4 ',2X2 M: inches). Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees F.) 1 to Hi hours. Makes 1 loaf. Crumble bits of leftover fruit cake and serve topped with a custard sauce and maraschino cherries in your best sherbert glasses. SMART SHOPPERS BUY BEET SUGAR Oregon's Own and Only Sugar BEET SUGAR KITCHEN 4 . 9 GRAHAM CRACKER CAKE-TORTE So easy even Pop can turn out this delicious dessert. Makes a moist, lacy square that keeps well. Grand cupcakes, too. 2V cups finely rolled graham cracker crumbs 2Vi tsps. baking powder Va Hp, each salt, allspice, cloves 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts Va cup butter or margarine 1 cup Beet Sugar 1 egg 1 cup milk 1 tsp. vanilla extract Mix cracker crumbs, baking pow der, salt, spices and nutmeats. Cream butter or margarine and sugar in separate bowl. Beat in egg until smobth. Combine milk and flavoring; add alternately with cracker mixture, stirring just until moistened. Spread in well greased and floured 8-inch-square pan. Bake in moderate oven (350" F.) for 45 minutes. Cool in pan. Serves 8. and smooth, about 10 minutes. stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Stir in butter or margarine and flavoring. Spread on top of cake or cupcakes. Makes 1 cup frosting. t Bj t Vary the dessert with any of these fine finishing touches. Frosting. Orange or mocha. Topping. Crushed peanut brittle folded into whipped cream. A la mode. Coffee, maplenut or vanilla ice cream. For Cupcakes. Fill medium-sized, well greased and floured muffin tins, or paper cups, half full. ' Bake in moderate oven (350 F.) 20 minutes. Makes IVi dozen. ONE-PAN CHOCOLATE FROSTING 1 (1-ox.) cake unsweetened chocolate Vi cup Beet Sugar 3 tbsps. all-purpose flour . cup milk 1 tbsp. butter or margarine Vi Isp. vanilla extract Melt chocolate in saucepan over low heat. Quickly stir in combined sugar and flour (it's granular). Slowly add milk. Cook until thick iMIRlIiUFJf q Granom Crumb.. Id"!,. paper - L:- r mmrt iar. . H4 S Walnut. i i English neii !--;-. ""'.' Conned i ' 1 cube equal, -n r Or measure by add . i it.r nr mama- n 14. COD t"u line w ,l- ...alar water u". -:t . , , level ii.,-vr. atAY.V;; nrain be ing Wre V lore m"."q- Pound for pound, sugar is the cheapest source ol energy foods. And Beet Sugar is as pure, fine, white and sweet as sugar can be. CONSUMER SERVICE WISTIIN HIT SUCAI PIODUCHS, INC r. 0. Mi H Sa fiwlx l, bMwita OPEN EVERY EVENING TOP QIH.L.1 V, TEI.DER Armour's Brand Sugar Cured SLICED BACON , 3Sc Armour's Star Skinless FRANKS Cello Pack lb. 59c U. S. Insp. and Graded Choice or Good BEEF ROAST !rt73t Morrell's Pride Tenderized DlfNIfC Small Sizes rlUlllJ Short Shank lb. 43c Wisconsin Mammoth CHEDDAR CHEESE S 69c Armours Broken SLICED BACON Seasoning ,23c Ocean Fresh OYSTERS Rose City Brand PI. 65c Yes, after all the Christmas expens es, mnct nf ut will have to cut cor- tin mm kurlrtot Mova'c it rAnl way to do it . . . SHOP THE VISTA MARKET EVERY DAY. rnCCCC 800 Blend grind itr 70 lUlTLL Know il fresh lb. vl CORNED BEEF i?Ln 45c TUNAVaa,ra,ei 25 c Aluminum Food Foil Pkg 29c Tomato Juice Hunt s no. i can 3 for 25c Krispy Crackers Lb ;.29c Cream Corn nctsweet 303 can 17c Elsinore Garden Peas 303 cans 2 for 29c Green Beans Tasty pak 303 cans 2 for 29c Toilet Tissue Scot 3 rolls 29c FIG BARS ABC 2-lb. pkg. 49c Ginger Snaps ABC 28 oz. 49c SYRUP Lumberjack 5-lb. can 75c Oleomargarine Dur 31c PLANTERS Peanut Butter 22-oz. jar 49c S KING PA Lge 29C Giant 63C Scotch Cleanser 2 25 c PANCHO SAYS: Thees morning she is snowing again. I no see moch snow in my home country. I theenk thees snow look like feathers flying In thee air. Senor Chock tell me if it snow too moch many people stay in thee house and do not come out. I don't ondcrstand thees. If thee snow look like feathers it must be nice and soft. If It Is soft I theenk people want to go outside to play in it. Maybe I don't know. Maybe sometheeng else about thees snow I not see ... I theenk. The Friendly Store V VS U MARKET 3045 So. COMMERCIAL FARM FRESH PRODUCE U. S. No. 2 Deschutes POTATOES 50 ,b, 229 Fancy Navel, Lge. 200 Size ORANGES 2 do, 79c Arizona Red Blush, Lge. 80 Size GRAPEFRUIT 3 35c Rome Beautys, Best Baking APPLES ' Box 2"
