Southern Oregon Miner, Thursday, April 12, 1945
Make Your Own Smart Clothes
For Marketing and Gardening
SE W INC, C IR C LE P A T T E R N S
MOUStHOLV
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
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Frock to Accent Pretty Figure
Jumper-Jacket for Sports, Street
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H o m e m a d e B r e a d s S t im u la t e A p p e t it e s
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(See Recipes Below)
L e t ’s B a k e B r e a d s
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' ' I ’'H1S spring and summer the
* greut army of American women
who are still working for victory on
the home front by doing their own
marketing and gardening will want
to look their best at all times.
The quickest way to lay the
groundwork fur fashion success on
a war-economy basis is to get out
the family sewing machine and do
some stitching that will prove you're
ready to win the fight in a smart and
thrifty manner. Even if the only
sewing machine you can get at is
a long-neglected attic veteran, you
will find that local sewing center ex
perts can probably put it bnck in
good working order with an inex
pensive “tune-up."
The next step now that the ma
chine is in working order is to take
an in v e n to r y of b a c k -n u m b e r
“ male" clothes, for there is lots of
good sturdy material there that can
be made over Into attractive slacks
and Jackets and blouses for utilitari
an wear. Follow this up with some
wise fabric buying of thrifty denims
and printed cottons, then invest in
several good patterns and you will
have a perfect start-off for a suc
cessful sewing program.
Whether long or short slacks will
provide the most figure flattery for
you. or whether matching or con
trasting jackets will suit your pur
pose best are matters that must be
decided by each individual home-
sewer. It’s wise to assemble a mix-
and-match wardrobe as far as pos
sible, for interchangeable items give
you endless costumes for many
purpose wear.
A real style winner for bicycle
marketing is shown to the left in
the illustration. It ensembles a
denim jacket and knee-length cuffed
slacks with a printed cotton blouse.
The jacket buttons are anchored
with bias-tape ends and the ap-
pliqued emblem on the jacket is
Waffle Pique Print
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quickly stitched with the zig-zagget
attachment.
Even ration-book marketing can
be a smart adventure if you wear
a thrifty, eye-catching costume as
pictured to the right. Red and white
candy-striped cotton is used for the
short - sleeved tailored shirtwaist
and faded blue denim fabric is used
for the hip-slurring, sleek-fitting,
cuffless slacks. If you have never
tackled the job of making tailored
slacks before, you can learn the fine
points of cutting and fitting and tai
lored finishes in a few budget les
sons at your local center. Experts
will be glad to show you the ease
with which slaoks* placket closings
can be achieved by using the cord
ing foot attachment.
Doing spade work in the garden
can be fun, and you can enjoy
cool comfort all the while you are
gardening, if you make an all-in-
one overall with built-up bib top and
combine it with a short-sleeved
striped cotton blouse as shown cen
tered in the picture. And here’s a
grand idea! Shade your eyes from
the sun by adding a visor to a gay
print cotton bandana that wraps
around your head. Makes a really
picturesque headdress, especially if
the visor is green and the kerchief
is in vivid exotic colors such as this
young housewife is wearing with her
overall outfit. Please do observe the
matching kerchief in her pocket too.
adding still another flash of color to
her garden ensemble.
And have you heard of the new
gardening aprons that have built-in
knee pads? You can get overalls
too, with blue leather-topped knee
pads.
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Use Print Remnants
To Make Accessories
If you have several choice print
remnants about you can use every
inch of them in making up all sorts
of flattering accessories, for there's
a big vogue on tor hats, bags,
gloves, dickeys and any number of
other costume accents made of gay
print. You can get patterns for
gloves and directions for making.
Another idea is the ascot tie or large
bow of gay print. You can fray these
about in self-fringe or you can add
a brilliant touch by embroidering
part of the flowers In multi-colored
sequins. There's simply no lim it to
the pretty things that can be made
at home of gay print. One of the
newest ideas is to ensemble gloves,
hat and petticoat of the same print.
So let your imagination go as far
as it will in converting available
remnants of print into stunning
costume decor. Bold stripes are ever
so smart made up in accessories,
and bags.
Scallops and Appliques
Popular Trims for Frocks
This refreshingly crisp and color
ful young frock fits into the Joyous
spring perfectly. It is made of
bright print waffle pique, the pat
terning done in a scalloped border
or band effect in red, lime, blue and
green high tones. You'll love the
gay little cotton dresses such as are
coming out this spring. A perky little
tie-belt at each side achieves a
petite waistline as well as making
it adaptable for any figure to wear.
A vast amount of scalloping is be
ing done this season and you can’t
find anything more attractive than
the little softly styled frocks that
are finished off around all the edges
with scallops. Varied applique is
another popular trimming feature.
The applique ranges from vivid felt
motifs so appropriate and clever for
teen-age and children’s clothes to
most exquisite work done in lace and
passementerie. However, the art of
applique is at its best in the field of
cutout print florals. There is no lim
it to the eye-thrilling effects that can
be achieved in this direction.
If you want to fill your home with
delectable aroma, there's nothing
like freshly baked
b r e a d s w ith
which to do it.
Saturday baking
is
s o m e th in g
which the present
generation knows
little or nothing
about, because it's so easy to buy
good bread.
Breads should be light and tender,
tender crusted and flavor-packed.
Hard tq do? No, easy if you follow
instructions. Many are the cooks
who have baked perfect bread the
first time they've tried.
Kneading is important, but this is
not difficult. This is done by push
ing the heel part of the palm down
into the dough and folding over, then
repeating the process over and over
again. Once you establish the rou
tine, there's a kind of fascinating
rhythm to it. The dough should be
kneaded until satiny and smooth.
Don't try to hurry up the rising
process. It takes just so long, and
good bread can't be hurried along.
The temperature should be fairly
warm, around 80 to 85 degrees Fah
renheit for bread raising.
If you want to avoid the dark
streaks in bread, add all the flour
at the time of mixing. If added lat
er, flour gives a coarse texture and
makes unattractive streaks in the
bread.
Two processes are used in mak
ing bread. If the sponge method is
employed, the yeast is allowed to
work in a batter-like mixture be
fore other ingredients are combined
with it. In the straight method, all
ingredients are combined at once.
If you are trying to save on sug
ar, here is a good recipe to follow
for making bread:
•Enriched Bread.
(Makes 4 1-pound loaves)
2 cups milk
*4 cup light corn syrup or honey
4 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons shortening
2 cups water
1 cake yeast
cup water (lukewarm)
12 cups sifted enriched flour
Scald milk.
Add syrup, salt,
shortening or water. Cool to luke
warm. Add yeast
which has been
softened in % cup
lukewarm water.
Add flour gradu- 1
ally, mixing it I
thoroughly. When
dough is stiff, place on lightly floured
board and knead until satiny and
smooth. Shape into smooth ball.
Place in greased bowl. Cover and
let rise in a warm place until dou
bled in bulk. Punch down. Let rise
again.
When light, divide into 4
equal portions. Round up each por
tion into a smooth ball. Cover and
let rise 10 to 15 minutes. Mold into
loaves.
Place into greased pans
and let rise until doubled in bulk.
Lynn Says:
Sweet Toppings: The founda
tion recipe for rolls may be
varied many times to give vari
ety to rolls and coffee cakes.
Here are several good topping
suggestions:
M ix *4 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons
grated orange peel and 2 table
spoons orange juice on top of cof
fee cake during the last 10 min
utes of baking.
Or, cream together 2 table
spoons of butter with 4 table
spoons brown sugar, 14 cup nut-
meats, chopped, and *4 cup coco
nut. Spread on coffee cake just
a few minutes before it finishes
baking and brown under broiler.
M ix 2 tablespoons butter with
V4 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons flour,
H teaspoon each cinnamon and
nutmeg and 14 cup chopped nut-
meats. Sprinkle on top of quick
coffee cake batter.
Lynn Chambers*
Point-Saving Menus.
Beef Tongue with Raisin Sauce
Riced Potatoes
Cabbage Au Gratin
•Homemade Bread
Carrot-Orange Salad
Rhubarb Betty
Beverage
•Recipe Given
to 425 degrees) 40 to 45 minutes.
If you like rolls often, particular!
for breakfast, may I suggest yc
keep this recipe for sweet doug
conveniently at hand? It will mail
enough dough for 2 coffee cakes <
31? dozen sweet rolls.
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D ate Fro ck
A SM O O TH LY fittin g , long-w aist-
• * ed frock th a t’s gay enough fo r
im p o rta n t dates w it h o u t b e in g
fussy. Lace edging or ru fflin g out
lines the sweetheart n e c k lin e .
Bodice lacing is a novel touch.
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P attern No. 1302 is designed for sizes
11. 12. 13. 14. 16 and 18 Size 12. puff
sleeves, requires 334 yards of 35 or 39-
inch m aterial; 2 yards ribbon for bow and
lacing.
12-42
Jum per-Jacket
V T E R S A T IL E and a w ell-loved
’ style is the ju m p e r-ja cke t. F o r
sun-tanning, gardening and sports,
w ear the slim princess dress—the
ja u n ty ja cke t m akes an a ttra c tiv e
o u tfit fo r street w ear.
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Pattern No. 1306 is designed fo r sizes
12. 14. 16. 18. 20; 40 and 42. Size 14.
dress, requires 2’ « yards of 39-inch fabric;
jacket, short sleeves, 1% yards; 3*4 yards
ric rac to trim .
SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN D E F T .
149 New Montgomery St.
San Francisco, Calif.
Enclose 25 cents In coins for each
pattern desired.
Pattern No...........................Size...............
N am e ..........................................................
Address ................... ...................................
Foundation Sweet Dough.
2 cakes yeast
*4 cup lukewarm water
1 cup milk
*4 cup butter or substitute
*4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
5 cups enriched flour
Soften yeast in lukewarm wate
Scald milk. Add butter, sugar, syn
and salt. Cool to
lukewarm. Add 2
cups flour and
beat well.
Add
softened
yeast.
Beat eggs and
add.
M ix thor
oughly. Add re- ,____________
maining flour to make a soft douf
Turn out on lightly floured board a
knead until satiny. Place in greas
bowl, cover and let rise until dc
bled in bulk. Punch down. Sha
into tea rings, rolls or coffee cak<
Place on greased baking sheets
in greased pans. Cover and let ri
until doubled in bulk. Bake in
moderate oven (375 degrees) 25
30 minutes for coffee cakes, 15 to
minutes for rolls.
Honey-Orange Rolls.
1 recipe Foundation Sweet Doug
% cup honey
2 tablespoons grated orange rind
When dough is light, punch dow
Let rest 10 minutes. Roll out
rectangular sheet 14 inch thick ai
9 inches wide. Spread with hon
and sprinkle with orange rind eve
ly over honey. Roll up jelly n
fashion, sealing edges.
Cut in
1-inch slices. Place cut side dot
in well greased muffin pans. Cov
and let rise until doubled in bul
Bake in a moderate oven 20 to
minutes.
Variations for Sweet Dough: Add
2 cups raisins to Foundation Sweet
Dough and bake in two loaves for
raisin bread.
Quick Coffee Cake.
(Makes I 8 by 8 inch cake)
1 4 cups sifted flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
’4 teaspoon salt
Clothes need a rest too. D on't
w ear the same thing day a fte r day
i f you can avoid it.
Made from \
Premium G rains/
M achine stitch the d ra w s trin g on
pop’s and ju n io r’s pajam as firm ly
at center back. Then i t ’ s less lik e ly
to become detached and get caught
in the washer.
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R einforce your heavy bath tow
els along each side w ith a bind
ing of one-inch tape. Strengthens
them fo r the hard p u llin g men
and boys give them rubbing hard
a fte r s h lw e r baths.
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Seams in ch ild re n ’s clothing
should alw ays be smooth and care
fu lly finished so th a t no ra w edges
re m a in to ir r ita te sensitive young
skin. A void seams th a t p u ll and
d ra w . These, too, cause discom
fo rt.
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FLAKES
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If you thum b-tack waxed paper
to the pa stry board before ro llin g
out the pastry, the dough w on’t
stick.
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“Tire Grains Are Great Foods"
Kellogg’s C o m Flakes bring you
nearly all the protective food ele
ments o f the whole grain declared
essential to human nutrition.
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To c u rl a feather th a t has been |
damaged by w a te r, sp rin kle it
lib e ra lly w ith salt and shake be
fore a fire or over a hot ra d ia to r
u n til d ry.
1 ffl
i i cup light corn syrup or honey
4 cup milk
3 tablespoons shortening
Sift together flour, baking powder
and salt. Beat egg. add syrup, milk
and shortening. Blend thoroughly.
Add to flour mixture, stirring only
enough to moisten flour. Pour over
apricot or prune layer in greased
square pan or top with cinnamon
crumble mixture. Bake in a mod
erately hot oven (400 degrees) 25
minutes.
Apricot or Prune Layer.
(For Coffee Cake)
4 cup chopped cooked apricots or
prunes
1 tablespoon butter or substitute
2 tablespoons honey or light corn
syrup
Blend ingredients thoroughly and
spread over bottom of greased pan
before pouring in batter.
Cinnamon Crumble Topping.
2 tablespoons butter or substitute ‘
2 tablespoons sugar
’4 cup flour
>4 cup dry bread crumbs
4 teaspoon cinnamon
M ix all together with a fork until
mixture is of the consistency of
coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over bat
ter before baking.
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JACK« She talked about it all the JCANi Why, It's fun to make them
way to the station . . . said she didn’t . . . and It’s really easy with my
think young wives would take the double-quick recipe and Flelsch-
tlme to make hot rolls these days! mann's yellow label Yeast!
YES, FLEISCHMANNS IS SO
OfPENDABLE, ANO ITS THE ONLY
YEAST FOR BAKING THAT HAS
A00E0 AMOUNTS OF BOTH
VITAMINS A ANO t? AS WELL
AS THE B COMPLEX.
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• And all those vitamins go right
into your baking with no great loss
In the oven. So, always get Fleischmann’s yellow
label Yeast. A week’ssupply keeps In the Ice-box.