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Southern, Oregon Miner, Thursday, Ju n e 20, 1946 SEW1NG CIRCLE PATTERNS W o m e n 's W o r ld * * * * * * * * * * * * * HOUSEHOLD M tM ()$••• (yJ^unnCt Make a Main Dish Meal of Vegetables • See R ecipe* Below ) (Jet Your Vitamins L Y N N C H A M B E R S ' M EN US Sum m er months w ith th e ir wealth Pot Roast of Beef of vegetable* give you a chance to C arrots and Green Beans put away those p ills and remedies •P o ta to Pancakes r— - you've been rely- I.ettuce-O rarige Salad J ing on to keep Popovers Beverage going d u rin g the B e rrie s und C ream w in t e r . Y o u 'r e especially lucky •R ecipe given. If you have your . own vegetable Wash the squash and slice it g a r d e n because then you can crosswise into *4 inch pieces. Cover gather the vegetables and cook w ith one cup b o ilin g w a te r to w hich them im m e d ia te ly, w ithout undue *4 teaspoon salt has been added. loss of precious v ita m in s and m in Cook fo r 15 m inutes. M ake a sauce of 2 tablespoons butter, the flour, erals. Take a tip fro m the Chinese when m ilk o r w ater, s tirrin g w hile it Place h a lf the cooked you cook vegetables. Use only a thickens. sm all am ount of w ater when cook squash in a casserole, s p rin k le w ith ing. and don'? overcook. Y o u 'll save some of the onion, h a lf o f the color, llavor, and n u tritio u s q u a li cheese and h a lf the sauce. Add the re m a in in g squash and o ther in ties. gredients in same order. Top w ith Just in case you have a fa m ily bread crum bs to w hich 2 ta b le that needs coaxing and wheedling spoons of b u tte r have been added and conniving when it comes to eat and bake in a m oderate (350- ing vegetables, take a look through degree) oven fo r 30 m inutes. the recipes given today if you want California Beets. to serve them som ething that (Serves 6) doesn't need a sales talk. 2'.. cups sliced raw beets Don’ t forget that you should have I cup orange juice tw o or three good sized servings if 1 tablespoon butter these yellow and green vegetables 1 teaspoon salt to m a in ta in good health It's b etter 1 teaspoon grated orange rind s till if you serve them fresh, be Peel raw beets th in ly and slice cause they are then at th e ir tasty them into a greased casserole. C o v best, and there's been no loss of e r w ith re m a in valuable n utrients in cooking. ing i n g r e d ie n t s Si A a Shiny eggplant is re a lly delicious and bake in a w hen baked, one of the methods pre m o d e r a t e (350- ferred in vegetable cookery. Have degree) oven fo r an \e n d in n er when you prepare it about 45 m inutes. this way: Use beets when Hiked Crumbed Eggplant. you w ant to add b r i l l i a n t c o lo r •Serves 6| co n tra st to y o u r meals. 11 i-pnund eggplant Look to the lo w ly potato fo r in I tablespoon* flour sp ira tio n when you are h a vin g a 1*4 teaspoons salt pot roast on one of y o u r lu cky days. *» teaspoon pepper •P o ta to Pancakes. 1 egg (Makes 12) 2 tablespoons w ater 2 cups grated or ground raw *2 cup line bread or cra cke r potatoes erum lis 2 eggs, w e ll beaten *4 cup water 1 teaspoon onion ju ic e * i cup drippings 1*4 teaspoons salt Cut eggplant into *4 inch slices. | *4 teaspoon pepper I ’ k i. if desired. Dredge w ith flour Place grated o r ground potatoe» In m ixed w ith salt a sieve and le t d rip u n til alm ost and pepper. D ip dry. Add re m a in in g ingredients and in slig h tly beaten m ix well. D rop by spoonfuls into egg (w h ich has s k ille t w hich has been greased and been m ixed w ith cook over a low flam e u n til brow n on 2 tablespoons wa one side, then tu rn and brow n the te r). and then in oth e r side. crum bs. Place in There are some v e ry good ways casserole in o ve rla p p in g slices Add *4 cup w a te r and bake in a mod- of p re p a rin g green beans so as to i raiel.v slow (325-degree) oven fo r m ake them palate teasers. Y o u 'll 1 hour Before serving, pour m e lt enjoy using these tw o w ays: ed d rip p in g s over eggplant. Green or Snap Beans. (Serves 4 to 6) Scalloped Zucchini Squash. 1 pound green or w ax beans (Serves 6) 2 to 4 s trip s bacon, diced 1*4 pounds zucchini squash *4 teaspoon sa lt *4 teaspoon sa lt *4 teaspoon pepper 4 tablespoons b utter or substitute 2 large o uter lettuce leaves 2 tablespoons flour ■,‘j teaspoon nutm eg 1*4 cups milk 1 teaspoon m inced onion *4 cup grated cheese •'*, cup soft bread crum b» L yn n Says: Why E a t Vegetables? Two servings o f le a fy and green vegetables, plus one o r m ore servings o f potatoes are nec essary in the d ie t because they co n trib u te v ita m in s , m in e ra ls and roughage to the diet. F o r v ita m in s A, B I (th ia m in ), B2 o r G (rib o fla v in ) and C (as co rb ic acid) and the m in e ra ls — ca lciu m , phosphorous and iron, vegetables are good sources. F o r v ita m in A, c a lc iu m , phos phorous and iron, eat kale, spin- acn, greens and carrots. F o r v ita m in C, get p lenty of the fo llo w in g : ch ico ry, escarole, dandelion greens, lettuce, ro m aine, w atercress, cabbage, ca rro ts, celery, parsley, peppers, radishes, scallions, tom atoes and turnips. E a t green le a fy vegetables raw ir> salad fo rm , w henever possi ble, as v ita m in C is e asily de stroyed by cooking. Wash and d ra in the beans. Cut in to n a rro w strip s. F r y bacon in heavy s k ille t u n til c ris p and add green beans and seasonings. Place lettuce leaves over the top, tu c k ing them in at the sides to keep in the steam. Cook over a low flame u n til beans are ju s t b a re ly done. D isca rd lettuce, add nutm eg and serve hot. These beans m ay also be cooked w ith sm all new potatoes. Sugar and vinegar m ay be used fo r seasoning in place o f nutm eg. Looking fo r a good way to pre pare w ilte d lettuce? Here it ia: W ilted Lettuce. (Serves 6) 1 large head of lettuce, chilled 1 tablespoon m inced onion 3 slices bacon, diced *4 cup vin e g a r *4 teaspoon salt 1 hard-cooked egg, sliced Separate head of lettuce ano break into ea tin g pieces. Place irf a la rg e salad bowl w ith onion. Fry bacon slo w ly u n til crisp, and trans fe r c risp b its to lettuce. Add vin egar and s a lt to bacon fa t; b rin g b a boil. P our over lettuce, tor lig h tly and serve garnished wl) egg Released by W t u t i n \< a . u I Old Cotton Bathrobes Easily Made into Pajamas for Kiddies S if in i m in y , J o l ’t P (jr a c c (u ( L , ^ f it lecer* f o r S a n n ij r-lbaijA Mt* C IN C E Ibexpenalve cotton print» are » till scarce, you are prob- ably looking around for ways and means to convert w hat cotton» you have in to w earable clothing T here's nothing that takes up qu ite so much m a te ria l and rem ains in service so short a tim e as pajam as fo r the young fr y of the fa m ily . One of the com m on sights around m ost households I know are those w ornout cotton robes w hich you m ay ju s t now be ta kin g out w ith y o u r sum m er clothing. I f the p rin t on the fa b ric hag worn o r faded to such an e xtent as to m ake it look even m ore worn than usual, it would even be w orth dyeing into u solid color. F ollow yo u r directions cn the package of dye to get the best results. A fte r the robe has been cleaned o r dyed, and pressed flat, fit the pa ja m a pattern to it. You m ay have to do some s m a rt fittin g to m ake it come out, but there is bound to be enough m a te ria l to r the project. P ajam as m ay be onc-picce or two-piece, depending upon the p re f erence. The one-piece type w ith the slip-on top w ill save a lo t of w ork because there need be no b u t tonholes. There are no fittin g p rob lems in m aking pajam as because the only re q u ire m e n t is th a t they be loose and c o m fo rta b le enough fo r sleeping. I f you are m a kin g pa ja m a s fo r a tot, be sure to choose one w ith a drop seat. Classic S pai Isa car 's ■ i i ■ ' If you h a te a cotton bathrobe , , , baggy, and the crotch m ust be long enough. A void m a kin g the pajam as too long, as they w ill only get wound around the legs and m ake fo r un co m fo rta b le sleeping. The sewing construction in the pa ja m a s is v e ry sim ple. M ost edges can be finished w ith the p in kin g shears, and the seams are plain. In sewing the legs together, the best type of seam to use is the flat fe ll because it is stu rd y and lies flat. To m ake this, stitch firs t on the seam line fro m the rig h t side. T rim away one edge to w ith in one-eighth of an inch o f the stitc h in g . T u rn the other edge flat o ver this, tu rn in the raw edge and stitch the seam fro m the rig h t side. The in stru ctio n s given here apply to any type of sleeve, but p a rtic u la rly to the pajam a sleeve, w hich m ust be fitte d w ell to o ffe r the g re a t est com fort. F irs t place the sleeves in position, m a kin g sure the notches on the sleeve and the arm hole come together at e xa ctly the same point. w J 7 Make u child'» pair of pajama». A d ju s t the fullness at the top by m a kin g sm all running stitches which can be pulled to m ake a gather fo r fittin g the sleeve in the arm hole. A d ju s t a ll the fullness between the notches. In other words, none of the g a th e rin g should fa ll anyw here ex cept at the top of the s'eeve—none under the arm s. P in the sleeve in -ilace. When pinned, hold the sleeve m your hands Gay Little Play Dress 'V'OUR little angel will adore this * easy-to-make play dress—all L she needs to w ear for sunshiny days. The ruffle-trimmed skirt and 36-52 pantie is cut all in one piece, wraps around and ties in front. Graceful Two-Piecer Try it in a dainty pink and white A SIMPLE, unpretentious two- or blue and white checked fabric, * * piece frock for the slightly or gay all-over prints. « • • larger woman. Waistline darts in P a ttern No. 8991 comes in sizes 1. 2, 3. sure a neat fit, shoulder shirring 4. 5 and 6 years. Size 2 requires 2*4 gives a soft feminine touch. The yards of 35 or 39-inch; 3 yards m achine ! panelled skirt is graceful and slen m ade ruffling. Due an unusually large dem and and derizing. Dress it up with a flow current to conditions, slightly m ore tim e is er bouquet or frilly jabots or required in filling orders for a few of the most popular pattern num bers. 1 dickeys. 8003 T his lim e green crepe w ith han d stitch in g around the high neck, down the fly fro n t and on the high pockets is w orn by Donna Reed, now appearing in "T h e y Were E xpendable.” to m ake sure the lengthw ise thread of the sleeve is e x a ctly in lin e w ith the top of the pajam a, not w ith the fo rw a rd shoulder line. Baste on the seam allow ance and then tr y on fo r fit. M ove the arm s about, up and down, in fro n t, etc., to m ake sure there is no undue stra in . S titch on the basting thread when you are sure they fit. O r, stitch outside the basting if you need a l i t tle m ore room . Buttonholes, if you m ake th is type o f p a ja m a are easily m ade w ith the m achine a ttachm ent. Select yo u r buttons firs t and tr y out a butto n hole on a piece of m a te ria l so that you can get it the rig h t size, and ad ju s t the stitch in g on the buttonhole m a k e r a ccording to the m a te ria l. Use m a tch in g colored thread fo r the best appearance. Color Selection How c a re fu lly do you select yo u r clothes colors? A re you swayed by the most popular co l ors, o r do you honestly select and use only those th a t look best on you? H ere's a guide to help. The co lo r of the eyes is m ore im p o rta n t than h a ir co lo r in selecting ju s t the rig h t shade. Those colors w hich are closest to y o u r eye co lo r w ill m ake them appear m ost a ttra c tiv e . Since you w ear yo u r coat the m ost, select one w ith a good basic co lo r and b u ild yo u r w a rd robe around that. A basic color like black, brow n, navy o r d a rk green is best. When you w ant to appear so phistica te d . com bine b lack w ith the fo llo w in g co lo r: red. k e lly green. chartreuse o r orange. When you w ant to be soft and fe m in in e , use these colors w ith b la c k ; pink, yellow , turquoise and lavender. Some people look th e ir best in d a rk brow n ra th e r than black, e sp e cially teen-age g irls . This brow n is m ost fla tte rin g when com bined w ith the fo llo w in g co l ors: pale blue, turquoise, pink, chartreuse, ye llo w orange and green. T here are loads of colors that look w ell w ith d a rk green, th a t g ive pleasing va ria tio n s to the w ardrobe. T ry some o f these: ye llo w , luggage tan, orange, chartreuse, p in k o r pale green. The te xtu re of the fa b ric is ve ry im p o rta n t in the co lo r you choose. Red crepe m ig h t be ve ry a ttra c tiv e b u t the same shade in satin would be too harsh-looking. Select color and te x tu re a t the same tim e fo r best effect. Summer Fashion Notes Off the face hats are youthful ap pearing, as are s a ilo r models. I f you prefer, however, the garden p a r ty v a rie ty , can be ju s t as chic as any other. B oxy ja cke ts are favored fo r s u m m e rtim e wear. You can w ear a box ja c k e t o ver sports dresses, afternoon dresses and even evening gowps. Choose w hite o r one of the soft pastel shades. W 899I 1-6 yrs. Use Time-Saving Routine In Sewing. P ajam as are ve ry easy to make, especially if you use the follow ing m ethod in c u ttin g and sorting. As you cut, sort out those th a t re q u ire sew ing and pin the pieces together. Then you need not go s cra m b lin g through the lo t of them when you s ta rt sewing. In m a kin g the pants, be sure to allow a generous cut. The leas should be c o m fo rta b ly wide w ith o u t being •\ H a lte r necklines w ith w ide straps at the back are popular, as are sports dresses w ith a deep, off-the- shoulder top. Sunback dresses w hich come and go have come in to style again. M any o f these have the straps done in a p in a fo re effect at the back to p e rm it plenty of v ita m in D rays fro m the sun to cover back and shoulders. • • • P attern No. 8003 is for sizes 36 . 38 . 40. 42, 44, 46 , 48 . 50 and 52. Size 38. short sleeves, 4’a yards of 35-inch fabric. SEW ING CIRCLE P A T T E R N D E P T . 709 M ission St., San F r a n c isc o , Calif. Enclose 25 cents in coins for each pattern desired. P attern N o .------------------------ Size----- N ame-------------------------------------------- Ad dre s s----------------------------------------- Patches that press on m ay be used for mending weak spots in the feet of hose. Mend before the weak spot wears through to m ake certain patch does not show. — •— To keep m acaroni or spaghetti from boiling over, add a table spoon of cooking oil or shortening to the water. — *— When placing gelatin in a long flat dish, put a strip of waxed paper across the dish each way be fore pouring in the gelatine, and it will be easier to remove. — •— Stocking feet can be m ade more durable by rubbing candle wax or paraffin on heel and toe. — •— Small bottles with a combina tion screw cap and medicine drop per are convenient for storing small amounts of household oil near appliances that require regular oiling. — • — If the rubber covering w ears off near the end of the electric cord, cut the cord off and reconnect it. — • — To save back-tiring stooping, use a long-handled dust pan. If you c a n 't find one in the stores, have pop fashion one from an old mop handle and attach to your present dustpan. U S . 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