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Southern Oregon News Review, Thursday, June 24, 1948 g © « s» W o m a n 's W o r ld ^ m a r t -S d iìr liv a iilc r f o r P r o p e r T e c h n iq u e W i l l M a k e One / //i o m e n 1 f a r d J d (o u sel ¿daóu s . 9 W a s h d a y s C h e e r fu l a n d C o o l in Ertta Haley •. x: A WOMAN said to me recently, * * "There's nothing to washing clothes. People have done it for thousands of years and surely they i know how." ■■1 » J Demure Negligee That may ba true, but many pen pie have never seen a washing done ; properly and, as it is with many ! simple tasks, there's always a right ' way. Many women, for example, do not sort their clothes. In fact, they’ve I never heard of such nonsense' ,‘~y., > ■ i» ït Don't they all go through the ma chine? Yes, they do, but if they ! come out the lighter or darker | shade of gray, well then, they sim j ply didn’t let the machine run lonr ' enough or they were short of soap One of the common faults In ! using a machine for washing Is j overloading. You must get the , proper loads in to have best re ! suits. You can simplify the Iaun Entertain Simply but Attractively & I dcring problem a lot Just by sort (See recipes below) mg the clothes and running them i through in the following order. Summer Parties The least soiled things like bed LYNN CHAMBERS’ MENU ARK YOU P L A N N IN G to do more j linens are run through first. Nat Broiled Trout than your »hare of entertaining dur urally we assume that you change Lemon-Butter Sauce ing the warm weather? You'll want weekly and linen is not allowed to Parsleyed New Potatoes ! to tuck these tips into a safe place get very dirty. Fresh Asparagus to help make the refreshment prob Crisp printed organdie for a I f table linens are less soiled run Cole Slaw on Tomato Slice lern easy. For here are party des demure summer negligee is ex these through first, then bed linens. Cracked Wheat Bread Butter serts, sandwiches, cooling thirst- Shirts and light colored things ' quisitely styled by Tula for re •Chocolate Icebox Cake quenchers and cookies that are laxing hours during warm wea with perhaps a few towels make up Beverage sure fire hits with whntever crowd ther. Cotton lace edges the deep the third load. •Recipe Given you plan to serve. Moderately soiled cottons and 1 collar, the puffed sleeves. Gathers Make parties easy on yourself, by on the bodice and around the linens, towels and slightly soiled Sift together flour, baking powder working In advance, and thus keep skirt give it the little girl look. Add shortening, sugar, ing yourself cool and collected at and salt. Beat least a half an hour before guests vanilla and half the m ilk. until smooth. Fold in remaining in arrive. time by not ironing or using a man gredients. Spread into an eight- gle. They’re much fluffier if just inch square pan, greased, and bake FO R B R ID A L or baby showers, dried, shaken and folded. M an or for simple commencement party in a moderate (350 degree) oven 25 gling makes them fla t by flattening to 30 minutes. Cut into bars while serving, a plate of sandwiches and i the loops and making them less ab an Ice cream beverage are perfect warm. Cool and dust with pow sorbent. dered sugar. foods. You'll like these: Towels usually shrink after the • • • Chocolate M ix first few launderings. Shrinkage A CHOCOLATE D ESSER T with a (Makes 1 Pint) pulls the threads closer together cool or iced beverage makes a per and the towels will appear heavier I 1/2 ounces unsweetened cl .e- fect choice for refreshment, and olate after washing than when pur either of these may be made ahead 1/2 cup water chased. Maxim um absorbency on of time to save last minute work. 3/4 cup sugar Turkish towels is reached after four Chocolate Angel Pie 1/4 teaspoon salt or five washings. Organize lau n d erin g by sorting (Serves 6-81 1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped wearing apparel follow the light Whe" yo“ la,Unde[ , bed Un* n* 2 egg whites Place chocolate and water in colored load. " eVCr add chemical bleaches while 1/8 teaspoon ualt saucepan and cook until thick. Use ‘ the clothes are in the tub. Soak 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar Dark colored clothing and rather low heat and stir frequently. Add and apply a bleach when essential 1/2 cup granulated sugar dirty clothes go into the fifth load. sugar and salt, bringing m ixture to in a separate bucket or pan. Add 1/2 cup finely chopped nutmeats Heavy articles such as rugs or a boil. Let cool, then fold in soap when you first fill the tub, not 1/2 teaspoon vanilla mats go in last. Do not run too whipped cream. Store in covered when the clothes are already in it. 1/4 pound sweet chocolate many at one time. Jar in refrigerator. For a cold bev Some people launder clothes so 3 tablespoons water erage, use one to two tablespoons T reat All Stains carefully that they make them last 1 teaspoon vanilla of the mix to a glass of milk, beat Before Laundering years. What about your sheets, for 1 cup cream, whipped ing with rotary beater. Top with example? Clothing with rtains or clothing Beat egg whites until foamy; add vanilla ice cream and sprinkle chocolate shavings or gratings on salt and cream of ta rta r and con which needs to be bleached needs Give Good Care Check For Longer Wear top of Ice cream. One pint of the tinue beating until the m ixture will attention before washing. over the stain situation and remove m ix is enough for about 31! serv stand in soft peaks. Sheets never should be washed Rinse thoroughly before Add sugar gradually and continue these. ings. until they are in shreds. They won't washing. beating until the mixture is very I f you are entertaining elegantly need intense washing if you change When you use a bleach, make Fold in nuts and one-half for a shower or commencement stiff. weekly. Give them a blue rinse, if certain this is rinsed thoroughly teaspoon vanilla. Turn into a light party, make sandwich f i l l i n g they’re white sheets, in the last (chicken, tuna fish or crabmeat and ly greased pie pan and make a nest before you put it in to w’ash. Also water. D ry white sheets in the sun, be certain not to get the bleach on like shell, building sides to one- shrimp) and serve in cream puffs straight, rather than doubled on the other pieces while you work. instead of between bread. Everyone half inch above the edge of the pan. line if possible. This smooths out Bake in a slow (300 degree) oven w ill like this clever and different Use Hand Laundry wrinkles and you can fold and iron touch. Here's the way to make the 50 to 55 minutes. Cool. them easily. For Some Clothing Place chocolate and water in a puffs. If you live where it’s clean, dry Certain articles of clothing and saucepan over low h e a t Stir until Cream Puffs t the chocolate is melted. Cool until household articles are best done by s h e e t s the old-fashioned way, (Makes 1 dozen large or 4 dozen thickened. Then add one teaspoon hand since they require such gentle spreading them on the lawn to give small puffs) vanilla and fold into whipped handling. In this class are included them an intense whiteness and 1/2 eup shortening silks, curtains, laces, fragile lin sweet fragrance. cream. Turn into meringue shell. 8313 1446 '4 ^ 9 1/8 1 1 « teaspoon salt cup boiling water eup sifted flour eggs, unbeaten Add shortening and salt to boil ing water and heat to boiling. Re duce heat, add flour all at once and stir vigorously until m ixture forms a ball around the spoon, leaving the pan clean. Remove from heat. Add one egg at a time, beating five minutes aft er each addition. Continue beat ing until mixture is thick and shiny and breaks from the spoon. Shape on an ungreased cookie sheet, using one teaspoon or one tablespoon, depending upon the size desired. (The smaller size is pre ferable if you are using the puffs for sandwiches.) Bake in a very hot (450 degree) oven for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to moderate <350 de grees) and bake 15 to 20 minutes longer. Cool. Split and fill. COOKIES AND B E V E R A G E make a delightful but even simpler type nt refreshment: Butterscotch Bar» 3/4 eup Rifted flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 eup shortening 1/2 1/2 1/4 3/4 1/4 eup brown sugar teaspoon vanilla eup milk eup oatmeal eup nutmeata L Y N N SAYS: Are You Putting Salads Over With Success? Most people will eat salads when they are properly prepared. Check over these tips to improve your salad making. Some fish, fruit and vegetables are marinated, that is soaked in dressing, before mixing with other Ingredients and serving to increase their tang and flavor. When m a r inating is called for in a recipe, let them m arinate for an hour or so. Chill two hours before serving. •Chocolate Icebox Cake (Serves 8) gerie and accessories such as fine The trick to ironing sheets prop erly is to keep the hems straight and even. On pillow cases, work away from the closed comers. All sheets should be folded uni formly. Twice lengthwise and as many times the other way as need ed. Sew tabs on sheets as to size so you'll know which ones to pull out for use. Pile clean clothing on bottom of pile; take things as needed from the top and everything w ill wear even ly. 1 teaspoon minute gelatine 2 tablespoons sugar Dash of salt 1/3 cup water 1/4 or 1/2 pound sweet choco late 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 egg whites, stiffly beaten 1/2 cup cream , whipped 1 1/2 dozen (36 split) ladyfingera Combine gelatine, sugar, salt In top of double boiler. Add w ater and chocolate. Place over low heat and cook until chocolate is melted and the gelatin dissolved, stirring con stantly, about three to five minutes. Remove from heat and add egg yolks gradually beating until well blended. Place over boiling water and cook two minutes, stirring constantly. Add vanilla. Cool. Fold into egg whites. Chill. Then fold in whipped cream and nuts. Line bottom and sides of a one quart mold with waxed paper. A r range ladyfingers on bottom and sides of mold. Pour in half of the chocolate m ixture. Cover with lady fingers. Then add remaining choco late m ixture and top with ladyfin gers. Chill 8 to 12 hours in refrig erator. Unmold. Garnish with ad ditional whipped cream. Released by WNU Features Plan to have all ingredients in the refrigerutor a m inim um of two hours before making the salad. A good way is to wash fruit, vege tables and lettuce when you buy or bring them in from the garden. Then they w ill be ready for use nt any time. Thq bowl and plates on which a salad is served also should be well chilled to increase palatability. Salad dressing is tossed into a salad just before serving so the in gredients w ill rem ain crisp. Keep colored sheets away from direct sunlight. Hang them in the shade of a tree when possible. ”s7 14 1763 12-20 TT \T Casual Frock Crisp, casual, well tailored — a beautifully fittia g shirtw aist frock th a t’s suitable fo r p ractically every occasion. Extended shoulders are cool and comfortable. T ry a b rig h t ly striped fabric used in contrast. • • • P attern No. 8313 is for sizes 14. 16, 18, 20 : 40. 42. 44 and 46. Size 16. 4% yards of 39-inch. Be Smart! SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 4M South Wells 8t. - Chicago », Hl. Enclose 25 cents In c o jis for each pattern desired. Pattern No----------------------si»» M«m« A d d r ssa _ _ __________________________ F I R S T A I D to the When washing fine things take off rings and Jewelry and file broken nails so you won't injure the fabric. Wash Frequently Enough To Keep Clothes Best M aterials may have a high wear- ability rating, but you should wash everything before it is so bogged down with d irt that it's Impossible to get clean. Washing Turkish towels is ex trem ely important, because they wear longer, stay brighter and fresher when done frequently. Save J NO I e o iu N o AILING HOUSE It l>i Roger C. Whitman Q U E S T IO N : H ow can I put a maple finish on an unpainted wood en table? A N S W E R : F irs t rub down the wood w ith fine sandpaper and steel wool until the surfaces are smooth and *’satin"-like; then wipe o ff the dust w ith turpentine. I f you wish to have an orange maple color, you can get this effect by the applica tion of two coats o f pure orange shellac. The firs t coat should be thinned half-and -h alf w ith denatur ed alcohol. F o r other shades, apply an oil stain, selecting the color th a t you prefer from a color-card a t your local paint store. A pply the stain as directed on the label and finish w ith two coats of quick-dry ing varnish. NO S T IC K IN G W HY YOU NEED A 5% Think of it—one spray ing lasts for weeks. No bomb-typo spray or other sprays contain- ¡ng less than 5% DDT I con equal this for last ing effect. Flit Surface Spray with 5% DDT is so powerful a single application kills insects to d a y — tom orrow — eren next month. Q U E S T IO N : The m o rtar is powdering between the bricks of our chimney. H ow can I rep air it? A N S W E R : Clean out the old m o rta r to a depth o f h a lf an Inch or so, w et the grooves w ith water, then pack w ith a m ixtu re of 1 p a rt Portland cement, 1 p a rt hydrated lime and 5 parts of clean, coarse sand w ith ju st enough w a te r to make a workable m ixture. PILES TROUBLE? For Quick Relief DON’T DELAT ANT LONGER! Now. a doctor's formula you can use at bom« to relieve distressing discom fort of pain— Itch—Irritation du« to piles. Tends to sof- ten and shrink sw elling. Uss this proven doctor’s formula. Tou’ll be amazed at Its apeedy action relief. Ask your druggist today for Thornton A Minor's Rectal Oint ment or Suppositories. Follow label In structions. For sals a t all drug storta. The recipe for doing them is somewhat sim ilar: Gentle suds with lukewarm water with gentle squeez ing and handling and absence of rubbing or wringing. .Use clear, cooling water for rins ing out the last piece of soap. Stretch gently into shape. This saves ironing on gloves, saves hose and makes neckwear easier to press. Chip Off Old Block Father—When I was a little boy your age I didn’t tell fibs. Modem Son—How old were you when you started? Send today for your copy of the Spring and Sum m er F A S H IO N — contains special fashions by top flight designers; easy to make frocks; free pattern and free knit ting directions printed inside the book. 25 cents. And proper hanging. gloves, hose and pieces of neck wear. These are best done weekly on a day other than the regular laundry if there are a lot of them. Many of these, like neckwear, hose and gloves, can be given a daily sud sing in the wash bowl. Lovely Blouses A trio of lovely blouses — and each one requires Just one yard of m aterial! Perfect to wear w ith gay cotton skirts — or use rayon or ta ffe ta for a special dress-up blouse. Nice g ift idea, too. • • • Pattern No. 1763 comes in sizes 12, 14. 16. 18 and 20. Size 14, 1 yard of 39-inch for each blouse. FLIT SURFACE SPRAY kills H i t s , MOSQUITOtS, ANTS, BtDBUGS, MOTHS, ROACHIS. B U Y LOW COST F L IT TODA Yf ,TS 6000 ’ business Summer is the ideal tim e for novelties in accessories, those whimsical notes that give yon and your casual summer cos tumes such a grand pickup. One of the prettiest of these Ideas la the matching of hat and bag la rough straws, that lovely burnt color which fa a dream in Itself. This gives a magnificent back ground for brilliant plaid ribbon, polka dots, kelly green and other exciting color«. I f it advertises in our paper. When a business doesn’t advertise i t ’s usually i because it doesn't have much to of fer. Our advertisers do.
