Southern Oregon News Review, Thursday, August 5, 1948
EASY SEWING FOR TINY TODDLERS
JUNIOR FROCK MADE IN CONTRAST
Woman's World
Many Attractive Gift items
(4111 Be Produced at Home
HOUSiHOtp
4WM9S.A..
Ertta Haley
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Crisp Vegetables Serve as Centerpiece
(Set tecipet below)
Summer Vegetables
ARE YOU M AKIN G the m olt of
your gurdcn? There are »0 many
way* to aerve vegetables, especially
If you have your own garden-fresh
variety on hand.
Of cuurae, you can prepare them
w ith enchanting sauces, or toss them
crisp and Icy into aalnda, but have
you ever thought of using them in
a centerpiece that can be eaten?
There's no disputing the fact that
radish roses, celery curls, cucumber
wheel« and the like are very at
tractive And that's the thought of
many a smart homemaker who
whips these fancy, easy-to-make
vegetables Into a centerpiece for
mealtime.
Fancy gew gaws that have been
centerpiece standbys for too long
a time should be retired, as strictly
summer-style creations of fresh
vegetables put in their place w ill
give the fam ily a combination eye
and appetite teaser. T ry these tricks:
Radish Row«
Select firm , rather long radishes
w ith unw ilted leaves. Wash thor
oughly and cut tops, leaving about
one inch of stem on each. W ith a
thin sharp knife, cut thin slices
lengthwise through the radish. C hill
in ice water.
Curumber Wheels
Peel cucumber; using a four-tined
fork, score the cucumber lengthwise,
then cut in thin slices. C hill in Ice
water to crisp.
Carrot Curls
Wash and scrape tender young
carrots. Using an apple corer, shave
o ff thin pieces lengthwise. C url each
piece around your finger and drop
into ice water.
Carrot Straws
Wash, scrape tender young car
rots and cut in eighths, then cut in
narrow strips about three inches
long. Cover w ith a damp cloth and
ch ill in refrigerator.
Cauliflow er Flowerets
Wash carefully by running under
cold water; then separate raw cauli
flow er into flowerets. C hill in salted
ice water u n til crisp.
Seal Rons
Wash well, trim green stalks. Peel
onion if skin is loose or shrivelled
and c h ill in ice water.
Celery Hearts
Wash celery1 carefully. Remove
outer stalk and save for salads or
use in cooking. T rim root and cut
into an oval shape. Cut through in
thirds or quarters. Crisp In ice
water.
• • •
HERE ARE WAYS to prepare at
tractive platters of vegetables:
Platter 1
Place cauliflow er flowerets in one
corner of platter, against this the
carrot curls, then radish roses
Around this one corner may be
placed in sections, the following
vegetables: Carrot strips, cucumber
wheels and celery hearts.
Platter II
Place well chilled ripe olives and
green stuffed olives in center of
large platter and separate these with
carrot strips and celery hearts. D i
vide rest of plate into four sections
and in each one place the following:
Tomato slices, cucumber wheels,
scallions and radish roses.
♦ •
•
• COOKED VEGETABLES also may
be used for pretty platters. Each
vegetable should be cooked only
u ntil it is tender, and served at
once. Here's a lovely platter which
may be used as a main dish:
LYNN SAYS:
Keep Kitchen Cool
During Hot Days
It's best to do the main part of
the cooking early in the day before
it becomes so warm. For example,
roast meat or bake meat loaf in the
morning and serve cold for evening
meal.
Au gratin potatoes may be cooked,
the cheese melted in a hot sauce,
then mixed w ith potatoes, and the
whole dish heated for 15 minutes In
the oven.
LYNN (HAMBKRM* MENU
•Vegetable Centerpiece
Sliced Roast Beef and Cheeses
Potatoes Au G ratin Toasted Rolls
Beverage
Raspberry Pie
•Recipe Given
Cauliflower
Silvered Green Beans
Tomatoes stuffed w ith Corn
W’ash cauliflow er and let stand
In salted water for one-half hour to
remove any insects. Cook in salted
water for 25 to 30 minutes. The to
matoes should be firm . Wash and
scoop out insides leaving the shell.
F ill this w ith seasoned kernel corn
to which has been added some
chopped green pepper These should
be baked w ith just a little water in
the bottom of the pan. The green
beans should be washed carefully
and picked over for any hard ends,
then sliced lengthwise. They w ill
take 30 to 40 minutes to cook. The
cauliflower should be placed in the
center of the platter, then banked
w ith green beans, and the tomatoes
w ith the corn and green pepper are
placed around the green beans.
Serve w ith melted butter.
• • •
ANOTHER PRETTY SUMMER
platter uses entirely different vege
tables but is very colorful:
■psVEN though the holidays have
not arrived, many of us find
that there are gifts of all types that
have to be given throughout the
year. If we had to buy all these
things, it would run our budgets
beyond their limits.
If we sew, and many of these nice
gifts really need little sewing skill,
shower gifts, wedding presents or
"bread and butter presents," gifts
for convalescents and many other
remembrances can be made w ith
very little expense.
Il's a good idea to keep some of
these on hand for just such occa
sions Sew on them in your odd mo
ments, and you always w ill have
something ready as a present when
the occasion arises.
In some communities, it's nice to
give new neighbors something in the
nature of a house-warming present
when they move In. For such oc
casions, bathroom shower and cur
tain sets are lovely, and so are such
small household items as pot hold
ers, a set of guest or kitchen towels,
or doilies.
For new homemakers, any one of
the above mentioned items is wel
come, but you can add to the list
hostess aprons, small tablecloth sets
or kitchen curtains.
For the convalescent, there are
handkerchiefs, scarfs or household
items. L ittle girls would enjoy hair-
bows or clothes for their dolls.
Make Hostess Apron
From Handkerchiefs
Clever little hostess aprons that
w ill delight any homemaker can be
made beautifully and economically
from Irish linen handkerchiefs, the
kind that has double and triple rows
of spoking just inside the narrow
hems. These handkerchiefs usually
Cabbage with Sliced Carrots
Lima Beans
Fried Parsnips
Hostess aprons are nice g ift» . . .
Parboil a large head of cabbage
for 10 minutes. Remove a ll the in
side leaves, so that only a few of
the larger ones remain, leaving a
huge cup. This is fille d w ith carrots
which have been sliced, or creamed
if preferred, and cooked fo r 20 m in
utes. Sprinkle w ith parsley. Around
this place parsnips which have
cooked for seven to 15 minutes,
then fried u n til golden brown and
crisp in a buttered skillet. Lima
beans are shelled and placed around
that after cooking for 20 to 30 m in
utes in boiling, salted water.
Another platter uses a combina
tion of colorful white, green, yellow
and red vegetables:
sell for less than half a dollar each
so you see the apron can be made
fo r little money.
Three handkerchiefs make a good
sized apron. Use a whole one for
the front of the apron. Cut the sec
ond one in half crosswise, and gather
the two pieces into a ru ffle across
the bottom. If you want a narrower
ru ffle than this makes, trim off the
desired amount before gathering.
Now cut the th ird handkerchief
diagonally across the two triangles
to make side flanges on the apron.
Attach cut edge to the center of
apron, beginning at the bottom cor
ner of ruffle. This bias cut w ill ex
tend a little above the top edge cf
the apron. Lap this extension back;
lay pleat in flange; fold under cen
ter section and tack in place.
Finish the apron w ith two-tone
grosgruin ribbon ties. Three yards
of each color w ill be sufficient to
carry around the waist and back, to
tie in a flow ing bow at the side of
the front, w ith enough left over for
a pert bow to fasten at the top of
the ruffle.
There are just three seams to sew
since the hemming is all done and
Creamed J’otatoes
Carrot Strips
Beets with Peas
The potatoes are cooked after
peeling, then cubed and creamed.
I f they are small leave them whole.
The carrots are cleaned, cut in strips
and cooked just u ntil tender, about
20 minutes. The beets are cooked
w ith skins, which are slipped o ff in
cold water after cooking. Scoop a
small hole in the beets and f ill w ith
peas. Place the potatoes in the cen
ter of the platter, carrots around
those, and the beets and peas aroun-t
the carrots.
• • •
IF YOU HAVE a sectioned vegeta
ble dish, you may like to serve a
variety of sauces w ith your vege
tables. Here is a nice variety from
whicli to choose to add more sn.v-
to vegetables:
Vinegar-Bacon .auce
Simmer one-fourth cup minced
onion in oi —lourth cup bacon drip *
pings until tender but not brown
Add one-fourth cup vinegar, one
and one-half teaspoons salt, one-
eighth teaspoon pepper and one-
eighth teaspoon sugar
Heat and
pour over green beans, brusseis
sprouts, cabbage, kale or other
greens.
Cheese Sauce
Place one-half pound of processed
cheese in the top of a double boiler
and add one-half cup of m ilk as
soon as cheese melts. This is good
w ith
potatoes, cauliflow er
and
broccoli.
Iteleaaol by WNU Faaturw
Prepare dinner during the early
morning hours so that it w ill be
crisp and cold when served. Cut
fru it or vegetables for salads, make
dessert and store in refrigerator
during the morning.
Many casserole dishes can be
cooked more quickly if partially
prepared on top of the range, thus
saving oven time.
Use refrigerator desserts, made
early In the day, which save time at
the last minute and which are r
freshing.
P eri A pron
Striking Frock
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A ll prettied for her party, this
cautious hostess dons a pert, be-
Sunsuit
ribboned apron to protect her
For the youngest family mem-
dress while she serves each place
bers— an adorable pair that’s so
to makv ready for her guests. ! easy to -cw. The wing sleeved dress
Crisp, white and dainty, this apron 1 has a drawstring neck; sunsuit is
practical for a boy or girl. Make ap
can be made easily out of three
plique from scraps.
Irish linen handkerchiefs.
• • •
Make the shower curtains a gen
erous size, and don’t forget to sew
the large round buttonholes at the
top so that they can be attached to
hooks. The usual size of the bath
room shower curtain is six feet
square.
Bathroom curtains may be either
regular window size or smaller de
pending upon the size of the w in
dow. It's best to take measurements
on this if you can so that the cur
tains w ill fit properly.
A beautiful dressing table skirt
also may be made from these plas
tics, w ith a ruffle at the top as well
as at the bottom. Most of these
skirts are regulation size, and the
s k irt usually does not come together
at the back. This is left to be ad
justed according to size of the table.
Some of the printed plastics also
may be seamed to be used as picnic
or kitchen tablecloths. Some women
use the white ones fo r placing over
the top of their regular cloth to
save it. No matter to what use you
put the plastic, be it tablecloth,
curtain or dressing table skirt, you
may be certain of its easy clean-
a bility. A damp d oth wiping makes
it fresh and new.
The Spring and Summer FASHION
contains 52 pages of sm art styles,
special features, easy to make
frocks—free pattern printed inside
the book. 25 cents.
QUESTION: The walls of our
new home are all pastel-colored,
rough-finished plaster. Now “ five
o’clock shadow’’ is beginning to
show around our high-wall reg
isters. Our oil furnace has filters
for the blower but, nevertheless,
• the soot on two walls looks black.
How can I rem ove this grim e and
prevent a recurrence?
1 ANSWER: To clean the walls,
first rem ove as much loose dirt as
you can by light brushing, and
follow by cleaning with a wall
paper cleaner. The filters prob
Towels Are Always
ably are loaded down with dust
A Welcome Present
i and m ay need cleaning, if they are
of the cleanable variety. If not,
Have you noticed how frequently
they m ay need to be replaced.
you can pick up pieces of gay kitch
en toweling at a real saving? Pick
some up, put two hems in the yard
long towels either by hand or ma
chine and give them in sets of two
to six to any homemaker or bride.
Towels are a real necessity and peo
ple always welcome them.
Small pieces of broadcloth and
percale, linen or poplin are nice to
use fo r hand towels. These may be
trimm ed w ith embroidery after you
have used a transfer pattern as
your guide; they may be initialed or
monogrammed. If you don't have
the tim e fo r fancy work, hem them
by hand and box them nicely for
gifts.
Turkish toweling also may be pur
chased by the yard to make those
large luxurious towels that are a
wonderful gift. You may hem these,
then monogram or applique trim
them as you see fit.
For families who like swimming
and camping, there is nothing nicer
than a set of oversized Turkish
towels that can be used on the
beach or picnics for lounging, foi
sunbathing as well as for drying.
Turkish toweling also finds good
use in drawstring beach bags which
are so practical for carrying equip
ment to the beach cr picnics. Pick
some gaily striped material for this
purpose.
And so are shower sets
the hemstitched spoking takes the
place of embroidery or other trim
ming.
There need be no w orry about
spilling tomato juice or sizzling but
ter on an apron of this kind because
the Irish linen can be rubbed and
boiled, if necessary to remove a
stain. Washings always make it
whiter than new. When pressed w ith
a hot iron, the apron w ill be as crisp
as frost.
QUESTION : The linoleum in our
kitchen has risen up in a certain
spot. It is inlaid linoleum over a
felt base over plywood. Do you
think if we bored a sm all hole in
the linoleum and poured some kind
of cem ent in, it would hold? What
kind of cem ent would you recom
mend for this job?
ANSWER: Try this method for
flattening the bulge: Cut a slit in
the bulge, following a line of the
pattern so th at it will not show.
Then press linoleum cem ent under
each side of the slit, working it
well underneath with a spatula,
or some sim ilar tool. Wipe off sur
face sm ears prom ptly. If you can
not get linoleum cem ent, use roof
ing cem ent. Sm ears of roofing
cem ent should be prom ptly wiped
off with turpentine. Then place
weights on top until the cem ent
has dried hard.
QUESTION: We bought an elder
ly house, which sm ells smoky. On
wet days in winter the smoke odor
is m ore noticeable. We have a gas
burner in a steam furnace. Is the
cause of the odor a dirty chimney?
If so, would soot rem over do any
good?
ANSWER: The chimney most
probably needs a thorough clean
ing. A soot-removing preparation
m ight help to rem ove some of the
odor in the lower p a rt of the chim
ney; try it and see if it destroys
the smell. If not, you had better
call in a professional chimney
cleaner to give the chimney a thor
ough cleaning. He will know how
to do the work. It is an extrem ely
dirty job th at I do not think you
could handle yourself. If there is
Pattern No. 1679 is for sizes 11, 12,
13, 14, 16 and 18. Size 12, 2% yards
of 35 or 39-inch; % yard for sleeves.
SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT
J30 South Weils St. Chicago 7. IU.
E nclose 25 cents in coins for each
Dattero desired.
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I a fireplace in the house, the smoky
| odor m ay come from there. Was
there ever a fire in the house?
QUESTION: My walls are cov
ered with a very poor quality of
wallboard, which bulges here and
there. It is covered with paper;
but now shows a few cracks, which
I developed after the furnace was
started. What is the best thing to
do with the walls? The expense is
an item ; I’ll have to have some
one do all the work.
ANSWER: For a good job it
would be better to take off the
board and replace it with one of
better quality, properly put up ac
cording to the m anufacturer’s in
structions; or else nail up new
i boards over the old ones. In the
j m eantim e, you m ight consider
nailing down the bulges as well as
you can, and then covering the
joints with strips of decorative
wood moulding, such as half-
round.
Operating A Band Saw
Wheels of a band saw and the
blade (except at the point of oper
ation) should be fu lly enclosed, not
only to keep a person from coming
into contact w ith the blade but also
to prevent body in ju ry in case the
blade should break. The saw-blade
guide should be so adjusted that
there w ill be no unnecessary clear
ance between the guide and the
work.
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‘7 FOR THEIR FAMILIES THAU AMy
From Plastic Cloth
If you want to make bathroom
shower and curtain sets or a skirt
for a dressing table, you may want
to choose some of the colorful plas
tics to match the home.
Choose a cool day on which to
do the sewing so the fabric w ill not
be sticky, and If it tends to warm
while you work, dust lig h tly w ith I
talcum powder.
Pattern No. 1776 comes in sizes 1,
>, 3, 4 and 5 years. Size 2, dress. 1%
yards of 35 or 39-inch; sunsuit, %
yard.
Just the thing to Include In a col
lege wardrobe plan. This striking
frock combines two harmonizing
fabrics. Buttons In threes are a nice
finish, extended shoulders are com
fortable as can be.
Have your swim or play suit
and your petticoat too. fo r the
young-in-figure w ith a combina
tion of gay plaid gingham w ith a
swoosh of eyelet embroidery! I t ’s
part of a rather pronounced and
very becoming t r e n d toward
achievement of beauty and fem i
n in ity along w ith u tility In swim
suits.
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