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STOCK UP ON CANNED FOODS Now is the time for all thrifty
nomemakers to stock ud on familv-favored canned foods which are
being specialed. Singly or in combination, as salad with salad
aressings, as dessert with sauces, canned fruits make mighty good
eating any time.
Feeding the Family
By ZOLA VINCENT
Food Editor
Canned Food Labels Offer
Good Information
Smart shoppers are scanning
the advertisements, watching the
displays of canned fruits, vege
tables, meats, fish and other
good things at this season of the
year. It happens every year
about this time as wholesalers
and retailers begin to think
about next season's crops and
storage facilities and stock turn
over. The consumer profits and
stocks her pantry with as many
dozens of the family favorites as
storage room (and her market
money) make possible.
How lo Buy Canned Foods
The selection and purchase of
canned foods depends on numer
ous factors. The use to be made
of the food is important. For ex
ample, when fruit is to be serv
ed alone as a dessert the large
fruit may be preferable, while
1(15' use in cobblers or puddings
smaller fruit would be equally
desirable.
: Some knowledge of nutrition
and food preparation methods is
essential and family preference
is still another factor to be con
sidered in purchasing foods for
well-planned menus. The canned
food label is your best buying
guide. The canner thinks of it as
the window of the can. He en
deavors to give sufficient infor
mation on the modern descrip
tive label so the canned food
shopper can "see" what is inside.
The importance of label informa
tion is increased when shopping
in self-service markets.
: First, you will note the illus
tatioa, which helps you quickly
find the product wanted.
: Second, all labels carry a
brand name, which the shopper
learns from experience is an ex
cellent guide for the selection of
m product of uniform quality.
; Third, look for the following
information required by law:
1. The legal name of the prod
uct. Do you want yellow or
white corn? Do you want pine
apple chunks or slices? That in
formation is on the label.
: 2. The net contents in weight
or fluid measure, depending on
the nature of the product. If you
are cooking for two people you
may want an 8 ounce can of ve
getables', for four you may want
a pound can or jar.
i 3. The name and address of
the manufacturer or distributor.
If your family has particularly
liked fruit packed by the O. H.
Goode Co., look for this informa-
Tastes so Good!
Cost $ so Little !
Just add miik and but
fer . . . heat and serve.
Tofes five minutes to
prepare a main-dish
meal for 10c or less
per serving.
tion.
Fourth, read the additional
neipiui lniormation such as var
iety, maturity, the amount of
food in the container in cupfuis
or number of pieces, consistency,
special seasoning, recipes, and
serving suggestions. -Quantity
Buying
To buy or not to buy in quan
tity depends on storage facilities,
needs and money savings. It will
frequently be found that a mar
ket has a special sale on two or
more cans of food. If this food is,
used frequently in your home it
is wise to take advantage of the
saving. A home supply of canned
roods will be lound a conven
ience, but the extent of the pur
chase will depend upon storage
space.
Preparing Canned Vegetables
In preparing canned vegeta
bles don't pour the liquid down
the sink. Drain the liquid from
the vegetable into a saucepan
Boil down until you have a half
or even a third of a cup remain
ing. Now add vegetable, butter
and seasonings. Heat, but do not
overcook.
For creamed vegetable or bak
ed dishes use the reduced liquid
with rich milk for the cream
sauce.
Infant and Junior Foods
Many kinds of specially pre
pared foods are available for ba
bies. Strained or homogenized
for infants and chopped for jun
ior age children.
Dietetic Foods j
An increasing number of die-1
tetic foods are reaching the mar
ket. These foods have been care
fully prepared to meet the needs
of special diets, in addition to
providing the nutritive values
expected from regular canned
foods. They are convenient to
use in reducing diets, diets for
the management of diabetes or
for the control of sodium intake.
Refrigerate Unused
Portion in the Can
We are frequently asked, "Is it
safe to leave unused portions of
canned foods in the can after it
is opened?" It is perfectly safe to
do so. The Department of Agri
culture in a news release entit
led, "Oh Sure! You Can Keep It
in a Can," said: "It is just as safe
to keep canned food in the can
it comes in if the can is cool
and covered as it is to empty
the food into another container."
Jellied Peaches .
Fine Salad Dessert
Gelatin salads and desserts are
satisfactory for so many reasons;
one being that they can be made
during your Unhurried hours.
Cottage cheese filled peaches are
a very popular salad-dessert.
Ever 'jell" them like this?
1 cup boiling water
1 package lime gelatin
1 cup syrup from peaches
6 canned peach halves
1 cup cottage cheese
Lettuce or other greens
Add water to lime flavored
gelatin and stir until dissolved.
Stir in peach syrup and let stand
until it begins to "jel." Place
peach halves with cut side up in
a shallow pan. Pile cottage
cheese in centers of peaches.
Pour thickened gelatin around
peaches; chill until firm. Cut in
six portions. Serve on greens.
Top with salad dressing or whip
ped cream.
Orange-Honey Dressing
This Orange-Honey Dressing
will really dress-up your next
fruit salad, be it gelatin or an
attractive array of canned
andor fresh fruits.
Soften one package (three
ounce) cream cheese. Blend in
one tablespoon honey, one tea
spoon orange rind and a dash of
salt. Add one-fourth cup orange
juice and one tablespoon lemon
juice and stir until smooth. Mak
es about three-fourths cup.
Glamourize canned sweet po
tatoes by glazing them in brown
sugar and butter. Use the propor
tions of one-half cup brown su
gar to one-fourth cup butter for
each four servings. Now sprinkle
with diced butter roasted al
monds, about one-fourth cup.
Tropie Barbecued Ribs
Have Sweet-Sour Sauce
Pork is once again basking in
the best buy lime-light, so how
about having some spareribs
with this oriental-style sweet
sour barbecue sauce.
1 cup pineapple juice
1 cup finely sliced green onions
and tops
si cup catsup . , ,
A Nlchol's Worth of . .
Comment On This and That
By HARMAN W. NICHOLS
United Pnn Fuhin Writer
Washington (U.R) The de
partment in charge of mail is
telling its own folks how to write
letters.
The Post Of
fice Depart
ment has is
sued to its em-
ploye-es a
new set of in
s t r u c tions
which borrow
a leaf from the
textbook of ra
dio script writ
ers. '"Say it
Harmon Nichols 5 i m p 1 y." In
other words, write like you talk,
but copyread it a little.
It's a new chapter in the gov
ernment's drive against "gobble-
dygook," or the science of say
ing nothing in ponderous lan
guage. This science thrives
among federal employees.
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon Worcestershire
sauce
1 tablespoon honey or corn
syrup
Soy sauce or salt to taste
4 pounds spareribs
Mix the first eight ingredients
in order given. Have ribs cut in
easy-to-nandle pieces. .Place in
sauce and let stand for at least
one hour. If you are going to do
the entire cooking over coals or
in the broiler, plan about one
half hour, brushing occasionally
with the sauce. Or, if desired,
pre-roast ribs in moderate (350
degree) oven one hour, basting
occasionally, then quickly finish
browning under the broiler or
over coals. Garnish with heated
pineapple" slices. Serve with rice.
Chicken Cornetti '
One Dish Meal
This should be a real favorite
for the economy minded home-
maker because it makes use of
inexpensive stewing chicken,
spaghetti and canned .corn. Mak
es 10 to 12 flavorsome servings.
1 (4 pound) stewing chicken, cut
up
4 cups (1 pound) broken spa
ghetti
2 cups finely sliced celery
Vi cup chopped green pepper
V2 cup chopped onions
2 teaspoons paprika
2 to 3 cans (12-ounce)
golden whole kernel corn
Vz to 1 cup stuffed or ripe olives
Vz pound pimiento cheese, cubed
Simmer chicken, covered in
boiling salted water (about six
cups) for two to three hours or
untli tender.
Cool. Remove meat from bon
es; cut in large pieces. Measure
to make six cups liquid. Bring to
boil and add spaghetti, chicken,
broth and add enough hot water
celery, green pepper, onion and
paprika. Cook 15 to 20 minutes.
Add one can corn, the olives and
the cheese; cook five minutes
longer. Salt to taste. Arrange on
hot platter and wreath with re
maining corn which has been
heated and seasoned with butter
and salt. Or serve in - the same
utensil in which the .. dish .was
cooked.
The Postal Service lets the
word out that it would be happy
if the help uses one word instead
of two, if one will do.
The service has a long list of
for instances. Here are a coupl-2
with alternatives:
"Above-mentioned" "This"
or "Those" is better.
"Always," instead of "At all
times."
. Things like that.
It goes on and on. Postmaster
General Arthur E. Summer
field's writing boys suggest:
"After careful consideration."
Why not just say, "After consid
ering?" - "At the present time." Why
not say "Now."
"Enclosed herewith for your
information." Better is "The en
closure gives."
"Hereinbefore," according to
the postal clan should be elimin
ated. "In the event of." The little
old word "if" takes up very lit
tle space and says what it
means.
"In the near future" also wast
es words. What's wrong with
"soon?"
The bane to city editors is the
phrase, "owing to the fact that."
It is. much simpler and to the
point to say "because of."
Avoid Wordiness
The Post Office Department
would like to have its letter writ
ers avoid the threadbare phrase
"This is to inform you." If you
aren't giving the man you are
writing to some information,
what's the use to waste his time
and yours?
Avoid the phrase "the writer."
Who else would be putting pen
m hand?
When you say "You are in
formed" it is a waste of words.
If you didn't have anything to
say, you could save your -time
and everybody else's by staying
away from your, writing ma
chine.
There is the old one, which the
P.O. would like to cremate. "We
are forwarding herewith." The
postal guys suggest "attached
is."
'Prompt attention" is another
thing the letter and postal peo
ple are trying to cut from their
letter writing. If the issue is im
portant, prompt action is indicated.
The Post Office is headed in
the right direction in its appoint
ed rounds, albeit it took a lot of
wasted words to tell the story.
Thursday, January 26. 1958
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN
'Navy Sign-Up Month'
Proclaimed in February
Salem Governor Paul Patter
son has proclaimed February as
"Navy Sign-Up Month'' in con
nection with a special recruiting
drive which will be held- next
month.
Purpose of the drive is to
have the greatest number of Ore
gon men enlist in the Navy as
possible. The drive is being held
throughout the country .by the
Navy recruiting service and var
ious Naval commands.
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JERVE lYllttlOU
II
(twm
There's nothing else
likeit-anwhere!
Iti the glamour diih of Italy
Treat your guests to something new
something different! Make a delicious
main-dish with Mission Lasagne, the
unusual extra wide macaroni!
Serve thi$ Italian
specialty in your own
on the package."
MACARONI SPAGHETTI ECGKMDW' LMAME
As We Live
FRIENDSHIPS ARE OFTEN
NECESSARILY ONE-SIDED
In a friendship, one cannot ex
pect everything to come out even
all the time.
(Q) "The woman svho lives
next door to me has been a very
good friend ever since we tame
here as brides
nearly 12 years
ago. We visii
back and forth,
our husbands
are good
friends and our
children play
together. Last
fall, my friend
went back to
her nursing, as
does not earn
h " it I?
Dr. Hurlock
her husband
enough to enable them to pay
their bins. Now she asks me to
get things at the store for her
and to drop in Jo see if the
children have gotten home from
school in the afternoons. The
other day, her one child was
sick and had io stay at home.
She asked me to run in from
time to time to see how he was
and to give him his lunch.. My
husband thinks she is imposing
on me and wants me to tell her
so. I hate io do this as we are
good friends, 1 can count on her
to help me out whenever we
have an emergency in our home,
and I know she needs the money
or she wouldn't be working.
What should I do? Mrs. L.N.
(A) Keep on doing things for
your friend as you have been
By ELIZABETH HURLOCK, PH.D.
' doing since she started to work.
Don't let your husband influence
you against her as he is trying
to do. -Instead, try to make him
realize that in a true friendship,
one does not act as he wants you
to act.
At the moment, it may seem
that your friend is asking you
to do more for her than she is
doing in return. However, know
ing that you can count on her
in an emergency and that she
will do what she can for you
with her limited time should
certainly balance the scales.
Should Feel Same Way
In a true frinedship, one does
not expect a friend whose in
come is limited to give as gener
ous gifts as one who can readily
afford to do so. You should feel
the same way about time and
other things.
Your friend has certainly done
her share for you when she was
not working. Furthermore, if she
were working merely for sel
fish interests, you would justi
fiably feel differently than you
do now that you know her work
ing is a family necessity. Show
your friendship by helping her
in any way you can.
(Copyright 1956, General
Features Corp.)
About one-half of the upper
one-fourth of high school grad
uates in the U. S. do not go on
to college, surveys show.
Gasoline yield from crude oil
has doubled since 1918.
State Legion Chief
To Speak of CW
Jack Larson of Springfield,
state commander of the Ameri
can Legion of Oregon, will make
his official visit to Camp White
Monday, Feb. 13. He will speak
at the Domiciliary theater there.
Eugene Orr, district com
mander here, said Larson plans to
attend the district conference at
Grants Pass Sunday Feb. 12. Orr
also announced that the state
convention of the Legion will be
held at Albany July 26, 27, and
28 by the Oregon department ex
ecutive committee.
Volunteer Red Crots workers
outnumber those who are paid
by a ratio of more than 100 to
one.
About 70 per cent of all the
rubber used in the U. S. today
is synthetic, made from crude
oil or natural gas.
Farmers own about 29 per
cent of all the motor trucks ir
the U. S.
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