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reeding the Family By ZOLA VINCENT Food Editor ' South African Rock Lobsters Rare Treat New York Unknown in this country ten years ago, frozen or canned South African lobster tails are available today in every part of the United States; a tribute to our willingness to eat new foods and also to the exciting flavor of the lobster. Hosting an elegant luncheon In the Sert Room of the Waldorf Astoria, the South African Rock Lobster Association served this pride of South Africa in five new and imaginative ways. Each of the dishes was an adaptation of a "classic" foreign recipe that stood the test of time and experi enced taste through generations. Your foods editor garnered every recipe and will pass them on to you as time goes by. Foods editors were fascinated by the world-famous zoologist Marlin Perkins who took us on a word-safari to Africa giving us a better understanding of the wonders and mysteries of nature and especially the amazing rock lobster which thrives in rough and turbulent waters with forty foot tides. Perkins, it must be noted, is not only the director of Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo but is famed for his "Zoo Parade." a network Sunday television program. We were reminded that it takes as long as eight years for the rock lobster to reach ma turity and when it does it weighs from l'i to four pounds. Most of its firm white meat is packed solidly into the tail which is about a third of the lob ster's total weight. Only the tail Is canned or frozen and shipped, giving us a solid piece of meat at very reasonable cost. Whatever the recipe, six ounces of rock lobster is more than a generous serving for one person and most dishes require considerably less. 18th Century Dinner and Divertissements Delight The "pomp and circumstance" of a great English dinner of the early 18th century were experi enced by the nation's foods edi tors when Thomas J. Lipton, Inc. hosted, on Thursday eve ning, a 1706 "Dinner and Diver tissements" of authenticity and superb showmanship. A procession of costumed wait ers carrying aloft the huge joints, and pies, stews, sweets, soups and other delicacies which dis tinguished a feast in the time of Queen Anne led the way to "Lipton Hall" from the lavish buffet reception which preceded the principal event. Scottish bagpipers piped the way into the Waldorf-Astoria's Sert Room which had been trans formed for the occasion, com plete with period tapestries, an tique candelabra, suits of armor and other appurtenances of the era. A gypsy orchestra played throughout dinner and for danc ing and the editors had their tea cups read by gypsy fortune tellers, preliminary to "the diver tissement" which included period dances, folk music, jugglers, trained dogs, acrobats and clowns of rare skill. In researching background for its 18th century feasting it was found that the cook book busi ness in the time of Queen Anne was a thriving and competitive one. Many of the books went throush several editions and re vealed not only recipes for delec tables but recipes for curing minor ailments, for beautifying the body, and gave words of comfort and advice for servant girls required to cope with many problems. In those days, the cook book author served the pdrposr for a few that today's newspape" foods editors serve for many. Nowadays, however, foods edi tirs stick to foods, leaving medi cine, beauty and servant-girl problems to others. October Markets Abound With Good Buys in Protein Foods Farmers, ranches and dairy men across the nation are send ing bumper crops to market. So it follows that food shoppers will have a wide choice of good pro tein buys this month. Heading the list are broilers and fryers turkeys, pork. beef, eggs and cheese. In the poultry depart ment the very best buy per pound is likely to be the "bip toms." Whole or half hams will be available at attractive prices as will shoulder pork roasts. The best value in beef will be the lean economy grades and cuts. May we remind you that many of these cuts can be cooked with dry heat if you use a meat ten derizer. Medium size eggs are the best egg buy right now. More laying hens plus an increased rate of i lay add up to an unusually large I supply of eggs for this time of year. Treat your family to more good egg eating for breakfast, in egg salad sandwiches, wonderful rich creamy custards and pud dings, fancier cakes with fluffy icings, or perhaps in a luscious chiffon pie. Cheese continues in the bargain-bracket; makes fine main dishes ... is particularly popular with children for school lunches. For a delicious non-starch sand wich put a slice of nippy Cheddar cheese between two slices of crispy tangy apple. Cottage cheese is another good protein buy . . . use in salads, sandwiches and dips and of course it is won derful in cheese cake. Fruit Department: You'll be sorry if you don't get your fill of all the marvelous melons; cantaloupes, honeydews, Persians and cranshaws. Soon you'll look around the market and they will have gone just as all but that occasional watermelon have. Now is the time to enjoy luscious Bartlett pears . . . cat them daily out-of-hand, in salads or desserts. Check with your produce man for best time to buy for canning and freezing. New season apples are coming to market in increas ing quantity with resultant low ering of prices. Bananas, grapes and small oranges are reasonably priced. Vegetable Department. The early fall cabbage crop is esti mated to be 36 per cent larger than last year ... so fresh, firm, easy-tc-slice heads of cabbage will be a real buy. Cauliflower and corn are both plentiful and attractively priced. Celery, let tuce, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers and squash will be in good supply. NO ALARM Robinson, 111. (U.R) A short circuited refrigerator motor set fire to a drug store here. The blaze extinguished itself when heat melted the gasket in an old water faucet. The fire, which occurred at night, was not dis covered until the following morning. -mr K ! f U.'l'f 1 4 " , 1 --. wx, m:---. -jk - '.r'.-.-.iS&tf&CSff vi ..Ji ONE FOR THE ROAD Demo, vice presidential candi date Sen. Estes Kefauver gets a send-off from his wife, Nancy, as he leaves Washington on the second leg of his "Main Street" campaign. The week-long trip into the Southwest and Far West will cover 6000 miles and six states. HORNBROOK 3a mum Gets Eagle Award By MRS. H. H. CHAPMAN Hornbrook Mike Barnum, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bar num. was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout at a court of honor last week at the Grange hall. Sharing the honor on the ros trum with Mike werehis moth er, in absentia, his father, and his sister. Penny and Mike's first scoutmaster, J. E. Jeter. John S h i n a r, the present scoutmaster, acted as clerk and presiding as judge of the court was John Hall, of the Oak Knoll ranger station. The Rev. Gordon Titus gave the invocation, which was fol lowed by a short talk by Al Gregory, who announced that a total of $203 had been col lected in the local Boy Scout drive toward the goal of $250. Friday. October 5, 1956 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Young Stamp Collector Wants One of Ancestor (U.R) A 14-year-old stamp col lector in this island hamlet has been trying ' to persuade the United State Post Office to issue a stamp honoring a famous an cestor. It's been an uphill fight, though, for young Lewis F. Fish er, a direct descendant of Brig. Gen. Andrew Lewis, who com manded forces at the Indian bat tle of Point Pleasant, W. Va., on Oct. 10. 1774, and who died on Sept. 26, 1781. The engagement, also known as the Battle of Kanasha, was one of the most crucial Indian fights of early American history. Led by Gen. Lewis, who was born in Ireland in 1720, a group o f backwoodsmen decisively trounced the Shawnee Confed eracy. This victory kept the north western tribes quiet during the first two years of the Revolu tionary War, allowing the colo nists to concentrate their efforts against the British. The battle made settlement of Kentucky and consequently' the winning of the West possible. Help From The South - Gen. Lewis later served in the ranks of George Washington's revolutionary forces. Despite this, getting the post office to honor his ancestor has been no easy chore for the youngster, who has barraged the office of Postmaster General Ar thur Summerfield with letters. The boy- has rallied relatives in Virginia and West Virginia to the fight. The town council of Salem, Va., burial place of Gen. Lewis, has joined him by adopt ing a resolution favoring issu ance of the stamp. Young Fisher has also asked residents of Point Pleasant, site of the battle, to support his ef forts with letters to the post master general. He says he's been encouraged by two men who have been suc cessful in having commemora tive stamps issued and by two public statements by Summer field. Stamp As Ambassador In articles in philatelic publi cations, the postmaster general has indicated several previously unplanned stamps will be issued this year and the youngster LANDY TO BE READY Melbourne U.R) John Landy, world mile record holder, won a two-mile race Wednesday night in nine minutes, 2.2 seconds. Following the event, the Aussie star, hampered by sore Achilles tendons in both legs, an nounced he would be ready to compete in the 5,000 meter run in the Olympic track and field trials, Oct. 13. Gregory conferred the rank of Second-class scout on Carl Wil liams Jr., Conrad Overstrom, Benny Crawford, Lauran Paine Jr.. and Loren Cummins. Those receiving merit badges were Laurah Paine, Bill Hol land and Mike Barnum. John Hall, as guest speaker, gave a talk on the aims and purposes of Scouting, and read a letter from the national Scout head- j quarters commending Mike on 1 attaining his rank of Eagle Scout. A potluck supper pre ceded the ceremony. Salem 4U.R) Clifford FerguA son, state director of rail trans portation, says that it appears probable that shippers in the state will get through the year without a shortage of railroad cars. 6-bottIe carton Double-Cola for only H with purchase of 6-bottIo carton at regular price (plus deposit on bottles) This Week-end at Your Favorite Grocery Bottled by 7-Up Bottling Co., Medford hopes one of them will be in honor of his forebear. Summerfield also said a stamp "assumes it ambassadorial role when it leads to the study of the history and the times of the subject it portrays." But many persons, for a vari ety of reasons, would like to see commemorative stamps issued and Lewis' plea is only one of hundreds the post office depart ment must consider. Fishers Island Village," the youngster's home town, is a community of some 500 persons, on Fishers Island, in Long Island Sound, 11 miles ofl the north eastern tip of Long Island and about 11 miles southeast of New London, Conn. 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