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.
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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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