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4k MAIL TRIBUNE, Mcdford, 0gon, Thursday, June 2, 1958
Feeding the Family
By ZOA VINCiNT
Food Editor
Battle of Budget Can Bo
Won in Home Kitchens
and Refrigerators
Someone once said that the
budget is what we worry
about before we spend the
money that we warry about
afterward. An appalling
amount of food is wasted
every day right in our kitch
ens and refrigerators. You're
one in scores if you wouldn't
shudder right this minute at
the thought of a stranger
checking your vegetable bins,
fruit trays, refrigerator
dishes. There is something
you can do to make your
money go further.
Lack of experience or care
lessness in buying, storing
and using-up foods can do
devastating things to the
budget, especlly in the sum
mertime, today's columns
are devoted entirely to time,
energy and money - savers;
perhaps even life savers since
bacterial growth works over
time in the heat of the day.
You'll do well to paste this
Qin an inside cupboard for
ready reference and as a re
minder.
Summer Carefuls. We could
make a pun and say that sum
mer careful and summer not,
" but we'll proceed seriously to
the business at hand.
Flour Storage. Store all
flour in tightly covered con
tainers to keep out moisture,
insects and dust. Store in a
dark place and always clean
out container before adding
fresh supplies.
Crackers and cookies soft
en when exposed to air, so
store them in tightly covered
jar or tin; carefully re-close
inner wrappings of packaged
goods.
' Coffee should be kept cov
ered tightly in a ' dark cool
place; preferably used within
a week after opening.
Cocoa and chocolate should
b stored in a fairly cool
place. If temperature is above
83 degrees, chocolate is likely
to become crumbly and gray
ish. Fais . and Oils. Hydrogen
ated vegetable shortenings
which cream easily and save
time and energy in baking
may be stored at room tem
perature. Blending shorten
ings must be refrigerated
after openings. Oils for cook
ing and salad dressings may
be stored at room tempera
ture. Bacon, ham, sausage and
roast pork drippings so good
for so many uses, should be
refrigerated; used reasonably
soon.
Syrups, Honey, Jam. Syr
ups such as molasses, maple
and corn syrup, honey, along
with jellies, jams and pre
serves need no refrigeration
so long as they are unopened
though they keep best in a
cool, fairly dry place. After
opening, iars or bottles should
be kept thoroughly cleaned on
outside to remove sticky
smears where bacterial
growth might start. Tops
should be covered with trans
parent plastic household
wrap, aluminum foil or dou
ble thickness of waxed paper.
If remainder is to be con
sumed soon, refrigeration is
unnecessary.
Dried Fruits. These have
low moisture content; keep
well at room temperature if
room is fairly cool and dry.
Once opened, dried fruits
should be wrappedd in mois-
tuse-proof transparent plastic
householdd wrap, aluminum
foil or waxed paper and kept
in refrigerator.
Spices and Herbs. Form the
habit of closing the top of
spice and herb containers the
moment you set them down
Keep in dry cool place. Spices
and herbs are like rare per
fumes; once the scent is gone,
they are worthless.
Flavoring Extracts. Like
spices, these should be bought
in small quantities with ex
ception of vanilla which is
often used. Extracts should
be kept tightly closed, used
and re-closed immediately
Their flavor is volatile, de
teriorates rapidly on exposure
to air.
Vinegar. Although vinegar
keeps well at room tempera
tures, it does not keep indefi
nitely and should be replaced
from time to time.
Easy Meals for
Summertime Fun
Frequently during the sum
mer ahead, you'll take it easy
with lunch or supper offer
ings of salads, cold cuts,
cheese and- relishes on porch,
patio, terrace or other cool
corner. Like our picture today.-
;
Salad Symphony. For pro
tection of salads after prep
aration, - transparent plastic
household wrap is ideal. Sal
ad can be arranged well ahead
of time for serving on plate
or tray, covered with plastic
wrap, then; refrigerated ready
for meal-time. Display salad
on buffet or table if you like,
unwrap when ready.
Seasonal delights for the
fruit salad include pineapple
slices, peach halves, whole
pitted apricots, strawberries,
cherries, grapes, blueberries.
A choice of fruit salad dress-
'
SUMMER SUPPER Seeing is believing. itere we have
planned a 'summer supper in the cool of the day, wrapped
foods' in transparent plastic household wrap ready for eve
ning serving. This and many summertime energy and money
savers are, included in today's food columns.
ing and a French dressing on
the side.
Vegetable c o m b i n ations
might be sliced tomatoes, cu
cumber sticks, carrot curls,
green pepper rings, radishes
and small green onions. Toss
ed greens in a separate bowl
with nearby salad dressing
are always welcome.
Cold Cuts, etcetera. For
simple baskets and trays used
for serving cold cuts, cheese,
rolls and bread, a plastic wrap
lining for container will save
work, furnish protection, look
handsome. For a fancy addi
tion to cold meat platter, roll
sliced cold luncheon meat in
to cornucopias, fill with
chived cottage cheese; hold
together until eating time
with tooth picks.
Summer Care of
Bread and Cake
Check bread and cake box
every day. Scald and air fre
quently.' If you're baking
bread or cake, be sure that it
is cooled before storing. Leave
bakers' bread in ' original
wrapper for breadbox storage.
Freezer storage is considered
ideal but refrigerator storage
now is frowned upon by .the
experts. .
Freezer-stored bread should
be well wrapped in moisture
proof material; will keep
fresh" for "weeks; defrosts
quickly. Thaw bread in sealed
wrapper unless you're toast-
making. . ;; '
Kefj Dairy Products
Clean, Covered,. Cold
Dairy- products like one's
disposition can easily sour on
a summer s ; day. cardinal
rules are to keep them clean,
covered and cold.
Fresh milk and cream
should be stored in the orig
inal containers since the bot
ties and cartons are sterilized
- y
before filling; belong in cold
est place in refrigerator! usu
ally especially designed by
refrigerator manufacturer to
accommmodate bottles and
cartons. Wipe container with
clean damp cloth to keep
spotlessly clean; keep cov
ered. Return to refrigerator
immmediately after use.
Evaporated and condensed
milk should be kept in the
can in the refrigerator after
opening. Can should be well
cleaned before opened, care
fully wiped off before stor
age. Opening may be covered
with hood of transparent plas
tic household wrap, aluminum
foil or waxed paper held in
place with rubber band.
Butter and margarine
should have a special glass or
other container with a "close
fitting cover. Leave quarter
pound sticks wrapped until
needed. Keep refrigerated.
Cheese, whether natural-or
packaged, requires refrigera
tion as soon as it is cut. Proc
essed packaged cheeses are
pasteurized and change very
little when left "unopened
without refrigeration for sev
eral months but as soon as ex
posed to air, should be refrig
erated. "
Cottage cheese and cream
cheese are both very perish
able; absorb odors and flavors
readily. They should be kept
covered and refrigerated, used
as soon aspossible after pur
chasing. - '
, Eggs, should be taken from
refrigerated area in store;
should be kept covered and
refrigerated throughout their
home storage. Grade A eggs
can become Grade B in a few
hours. '
Salad Dressing Car. May
onnaise, French dressings and
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Claims Being Taken
For Benefit Year
Salem State employment
service offices throughout
Oregon are now accepting
unemployment compensation
claims for theh 1958-59 bene
fit year, which starts July 1.
The "transitional" claims are
being taken to help make sure
that payments are not delayed
by a last minute rush on the
offices.
John A. Norton, unemploy
ment compensation commis
sion administrator, said "We
expect some;- 21,000 people
will have filed their claims
for the new benefit year by
.the end of this week. I am
anxiouS to make it distinctly
understood that these, transi
tional claims will not be effec
tive until July 1, and that the
first paid week will be the
one ending July 5."
The new claims are based
upon an unemployed person's
1957 wages. To have a valid
claim a person must have
earned a minimum of $700
during 1957, or in some in
stances $1,480, depending
upon their quarterly distribu
tion of wages. ,
the various types of cooked
salad dressings should be
stored in the refrigerator but
not in the coldest spot. They
should never freeze. Keep
them tightly covered and out
side of container clean.
63,784 VA Compensation
Cases Get Adjustments
Veterans Administration re
ported today that 63,784 com
pensation and pension cases
added to the rolls after World
War II have required adjust
ments in the claims review
now under way.
Charles M. Cox, local VA
representative, said the figure
is cumulative to March 31,
1958, and ; that it involves 9
per cent of the 712,512 cases
reviewed to that date.
The adjustments included
6,673 Jncreases in monthly
payments to match a worsen
ing in the degree of disability,
24,004 decreases in .monthly
payments to match an im
provement in the degree of
disability, and 33,107 termina
tions of payment.
No Longer Justify Award
Of the 33,107 terminations,
20,893 were ended primarily
because of improvement in
disability to a level no longer
Northern Michigan
Justice Swift
Traverse City, Mich. (UPI)
Justice is swift in northern
Michigan's 13th judicial dis
trict where Circuit Judge
Charles L. Brown covers his
four-county district in an air
plane. Brown, 57, a colonel in the
Air Force Reserve, can fly to
any county seat in his circuit
in about 30 minutes.
justifying monetary awards,
and 12,214 were terminated
after VA found "clear and un
mistakable error" in associat
ing the disability with the
period of military service.
With a few exceptions, service-connection
has been con
firmed in the case of the 20,
893 veterans whose payments
were stopped because of im
provement in disability, and
these veterans may be re
turned to the compensation
rolls in their service-connected
ailments again become dis
abling, Cox said.
Veterans involved in. ad
verse changes have the right
of appeal to the board of vet
erans appeals if they believe
the changes were not justi
fied, Cox added.
Through March 31, a sec
ond review had been ordered
for an estimated 140,000 cases
in order to confirm their ac
curacy and protect both the
veterans and the Government.
Approxim a t e e 1 y 1,700,000
cases had been identified for
review to March 31. Cox said.
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Barbecued Chicken
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SERVE COKE . . .WORLD'S
FAVORITE SPARKLING DRINK!
Invite a gang, or just theTamily, to a delicious outdoor treat! And don't
forget to include ice-cold Coca-Cola. With pre-meal snacks, with the meal
itself, there's just nothing like the cheerful lift, the special good taste of CokjB
to brighten up a hot summer holiday. Better have plenty of Coke on handt
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BARBECUED CHICKEN. Brush your
halved broiler-chickens with barbe
cue sauce, broil. 12 inches from heat
about IK hours, turning and basting
freguenth Serve. vfthoke.'
FOIL POTATOES. Bake potatoes be
forehand, bring them along wrapped
in aluminum foil. Then just reheat
them over the coals. Great with
Coca-Cola . iarorita of the world.
super salad. Serve a green salad,
tossed with dressing, sliced stuffed
olives. Guests will enjoy sipping Coke
with this. Coca-Cola . . so good to
taste, in such good taste.
cranberry CURS. Heat cranberry
jelly until melted, pour into squeezed
out half shells of oranges. Chill until
set. For extra sparkle,. uuca the
Coke and serra ice-sold.
Remember-
COKE and Good Taste
go together!
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