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EATING FOR LESS Cleveland, Ohio-OT-A good, hot lunch for 25 cents and a near-banquet for 42 cents? Those 1910 vintage prices are displayed on the menu of the Richman Brothers Co. factory luncheon for employees. The menu offers meat, 8 cents; soup, 4 cents; bread or rolls, 1 cent; vegetables, 3 cents; butter, 1 cent; ice cream, pie, 5 cents; milk, tea or coffee, 3 cents, and salad 15 cents. Feeding the Family By ZOLA VINCENT Tend Editor Family Council Keith J. I've got to foot the responsibility for my par ents alone. Marian J. Why should we be stuck with it? Ktilh J. My wife and I have been married eight years and have three children am making a pretty good sal ary and things could be nice and smooth for us if I didn't riave my parents to worry r bout. P. The folks are in their 70s nd Dad retired because of oor health five or six years go. They have nothing but leir social security and what give them. My kid brother up to his neck in debt and ly sister has a husband who t a real tightwad. He would n't give a cent to his own mother. . My wife keeps nagging me and telling me to make the others pay their share, but I know they just haven't got it. I can do it, so I've got to foot the responsibility. Marian J- Sure he can do it and his brother can't! Why? Because I watch every penny, because I haven't had a new dress in two years, because I worked for two years after our marriage and put every penny into our home. My sis ter-in-law quit her job. two months after marriage and didn't have her first baby un til a year and a half later. They buy everything . they feel like having. No wonder they're in debt! ' " As for my sister-in-law's husband being a tightwad, he is. I want to be one too. I'm willing to make a fair con tribution to my in-laws' sup port. Why shouldn't he? My husband says the folks expect it of him because he's the oldest. Since when is the oldest supposed to pay a special tax . . The Council: We're with Marian. , We think the responsibility for aged parents should be divided among the children. If one child has a very much higher income than the others he may want to assume a lit tle more" of the burden, but the others shouldn't be ex empt. They have a natural obligation in this direction and it shouldn't be evaded without very good reason. The son or daughter who insists upon taking over full responsibility for an elderly parent does not do his sisters and brothers as big a service as he thinks. . In many cases the sisters and brothers feel quite ashamed and guilty about the arrangement. It may be easy on their pocket books but it's hard on the ego. The child who takes on the full burden does not always act out of pure goodness. In many "cases this son and daughter has always wanted more power in relation to the parents and has tried to shove brothers and sisters out of the way. Another common mo tive is a sense of guilt toward the parents. Many individuals feel this - with or without real reason and try to rid themselves of this uncomfort able feeling by doing more than their share. - In any case, Keith owes it to himself, his family and his brother and sister to settle this business more equitably. It's not up to him to solve their problems for them -merely to let them know that he has taken on the full re sponsibility in this matter long enough. (Copyright 1959, General Features Corp.) Pork A'Plenty Now Easier on Pockelbook There's a lot of good news about pork. Pork in August? Definitely. Pork as a winter meat has long been a discard ed notion, thanks to modern handling and refrigeration. Seasonal pork supplies are in creasingly plentiful which means that prices on all classes of both fresh and cured pork are lower and likely to stay that way for a while. Pork is better than ever to day. The pork cuts American homemakers purchase now are a far cry from the pork marketed even 1 years ago. Consumers wanted leaner cuts. So greater emphasis was put on a "meat type" hog bred solely for. meat and marketed young: Today's pork cuts have more meat and less fat; are closer trimmed, too. . Fresh pork is not branded or graded because there is little difference in tenderness. Pork from . government in spected plants is stamped "U. S. Inspected and Passed." Pork Storage Fresh pork should be stored loosely wrapped in the coldest part of the refrigerator; should be used within a few days. Uncooked pork can be kept longer than fresh pork. Bacon and the fully cooked, and ten derized hams require refriger ation. Bacon should be eaten within a week for best qual ity. Canned hams also require refrigeration. LPork Cookery Fresh pork should . always be cooked to the well-done stage. Low cooking tempera tures are recommended to save nutrients, to have juicier and more flavorful meat, less shrinkage. Pork is. safely done when all traces of pink color have disappeared. Pork should.be roasted fat side up in any shallow pan. No cover. Oven temperature at 325 degrees. A bone-in loin does not require a rack be cause the bones form the rack. A boneless roast should be placed in a rack .to hold the meat out of the drippings. ' Pork cuts, except spareribs, are not for. barbecuing. Pork chops and steaks are best cooked by braising which means with moist heat. Spanish Pork Skillet Six servings from this pork skillet made with diced pork shoulder and done in a Span ish sauce. Takes about an hour's cooking time. 1V2 pounds diced pork shoulder 1 large onion, sliced 2V2 cups cooked tomatoes Va cup diced green pepper 13 cup diced celery Vz teaspoon chili powder IV2 teaspoons salt Dash of pepper 1 teaspoon sugar 1 tablespoon flour 2 tablespoons water Brown the pork and onion in a skillet. Add the toma toes, green pepper, chili pow der, salt, pepper and sugar. Cover and cook slowly one hour. Mix together the flour and water and stir into mix ture; cook and stir five min utes. Braised Pork Chops Brown chops slowly on both sides allowing 10 to 12 min utes for this. Add a small amount of water or other liquid . if chops are thick. Cover; cook slowly until chops are tender and well done. Sea son 1 after cooking. Remove chops to hot platter. Make gravy with skillet drippings since gravy is one of the de lights of pork cooking. Seasonings In braising thick pork chops, instead of water use tomato juice, canned tomatoes, canned bouillon or consomme, barbecue sauce, sour cream, pineapple juice, orange juice or diluted lemon juice. Many cooks like to rub pork chops with a cut clove of garlic be fore braising. Others rub them lightly with powdered sage or dry mustard or brush with soy sauce. Plenty of Plump Northwest Prunes for Plum Kuchen Of all the stone fruits, plums have the largest num ber and greatest diversity of kinds and species. Almost all fresh plums that are shipped in the U. S. are from the state of California with Santa Rosas predominating and most of the Italian prunes are grown in the Pacific" Northwest. """ We rejoice in a bumper crop; find plums of all kinds excellent for eating out of hand, for serving as stewed fruit, in puddings, Bavarian creams. We like them in cakes, tarts, and pastries. They make good, preserves, jellies and jams; get canned, frozen and juiced. Plums of any variety add a delightful color note when cut in sec tions and tossed in fruit sal ads. This attractive and deli cious dessert, called plum kuhe - may be served warm or cold; is enhanced by whipped cream. 23 cup milk 23 cup sugar lVz teaspoons salt 2 k-. "-JET TT . 4 PLUM SUGGESTION This handsome and delectable Plum Kuchen may be served warm or cold; takes ideally to whipped cream. This and other fresh plum recipes are in cluded In today's food column. V2 cup shortening V2 cup warm, not hot, wa ter (lukewarm for com pressed yeast) 2 packages or cakes yeast, active dry or com pressed 2 eggs, well beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 cups sifted enriched flour 20-24 plums, sliced V cup honey 1 teaspoon cinnamon V2 teaspoon, nutmeg 1 tablespoon butter or margarine Scald milk.. Stir in sugar, salt and shortening. Cool to lukewarm. Measure water in to a large mixing bowl (warm, not hot for active dry yeast; lukewarm for compressed yeast). Sprinkle or crumble in yeast, stir until dissolved. Add lukewarm milk mixture. Stir in eggs, vanilla and flour. Beat thoroughly until smooth. Turn batter into an oblong pan, 13 x 9 or comparable size. Brush batter with honey. Arrange sliced plums evenly m rows on top of yeast batter, with pointed ends down. Brush with additional honey. Sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg and dot with mar garine or butter. Cover and let rise in a warm place, free from draft, until doubled in bulk; about 1 hour and 15 minutes. .- Bake at 375 degrees, mod erate oven, about 35 minutes. Serye warm Oi cold with or without whipped cream. Plum-Pear Jam Full flavored purple plums and luscious Bartlett pears combine in this easily made, delicious jam to make about five half pint jars. Here again we use powdered (lectin for perfection assurance every time. 7 large plums 4 to 5 medium size pears (2Vz cups diced) Juice and grated rind of 1 lemon 1 box powdered fruit pectin 5 cups sugar Measure sugar and place in bowl to be added later. Wash, core and quarter plums; add grated lemon rind. Add one fourth cup water and simmer for five minutes, stirring con stantly. Measure one cup plum pulp. Mix plums and 2V2 cups peeled and ' diced Bartlett pears, lemon- juice and fruit pectin. Bring to a boil, stir ring constantly. Add sugar, return to heat and boil' for one minute. Pour ' into five hot sterilized jars and seal.:. Summer Salad Combine one-half pint dairy sour cream, three-fourths tea spoon salt, dash of pepper, one-fourth cup vinegar, , one tablespoon chopped chives or green onions. Add two thinly sliced cucumbers and .toss lightly with sour cream mix ture. Serve on lettuce or a combination of salad greens or better still, toss lightly with salad greens. Six servings. 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