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O MAIL TRI3UNE, Mcdford, Or. t Thurjday, Oct. 8. 1959 Hew Development Aids Construction Buffalo, N. Y. - (UPB Na tional Gypsum Co. has de veloped two new products it says "could revolutionize the yearly cycle of heavy con steuction." Dean D. Crandell, vice president in charge of re search for the firm, noted that in thejpast when concrete was poured at temperatures below 4 degrees "it usually failed to develop satisfactory setting anion or performance." National , Gypsum's new products - Thermaform and Thermaslab - are made of special insulating materials, described as inexpensive and re-usable, and are placed over freshly poured concrete. They are saia to permit tiie con crete to harden properly by keeping in the heat. The company said Therma form is for walls and Therma slab for concrete floors: Both will be on the market before the end of 1960. . o Early Snowfall Not Winter Indicator o 0 Washington (Science Serv ice) - The early fall snow storm that dumped more than 14 inches of snow on, the Den- . ver, Colo., area during the past week need not mean that certain areas of the nation might be in for an early or specially severe winter. It is still too eajly to pre dict wnat tne winter noids in store for most areas of the United -States, Jerome Nami- 1- A 1 - . J T T I- ... 1 1 us neaa 01 wp u.o. w earner Bureau's extended forecast section here, Otold Science Service. Early wintry storms at this q time of the year, Be said, do not necessarily set the pattern for the winter weather. Ex perience has shown ftiat there is often a large departure from the over-all weather pat tern during October and No vember. 1 , f 'T'-S'A - Feeding the Family By ZOLA VINCENT Food Editor 'FOREIGN' DISHES Food favorites of other nations made with American convenience items was recurrent theme of newspaper food editors' conference. New cookbook session introduced many elegant "foreign" dishes including this famed Sukiyaki with packaged pre-cooked rice. Near-Above Normal Temperatures Seen Along West Coast Suitland, M d . (Science Service) Above normal temperatures for states east of the Appalachian mountains during October have been forecast here by the U.S. weather bureau. The 30-day outlook calls for temperatures to average below seasonal normals over the western three-fourths of the nation, except for near to above normal along the west coast and in the Gulf states. Precipitation, which can be snow at this time of year as the Denver area has pain fully learned, is expected to exceed normal over most of the nation east of the contin ental divide, except for near normal amount over the up per Mississippi valley and the ;I 8 V 1 Wa a Wal a corn MAKES IT GOOD Sweet Walla Walla whole kernel corn, grown on the fertile slopes of the Blue Mountains, is good any way! Ooed HOTI Spier Umale pi ia best -when plump ker nels of Walla Walla corn carry th flavor of your favorite topping. Ooed COLD! Make a Mex ican corn salad the easy way start with Walla Walla corn drenched in trench dressing with chopped onion, pimento and green pepper. Chill and l plenty! BETTER MEALS KBU5LD BETTER FAMILIES extreme southeast. Rain Stan Subnormal - subnormal amounts are predicted for the West Coast states, and near normal in un specified areas. ine present weather pic ture, with hurricanes march ing up tne Atlantic, with Gracie having slammed into the U.S. mainland, heavy snows in Colorado, and a se vere typhoon hitting Japan is part of a world-wide pattern governed by pressure distri bution at altitudes some 35,- 000 feet above the earth's sur face. . r Jerome Namias. head of the weather bureau's extend ed forecast section here, told Science Service a change in this world-wide pattern was first noted by a marked change over the middle Pact fic region within the past ten days. In another week, he said, the results of the change will have been felt complete ly around the world. Paths Seen Similar The hurricanes, Gracie and Hannah, are sister storms, members of the same family and likely to have "roughly similar paths," Namias said. This means that Hannah will follow "the. same track as Gra cie within a few hundred mil es or less. Both were born in a deep easterly wave south of an upper level high pressure area, and their motions are governed by the same world wide .weather pattern. The mid-Pacific change was a " very dramatic ' inten sification of a trough in the upper air pattern, ine ty phoon, Vera, that so, severely lashed Japan was ; associated with this deepened trough, which resulted in a strong ridge in the planetary wave forming off the west coast. This, in turn, resulted in a trough over the Plateau stat es, bringing cold Canadian air down into the area and Colorado's severe snowstorm. This eastward propagation is now beginning to affect the weather in Europe, Namias said, causing an intensifica tion of a trough over the eastern Atlantic ocean and a ridge over Europe. The numerous lakes cover 14,000 square miles of the area of Sweden Conference Spotlight On Foreign Dishes A commingling cf interna tional food favorites and American convenience foods was noted early in the news paper food editors conference recently concluded in Chica go. "Gourmet" was a word heard often, second only to convenience ' in frequency, '- The 17th conference of food editors of leading daily news papers of the United States and Canada (we used to say "tne. United States, Alaska nawau ana L.anaoa"j was noteworthy from beginning to end. Sponsored by Ameri can Association of Newspape: Representatives, the 150 food editors heard from spokesmen for many of America's lead ing manufacturers and pro cessors of quality foods; all with messages of more prod ucts, greater convenience new packaging, more variety, Early in the conference, in dustry spokesmen urged that families try out new dishes enjoy a meal of another coun try perhaps once a week. Be fore the week was done, dozen host companies had pre sented a galaxy of foreign dishes, each made with Amer ican convenience foods. Gourmet seasonings, the gourmet look, gourmet pack aging, gourmet cooks and gourmet recipes were ram pant. Two of the' country's leading producers of spices, herbs and extracts introduced "Gourmet Lines" in new con tainers "in responie to the homemakers' fast awakening interest in the art of season ing and a desire to display them in her kitchen. McCormick and Company (Schilling in the West), is fast packaging their 80 spice items in a graceful container with a square based cylindrical jar that is flared pctagonally at the waist. Convenience is provided by a shaker fitment that snaps over the rim of the jar; can be lifted off for spooning, then snapped on again. They announced recent newcomers to their gourmet line as powdered mushrooms, orange peel, lemon peel, char coal seasoning and hickory smoked salt. French's new "Gourmet line" consists of 38 season ings packaged in amber col ored glass containers shaped like - apothecary jars. Shelf life of seasonings in jars is up to double tnat 01 spices packed in cans and cartons. New French items include cracked black pepper, minced green onion, gourmet garlic and onion salt of stronger flavor. Many readers have told us that they love hearing about food conference parties, others just want the recipes. So here are a few of the many choice foreign, ' gourmet, convenient recipes: Port of Spain Dressing A crisp salad dressing for a crisp collection, 01 saiaa greens is enlivened, given new distinction with Angos tura bitters; one of score of delights enjoyed at the Angos- tura-Wupperman party in Chi cago. Vi teaspoon salt Vi teaspoon sugar Vi teaspoon paprika cup salad oil 2 tablespoons lemon juice V teaspoon Angostura 1 tablespoon minced onion 1 tablespoon minced green pepper 1 tablespoon minced celery Combine salt, sugar and paprika. Add salad oil and blend. Add lemon juice, An gostura, onion, green pepper and celery and beat well. Smokehouse-Fresh Bacon ONLY- and ilGflR .HAS "IT! on every carton of granulated sugar! NO SPILLING! NO MESSI NO WASTEI This easy-to-use pouring spout means new convenience . . . accurate measuring in your kitchen. Closes neatly. Add. this useful pouring -spout . carton to your regular supply of C and H Sugar today. Extra lean bacon, newly packaged in four separate serving units per pound, was presented by Armour and Company at a "Country Fare" breakfast in Chicago. The groaning board also featured slices of pork sausage with a touch of maple sugar, scram bled eggs, American frien po tatoes and a dozen other goodies. Sukiyaki Among Elegant Dishes in New Cookbook. Elegant in a single word describes everything about the soon-to-be-released Gen eral Foods Kitchens Cook book. Synonyms for "elegant" are "graceful, wellmade, re fined, polished, accomplished, fine, handsome, neat, chaste, polite, genteel, courtly and fashionable." Take your pick. They all apply. Presentation of the cook book, pride of the women of General Foods, was elegantly made during the recent news paper food editors conference While 150 food editors ad mired, the charms of the many faceted book were worthily displayed along with -many handsome recipe results. The book brings a new con cept to cookbook making for busy, modern cooks and hos tesses who are increasingly looking for aids to graceful living vhile dealing with mundane problems of feed ing the family on a budget. Coming soon to local book stores, the General Foods Kitchens Cookbook is in two editions: Regular with wash able 4-color cover and jacket for $4.95 and de luxe which is a book to be treasured for life, and a wedding gift if ever we've seen one, at $7.50 Japanese Sukiyaki We chose this recipe be cause of rapidly increasing popularity of Sukiyaki, best known of Japanese dishes. Usually prepared at the table, it can also be brought to the table in skillet in which it is kitchen-prepared. Recipe is for four servings because that is the number most likely to fit into your very biggest skillet. Modern, convenience note, of course is the accompani ment of packaged pre-cooked rice which is ready in five minutes, insuring perfect rice every time by following sim plest of directions. 1 medium onion, thinly sliced. 06 cup) V cup butter 1 pound beef sirloin cut in thin narrow strips Salt and pepper V2 pound fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced or 1 can (4 oz.) sliced mushrooms Vi cup sliced celery 1 can bean sprouts, drained Vt cup water chestnuts, thinly sliced, optional 2 tablespoons soy sauce Vz pound (2 cups) fresh spinach or watercress . 1 beef bouillon cube IV2 cups hot water IVa cups packaged pre-cooked rice , Vz cup chopped scallions Saute onion in butter in a large skillet until transpar ent. Season beef with salt and pepper. Add to onion and cook until browned on all sides. Stir in mushrooms, cel ery, bean sprouts, water chest nuts and soy sauce. Cook 5 to 10 minutes. Then add spinach or watercress; cook two min utes. Rice Cookery. Meanwhile, dissolve' the bouillon cube in hot water in a saucepan. Stir in rice. Pour into "center of ingredients in skillet. Sprin kle scallions over other ingre dients. Cover and let simmer over low heat five minutes. Do not over cook. Serve with additional soy sauce. Makes four servings. We may have discarded the sack look in clothes, but the "bag look in frozen foods is just coming into its own, the National Association of Froz en Food Packers told foods editors. Heat-in bag dishes, ready for the table in minutes come in see -through poly- ethelene and in foil. Some frozen food packers have been bringing out frozen-cooked vegetables with butter and seasonings in single-serving bags. Still another Bag feature pointed up at the conference is the appearance in frozen food departments of uncooked vegetables and ber ies in the larger size pour-out bags. Frozen food packers are confident that the bag look and convenience are here to stay. Black Plastic Used To Control Weeds Washington (DPD Lengths of black plastic material can be used by home gardeners as soil cover or mulch to con trol weeds, says the U.S. De partment of Agriculture. The Dlastic laid on tne sou around rtlants shuts out sun light and thus prevents most weeds from growing. It also helps keep the soil moist and loose, promoting " plant growth, report scientists at USDA's Agricultural Re Kitchen Counters At Wrong Height Amherst, Mass. (DPD - Uni versity of Massachusetts ex tension home management ! specialists say many of to-; day's kitchen counters are not ' at a comfortable height for j the daily jobs performed. "Although most women pre fer variable heights," ' said j Verda M. Dale, "most sinks j are too low for comfortable ! working conditions." The right height for the bottom of the sink can be determined by standing erect and placing the palm of the hand flat in the bottom of the sink. Most sinks will be six or eight inches deep, so this means that the counters on each side will be the same height as the top of the sink, about 36 .to 40 inches. The lower area for mixing food should be between 32 to 34 inches high. Mass Spectrometers To Measure Exosphere Monrovia, Calif. -(Science Service)- Two pint-sized mass spectrometers will analyze and measure the exosphere, the outer layer of the atmo sphere, from a 35-inch satel lite to be launched in 1961. Developed by Consolidated Systems, a subsidiary of Con solidated Electrodynamics corporation, the mass spec trometers will be only one half cubic foot in size and weigh no more than 12 pounds. Mass spectrometers used in the petroleum indus try weigh four tons and fill a small room, Consolidated Sys tems said. Corner 4th and Front Plenty of Free Parting Tomatoes Whole Kernel Corn Green Beans Garden Peas 5 2 2 n tins -X I 303 . ftLn Del Monte (J tins.... 8303 tins.- ... 9 Taste we II Cut Tastewell 303 tins.. 0 FLUFFO Golden Shortening V-iWi in irM TIDE o Wash Day Miracle Giant Ha Pkg. SI J Q 303 tins.... tall tin.... rruir Cocktail Del Monte....... 3 Evaporated Milk :... 8 Clam Chowder w. ... 4 o Baby Food L 1 2 U Fre.U. 9tcl I '"y Yellow . I Ground Bed lb. I I MfJANAS 1 W I F.h r-... Oftcl I POTATOES ft (J iFryers j lO ft. ee0 baffiy f Prices Good Thru Sunday, Oct. 11 Limit Rights Reserved- Open Daily: 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. -Sundays 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. mw pop send a child to f he store? How is it you know you're taking no chance when you let a youngster take your shopping hat? Isn't it for the same reason that you buy 10 of your family's food without actually seeing it? You know that A good brand is your best guarantee . i . . and that the name on the label is your best buying guide. You have learned to count on good brand names. You know the company stands e back of them. You know they pretect you. The more good brands you get to know, to fewer buying mistakes you'll make. Get ac quainted with those brands in this newspaper. You'll get more value for your shopping money if you do. BRAND NAMES FOUNDATION o Incorporate A Non-Profit Educational Foundation 37 Weet 67th St., New York 19, N. Y. O O I.1EDF0RD MAIL TRlDUIIE V'- j o search service.
