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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1960)
8 B Grass, Brush Burn In Eugene Section Eugene (UPD - Fire Thursday burned through 120 acres of. dry grass, brush and fir trees in a rseidcntial district in the southeast suburbs of Eugene, Cause of the fire was un known. A crew of six men with two pumper trucks from the Western Lane Fire Patrol fought the fire and had mostly under control late Thursday afternoon. The fire broke out about 1:30 p.m. About SO families live near the fire area and flames from the fire reached to within 140 feet of one home. There was no damage to the house. Many residents of the area rushed to their homes from offices and stores to dig fire trails and for a time a spring which supplies water to about 35 families was endangered. The fire burned on the north and south sides of hill known as Old Baldy. MEDFOHD MATL TRIBTJTTE. MEDFORD. OHt. sTONDAY. JULY 17. 1060 Morion Says Demo Convention 'Fixed' Washington (0PO - Republi can National Chairman Thru- cton B. Morton says there is no longer "any trace of doubt" that Sens. John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson "fixed" the Demo cratic presidential ticket weeks ahead of the Los An geles convention. Morton charged "the con vention was a . sham - and this is no surprise. I pre dicted the arrangement in a formal statement as far back as June 30." The Kentucky senator said ."delegates might have well stayed home and balloted by mail. Clearly, the era of pay ola is not dead. Tonight was the payoff." I Feeding the Family By ZOLA VINCENT rood Editor Froth Apricot Pi Enticing Deisort Apricot season is growing short so make the most of this juicy, luscious, satisfying fruit right now. Apricots are good out-of-hand, in tarts, short cake, pies like our recipe to day. They're good stewed and in fruit gelatin desserts with cream. When this apri cot pie was taste-tested, it vanished with amazing speed. Pastry for 2-crust pie 2 pounds (1 quart) fresh apricots H cup sugar '.-4 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons flour 13 cup California Sherry wine 2 tablespoons butter or margarine Use a pie crust mix or your favorite recipe for a two-crust nine-inch pie. Thoroughly wash, remove cots. Combine sugar, salt and seeds, and quarter fresh apri flour and sprinkle over apri- wine and butter and heat just cots in saucepan. Add Sherry to boiling point. Turn into pastry-lined pie pan. Cover with top pastry, sealing edges together well. Cut a few slits in top. Bake in a hot oven, 400 degrees, 35 to 40 minutes, until pastry is golden. Get Acquainted With Dill Weed Dried dill weed is a deli cately fragrant herb some- w h a t resembling carroway but milder and sweeter. It is fresh, garden green in color; comes finely chopped, ready to use in a shaker-top glass spice jar. It adds refreshing, zestful flavor to many fods. Figure on approximately one half teaspoon for each four servings. Add dill weed to tomato MEDFORD PAINT and Wallpaper Store MINT WITH 6Hi & Holly Diagonally Across from Post Office PHONE SP 2-9321 W Give S&H GREEN STAMPS juice, cream and cottage cheese spreads, to dips. It will give distinction to split pea soup, cream of tomato soup, navy bean soup; adds interest to vegetable, avoacdo, potato, seafood, cottage cheese salads and coleslaw. Many like the distinctive flavor of dill weed with or in egg dishes, fish and in cream sauce, sour cream, butter and fisli sauces. Thrifty Lamb Cuts Vie With Beef Buys Lamb prices arc lower than usual at this season; vie with economy cuts of beef. Treat the family to the distinctive goodness of lamb in ways like these: Sweet-Sour Shoulder. For eight servings, place one bone less shoulder of lamb, that has been rolled and tied, on rack in roasting pan. Combine three-fourths cup cider vine gar, three-fourths cup water, one-half teaspoon salt, three tablespoons brown sugar, one medium-size onion, diced, and one tablespoon chopped pars ley; mix well. Pour over lamb. Bake in slow oven, 300 degrees, three to four hours or until meat thermometer registers 170-180 degrees. Baste lamb frequently during baking period. Lamb-Pineapple Loaf. For each four servings, combine one pound ground lamb, one cup packaged bread stuffing, one nine-ounce can undrained pineapple tidbits, one egg, beaten, 3 4 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste; mix well. Press into 9x5x3 inch loaf pan. Bake in slow oven, 300 degrees, about 1-14 hours. Drain off drippings. Herbed Lamb-Corn. For six servings, brown lVj pounds cubed boneless lamb shoulder and two large onions, sliced, in two tablespoons salad oil; stir occasionally. Add one cup chopped fresh mushrooms, one one-pound can cream-style corn, one teaspoon lamb garni (or use thyme and marjoram), salt and pepper. Cover and cook over low heat .30 minutes or until lamb is tender, stir ring occasionally. Dress Up Greens So many seasonal greens piled high in local vegetable bins. There are beet greens, collards, dandelion greens, (Kill i- i Ml I t 'Ml INSTANT no warm-up wait Even highest cooking temperatures are deliv ered immediately. On alt four high-speed burners at once, i you wish. Small wonder smart women agree: Gas cooking is easier because it's so flexible. From simmer to boH and at 1000 temperatures in between, you're in charge. A modern gas range gives you the finest automatic features yet costs less to buy and install, costs less to operate, too. And you don't have to learn to cook all over again !0 i any a yives yuu iia GAS A 41 flange Uliutrmtdl beautiful new O'Keee tc Merrill, built la Cold Sim- Award ttaniarit. VISIT OUR DISPLAY FLOOR OR CALL ON YOUR GAS APPLIANCE DEALER 'CALIFORNIA-PACIFIC UTILITIES COMPANY Tail M : i : M ; Jl I ! H'.'J afct i J rl m J :7.TYI rl IA J ii -4 wiriir nrriUfiii arc ftj. fc r Phone SP 2-5284, Medford Phone MU 5-5291, Ashland kulc, swiss chard, spinach. Here are ways to dress them up for exciting menu interest. Mustard Butter, Crenm to gether one-third cup butter or margarine, two teaspoons pre pared mustard, one teaspoon sugar, one-half teaspoon salt and two teaspoons lemon juice. . Lemonnise. Heat mayon naise in saucepan and stir in some lemon juice. Fronch Sauco. Heat one third cup French dressing; stir in two tablespoons chopped parsley, one hard-cooked egg that has been chopped, one half teaspoon Worcestershire sauce. Melon Crop Rolling With Wealth of Seasonal Delights Cream of the melon crop continues to pile high in our markets. High in eating pleas ure, low in cost are the mid summer cantaloupes that will be plentiful throughout July and August. Cantaloupes arc high in nutrition, low in cal ories; the summer answer to many weight-watchers' pray ers. Cantaloupes have been enjoyed for at least 4,000 years and in all that time they've been used only In the fresh state since they have no by-products such as vinegar, syrup, sugar or brandy. Honeydews, ripe and ready,, are the creamy yellow melons weighing four to six pounds. Bluntly oval in shape, they're usually smooth or slightly netted. They've pleasing fra grance, delicate green flesh, fine texture. Most often served with salt and lemon or lime wedges on side for gen erous juicing. Watermelons, Others, Wa termelons, t h e "coolingest" fruit, are red, ripe and won derful from now on. Good old-fashioned plugging Is still surest way of determining ripeness. The chillier the bet ter but we warn you that they'll not last long in the freezer; much more than 30 minutes and you'll be in for a big surprise. Pale honey-like honeyballs and orange-fleshed Persian melons are increasing in supply right along. Berry News. Strawberries are being picked up by freezers and jam makers so you'd better hurry if you're to get your share. Price is not likely to go lower. There are luscious blackberries, red j raspb e r r i e s, Loganberries. Boysenbernes, Olallies, blue berries; all superb for eating as is, with sugar and cream, whipped cream, soft ice cream or dairy sour cream. Ftuiti-vegotablo. Avocados are abundant. Apricots are at their very best. Nectarines give pleasure. Grape varieties increase right along, delight ing all. Beautiful big peaches of many varieties appear as the season advances. Plums, both purple and golden entice the purchaser. We counted 35 vegetables in local bins this morning; all fresh, crisp pro duce of superb quality at rea sonable cost for easy menu making. Other Items. Plenty of beef, pork, lamb, poultry and eggs at reasonable cost. Put cot tage cheese, Cheddar cheese, ice cream and other fine dairy products on menus more often. Nixon Confindent Of Election Win Washington IUPD - Vice Pres. ident Richard M. Nixon re gards Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) as "a highly form idable opponent" but is con fident he can win the presi dency. Nixon's news secretary, Herbert Klein, relayed the report to newsmen Thursday. He also said the vice presi dent expected the race to be close. Klein also reported Nixon "anticipates other names to be put in nomination" at the Republican National conven tion in Chicago beginning July 25 and is charting his campaign plans accordingly. Hoover Silent On Demo Ticket San Francisco IUPD - Former President Hoover has "noth ing to say" about the Kennedy-Johnson ticket approved by the Democratic conven tion. "They have had their day and we'll have ours in Chi cago," Hoover told newsmen after arriving here Thursdny from New York. He said he would deliver a brief "cour tesy" speech at the GOP con vention starting July 25. AUTO GLASS CALL SELBY GLASS CO. 303 N. 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