MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE.
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 23. 1961
Foreign
Many Uses Being
Found for Small
Car; Sales Soar
, Detroit - IUPD - Foreign car
companies sometimes "open
the eyes" of U.S. auto firms
to new areas of business.
Such is the case with the
.station bus-an offshoot of the
compact car.
Volkswagen has been ship
ping station buses from Ger
many to the United States for
several years and had the
field pretty much to itself
'. until last fall when Ford and
Chevrolet became competi
tors. The station bus is a multi
purpose vehicle.
It is being used as a pint
sized bus by parochial and
nursery schools, as a mobile
radio-television studio, as a
mobile home by campers, as
a mobile office, and simply
as a large-family car.
Production Outstripped
Both Ford and Chevrolet
report bustling sales. In fact,
Chevrolet says orders for out
strip production.
The station buses built by
Ford and Chevrolet are pow
ered by the same engines
which are found in their com
pact cars.
Ford, with its six-cylinder
engine mounted in the front,
has an eight-passenger capac
ity. The Chevrolet engine is
rear-mounted and : gives its
station tjus a nine-passenger
capacity.
That Volkswagen pushed
Ford and Chevrolet into the
station bus field is obvious.
They recognized the market
potential of the. station bus
soon after imports began ar
riving in the U.S. but were
in no position to compete
price-wise until they became
established in the compact car
field. v .
Chrysler Absent""
The "Big Three" auto mak
ers entered the compact car
race in'Tlie 1960 model year
and only Chrysler was ab
sent from the station bus com
petition whenv1961 models
were introduced."
Low initial pricft, about on
a par with the- medium low
price regular "size "car, and
economy in" operation were
necessary to make Ford and
-Chevrolet competitive with
Volkswagen in the station bus
business.'-1-
They achieved both the de
sired price range ana vper
"ating economy by employing
many;.of theifeatures of'their
CM ",economx.-by employing
many of the features of their
compact cars.
Both Ford' and Chevrolet
look upon station buses prU
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Station Buses
marily as passenger-carrying
vehicles.
But they stress in adver
tising that rear seats are re
movable and camping outfits
are available at dealers which
convert the station buses to
mobile homes which sleep
four comfortably.
The sleeping units are dual
purpose since they serve as
lawn furniture at campsites.
A number of contractors
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NEW ASPARAGUS Spring comes early to our part of the
country as we revel in new season California asparagus;
serve it with brand new sauces
ness. Recipes for the pictured
food columns.
Feeding the Family
By ZOLA
Food
New Season Asparagus,
Thistle Flowers Beckon
"Came the Spring with all
its splendor . . .". While the
East sloshes around in winter
slush, we west coasters rejoice
in our lush land where spring
comes early to our tables
though the equinox is a
month away. Even Hiawatha
aided by Longfellow could
not have dreamed of our area
where all nature is burgeon
ing, promising abundance of
beauty and of good things to
eat.
There's increasing supply of
tender green asparagus spears
which never taste better than
when the season is new and
they're a bit expensive. Rhu
barb as it unfurls its leaves
of palest . green on its spike
of cherry red is a thing of
beauty as well as a spring eat
ing delight.
Food flowers that bloom in
the spring are readily avail
able. Artichokes are flower
buds of a perfectly beautiful
thistle. Cauliflower and broc
coli are undeveloped buds of
two favorite members of the
cabbage family.
Asparagus Delights
California's asparagus grows
at Vilas Road
are using station buses as mo
bile offices, complete with
plush carpeting and desks.
Ford and Chevrolet also
recognize the potential of sta
tion buses as delivery units
and workshops for repairmen.
They offer companion vans
for such purposes. The vans
arc identical to the station
buses, except they are of the
panel truck variety with no
side windows.
worthy of its epicurean good
sauces are included in today s
VINCENT
Editor .
to perfection in the Delta
lands of the San Joaquin Val
ley starting now and running
into late June with peak sea
son in mid-April. It not only
provides fine nutrition but
gives a gourment touch to
menus.
Often dressed only with sea
soned melted butter or with
lemon butter, it also is super
lative when accomplished by
one or more of the three
sauces we feature today.
Two pounds of fresh aspar
agus makes four to six serv
ings. Asparagus quality is ex
cellent. Wash, break off base
and cook spears, covered, in
one inch of boiling salted wa
ter for about 12 minutes or
until lower stalk is Barely
tender when tested with a
work. Lift "asparagus from
cooking water carefully so as
not to break tips. Arrange in
warmed serving dish and
dress as desired. ' .
Chef's Sauce. Blend one cup
mayonnaise, -. one-third cup
catsup, one teaspoon prepared
mustard, one teaspoon horse
radish and one-half cup dairy
sour cream. Garnish with one
tablespoon chopped green pep
per or chives, if desired.
Enough for two pounds aspar-
Curry Sauce. Blend two
tablespoons mayonnaise, one
half cup dairy sour cream,
one tablespoon lemon juice,
one-quarter teaspoon curry
powder. Garnish with papri
ka. Cheese Hollandaise. An un
usual asparagus sauce is made
by adding two eggs, one at
a time, to eight-ounce pack
age of cream cheese, blending
thoroughly after each addi
tion. Add two tablespoons
lemon juice and one-quarter
teaspoon salt. Place in top of
a double boiler over hot water
(not boiling). Cook, stirring
constantly until the sauce is
thick and fluffy. Pass with
freshly cooked green aspara
gus. Rosy Rhubarb Leads
Spring Dessert Parade
Rhubarb, harbinger of
spring, is increasing in supply
right along but never tastes
better than right now. Fresh
field rhubarb reaches its peak
in May and June. In the mean
time the hot house variety,
mostly from Washington, is
rosy red, succulent, tender
and wonderful. It shouldn't
be necessary to peel it and
take the color away. -Rhubarb
Sauce
At any meal, rhubarb sauce
is a welcome delight; as fruit
at breakfast, as sauce with
meat or poultry or as dessert
at any time. Go easy on the
sugar, easy on the cooking.
Today's rhubarb is natural
ly sweeter, requires 10 min
utes or less of gentle simmer
ing with practically not wa
ter . . . and no stirring, please.
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For tart-sweet perfection, one-
quarter cup brown or white
sugar to each cup of rhubarb
is about right. Taste for fam
ily preference as to sweetness.
A very thin lemon slice or
two with or without a clove
in the center is liked by many
rhubarb fanciers.
Rhubarb Betty
Serve this Rhubarb Betty
warm or with cream or half
and half. For each four serv
ings, was one-half pound of
rhubarb and cut in one-half
inch pieces. Combine with one
cup day-old bread cubes, one
quarter cup sugar and a dash
of cinnamon in a greased bak
ing dish. Dot with two table
spoons butter; cover and bake
.it 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Uncover and bake 10 minutes
longer to lightly brown top.
Artichoke Abundance
Artichokes, the flower of a
thistle, have been eaten for
at least 2500 years. They are
easy to prepare and easy to
eat once one learns how. Al
low one per serving of if un
usually large, cut in half
lengthwise after cooking to
make two servings. Size is
not important to quality and
flavor. Prepare just before
cooking.
Cut one inch off tops, cut
ting straight across with sharp
knife. Cut off stem about one
inch from base leaving sub
stantial stub. Full off any
loose leaves. Drop prepared
artichokes into boiling salted
water. Season by adding a
small clove of garlic, one
thick slice of lemon, one
tablespoon olive or other salad
oil for each artichoke. Add
Add bay leaf, if desired. Cov
er and boil until leaf can be
pulled easily from stalk or
until stem can easily be
pierced with a fork -30 to
45 minutes. Remove from wa
ter; drain, trim.
Serve Hot. Place hot arti
choke upright on plate. Serve
with side dish of hot melted
butter, lemon butter or with
mayonnaise for leaf dipping.
Serve Cold. As a salad,
drain and chill cooked arti
ohokes. Place upright on salad
plate. Serve with mayonnase
blended with fresh lemon
juice and prepared mustard.
Westerners often serve arti
chokes as appetizer.
How to Eat. Pull off the
leaves (petals) one by one and
dip the base (the light colored
end) into the sauce. Eat only
the tender part of the leaf by
drawing it between the teeth.
Discard remaining tip. Con
tinue until you come to fuzzy
center of 'choke". Remove the
"choke" with a knife and fork
and discard it. Cut remaining
heart into bite-size pieces with
a fork. Dip into sauce and eat
with enjoyment.
Sandwich Spreads with
Plentiful Peanut Butter
Peanut butter Is especially
plentiful right now; is an ex
cellent buy. Peanuts and pea
nut butter rank at, or among
the very top of all foods for
such nutritional qualities as
protein, food energy, fat, thia
mine, phosphorous and niacin.
Besides, people love peanut
butter.
. Here are peanut butter com
binations that spread like a
dream. Vary the bread for
new interest, too. Prepare
some of these combinations,
cover, refrigerate and have on
hand. Enough for eight sand
wiches. . Peanut Butter-Orange. Com
bine one cup peanut butter,
one-third cup orange juice
and one-quarter cup raisins;
blend until smooth.
Peanut Butter-Prune. Com
bine one-half cup peanut with
two tablespoons orange mar
malade, one-quarter cup prune
juice and one-third cup plump
ed chopped prunes; blend
well.
Peanut Butter-Bacon. Com
bine one-half cup peanut but
ter with one-quarter (about
four cooked slices) minced
crisp bacon.
Peanut Butter-Honey. Com
bine one-half cup peanut but
ter with I 'c tablespoons table
spoons honey and enough
milk (about two tablespoons)
for easy spreading.
Peanul-Ham. Combine one
cup ground ham, one-half cup
peanut butter and one-half
cup finely chopped sweet
pickle. Moisten with a little
mayonnaise for easy spread
ing. Sweet-Sour Chicken
Plentiful, bargain - priced
chicken will give the family
Eyes Of Auto
New Subdivision Is
Ashland - The Ashland city
council gave tentative ap
proval to eight acres of the
Bieber subdivision on Indiana
st. at its meeting Tuesday
night.
Final approval of the eight
acre section will be given
when a formal plat is sub
mitted to the county and city.
Four land owners indicated
they were ready to start con
struction of homes in the area
immediately.
The council sot a March 7
hearing for rczoning an area
along Bear creek from resi
dential to industrial. The
zoning variance will allow
Lininger Sand and Gravel
company to take rock from
the creek. The location is be-
much pleasure like this. Two
fryer-broilers for eight gener
ous servings.
Combine one-third cup pre
pared mustard, one-half cup
honey, two tablepsoons lemon
juice and one teaspoon salt.
Pour mixture over two frying
chickens that have been quar
tered and place in a large,
shallow dish. Refrigerate
about two hours, turning
chicken several times. Drain
excess sauce and save for
basting. Boil or oven bake
basting frequently with sauce.
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Oregon, is also known all over the country as "the
world's finest tuna." And for good reasons it has
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Approved by Ashland Council
tween Mountain ave. and Oak
st.
The city planning commis
sion has given its approval to
the variance. The council
recommended that the meas
ure be referred back to the
commission.
Present Proposal
Henry Anders presented a
proposal calling for the city
Central Point Man
Appears in Court
George Leo Fulcher, Cen
tral Point, pleaded guilty in
district court Tuesday after
noon to charges of petty lar
ceny, and imposition of sen
tence was suspended for three
years.
Original charge was burg
lary not in a dwelling, but
this was reduced yesterday to
petty larceny on motion by
District Attorney Alan B.
Holmes.
Fulcher was charged with
entering a Central Point home
Jan. 26, and taking a watch.
FOREST LAND
Forests cover almost one
third of Montana's area.
James Watt, a Scottish en
gineer, invented the steam en
gine in 1765.
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SALMON "TUNA'CRABMEAT KIPPERED STURGEON
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FOR OREGON'S DEVELOPMENT
Manufacturers
to take over and maintain a
mausoleum at the Mountain
View cemetery. Anders said
only a few relatives of de
ceased persons in the mauso
leum remain. He indicated
they would be willing to turn
over about $800 to the city
for initial upkeep costs. The
proposal was referred to the
cemetery committee.
Anders also asked the coun-1
cil if it would be possible to
sign a fire protection contract
with the city for property he
owns in the Bellview district.
Bellview school and various
lumber mills are the only ones
having such contracts at the
present time, Elmer Biegcl,
city superintendent said. An
ders' request was referred to
the fire protection committee.
The council also instructed
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perpetual upkeep costs for
the cemetery. The 1', 4 -acre
cemetery will be maintained
by the city.
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