MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
THURSDAY, AUGUST 30. 1962
Ancient Culina
:Told in History
, By JEANNE LESEM
Uniltd Prtu International
' New York - (UPli - A hostess
'who plans big dinner party
i mere month in advance is a
piker com-
pared with
the a n c i e n t
Creeks. Social
entertain i n g
was so lavish
in Sybaris, a
Greek city in
what is n o w
Italy, that ban
quel invita-
Jeanne Ltsem tions were is
sued a year ahead to give the
women time to design their
gowns.
Sybarites' Interest in lood
was so intense that they hon
ored cooks in public cere
monies for their best recipes.
By law, these cooks were
given a year's copyright that
included all profits from the
recipes' sale during that time.
ry Arts
of Food
IV -
Artist
Is Speaker
For Group
Eugene Bennett, local artist,
was guest speaker at the
August meeting of the South
ern Oregon Society of Artists.
He presented colored slides
showing parts of France and
Italy where he studied and
painted during his stay there
in 1954 and 1955.
The artist explained that
before he painted scenes of
native villages or other sub
jects he first studied the
colors, patterns, lights and
shadows which he then gave
his own interpretations.
Mr. Benneit also showed
slides of Chicago and his
paintings from there, jnd
paintings of the Lone . Pine
substation in which he point
ed out the patterns in design
and color.
The artist also explained
how stacks of lumber and
farm machinery can be turn
ed into design through an
artist's talent, both with cam
era and brush, paintings of
flowers were given as ex
amples of studies in color and
composition. ''
Guests included Mrs. Emily
DeVore. Mrs. Lena Gaspcrson,
Mrs. Carol Castillo, Mrs. Ruth
Ditmonson. Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Gruman., Mrs. Walter
Bish and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Vandervalle of Frames Etc.,
Ashland, became sustaining
members in the society.
The exhibit from the so
ciety now in the Capitol res
taurant in Salem is reported
to have received favorable
comment among visitors and
those associated with the state
government. This display is
to continue through Septem
ber 28.
Refreshments were served
after the meeting by Mrs.
Jean Neece, Mrs. Sarah Hardy
and Mrs. Carol McDaniel.
In Eugene
Ashland - Mr. and Mrs. El
don Scripter and son, 283
Scenic drive, and Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Rctter and two
sons, 760 Clover lane, spent
last week end visiting in Eu
gene with Mrs. Scriptcr's
mother, Mrs. Laura Beach,
and her brother and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Beach.
Return
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Lee
and children. Kathy, John and
Barbara, 1818 Woodlawn ave
nue, returned the first of the
week after a 10-day trip to
Yellowstone park. Salt Lake
City, and Pocatcllo. Ida. In
Pocatello they attended the
wedding of a relatives of Mr.
Lee.
Californiant
Are Guests
Shady Cove-Trail - Mrs.
Aline Inman and Mr. and
Mrs. Vcrle Inman of Hunt
ington Park. Calif., have been
guests of Mrs. Inman's sisters
and families. Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Abernathy and Mrs.
and Mrs. Thcron Mason.
These and other culinary
oddities and excesses are de
scribed entertainingly by Bet
ty Wason in "Cooks, Gluttons
and Gourmets," a history of
food from primitive times to
I the present. Each chapter in
1 eludes a few recipes. The old
! er ones are modified for
! modern kitchens.
Some cooks had almost re-
gal status, and some mon
I a r c h s were accomplished
I cooks. One priceless manu
script cookbook belonged to
Queen Victoria, who often
cooked for Prince Albert in
their private quarters at Wind
sor castle, and taught herself
to make his favorite German
dishes.
King Henri IV of France is
probably best known for his
"chicken in every pot" wish
for his nation. But he was
also a talented cook, whose
specialties included ragout, a
stew with rich sauce.
King Stanislaus of Poland
lost his throne when his coun
try was partitioned, but in
vented baba au rhum during
his exile in Paris. Experi
menting with yeast - raised
sweet dough for guglhupa, a
cake he baked it in individual
molds and soaked the little
cakes while warm with hot
rum syrup.
Even monarchs who didn't
cook were often preoccupied
with thoughts of food. A Ro
man emperor, Domitian, once
interrupted his senate to ask
what sauce he should serve
with fish at the night's ban
quet. And Marc Antony once
gave a cook an entire city as
reward for an especially good
banquet.
Some 20th century foods
aren't as new as we think,
writes Miss Wasom. Prehis
toric Incas in South America
dried and powdered potatoes
for future use; 12th century
Japanese made powdered tea,
which they liquified as we do
instant coffee or tea today.
Marco Polo's journals tell
how the Tartars dried skim
med milk to a paste, which
could be reliquified as need
ed. Miss Wason credits an
ancient Persian, Sardanapa
lus, with conducting the first
recorded cooking contests.
Many modern plays have
meal scenes, but ancient
Greeks went a step further.
They wrote cooking hints into
plays. One told how to bake
a shark, stuffed with half ripe
mulberries.
Evans Valley Couple
Visited by. Daughter
Evans Valley Visiting the
Richard H. Taylors are their
daughter, Mrs. Richard Syver
son and children, from Salt
Lake City, Utah. Other recent
visitors were Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Kceter, and Dr. and
Mrs. Steven Winston and chil
dren, all from Fullerton, Calif.
Home for the summer is their
son, Jim, who is at .present
working for the Peter Kiewit '
company. He plans on enter
ing San Jose college this fall, j
Visit i
Ashland Mr. and Mrs.
Jack L. Zittercob and daugh- j
ters, Gay and Joy, of Desert i
Hot Springs, Calif., visited i
last week with Mrs. Zitter-:
cob's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
G. VV. Goswick, 1821 Siskiyou
boulevard. The Zittercob fam-
ily lived in Ashland for many
years.
In Ashland
Ashland - Mrs. William O.
Yates, 724 Iowa street, re
turned from visiting in Se
attle with her son and his
family, the William O. Yates,
who accompanied her back to
Ashland to spend the holiday
week. Mr. and Mrs. Yates and
their two sons formerly lived
in Ashland and still own
property here.
Sister Visits
Ashland - A guest at the
home of Mr. nd Mrs. Harold
Merrill, 631 Siskiyou boule
vard, is Mrs. Merrill's sister,
Mrs. Alfred McGrath of
Berkeley, Calif.
Bon Voyage Party
Held for Couples
A bon voyage party was
given recently in honor of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dempsey
who will leave Medford soon
to live in Eugene, and Mr. and
Mrs. Dale Shommer and their
three children, who are mov
ing from Grants Pass to Sac
ramento, Calif.
The party was given in the
home of Mrs. Hazel Miridle
kauff. 525 Valley View drive.
A barbecue dinner was served
by the hostess and dancing
was a diversion of the eve
ning. About 20 guests attend
ed. From out of town were Mr
and Mrs. Keith Edlifson from
Portland, former Medford
residents.
National VFW Auxiliary President Gives Advice
By GAY PAULEY
UPI Women's Editor
New York -tl'PC- In this organization-happy
land, presi
dents are in profuse supply. A
presidency oi
.an
I
I
ai V ;- w o
kVSirV&.MI el?e
some club or
ether group
v happens to
almost every
man. Or
a chair-
;f manship of
c o m mil-
.a.. lee, wnero
Gay 1'auley the same qual
ities of leadership are re
quired. If you're an incoming presi
dent facing the busy fall and
winter season after the sum
imer slump, don't panic. Re
. member you've won an "elec
;tion" at the local, state or na
tional level because the mem-
bership of the PTA. the ladies'
auxiliary, the women's club
jhad confidence in you. By
lelccting you, they're also
pledged to work with you.
So dig in early - it's one of
the best methods for assuring
a successful term, advises one
woman president whose string
of organization activities is
staggering.
She is Mrs. Merton B. Tice,
of Mitchell, S.D., new national
president of the ladies auxil
iary to the Veterans of For
eign Wars. The organization
has some 330,000 members.
The new Job doesn't fright
en Elfriede Ticc. She has held
practically every local, state
and national office in the
VFW since she joined in 1947.
She holds memberships and
has served in a number of of
fices also with the federation
of women's clubs, the Red
Cross, the YWCA. Order of
the Eastern Star. DAR, PTA
and business and professional
women's clubs.
A native of Norfolk, Va..
she is married to a judge of
the municipal court of Mitch
ell. The couple has three chil
dren: Charles, 21; Merton, 19,
land Virginia, 16.
To i n c o m i n g presidents,
I Mrs. Tice in an interview of
fered these additional sugges
tions. Check your wardrobe now
to make sure your "meeting"
dresses, hats and shoes are in
order. Lay in a supply of
white gloves. Avoid frou-frou,
wild hats, and brilliant jewel
ry for platform appearances.
Get that fall permanent
early. Get a new girdle for
the first meeting of your or
ganization - " a new girdle
does wonders for your confi
dence," said Mrs. Tice.
Call up your board mem
bers, or write notes telling
them how glad you are the
year is starting, how much
you look forward to working
with them, thank them for
B 3
their suggestions.
Fill vacancies in committee
appointments, sticking to club
by-laws.
Finding Sizes A Chore? 1
TRY US FIRST!
U 1 l-IHgi'irO: M
Visits Mother
Maguirn Gunli
n Shady Cova
Shady Cove-Trail - Mrs.
and Mrs. John Maguire of
Medford and Michael Mag
uire of Ashland were recent
guests of Mr. and Mrs. B.
A kins. Shady Cove.
Tilltr Family
Host lo Guests
Tiller - Mrs. Leonard Hal-
ler. Mrs. Ethel Wood of Sioux
City. Iowa and Mr. and Mrs.
Dale Wood. Mike and Mark,
of Marysvillc. Calif, visited
at the Glann Rogers home
Saturday afternoon on their
return from the Seattle Fair.
Lot Angelani
Tiller Guxtt
Tiller - Mr. and ''r- Ed
ward M Parker of Los An
geles, Calif., visited last
week in thf home of her
brother, Mr. nd Mrs Verne
Killian
i Shady Cove - Trail - Mrs.
Carol hranklin, San Diego,
Calif., was a recent house
guest of her mother, Mrs.
Frances Miller and brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Thomas.
j Hou&eguasls
In Shady Cave
' Shady Cove-Trail - House
i guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
I ward Robertson. Shady Cove,
j have been Mr. and Mrs. Ray
IShinman and children. Portland.
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