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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 11)63 'Why Don't They' List Of Interest By Gay Pauley ii If NEW YORK (UPI)-A. wom an in St. Louis wants to know who, now that they've made ev erything else instant, we don't have instant eggs for the home. A woman in Los Angeles asks why in an age of waistline watching that calorie counts aren't stamped on most foods. These are some . of the re sponses from readers to a re cent column from this desk list ing a series of "why don't theys?". to help manufacturers improve their products. . Powdered Eggs It was Mrs. 0. E. Gloessner of St. Louis who wrote she had a "why don't they?" that had been bothering her for years. "Why don't they make pow dered eggs available for home use, now that everything else is in instant or powdered form?" she asked. "When eggs are high," she continued, "my family would gladly make do with scrambled eggs of a morning. And how wonderful to have them always on hand when you get a sudden urge to bake and have only a couple of fresh ones on the shelf." . ' Mrs. J. G. Collin of Los An geles said she wanted to "reg i s t e r complaints concerning pointed - toe shoes, package weights such as 2 516 ounces, and items whose outer wrap ping is much larger than its in ner contents." 1'hen she added, ". . . now that we are nearly all greatly concerned with calorie count, all foods dealers would profit if they had caloric count infor mation." To go with the letters from these women, there's a new list of suggestions from National Family Opinion, Toledo, Ohio, a consumer research firm which lists 85,000 part-time home maker consultants. Its women ask, "Why don't they?" Put two red crayons in children's crayon boxes. Offer lined fancy stationery for people who can't help writ ing upnui. Put something besides plas tic buttons on all-cotton gar ments. The garmens are laun dered at high temperatures imd the buttons melt out of shape. Make sure the label "twin"-. or "double is easy to locatev on sheets. Some manufacturers already make this labeling easy to find; others are negligent. But easy-to-find labels would save many a minute in a house where both sheet sizes are used. Make inside breast pockets in women's coats as they do in men's suits and coats. . Make cup measurements on coffee percolators easier to see. The same suggestion applies to many ot tne cookme utensils which have cut labels hardly visible. Make little girls' snow leg gings with a wide band of elas tic around the top and elimin ate the straps so that a dress could be worn over them more easily. , Put a pouring spout on de tergent boxes. Make colored salt for those who don't see too well to pre vent over-salting from t h e shaker. Sell men's stockings with a small piece of yarn to match so that a mended spot doesn't show. Put an identifying mark on all substances that are danger ous and-or poisonous. Children recognize the meaning of skull and crossbones, but not the printed words. 50-Plus Club Holiday Party To Be Planned A Christmas party for Med ford Fifty Plus Club members will be planned at the group's next meeting, Friday, Decem ber 13 at 12:30 p.m., in St. Mark's Episcopal Church Guild Hall, Fifth Street and North Oakdale Avenue. The party date is set for December 20. This Friday's program will in clude readings, group singing, cards and dancing until 4 p.m. The slate of nominated officers will be announced. The elections are to be held later this month. On the date of elections, nom inations from the floor will be solicited and voted on. Sack lunches should be taken and coffee will be furnished. 1 All interested senior citizens are invited to the club's meet ings and activities. More infor mation may be obtained by call ing .Mrs; Kenneth Bowker, 664 1022. ', -The nominating committee was appointed at a recent meet ing by L. L. Davis, club presi dent. Over 60 members attend ed the potluck luncheon meet ing. Dr. Frank Roberts, Mrs. Lillian Edwards and Mrs. Agnes Furch were committee mem bers in charge. Cole Slaw Standby For Holiday Meals Cole slaw is a holiday stand by because it goes with meat, poultry, fish, cheese entrees. Good with sandwiches too. Give it a holiday look like this: Combine one cup dairy sour cream with one tablespoon chopped pimiento, three table spoons chopped green pepper, one tablespoon grated onion; one tablespoon fresh horserad ish; season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour over one quart finely shredded cabbage; toss lightly. Date Bacon Wrap-Ups Make Holiday Fare Warm party appetizers are popular, particularly at this time of year. For your holiday party you want to incllude Date Bacon Wrap-Ups which can be prepared ahead of time and heated when you are ready to serve. Stuff whole pitted fresh dates with apple or sharp cheese wedges and wrap a partially cooked half-slice of bacon around each stuffed date. Secure with toothpicks and broil one to two minutes on each side until bacon is crisp. Serve. Public Card Party Slated; Council Elects Weatonka Council, Degree of Pocahontas Lodge, will sponsor a public card party Friday, December 13 at 8:15 p.m., in the Redman Hall on Apple Street. Bridge, pinochle and ca nasta will be played. Refreshments will be served by Mrs. Charles Dooms and Mrs. Esther Hobbs. A regular lodge meeting will precede the event at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Roland Wicker was elected council president at the group's last meeting. Mrs. Ralph White was elected Poca hontas; Mrs. David Athanas, Wenonah; Lewis Thompson, Powhatna; Mrs. Jack Thomas, trustee and Mrs. Charles Su sich, reporter. On December 7 several mem bers traveled to Anderson, Calif., to attend a reception which honored the great trus-1 tees of the State of California. Attending from here were Mr. and Mrs. Wicker; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas; Mrs. Laura Wicker; Mrs. Leo Mitchell and Mrs. Su sich. Mr. Wicker and Mr. Thomas also are great officers of the Improved Order of Red- i men. Conserve Energy While Holiday Shopping, Advice Many homemakers work hard on Christmas shopping and getting ready for the big day that they don't really enjoy the holiday itself. And even those who like shopping most of the time often find it tiring now with big lists to be filled in such a short time. If you feel like that, maybe it's because you do it on a hit-or-miss basis, without any real planning. Here are a few tips that may help you enjoy the gaily decorated stores more as you search for just the right gifts: Instead of one long tour of the stores, make it three, or even four, shorter ones. Concentrate on selecting just a few gifts each time. That way you'll have time to really look around, window shop and enjoy all the colorful sights. Set aside one day for the chil dren to see Santa and look at all the toys. Forget about shop ping that day. When you get down to serious buying, go alone. You'll accom plish more in less time. Get Grandma to watch the kids or hire a baby sitter. Find out when the stores are the least crowded usually early in the day and go then. And if you must take public trans portation, avoid traveling during rush hours. Take advantage of delivery services. One of the most tiring parts of shopping is lugging home all the packages. When lunchtime comes, take at least a few minutes to rest. Most stores have comfortable areas where you can rest and eat quickly and quietly. Working girls who want to eat and shop both on their noontime break may also want to have a quick meal of this type at their desk and then have most of the lunch hour free or buying present or two. Be careful with your handbag. Pickpockets always seem to be more prevalent just before Christmas. Many stores set aside special shopping hours just for men. Make sure your own Santa knows about them so he'll have a chance to shop in comfort, too. He'll probably fill your stocking wnn lots of goodies just to say "thank you." They're packaging logs these days three to a carton and boasting "wonderful spruce aro- ma." The thick 12-inch-long logs are actually wax impregnated spruce chip logs made by a pa per manufacturer. They burn for about two hours or more with no sparks and no smoke, (Mountain Paper Products Co., Bellows Falls, Vt.) CRCC CHRISTMAS IliLL TREES! . Yes A Beautiful Douglas Fir Christmas Tree Your choice of any size, huae or small will be given FREE with your purchase of $25.00 HOLIDAY AMBROSIA Make fruit cake ambrosia this way: slice fruit cake in thin slices. Place alternate layers of cake, fresh orange (or grape fruit) segments, -then shredded coconut in desert bowl. Repeat layers in same older as many times as size of bowl demands, but make sure last top layer is coconut. Chill. Spoon into des sert dishes. Pour on any orange juice produced in peeling and sectioning oranges. Clean rusting garbage cans well. Dry throughly then pour melted paraffin in the bot tom. Do this on that new can and it won't rust out. DECORATE THEIR INTERIORS FOR CHRISTMAS FINE FOODS AND GIFTS Farm-Fresh and Home-Made Fresh Fruft Persnickify Pastries Preserves and Syrups Smokehouse Specials Creamy Confections . Chummy Cheeses or more at PURUCKER MUCK" HOIKF 111 North Central Ph. 773-7S38 Many lovely trees to choose from This offer is good until December 19 err test&v. Jill I It iNLm ? a- We'" se"d y0"1- oil' 16 A i I C or Y0U or s,p b7t JJu II I I I fvgpft:ii P'c't 'em up an '"i jj, Jl f them home right from (ESD CP S5BaM2D G Beta Upsilons Slate Party; Events Listed The annual Christmas party for Beta Upsilon Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi sorority, is planned for December 17 in the home of Mrs. Calvin C. McKibben, Other December activities have included a meeting in the home of Mrs. Floyd llostelter, 2290 Corona Avenue, when two debate teams from the Medford High School debated on govern ment controlled medicine. Mrs, Douglas Plumley was in charge of the program. Refreshments were served and a layette shower was given honoring Mrs. Laurence Ware. The annual pledge ceremony also was held recently by the chapter at a meeting in the home of Mrs. Jack Rentz. Can didates who became members were Mrs. E. D. Davis, Mrs John Dies, Mrs. Edward Klim- ko. Mrs. George Warner, Mrs. Dale Pruett and Mrs. Leo Vilarino. Mrs. Robert Bills transferred her membership j from California. Mrs. Plumlev I was rnhnslpss. I Spareribs Are Enhanced With Fruit Stuffing The delicious flavor of spare- ribs makes tnem a ireai wnen ever you serve them, but have you ever prepared spareribs with a stuffing? Vcnnfinllv tocfv nr the mnv fruit stuffings, for fruit always enhances me navor oi pom. Trnnlz-al KtllfFlnff is S DSrtiCU- larly good one recommended by Reba Staggs, meat recipe ex nort It's a sniped mixture of pineapple, raisins, almonds and I bread crumbs. The spareribs are first cut intn throo.rih fiprtinns. and the stuffing is placed between two of tne pieces, iney are covereu nnri koirAj nno hmir then un covered for tho remainder of the cooking time to brown. CnHke.Tnnl.nt StllffiniT Four pounds spareribs; two I teaspoons sail; one-eignin iea- nsmnnr- trnnipal Stuffing. bIwm t"-rt'. . r,,t cnarprihs into DleCeS Ol approximately three ribs each. Season with salt and pepper. 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