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New Products Suggest Ideas for Christmas
Mrs. Kenneth Smith, pictured right, above, president of Alpha
Jtho Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, modeled an Emba autumn
haze bubble cape with holster collar and slash pockets at the
chapter's style show and luncheon staged December 7 in Rogue
Valley Country Club. Mrs. Wayne Hunter, left, wore an American
broadtail fur coat in walker length with three-quarter sleeves
and inverted pockets. The boa attached to the collar is of dyed
Hudson Bay sable. The furs were by Samuel of Medford Shop
ping Center,
Bv DOROTHEA BROOKS
United Press International
NEW YORK (UP1) - Handy
for the hostess
A convertible chair designed
for the nursery-age guest. The
simDle lounee chair becomes a
crib or youth bed with seat and
back cushions forming a mat
tress unit. Conversion Is acco
plished by a simple unfolding
operation. Cushions are foam
with Koroseal upholstery for
practicality. Product of Sturte
vant Co., Strcator, 111.
For larger guests, a disap
pearing bed mounted on the
front panel of a hardwood cabi
net; swings up out of sight dur
ing the day. North American
Import Bedding, New York.
For quick clean-ups before
the guests arrive, a midget
vacuum with utility wand, dust
ing brush, crevice tool. Weigh
ing only three pounds, the Troy
jet can be carried about easily
by means of an over-the-should-er
strap. Product of Troy In
dustries, Tuckahoe, N. Y.
From Sears Roebuck, a
unique bar-buffet cart featuring
a thermoelectric food condi
tioner . cabinet that will either
rnnl or heat. The cart, an at
tractive piece of furniture in
mm stock oil Iinisnea wainui,
rolls on large casters. Exten-i
sion panels on eitner ena lorm
a generous bar and there is
ample storage space for dry
foods and party supplies. At the
push of a button the thermo
electric food compartment will
chill ice cubes and tooos ai
temperatures down to 35 de
grees, or keep hot dishes serv
ing warm up to 160 degrees.
From the Franklin Itanufac-!
turinc division of Studebaker
Company, South Bend, comes
a walnut-paneled refrigerator
that looks like a piece of furni
ture, can serve as a room di
vider just about anywhere. The
Avanti features smoked - glass
sliding doors on the upper sec-1 for a crowd. The new Corning
Ware teakettle holds two quarts.
You can boil the water and
make the tea in the same at
tractive utensil of pyrocream
tion; a fold-out salad board and
a freezer in the lower section.
At last, a teapot large enough
and snap-in top of stainless
steel, a black plastic handle.
The bowl is graduated in ounces
giass-ceramic decorated w 1 1 n for easy measuring and the of coffee
minutes.
the familiar Corning Ware blue wide mouth has a pouring lip
corntiower. ideal also tor neat- rather than spout.
ing soups, stews, vegetables,
the kettle has a neckband and! A new idea for coffee-making
is the Salton Filtercup Coffee ex
tractor. A specially designed
flow control disk produces a pot
in less than three
From Corning, also, a new
electromatic platter of Pyro
cream with attractive handles
ideal for serving the meat-and-vegetable
course, or for
keeping hot snacks hot, toast
and tea warm, etc. The platter
is laminated to a full-size, con-trolled-heat
grid and is immer
sible for washing.
WORK SMARTER
NOT HARDER
By BERNICE STRAWN
Oregon Stat University
Short cut vour holiday clean-, some iron and B vitamins, as
ing. Use your dryer to freshen ! well as small amounts of vita-
dusty draperies, slip covers and
bedspreads. They probably don't
need washing and the dryer will
tumble out the dust and fluff
them. Use the "no heat" set
ting if your dryer has one.
If your dryer doesn't have a
"no heat" cycle, you can use
the last five minutes of any
drying cycle. Most dryers oper
ate without heat the last few
min C. However, it is not used
in large enough amounts to add
appreciably to the mineral and
vitamin content of the diet.
Shopping at Christmas in the
hustle and bustle of crowds,
lovely store displays and ads
can easily tempt you to buy
more expensive gifts than you
intended. Mrs. Alberta Johns'
Put in only one big item at j ton, OSU extension family, fi
nance specialist, cautions that
"buy now, pay later" sounds
fine when you are imbued with
the Yule Spirit. But later you
must face the fact that from 6
to 36 per cent interest charges
were added to the original price
tag. Credit may be very help
ful to you but find out first just
what it costs.
a time so it has plenty of room
to tumble.
If you have toddlers in the
family, trim the lower branch
es of the Christmas tree with
unbreakable ornaments, sug
gests Mr. Robert Frasier, OSU
extension family life specialist.
Children will enjoy taking off
and putting back these decora
tions. Be sure they are safe for
the youngster to handle too.
.
Does honey have special nu
tritional value? Some people
think so because It is a "natural
sugar." Virginia Wciser, our ex
tension nutritionist at OSU says
the truth is that although a per
son may enjoy honey, it is no
New Baby Formula
Easy-does-it with baby's for
mula these days: The newest
concept in infant feeding is a
disposable formula nurser. It
makes pre-sterilized, pre-mixed
formulas available with pre
sterilized nipples. When feeding
is finished, the entire nurser is
better as body fuel than cane thrown away. (Pet Milk Co.,
or beet sugar. Honey carries St. Louis, Mo.)
Spiced Candy
And Wine-Add
To Appetizer
You will be getting Christmas
dinner off to a glorious start
when you serve as the appe
tizer chilled Spicy Fruit Noel.
It is prepared well ahead of
time to avoid the last-minute
rush that frequently occurs in
the kitchen before the big meal.
Even more important is its
rosy-pink color and spicy flavor
designed to attract both eye and
appetite at the Yulctide feast.
Spicy Fruit Noel
One can (1 pound, 14 ounces)
fruit cocktail; four thin lemon
slices, halved; pinch salt; twoj
tablespoons red cinnamon can- j
dies; one-fourth cup nose wine
or cranberry juice cocktail.
Drain fruit syrup into sauce
pan. Add lemon slices, salt and
cinnamon candies. Cover and
bring to a boil; cook, stirring
occasionally, until candies are
dissolved. Remove from heat
and stir in wine. Place fruit
cocktail in a large bowl; pour
hot syrup mixture over top.
Chill.
To serve, spoon into shallow
dishes. If desired top with a
little yogurt or dairy sour
cream and garnish with holly
sprigs. Makes eight servings.
Rinse towels well three
times if washed hy hand and
all rinse cycles if washed by
machine.
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FINE FOODS AND GIFTS
Farm-Fresh end Home-Made
Fresh Fruit
Persnickity Pastries
Preserves and Syrups
Smokehouse Specials
Creamy Confections
Chummy Cheeses
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