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10 C SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 13B3 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON A rrrrplinn today at (lie home of Mr. and Mm. (iusl Ekdahl, 2,'liO Highway Wi. Ashland, will celebrate Ihc rntiilns 5ll(h wed ding anniversary. Friends nnd relatives are invNctl lo call between one and four o'clock. Reception Set Today ASHLAND Mr. and Mrs. i their sons and daughters with Gust Ekdahl, 2370 Highway 66, 1 their husbands and wives, Mr. Ashland will be honored in ob- and Mrs. H. R. Spiller, Mr. and servance ol their Iillietn wed ding anniversary at a reception to be given this afternoon in the couple's home. Friends and rel atives of the couple arc invited to call on them between the hours of one and four o'clock. Hosts for the event will be Mrs. E. G. Edison, Portland; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ekdahl, Central Point; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Ekdahl, Concord, Calif, and the seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The honorees were married December 211, 191.1. Relaxed Rooms Said Necessary By Gay Pauley IP su mm . AHA Vanilla Products Now Protected Through FDA Vanilla extract, says the standard of identity, is the solu tion of vanilla constituent in eth yl alcohol. The content of alco hol must be no less than 35 per cent by volume, and the content of the vanilla consti- tnnnl nnt Incc than nnp unit npr- fore that, the dark little bottle ! gallon. (A unit rcorcscnts the labeled "Pure Vanilla Extract" j flavoring equivalent of 13.35 la constituent, was a status symbol of the well-1 ounces of vanilla beans, con- If you glance again at these stocked pantry. taining 25 per cent moisture or standards of identity, you'll dis- Romance. gold, and history . less.) Vanilla extract may also cover that the difference be am all hirlHen inoredienls of the rnntain olvenrin nr nrnnvlpne tween vanilla extract and va "Make mine vanilla." How many times have you heard or said this yourself? The familiar phrase has become part of our language pattern, j u s t as the product itself is part and parcel of American tradition. For back in grandma's day, and even be- tains two or more units of va- nilla constituent. Has Ethyl Alcohol Vanilla flavoring has an ethyl alcohol content of less than 35 per cent by volume, and one unit of vanilla constituent; con centrated vanilla flavoring con tains two or more units of vanil- and if it's combined with va nilla, that fact must be clearly stated on the label. Standards have also been set for vanilla vanillin products; and these three highlights are of particu lar consumer interest. In any vanilla - vanillin product, the amount of flavor contributed by vanilla beans must be more than half the overall vanilla fla vor; the flavoring strength must be printed on the label; so must the statement "contains vanil- of Tahiti produces a different species of bean, vanilla Tahi tensis Moore, a sort of fraternal twin of Mexican vanilla. There are minute differences in form and shape, a n d if your'e fas cinated bv odors, a deep whiff pointed. So if you ever sudden will reveal a variation in frag-1 ly feel, in an off-moment, that ranee, too. For the Tahitian vanilla bean carries just the faintest scent of heliotrope, so elusive it can hardly be pin- there's heliotrope around as you lift that spoonful of ice cream to your lips, you're not dream ing. It's there. And it's vanilla. NEW YORK (UPI) - Fash Ion's been through its "relaxed", look in women's clothing. Could be that the home next is lo be affected. In this age of tension, one New York interior designer holds that every house should have one "relaxed" room; one where no one color or one piece of furniture figuratively shouts for attention. Staniford Squire, the designer Currently one of his projects is on display at New York's National Design Center. It is a series of room vig nettes as settings for Hudson Paper Products' introduction of its new line and new package design. Because of limited space, the designer used a lot of illusion to make the vignettes seem larger. Any homemaker can use the same techniques to give says that today there's so much spacious look to small rooms, color mat sometimes u uunu- ne saU. fragrant vanilla bean. A new- world plant, it was first report ed around 1519 by "stout" Cor tez, the intrepid Spanish con quistador who observed the Az tecs, in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico, blending it with chocolate. Vanilla beans are still a source of our domestic supply. But, from time to time, the established integrity of certain food products has been threat ened in a number of ways. Not so long ago, this happened to vanilla. Pure vanilla products are made by placing ground va nilla beans in a tank, pumping an alcohol solution through to extract their taste and odor con stituents, and mixing the ex tracted materials with either water or alcohol. Price Raised Recently, however, the price of vanilla beans zoomed to a dollar an ounce, and the tempta tion to keep the price low by cheapening the product grew strong. One way to do it was to go "short" on the vanilla bean, and "long on less expensive substitutes like vanillan, a syn thetic product, or nun - vanilla natural products such as cas cara or licorice. What protects consumers and responsible industry from situa tions like this? The answer: Fed eral Definitions and Standards of Idontity. In September of this year, standards f o r vanilla extract and other vanilla products were published by the Food and Drug Administration, with industry, consumers, and proiessionai experts helping to determine precisely what me standards should be. The standards go into effect in December. Here's a brief summary of these standards. glycol as additional solvents, . nilla flavoring is largely one oi un, an arm lui idvui and sugar, dextrose, i syrup to add sweetness. Concentrated vanilla extract is the same as vanilla extract, except that each gallon con- corn i alcoholic content, i ne extract j contains more alcohol, but the amount of vanilla is the same. I Vanillin, on the other hand, is i an artificial flavor or flavoring, English Weaver First To Make Turkish Towels To some people the invention of the towel is as important as the wheel. But just when the first towel made its debut, no one knows. We learn from the Old Testa ment that when Abraham was visited by three angels, he gave them water with which to wash the desert sand from their feet and towels with which to dry them. In the New Testament, we read that Christ taught his disciples a lesson in humility and service by washing their feet in a basin and drying them with a towel. The earliest known examples of linen terry, amazingly like our terry towel of today, dates back from 20(H) B.C. to the Eleventh Dynasty of the Egyp tian Empire. The lncas of Peru in 400 A. IX wove terry poncho shirts which closely resemble a rough terry towel. In Greece and Rome, as in Egypt, the gentry used towels to dry their hands after wash ing, and lo wipe them after a meal. Terry Towels In the I7lh century, women of leisure look rough loose cloth and, as a form of handiwork, made loops by picking up threads in a sort of decorative pattern thus creating what today our terry towels. In the middle of the inih cen tury, the principle of weaving Labeling, like this, of course, is one way to "promote honesty , and fair dealing in the interests of consumers," a prime objec-'. live of Federal food standards. Shipment of a product (like va nilla) that does not conform to lhn Federal standard set for that products can result in seiz ure by the Government, and the shipper can be punished too, thus protecting both the ethical businessman and the housewife. Here's an aromatic postscript. The romantic South Sea island had not changed since the stone- age man first made cloth. Hence, in 1851 Samuel Holt, an Englishman, developed the first production machinery for mak ing cotton fabric with a pile construction of surface loops which acted as tiny sponges to absorb moisture. England, at this time, favored acce t Hoil's ld weave. "!- ?." variety of colors African Violets Make Ideal Gifts African violets continue to hold their own as one of Ameri ca's most popular year-round ' flowering plants. Lush green fo- he moved his equipment to Turkey where his new fabric achieved immediate success. Within a few years this looped material became popularly known as "Turkish Toweling". In 1003 Holt established his hand looms in a small factory in Palcrson, N.J., thus produc ing the first lurkish toweling in America. Today modern machinery has replaced the hand and itiot method making it possible to create not only terry towels hut coordinated kitchen cotton en sembles such as matching teny aprons, toaster covers, dish towels, all purpose cloths, placemats and napkins. The Re search Department ot Morgan Jones, Inc., one of the leaders it cheerfully produces make it an ideal Christmas plant. To make them most enjoyable, give African violets en masse, In afford the recipient a number of colors, in porous clay pots, essential (or proper drainage. To help keep humidity high, send along a tray and some pebbles or vcrmiculite with your array of clay-potted Af rican violets. Pots can then stand on the tray, full of peb bles, and be watered from be low. Ilanincrs Visit In Corvallis HORNBROOK Mr. and Mrs. Dwain Hamner spent three days last week in Corvallis, Ore., where they made a pre-Christ mas visit at the home of Mrs NORBEST FRESH TURKEYS Ocean Fresh FISH FILLETS Flounder Sea Bass Pacific Perch Rock Cod Red Snapper Petrale Sole Fresh Salmon HENS All Sizes! Frcsh-NOT Frozen TOMS All Sizes! Fresh-NOT Frozen 40s in the terrv towel fie d. con-1 linually tests patterns, weaves. ! Hamner's brother and sister-in-colors and designs to further - law, Mr. and Mrs. David Hoi- is I rtevel'i'i e(fiein"v and fash- land, former Hornbrook rest 1 ion of kitchen cotton. dents. Select from the Geese (Ovtn Ready) Ducks (Oven Ready) Fryer Rabbits Fryers (Large Local Grown) Livers .691b. .591b. .691b. .491b. (From Younq Fryers) . 591b. Roasting Chickens .451b. Stewing Chicken (Cut Up) 291b. Young Bakes .551b. FINEST for your Holiday Feasting: Fresh Lutefisk .451b. Frvcr Gizzards & Hearts .391b. Beltsville Turkeys ,1s,;,7 .591b. FRESH OREGON COCKTAIL or SAIAD SHRIMP - OCEAN FRESH CRABS ind CRABMEAT - FRESH COCKTAIL OYSTERS EXTRA SMALL SIZE-BULK PACIFIC OYSTERS 95' FITTS SEAFOOD & POULTRY 131 West Main Street Phone 773-8497 nates dccoralinR schemes unlil "people arc the background. He's all for color in room setlinRs, restaurants, offices, and other design schemes he creates. Brinht, clear poster colors are. his Inols because, as he explained, he is scums a production. Hut in his own Manhattan apartment, beige and brown neutrals prevail as a "rest" from the bright shades with which he works all day. "I like a lot of color, but not for myself," said Squires, a Califomian who has hatl his own New York design firm for six years. Keep II Subdued The ('.'sinner said in an inter view the "relaxed" room could be either living or dining room. The best way lo achieve it: Use of monochromatic color schemes cither in pastels or in the beige or gray neutrals. Squire, a native of Pasadena, studied desiun at the University of Southern California and (he ( ' uinurd Art Institute and Art ; Center, Los Angeles. ', Before setting up his own firm, he was decorating editor on one of the borne furnishings magazines. He currently has design commitments to four na tional magazines. Squire's design approach is simple: "Don't use a fabric nr a niece ot lurnmue or any oin Illusion Of Space He listed some ways: Through color again, the mo nochromatic, nr variations ot one color throughout a room. Preferably, he said, a light col or, nut the living room ot his apartment has one windnwless wall in a dark brown so thai at night wilh lights and candle light on Die dark wall seems In "move off into the night" giv ing a feeling of unli niled space. Through scale. Small rooms, scale furniture proportionately. A 12-foot long sofa is loo much or Ihc average living room "besides, it lines people up as if seated at a banquetle." he said. Through use of mirrors. They're one ol Ihc best meth ods for making small areas look larger. Squire hung a con nio nf Inioe framed mirrors, as he had hung pictures, on the wall opposite the living room windows of his own apartment lo "add" depth. Other tricks. Wall lo wall, (Kinr to ceiling window treat- menls. Some chairs without arms. Oltomans to provide ex itia seating for gnosis, but fur I nilure to be shoved beneath a i table or elsewhere nut of the 1 wav when not needed. Klimina ' lion of footboards on beds in 1 small bedrooms Kven lowering the hed height by sawing down element ot design Jtisl be-, the legs (lie mix springs set mi. i cause it's Ibe newest. Use il be-: Use of scenic or three dimcn-1 cause K is lasioiui, cottin'!i, i siimihi wjmii'iuti i ti"' "m"" functional and livable." i in small areas SISKIYOU 11111 Holiday Greetings JOt R. HOSICK Mottu.rr Mjr. 772 5488 "Chapel in the Trees" MORTUARY 2100 Siikiyou Blvd. Purpls Shield Funrl lnurnc LtW Q. 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