THE GATE CITY JOURNAL
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Summer Wraps Are Attractive
By JULIA BOTTOMLEY
(© , 1929, Western Newspaper Union.)
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| PEANUT BUTTER BISCUITS £
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Whether you serve them for break
fast, luncheon, afternoon tea, or eve
ning refreshments, everybody will be
sure to like these peanut butter bis
cuits, provided you have “ It” —which.
In biscuit making, means a light touch
and an Instinct for managing the oven
just right. The bureau of home econ
omics says to bake in a “ quick oven,"
meaning at an oven tefnperature from
450 degrees Fahrenheit to 500 degrees
Fahrenheit
Capricious, whimsical, chnrm-Iug,
beguiling, unique, graceful, unusual
— one adjective is as applicable as
another when it comes to describ
ing the fanciful wraps which are
lending interest to the summer
style parade.
Very often the summery wrap Is a
separate theme, hut just as often it
is a component part of an ensemble
costume— which does not, however, In
terfere with its doing duty with other
frocks as well as the one to which it
is closely related. In the picture this
ensemble of feminized styling Is made
o f peach-colored georgette. The coat
of the matching georgette Is worn over
a sleeveless frock.
Between wraps o f georgette and of
transparent velvet there Is keen com
petition. Being of light and airy tex
ture, one welcomes their entrance Into
the summer mode, especially since so
many o f the gowns are made sleeve
less, which renders a wrap which can
be easily thrown off and on almost
an indispensable thing.
With every flowered chiffon frock a
velvet coat or cape of gay hue has
become the watchword of the mode.
Sometimes these are made quite sim-
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For slaw the cabbage Is chopped,
but for salads It looks better shred
ded.
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Avoid a high temperature when
cooking eggs or egg dishes. Intense
heat toughens egg whites.
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Finish the walls o f a dark hallway
with paper or paint of a pleasant yel
low color to make It lighter.
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Allow orange marmalade to cool
slightly after cooking and stir before
putting It in glasses. The peel will
then remain evenly distributed instead
o f rising to the top.
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To save left-over egg yolks cover
them with cold water and keep them
In the refrigerator, or drop them In
boiling water and cook them until
hard. I f cooked, when the yolk is
cold, press it through a sieve and keep
It to garnish creamed dishes or salads.
4 tbs. peanut butter H tsp. salt
2 tbs. fat
2 cups flour
4 tsp. baking pow- Milk
der
ply—perhaps just a straight loose coat
with a scarf collar. Then again the
wrap is a puzzling thing of circular
rutiles, capelets and huge bows.
Some of the chiffon or georgette
coats— and, by the way, they are as
Sun Suits for Youngsters
I I I I I I I I I I I I !■ H -H -H "! I I-1- H I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ............. .. | | |
(Prepared by the United State« Department
of Agriculture.)
practical as they are handsome— In
dulge in many tine knife plattings;
others “ say It” with circular ruffles
galore. In the Instance of the model
In the picture chic supreme is ex
pressed through circular ruffles about
the hemline.
Speuking of georgette for the sum
mer ensemble, no fabric Is more com
mendable.
For one thing. It wears.
Then In most Instances It can be
tubbed satisfactorily; at any rate It
cleans most perfectly. I f you have
never owned a tailored georgette en
semble you have missed one of the
chlefest of sartorial Joys.
Sift the dry Ingredients and rub the
fat and peanut butter Into the flour
with the tips of the Angers. Make a
well In this dry mixture and, stirring
from the center, add slowly enough
milk to make a soft dough.
On a
lightly floured board, pat out the
dough to a layer about % Inch thick
and cut in small rounds. Bake in a
quick oven from 12 to 15 minutes or
until light brown. Serve at once.
Beady for a morning on the beach
—or at the sand pile In the back yard
—these two little girls, dressed In
their gay sun suits o f cretonne and
print, will have all the benefits of the
health-giving ultra-violet rays of sun
shine on a large portion of their skin
surface.
Sun baths should be given to all well
children to keep them well and to
many sick children to help make them
well. When the weather permits and
the sun Is not too hot, arrange for the
youngster to be out doors In the sun
shine as much as possible. Most mod
ern children who are well can take
their sun baths as part of their usual
playtime. O f course, these little girls
have been accustomed very gradually
to playing lu the direct sunshine. Short
periods o f sunning were given at first,
and the garments worn exposed a less
extensive aren o f the body. Both the
time and the amount exposed were In
creased until a coat of tan was ac
quired.
Almost any well-fitting commercial
romper pattern can be modified for
use In cutting sun suits, says the bu
reau of home economics of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
(The bureau does not distribute pat
terns.) As a beginning It Is well to
select a pattern conforming as closely
as possible to the sun suit desired.
In the picture one little girl Is wear
ing a sun suit made to mutch romper,
pattern, fastened at thp shoulders In
stead of down the back. The front
Is cut In one piece. The crotch Is
slightly shaped, and the drop seat Is
as flat as possible with a deep plait
on each side. The back is cut away
under this piece except for sufficient
material to keep It from pulling out
The other little suit of durable cot
ton print Is cut from a pattern that
had a crotch cut on the fold of the
material so as to give as much free
dom and protection as possible. As
By N E L L IE
There are hermit soula that live
withdrawn
In the place of their self-content:
There are souls like stars, that
dwell apart,
In a fellowless Armament;
There are pioneer souls that blaze
their paths
Where highways never ran—
But let me live by the side of the
road
And be a friend to man.
—Sam Walter Foss.
While the fresh green apples are In
their prime of flavor make a few
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Jars o f:
Apple Chutney.—Cover
one pound of button on
ions with one cupful of
water and eight ounces
of salt. Let stand two
days, renewing the water
and salt once. Feel, core
and slice one pound of
green, sour apples. Soak
one pound of raisins, one pound of
soft brown sugar, two ounces of fresh
ginger, four ounces of chill peppers,
one tablespoonful of crushed celery
seed and a clove of garlic In a pint of
vinegar for eight hours.
Now add
the onions and put through a meat
chopper. Add another pint of vlnegnr
and cook with the apples until they
are soft. Pack boiling hot In small
)ars and seal.
Cucumber Sauce Uncooked.— Peel
and grate cucumbers and place In a
cheesecloth bag to drain over night
Some leave the cucumbers unpeeled.
Grate one-half dozen onions, add to
M AXW ELL
the cucumbers. In the morning add
s alt cayenne pepper or a bit of finely
chopped chill pepper; add vinegar to
make the right consistency. Pack In
cold Jars and seal.
A chicken sandwich Is always a
favorite for any occasion. *
Toasted Chicken Sand
wiches.—Grind very fine
one-fourth of a cupful of
the white meat of chick
en and moisten with a
little cream. Season and
heat Spread the mix
ture on a slice
of
trimmed toast Sprinkle
with finely c h o p p e d
cheese and paprika. Place under the
broiler and melt the cheese, cover
with another slice, cut In two. Garnish
with potato shoestrings and water
cress.
Chicken a la K ing.—This Is a very
attractive open sandwich. Cut slices
of bread one and one-fourtb Inches
thick, cut out a small place In the
center, butter and toast In the oven.
Fill the depression with hot chicken
a la king, sprinkle with cheese and
brown under the broiler.
Garnish
with mushrooms.
Chicken and Grape Sandwich.—
Spread buttered toasted bread with
mayonnaise, then arrange thin slices
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of the white meat o f chicken on I t
On top of the chicken place thin
slices of seedless grapes, press on a
leaf o f lettuce and cover with another
slice.
Trim, cut Into any desired
shape and serve on lettuce. Other
grapes seeded and chopped may be
used.
Chicken and Alm ond Sandwich.—
Chop and mix one-fourth cupful each
o f the white meat of chicken and
blanched almonds. Add Just enough
mayonnaise to bind, season and
spread on toast Garnish the border
with thin slices of pickles, cover with
another slice and serve on lettuce.
Chicken and Brocoll Sandwich.—
Chop one cupful of cooked seasoned
brocoll well drained, mix with the
pounded white meat of a chicken to
make a good mixture. Spread on but
tered bread, cover with another slice
and pour over a hot rich cream
sauce.
Cocoa Bread.— Dissolve one cake of
compressed yeast and a tablespoonful
of sugar In two cupfuls o f scalded
and cooled m ilk; add three cupfuls of
flour and beat until smooth. Cover
and set In a warm place to rise—
about one and one-half hours, then
add one-fourth of a cupful of butter
creamed with one-fourth cupful of
sugar, two eggs well benten, ooe-half
One of the Best F la vo re d Pieces of Beef.
(Prepared by the United State« Department
of Agriculture.)
\
A flank steak Is one of the best fla
vored pieces of beef, but it requires
slow, careful cooking, and Its long
muscle fibers should be carved across
the grain.
It Is an economical cut.
for there Is no bone or other waste
material.
Flank steak is especially
adapted to stuffing and rolling.
Any
preferred stuffing may be used. The
bureau o f home economics suggests
one made in* this way; Half cupful
of chopped celery and a medium-sized
onion, minced, are cooked in two ta
blespoonfuls of butter or beef drip
pings and then combined with one and
one-half cupfuls of stale bread crumbs,
one teaspoonful of salt, and one-elghtb
teaspoonful of pepper.
Wipe the meat with a damp cloth.
Spread the stuffing over the steak. Be
ginning on one side o f it, roll tlie steak
up like a jelly roll, and tie securely In
several places with clean string. Be
“ When the pink rosebuds are swing
lng
So gently In the breeze.
~ And the glorious sun Is shining
On the swallows In the trees
When the air is perfume laden.
And the summer days have corns,
When all nature seems abloom*
lng—
Then 1 want to be at home.”
sure to roll the steak from the side,
not the end; then In carving slices the
meat will be cut across the grain.
Sear In a small quantity of fat In a
heavy skillet or baking pan on top of
the stove, and turn the meat frequent
ly until it is browned on all sides.
Slip a rack under the meat In the
pan, cover closely, and cook In a mod
erate oven (350 degrees Fahrenheit)
for one and one-lialf hours, or until
tender. When the meat is done re
move from the Are and prepare a
gravy. Drain off the fab and for each
cupful of gravy desired, measure two
tablesoonfuls o f fat and return to the
pan. Add one and one-half to two ta
blespoonfuls of flour to the fat and
stir until well blended and slightly
browned. Then add one cupful of cold
water or milk and stir until smooth.
Season with salt and pepper.
Serve
the stuffed steak with browned pota
toes.
“ Let's have an afternoon oall for a
change,” the fairies shouted.
“ Fine,” agreed Ybab.
And the Fairy Queen waved her
magic wand, and said;
“ The ball will be this afternoon, so
hurry and make ready.”
The fairies ran and flew this way
and that, and old Mr. Giant came
along, having heard the sound of many
voices, and asked If there was any
thing he could do.
“ T o be sure,” the Fairy Queen
said. “ You blow on your great and
powerful trumpet the call of the
fairies, and for those you cannot reach
by the call o f the trumpet, ask the
robins If they’ll take messages for us.
“ W e want all our usual friends, the
elves, gnomes, brownies, goblins, the
bogey family and of course old Witty
Witch.”
“ Fine,” said Mr. Giant, “ I ’ll attend
to the invitations at once.”
So he went, walking almost a mile
a minute!
It was afternoon, and the fairies
were all ready for their guests.
Mr. Sun was peeping through the
tall trees and telling secrets to the
trees nnd the ferns and the mossy
ground which made them sparkle and
laugh.
The shadows had come, too, and
they were already dancing with Mr.
Sun's children, the Rays.
The Fairy Queen was dressed like
a big red sun and the little fairies
looked like tiny golden suns.
They were the most dazzling and
sparkling costumes ever seen In
Fairyland, and that Is saying a great
deal.
Soon all the guests arrived. The
gnomes wore beautiful moss green
suits, with tall hats of moss, the
brownies wore orange velvet suits
with hats o f bright orange velvet—
very tall with a tassel on top of each
bat.
The elves wore dresses made of
wild roses. The bogey family wore
dresses o f moss trimmed with forget-
me-nots, and old Witty Witch wore
a new frock o f daisies, with a tall
hat made out of buttercups.
O f course the Fairy Queen was de
lighted with all the costumes, as well
qua
Soon A ll the Guests A rrive d .
she might be, and all the guests
thought the fairies were quite too
wonderful for words.
Soon the birds came to help the
music, and though they were wearing
their usual suits they had been
smoothed and washed and brushed
and looked very handsome Indeed.
M ARY-
GRAHAM BO N N ER.
CDnUGMl »V V I)'IS M M tW APU UNION
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V EG ETA BLE RACE
Two little hoys and their small s i»
ter were muktng the garden grow
Once a week a gardener came and did
all the heavy work, and at night theli
SUM M ER D E S S E R TS
daddy would help to water the little
Frozen sweets and desserts because growing green things.
But all the rest o f the work they
of the many improvements lu Ice
cream freezers, are with did themselves.
It took a great deal of time, too, but
in the reach of all house
keepers. lu the warm It was such fun. And oh, there was
weather when the aver great rejoicing when first the seeds
age appetite needs to be showed above the ground, and when
coaxed, frozen desserts the plants that had been put In the
make an appeal that Is hotbeds began to look so handsome
and green 1
difficult to resIsL
The children used to hoe around
One, T w o , Th re e Oee-
eert.— Take the juice of the beans and potato plants; then
one lemon, two oranges and the they would weed and make the dirt
mashed pulp of three bauanns; add nice and soft around the vegetables.
They would water them so they
a quart of thin cream and a pinch
would have cooling drinks and be re
o f salt with sugar to sweeten— a cup
ful will be plenty. Freeze as usual. freshed.
The plants were warmed and helped
Serve In sherbet glasses with a bit
Ready to Play In the Sunshine.
o f chopped marlscblno cherries on top to grow by the sun. It really was a
very fine looking garden, and all the
o f each glass.
the front o f the suit and the back of
vegetables seemed to be thriving
Standard
Mousse
or
P
a
rfa
lt.—
Take
the waist are In one piece, only four
splendidly.
buttons are necessary. However, in one-half cupful o f granulated sugar,
They were still a little young,
order to make buttoning a little one-fourth cupful of boiling water, two though the lettuce was almost ready
easier than In the overall type of gar egg yolks, one teaspoonful each of
to be eaten— that Is, i f people didn't
ment, the back o f the waist Is ex flavoring and gelatin, two cupfuls of
mind just having a tiny taste o f let
tended at each side so that It may car heavy cream, one cupful of fruit pulp
tuce, for the leaves were very small.
ry all four buttons. Both the front or chopped nuts. Boll the sugar and
The children kept from picking the
and the drop seat fasten onto the but water together until It spins a thread
lettuce until It really grew enough,
ton directly under the arm. The result Beat egg yolks until very light, pour
for they wanted to make a showing,
is a garment very easy to make and the boiling sirup over them. Cook
but they did begin picking It as soon
over
hot
water
until
the
custard
coats
to lnuuder. The fabric In this sun suit
as they could.
the
spoon;
add
the
gelatin
softened
In
has a conventional design of tiny or
They grew to know what all the
anges and lemons among green leaves. cold water, chill until the ndxture Is
little green stalks and leaves meant
The edges of the garment and of the slightly thickened. Whip cream, add
and what vegetables they were.
large pockets are bound with orange the flavoring, add the fruit pulp, com
They loved the green o f the carrot
bine with the custard mixture, turD
bands
Stalks, and they thought It quite
Into a mold, seal and freeze.
With a plain vanilla or lemon Ice
cream, various sauces add much to
the appearance, food value, as well
as taste.
Chocolate sauces with nuts make a
Mexican cookery Is undoubtedly the most nutritious dish; caramel, maple
Inspiration of this good dish for whlcb and any crushed fruit are all good.
the bureau o f home economics fur
Lemon Banana Sauce.— Cream one-
nishes the recipe. I f you can not get
half cupful of butter with one cup
chill peppers, use green peppers nnd
flavor well with tabasco or cayenne, ful o f confectioner's sugar, the grated
for the characteristic of all Mexican rind o f half a lemon, one teaspoonful
o f lemon Juice, one banana. Beat
dishes Is their high seasoning.
the buttter well after creaming It
1 pint kidney beans 2 chill peppers
with the sugar, add the lemon rind
4 tbs. olive oil or 1 quart tomatoes and Juice and lastly the banana which
butter
Salt
has been crushed to a pulp. Whip all
1 pound lean beet
thoroughly and chill before serving.
Wash the beans, cover with water,
M arahmallow Sauce, W ith F ru it.—
and soak overnight. In the morning Take three tablespoonfuls of marsh
But T h e y Did Begin Picking.
bring them to the boiling point, drain, mallow cream, one tablespoonful of
funny
that such a plain, substantial
and discard the water. Cut the beef boiling water and three-fourths o f a
into small pieces, and brown It In cupful of crushed raspberries. Soften vegetable should be so dressed up.
The beets had such nice reddish-
the olive oil. Then add the beans, the cream with the boiling water, add
chili peppers, tomato, and suit. Cover the fruit, beat thoroughly and serve. green leaves, and they liked the thin
stalks o f the little onions.
and simmer for one hour, or until
Seasonable Diehee.
The radishes were coining along so
the beans and meat are tender.
Everybody likes cherry pie, “ made nicely, and the potatoes and the to
as mother used to make it,” but here mato vines and the beans, and the
is a new one parsley were all growing beuutifully.
cupful o f cocoa, one-half teaspoonful
worth adding to
of salt; knead lightly and place to
A fter the first crop of lettuce was
the family
re almost finished they started a second
rise again. Mold Into loaves when
cipes
:
light, filling the pans half full. Use
crop, and a second crop of radishes
Sour
Cream too.
two and a half cupfuls of flour In the
C h e rry Pie.— Put
second kneading. This Is particular
Now one night the Fairy Queen took
a layer of cher a walk through that garden, and she
ly good for sandwiches.
ries, good tart heard all the vegetables talking and
Chicken, Ham and Tongue Sand
ones, In a lined whispering to themselves.
wich.—Chop fine one-half cupful of
the white meat of a stewed chicken, pie plate, using one and one-half cup
No one else, o f course, could have
one-fourtb cupful of boiled hum and fuls. Break an egg Into a measuring understood their talk.
cup,
beat
with
a
fork
and
add
a
table
the same of boiled smoked ox tongue.
“ What are you saying, vegetables?”
Bind together with mayonnaise and spoonful of flour moistened with a she asked.
little
sour
cream,
add
this
to
the
egg,
spread on thin slices of buttered
“ W e are saying that we love to
white bread. Press on a leaf of let mix well and All up the cup wltb sour race. O f course we do not get ahead
cream.
Use
three-fourths
of
a
cupful
tuce and cover with another slice.
of each other If It Is not right for us
o f the cream all together. Pour over to do so.
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the cherries adding the sugar to taste.
“ Some o f us come along ahead o f
Cover with a top crust and bake In a others, but each races to do the best
hot oven, forty minutes.
possible work for the vegetable fami
R aspberry Tapioca.— Crush one pint ly to which It belongs.
o f raspberries, sweeten with one-half
“ Each vegetable wants to be the
cupful o f sugar and let stand one- first o f Its family to be eaten.
half hour. Cook three cupfuls of boll
“ And oh, what fun we have here,
lng water with one-half cupful ot so nicely taken care of and looked
tapioca, a little salt and a teaspoon- after.
ful o f butter. Cook until the tapioca
“ But we'll tell you a secret, Fairy
“ W e didn’t change our suits," Mr. Is clear, add one tablespoonful of lem
Woodpecker said, “ as we were prac on Juice and the raspberries. Pour In Queen.”
“ What Is It?” she asked.
ticing all morning to play the drums to a mold and chill. Serve with
“ We're going to whisper suggestions
on the trees around.”
whipped cream and garnish with fresh to the children that they sell some o f
“ We didn’t change our suits as we berries.
us nnd make some money, and we're
were practicing our songs,” said the
R aapberry Bavarian Cream.— Soak
orioles,
who were so brilliantly two tablespoonfuls o f gelatin In one- going to help them all we can.”
“ Fine,” said the Fairy Queen.
dressed anyway that they renlly need fourth cupful o f water five minutes.
And the children made their vege
not have made any excuse.
Strain Into a cupful o f raspberry Juice. table garden pay. It was such funl
“ Then, too,” added the robins, “ we Add to this one-half cupful of sugar
couldn't have changed our suits If and one tablespoonful of lemon Juice;
PUZZLES
we had wished to do so.”
let stand until It begins to thicken.
All the birds burst Into song then, Fold In one and one-lialf cupfuls of
singing:
Wlint does every man overlook?
whipped cream. Turn Into a wet mold
tils nose.
Ths dear little robins so truthful and and chill.
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dear,
R aspberry Punch__ Add to two cup
We’re so very glad that you have come
What Is the only nut without a
fuls o f crushed raspberries, the Juice
here,
Shell? A doughnut.
You add with your voices, you add o f three lemons. Make a sirup of one
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with your charm,
and one-fourth cupfuls of sugar and
When Is a cook cruel? When she
And we’ll take good care that you’ll
one
pint
o
f
water,
Chill
nnd
add
to
ne'er come to harm.
beats the eggs and whips the cream.
the fruit.
Strain the mixture and
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The robins were much pleased with pour over a square of Ice In a punch
I f you throw a man from n window,
the song, but they didn’t want to have bowl. Before serving add a quart of
what does he fall against? His wishes.
all the attention, so they gang this sparkling water.
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song:
R aspberry Pie.— Line a pie plate
What Is the left side o f n plum
with pastry. Take two and one-lialf
When the Fairy Queen gives a ball,
pudding?
The side which Is not
It's for all, yea, It’s for all.
cupfuls o f raspberries, one-half cup
eaten.
Every one then has a chance,
ful
o
f
sugnr,
two
tahlespoonfuls
of
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To sing, to chirp, to play, to dance.
flour and one teaspoonful of lemon
What Is It that works when It
So a cheer went up for the Fairy | Juice, mix and turn Into the prepared
Queen nnd then the music began, and I crusL Moisten the edge of the pastry plays nnd plays when It works? A
every one danced all that wonderful with water, cover with a top crust fountain.
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summer afternoon In the sunlight and bake In a hot oven for ten min
What Is It from which you can take
and among the afternoon shadows.
ntes, then reduce the heat and hake
the whole and still is some remain
And Fairy Ybab led the fairies’ or twenty minutes longer.
ing. Wholesome.
chestra.
Raspberries are such well liked
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Never had such a lovely party bee;
fruit and the flavor Is so enjoyed
Why is the Isthmus of Suez like
given.
many combinations o f fruit juices the first “ u" in cucumber? It Is be
The shadows were so fascinating,
with the addition o f raspberry make tween two seas ( O ) .
the lights through the trees were so
delightful dishes.
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beautiful, and the costumes were se
What three things are doing most
gay, while the music was really Ju4
to help man get up In the world?
perfect.
Alarm clock, elevator uud stepludder.
( c., 1929. Western Newspaper Union.)
Evening Story for Children
By MARY GRAHAM BONNER
CABINET
UCi. 1929. W estern N ew sp ap er Union 1
I MAKING FRUIT PUNCH |
FOOD FOR THE FAMILY j
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KITCHEN
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