Banner Graphic, Volume 16, Number 313, Greencastle, Putnam County, 13 August 1986 — Page 5

Dear Abby : Immigrant can't understand actions of produce shoppers in U.S.

DEAR ABBY: Can you please help an immigrant understand the Americans? In South America, I was offended by the disdain of rich shoppers who picked through the baskets of produce offered by poor peasants. In England, I saw a sign over a bin of fruit placed there by the greengrocer lady: “Please don’t pinch me until I’m yours!” (That seemed fair enough.) I am grossed out by people in the produce department pulling back the husks on corn, looking for I don’t know what. Why can’t Amer-

Heloise: Mini chips reduce calories in cookies

DEAR HELOISE: When I bake oatmeal or chocolate chip cookies that call for one cup of chocolate chips, I substitute one-half cup of the mini chips. You get just as many chips (just count them) and only half the chocolate calories. The cookies look just the same. My husband and sons have never noticed the difference. Mrs. Leech * * * That’s a great way to cut down on chocolate calories and I love chocolate chip cookies. Heloise GROCERY LISTS Dear Heloise: My wife and I like to shop together. We also get very tired of the “hit or miss” system of shopping that we sometimes do because of not knowing where everything is. One day we decided to take a clipboard into our supermarket and we listed all the items we customarily use as we went up and down every aisle and along the produce and dairy •'ections. We typed the list twice in two vertical columns on legal size paper. We then took our complete list to our local print shop and had them run off 50 copies, cutting them in two for us. This made us 100 lists for future

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carefree grocery shopping days. By the way, the printer retained some copies for his own personal use. Nathan S. Raitt PICKING FRESH MELONS Dear Heloise: Here are a few tips on picking the best melon for your money. Cantaloupes should be tan in color, no green showing through. Green means green! The end should be soft but not mushy and the cantaloupe smell should be strong and delicious. When the melon is room temperature, you can detect the aroma much better. Ripe honeydew melons, when shaken, should make a sloshing sound caused by the seeds and juice. Don’t be bashful about watermelon.

icans handle ears of corn without disfiguring them? Who wants to buy another person’s rejects? It is easy to tell by just hefting it whether an ear is well-formed and substantial. If, after I buy it, I find a worm residing in the tip of the ear, I rejoice that the corn had not been sprayed with poison. I simply cut off the part with the worm, and eat the rest. So what do they expect to find when ripping nature’s package? It’s the same as peeling a banana in the supermarket to see whether it’s fit to buy.

Thump vigorously on several of those green gourds. The one with the most hollow sound is the ripest. JAJ. * * * Thanks for your good “melon” advice. Fresh, delicious fruit is one of my favorite summer goodies. Heloise CHECK THE SUPPLY Dear Heloise: In the past when I have bought certain items at the grocery store for the kitchen and bathroom, I have taken a pen and dated them. I know now that I will use six tubes of toothpaste and 11 bottles of shampoo in a year’s time. It would be useless to date those food items which I will consume in a short period of time but I do date items like a large jar of jelly, aluminum foil, instant and regular coffee, salt, pepper, etc. By dating certain products as they are put into use, I am posted on usage and this knowledge comes in handy when these items go on sale at my local grocers. Mrs. H. Gordon * * * Yes ma’am, then you can stock up on non-perishables and save quite a bit of money. I always do this with paper products. I know I am always going to need paper towels and bathroom tissue. Heloise

Calendar of events Thursday The Beech Grove ladies aid will meet all day Thursday, Aug. 14, at the church. There will be a pitch-in dinner. Plans for the annual smorgasbord and bazaar will be made. Angwell employees will have a reunion picnic at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, at Robe-Ann Park in Greencastle. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish and table service. Friday Putnam County Chapter of A.A.R.P. will meet at 1:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, at the Senior Center in Greencastle. The program, “Home Health Care,” will feature speakers Sue Murray, Putnam County Hospital, and Madeline Shaver, Houston Health Care. Lutheran Brotherhood will sponsor a catfish dinner 5-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, at Peace Lutheran Church, 218 Bloomington St., Greencastle. Tickets can be purchased by calling 653-6995 or 6539484. Sunday The annual Miller reunion will begin with dinner at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at Shelter House No. 1 in Robe-Ann Park, Greencastle. Those attending are asked to bring well filled baskets. The Flint family reunion will be Sunday, Aug. 17, in the Fellowship Hall of First Baptist Church, Greencastle. The pitch-in meal will begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday The Senior Citizens Over 50 Club will have its monthly meeting Tuesday, Aug. 19, at the VFW Post in Greencastle. Entertainment will follow the pitch-in dinner. Washburn Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, in the large cabin at Robe-Ann Park. Mr. and Mrs. John Franklin will have the program, “Learning from Our Pioneer Heritage.” Members are reminded to bring folding chairs.

Smoking ban on airlines is urged WASHINGTON (AP) A study by the National Academy of Sciences concludes that cigarette smoking aboard airliners is harmful to passengers and crew members and should be banned on all domestic flights, according to informed sources. The report, which is expected to reignite the long-standing debate over whether travelers should be allowed to smoke aboard large jetliners, was scheduled to be released today by the Academy’s National Research Council. Much of the findings on the volatile smoking issue were leaked Tuesday, including what was described by the tobacco industry’s trade group, the Tobacco Institute, as a copy of the report’s executive summary. The tobacco group immediately denounced the findings as unscientific and said further restrictions on in-flight smoking are unjustified. A ban on all domestic flights could affect more than 16,000 flights a day including some trips to Hawaii, Alaska or coast-to-coast that might last five to eight hours nonstop, according to airline officials.

I don’t want to ascribe thoughtless manners to people who are otherwise polite and kindly. Tell me, Abby, why do they do it, and what are they looking for? PUZZLED IN CARMICHAEL, CALIF. DEAR PUZZLED: Next time you see “them,” bend their ear and inquire. And please let me know how “they” respond, as I am not one of “them.” * * * DEAR ABBY: I thought you should know what one of your

SPAGHETTI CONTAINER Dear Heloise: I have an idea I have been using the past few years that I would like to share with you. When I open a package of spaghetti, I always have at least half of the package left over that I don’t cook. To keep the leftover uncooked spaghetti fresh and free of bugs, I put it in a tall potato chip can. These cans are perfect for holding up to one pound of spaghetti after opening a package. Sandra Tops © 1986 by King Features Syndicate, Inc. SQUEEZE BOTTLES Dear Heloise: I have a great hint for using plastic squeeze margarine bottles after they are empty and cleaned. I use them for cooking oil. This enables me to control the amount of cooking oil that goes into the skillet. Darla Molvie * * * I just love hints that make life easier, as this one does. No drippy bottles! Heloise MATTRESS COVER Dear Heloise: I have a helpful hint for parents when they have little children who are sick. I take a large plastic bag and cover the mattress. This makes a perfect mattress cover and I don’t have to worry about the mattress being soiled. Natalie Woods

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columns inspired last Valentine’s Day. On the morning of Feb. 14, my phone rang. It was a classmate named Bob. (Imagine, still going to school at 78!) He said, “Betty, I just read Dear Abby’s column, and she said, ‘Be a sweetheart and call someone you love and say, “I love you.” Make two or three calls. Who says you can’t love more than one person in different ways, of course,’ so I’m calling' you to say I love you, and I’m glad you are my friend.”

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That really touched me. I thanked him and told him how much I loved both him and his lovely wife. After hanging up, I called another classmate, and told her how much I valued her many years of friendship. She thanked me and said it made her feel so good she was going to call a friend or two. She even called the teacher. BETTY BARNETT, PERENNIAL STUDENT

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