Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 July 1943 — Page 15

- THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES PAGE 15

TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1943

{ The War

By MRS. GAYNOR MADDOX Times Special Writer RECENT SURVEYS SHOW that a great many women and far too many men who work in industrial plants do not eat enough lunch either for health or for Steady work. Women, particularly, seem ignorant of the fact that their lunch box should contain enough balanced food to constitute one-third of their daily food requirements.

There are many well-designed lunch boxes now on the market. They contain thermos jugs in various sizes which can keep soups, stews, macaroni and cheese and other dishes hot until needed, or other foods cold until needed. There are thermos bottles for hot goup, tea, coffee and other liquid food and beverages which the war worker needs for his or her luncheon.

Paper containers are important, too, in packing the worker's lunch box. They can be filled with salads, with cut-up fruit, salad dressings, cooked fruits and other desserts. Paper cups are light and take up little room, but contribute materially to the enjoyment of the midday meal for the hard worker. Summer meals must be substantial, contain some hot food and be well balanced. Just because the day is hot, do not get the idea that the body needs less food.

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Balanced lunch consists of cheese, rye bread, fresh greens,

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fruit and

cake, milk.

Use fruits and fruit juices, plenty of greens, too. But also eat some

hot dish and some main dish such as baked beans, cheese or meat, eggs or fowl or fish, prepared in sandwiches, cooked in stews or mixed with salad greens. With an all-out schedule of production in our war plants, millions of workers forego their leisurely lunch hours. Whether your family’s war workers start out

-Homemaking—

Dried Fruits Put Them U

Hit Zero Ration Points; p Now for Winter Use

UNRATIONED SWEETNESS is on the market this month in the form of dried fruits. Classified as perishable items during the hot

summer months, they are a bain

to the grocer, but a boon to the

housewife who can use them in cookies, muffin, salads, cereals and

many other ways.

The fruits are especially good news to homemakers for they're

ich in valuable nutrients as well as in taste appeal. Before they

have point value again, with the |]

advent of cooler weather,

its a : wise idea to make some into rel-

ishes and chutneys for next win-|

ter. Nothing can dress up even the gimplest war-time meal more effec-

tively than these conserves — home- |

thade ones most of all.

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Use Gooseberries

DEAR JANE JORDAN—-I am a woman 41 vears old and I have a

early in the morning or check in for the lobster shift, it's your prime responsibility as a good kitchen soldier to see to it that they get at least one-third of the day's nutritional requirements during the eight hours or more they are at work.

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LACK OF PROPER nutriti is the greatest enemy of efficient war production, particularly in

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crowded areas where inadequate eating facilities encourage sandwich grabbing. For top efficiency, government nutritionists suggest that every

worker's lunch should consist of milk, whole wheat or enriched bread, meat, cheese, fish or eggs, fruits and vegetables. They recommend that the on-the-job meal provide at least ohe-third of the day's nutritional requirements. You'll ind that cheese, at eight red coupon points a pound, is one of the outstanding bargains in the ration book for nutrition and appetite appeal. It’s also one of the cheapest protein foods in terms of money. Soups, stews, salads and puddings are entirely practical for daily lunch boxes if you keep on hand a supply of paper cups and containers. Use the unwaxed type of cup and container for hot foods and drinks and the waxed type for cold foods and drinks. Besides aiding menu variety, these sanitary containers also have the advantage of being lightweight and eliminating breakage difficulties and dishwashing.

6 4% 4 THE WORKER'S lunch box is as important as dinner. Therefore, when planning the dinner menu, keep in mind the lunch box for the next day. Allow for some of the food in the dinner to be

solve, these war-producing days.

new shore-leave shade. precious pair of toilers.

trouble they climb into. Better care means better work! So, if you're a wife, a WAVE or a worker, plan on a program for your hands. Here are five steps to check on. Count them off, at the end of eveiy day.

Dry Carefully

Do you really dry—or do you bow lightly to the towel? Thorough towelling is important. Besides, you'll hand cream after washing, and cream doesn’t get a good grip on slippery surfaces. Second, check up on the soap you use. It's a good idea to take your own along to work. If you can't

Work hands into hands at ease! We can do it with camouflage—wear beguiling half-way mitts, cut to show fingertips polished in the smart Or give five minutes a day to coddling that

used for the midday meal at the factory. Roasts (if we ever get them), stews and meat loaf all provide good second servings for lunch box meals. Between-meal snacks also are recommended, for it has been found that workers become less fatigued and keep up better speed if they eat between meals. These snacks should be something that the workers can munch easily without stopping work. A glass of milk and a few cookies, a nourishing sandwich and an orange give needed energy in easily eaten form. Don’t make the mistake of packing soft or drippy sandwiches for snack munchers. Swiss or American cheddar cheese is a good choice, for it is easy to eat, as well as nourishing and appetizing. Cream cheese and chopped nuts is nourishing, too. If you pack an orange for the snack, remove the skin and separate the orange into segments for easy eating. It will keep fresh and moist if you pack it in a covered paper container.

IN A HOUSEHOLD where the women as well as the men both work in war plants and have late hours, arrangements must be made for the men, arriving home to an empty house, to get balanced meals easily and quickly

Appearance of Hands Is Problem For Women in War Industries; Rules Outlined for Better Care

That's the problem we have to

Yes sii, it's sound strategy to make up to them for all the toil and

Daisy Snood

Something new, the transparent plastic lunch box for the war worker's luncheon,

Is An Important Factor In Our War Production

can make sandwiches ahead of time, or you can leave a supply of some favorite spread ready for your lone eater to make his own. Quick-frozen fruits and vegetables help in preparing balanced meals in a minimum amount of time. They are all ready to cook or serve just as they come from their cartons. If your lone eater would like a hot vegetable, leave a carton of quick-frozen peas or lima beans in the refrigerator. All he has to do when he comen in is to pop it into boiling water, ac cording to directions on the pack= age. Quick-frozen vegetables cook in half the time of others. ” ” ”

HERE ARE a few sample menus for the balanced war worker's

for themselves. There are lots of good menus

for late meals that can be quickly and easily prepared ahead of time, to be assembled by the man of the house or other late worker, Last-minute directions should be legibly written on a card. These should give directions about food left in the refrigerator and about dishes that need heating.

lunch box. Study them carefully.

1. Black bean soup, dried beef and hard-cooked egg with mayonsnaise sandwich on enriched bread, whole tomato, raisin and honey sandwich on enriched bread, cookies, strawberries in paper cone tainer, beverage. 2. Potato and onion soup, peanut butter sandwiches on enriched hard rolls, fresh fruit salad, beverage.

Paper dishes will help keep after-supper ecleaning-up chores down to a minimum. Remember that there are two types of paper beverage cups, one for hot and one for cold drinks. A covered paper container is an ideal holder for an individual salad. Put the salad, when you prepare it, in the container and store it, covered, in the refrigerator until needed. You

Wood Goes to War tor the Housewives

Times Special

NEW YORK, July 6—Wood is meeting the wartime challenge and is rapidly catching up with its younger rivals of metal materials. Colonial America was an era of wood and the staple commodities of yesteryears are not only staging a remarkable comeback but are adding new inventions, gadgets and deluxe articles unknown in grandmother's day. The “Travelers Cheque” survey bureau of the American Express lists over 800 war-used items made from part or] all wood.

Shoppers see wooden soles displayed on fashionable women's shoes! in New York's Fifth ave. Sng. From items of clothing to blankets, | draperies, floor coverings, carpets] and chair covers, with all kinds of kitchen-ware and novelty trimmed jewelry, wood is capturing a return | to service. For the wood-wise, there are newly perfected plywood bathtubs in | strikingly subdued colors to har- |

For a Worthy Cause

During Entire Month of July, as has been our custom for some years past, we are giving

1% of All SALES

to THE STAR-SALVATION ARMY PENNY IGE FUND

ANOTHER TIMELY advantage wonderful husband and three very| of chutneys is that they're ever nice children. My father has been go much easier on the sugar sup- dead for 10 years and my mother | ply than because of the hever married again but has lived

jams \ H [with me since my father died. She sweetness of the raisins. |

monize with over 25 wood articles of dainty bathroom accessories, “Home in a box” is the latest | compact all-wood home, a roomiyl)

do this, keep a rich hand massage cream in your desk or locker. Rinse hands thoroughly after soaping, dry and rub in cream. Cream-after-washing is a big piece of insurance

SUMMER STORE HOURS Monday—12:00 Noon to 9:00 P. M. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

of wooden furniture ingeniously de-

{is awfully hateful and ‘jealous of Here is a recipe that will start

the well-stocked relish shelf you've always wanted: GOOSEBERRY CHUTNEY quarts gooseberries, cups sugar. cup cider vinegar. teaspoon ground cloves. teaspoons ground cinnamon. pound seedless raisins. orange, grated rind and juice. Wash, then top and tail gooseberries. Add other ingredients and let stand overnight. Bring slowly to the boil and cook gently until thick, stirring occasionally. Pour into sterilized glasses and seal.

Or Prunes ANOTHER CONSERVE which will make your family “Oh” and “Ah” over mid-winter meals is

pickled prunes. They are not hard to make and are wonderfully different.

PICKLED PRUNES 11% pounds large prunes. 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon. 3 teaspoons whole allspice. 3 teaspoons whole cloves. 1 tablespoon chopped rind. 1 tablespoon chopped orange rind. 2 cups sugar. 3 cups water. 11% cups vinegar. 1 tablespoon lemon juice. 2 tablespoons orange juice. Wash prunes. Tie allspice and cloves in a small cheesecloth bag. Combine spices, vinegar, sugar, jembn and orange rinds and water. Bring to a boil, add prunes and gimmer for one hour or until just tender. Add lemon and orange juice and boil just five minutes more. Pour into hot sterilized jars and seal.

lemon

Cookies Welcomed By Service Men

If you want to send something

to a service man in camp, buy him a box of cookies. According to a bakery trade jour-| nal, in April a sailor received a] package of cookies which had been, following him all over various Pacific naval bases since November and they were still just as fresh and tasty as ever.

‘my going any where. I had a nervous breakdown three years ago and I doctor ail of the time. I have been thinking about

ing some trouble. He is putting all his sports before the home and me.

the last three months that I went to the doctor thinking he might

me any good. I feel that something must be done at once for I am just about to break. I have a sister living in the my mother ought to go there and stay for a while, but she won't go any place. I don’t believe I can stand much more. My children are all grown and |I am not able to work. I wrote you a few years ago and you helped me a lot. Please give me more advice if you can. WORRIED.

letter it seems that your mother worries you moré than your husband and you should have a vacation from her. If your sole complaint against

more time with his sports than he does with you, your cue is to over-

between you and your mother at home and have a very real need to escape. If you have to get rid of one member of your family, for heaven's sake let it be your mother instead of your husband. Perhaps your husband would stay home more if you were there alone. Certainly he would enjoy your society more if you were in a happier frame of mind and not so harassed

a particularly good companion to

cause you were hampered by your illnesses and your irritation with

and out of sorts all of the time.

By all means let your sister share!

the care and worry of your mother. son with salt and pepper. Stir well Insist upon it in a quiet but ex-| 5),4 cook until tender, about 10 min-

ceedingly firm and determined manner. Face the fact that your own illnesses which your doctor cannot help may be round about ways of controlling the situation, indirect bids for your husband's sympathy and attention. If this is true they are very poor ways of gaining such ends. A more

courageous attack on your problem |

will bring better results. JANE JORDAN.

Put your problems in a letter to Jane Jordan, who will answer your questions . In this column daily.

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A dress like this can be a great help when there is plenty to be done around the house. So becoming and comfortable. Pattern 8406 is in sizes 14, 186, 18,| 20; 40, 42 and 44. Size 16 takes 4 yards 35-inch material, 7 yards ric-

For this attractive pattern, send 16 cents in coins, with your name, address, pattern number and size to The Indianapolis Times Pattern Service, 214 W. Maryland st, Indianapolis 9, Ind. Now you can order a summer {issue of Fashion, our helpful sew-

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Don't give leftover ration stamps the grocer or butcher! You're only doing yourself a bad turn if you do. He can use those stamps to obtain more food than he's en- | titled to. If lots of stores do this, it will use up available food supplies more quickly than was figured on when ‘point values were established, and | will cause ration point values to be raised. Then you'll have to pay more stamps for less food. So destroy them if you don't use them all.

‘In Onion Soup

Cook 2 tablespoons of finely

Stir in 2

Add 1 quart of heated milk and 1 cup of grated, ground, or finely chopped raw carrots or turnips. Sea-

utes.

Tasty Tips

Pleasure in your meals is lent by the unexpected. Baste a bird with orange juice; extend meat-loaf mixtures with bran cereal. Make vegetable shortcake; wed fruit to fish; drop frankfurter slices in soup; glaze fresh fruits in sirup; put toasted English muffin slices into stew,

'Browned Parsnips

To get rid of the woody core, boil parsnips whole, split lengthwise, and strip out the tough center. Dip {halves in flour and fry in fat until they are golden brown. Or mash {and season parsnips to make little cakes and fry them.

| ’ ‘Scalloped Parsnips Arrange cooked parsnips, split lengthwise, in a shallow baking

wrestle!

that's well worth taking out. Rescue cuticle from the rough-

and-tough system. Yes, even if you do your own manicure. up hangnail trouble, sure as fate, if you permit scissor-snipping. stead, press cuticle before putting nails to soak. Scrub and push cuticle back as you dry. oil per cuticle per day. nail sprouts despite your efforts, use an antiseptic and keep is covered.

You'll pile

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nail dress around

Then allot yourself a drop of If a hang-

Nail grime's a bugbear you'll have to wrestle with. And we mean, Pad those pockets between nail and finger with cream before you go to work. When you get home, swab them with cuticle remover, and beware of cleansing with a ile. You'll have shredded underlinings that positively clutch at dirt.

Get Out the Buffer

Five, put your nails on a reinforcement program. Buffing is a circulation-pepper, an old-time habit you'd do well to cultivate. (Besides, it does a fine surfacing job for your polish). Protect nails with at least two polish coats, over and underneath the nail. And preferably keep nails short, and wide at the base. You'll have less breakage trouble, save yourself the wear and tear of talon upkeep. You can make up in color what you lack in length! Limber and relax the hands and fingers by shaking lightly, For “clever fingers,” practice the “croquinole;” snap each finger in turn against the thumb. Make a perfect circle first with thumb and finger, and stretch the free fingers out tall and straight. Massage the hands occasionally as you cream. Press in across the center of the hand, then cork-screw down each finger. Limbering’s part of the trick, you know, for hands worth looking at!

Compressed Foods Save Shopping Space

Compressed foods are the newest development among those in charge of plans to feed America's fighting forces, Flour, for example, can be so compressed that up to 20 per cent more will go into an ordinary sack. Experiments to date show that cereal products, cheese and dehydrated foods — vegetables, fruits, milk and eggs—are the most adaptable to compression. Savings in shipping space are figured as high as 26 per cent.

Make Leftovers

A time-saving hint for war workers who are also family cooks, is to cook extra quantities of food one night to serve in a speedily prepared new way the next night.

Meat Sauce

Speed-sauce for meat, fish or eggs (or mixtures of same) is real mayonnaise. Spoon it right from the jar, heat it in a double boiler— blending in a little milk to thin to sauce consistency.

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By MRS. ANNE CABOT

A “daisy” snood has just one function in life—to make you look ravishingly pretty! Wear one in midsummer—make it of dull blue cotton and sew a couple dozen artificial daisies on the back of the

big mesh crochet. It's flattering and costs less than a song! To obtain complete crocheting instructions for the daisy snood (pattern 5587) send 11 cents in coin, your name and address and the pattern number to Anne Cabot, The Indianapolis Times, 530 8. Wells st., Chicago. The new spring Anne Cabot album is ready for mailing. Contains 32 pages of spring and summer accessories, ways to save money on home decoration, aids to helping the family clothes budget in wartime! The brand new album is priced 16 cents,

Cuffed Trousers On Market Again

Lifting of the restrictions on the finishing of men’s and boys’ trousers by the war production board means that we may be seeing cuffs on trousers again. But since limitations on trouser lengths remain unchanged, full cuffs will be rare; what may be seen will probably be simulated cuffs. It takes five inches of extra material for a full cuff, whereas a simulated one can be made from three inches.

Beet Soup

Add finely chopped cooked beets to meat broth, along with chopped cooked onion, carrot, or cabbage. Season with herbs and serve hot. Some like beet soup topped with sour cream.

Re —_————_—— War Effort Needs Your Brown Waste Paper

Heavy war demands have caused a critical shortage of pulp. You are asked to save all forms of brown paper—used brown boxes, containers, wrapping paper, and brown waste paper—to help supply paper products for military needs. Your brown waste paper will be used to make airplane parts, bomb bands, and other weapons of war. Flatten out boxes, stack loose paper into neat bundles. To sell to a dealer, or to give your salvage to charitable or other organizations, call collectors at MA rket 3321,

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Wie is an essential for every Victory garden. If nature fails to supply the necessary life-giving water for proper develop. ment of your vegetables, remember . . . you can use artificial water. ing. Warm sunshine and plenty of water will make your vegetables smile in their triumphant march to your dinner table where you will beam in pleasure. One easy way to water large garden areas is to dig shallow ditches between rows of vegetables and then “allow water from the garden hose to flood them. The water seeps beneath the soil to work its magic.

INSURE VICTORY BY INVESTING IN U.S. WAR BONDS

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