Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 December 1950 — Page 23
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SUNDAY, DEC. 31, 1950
~ Wrought [ron | Leads Design. Parade of Summer Furniture; Modern Is Most Popular Period
Rattan, glass, cane and cork . . . the Caribbean Casual group
Electric Blanket Tubbing Trimmed to Five Minutes
ELECTRIC blankets can now be washed and dried in most automatic laundry equipment, exhaustive tests by noted home
economists have proved.
The whole once tedious laundering job can be accomplished in five minutes of the homemaker’s time, they found. Key to the process, they reported, is to cut out the agitation period and ‘the
deep rinse cycles in the auto-
matic ‘washing machine.
This is how these experts recommend that the job be done: Put half a cup of detergent into the machine, Set the water temperature for lukewarm and turn the washer on. As soon as the water shuts off, stop the automatic washer. This will dissolve the detergent. Then submerge the blanket into the water. Let it soak for 10 minutes. This soaking takes the place of the usual washing
cycle. Next, start the machine and
Eat Well For Less—
immediately turn the dial to the first drain. Let the machine work until it is filled for the deep. rinse. As soon as this is done, move the dial to the final drain period. : You can now let the machine | finish the washing in the usual manner, Before drying your electric blanket, fill your automatic dryer with--about eight bath- | sized towels and preheat. The | towels, being warm, will speed up the drying of the electric blanket and’ will prevent ex- | cess buffing of the blanket on the sides of the drum.
Buffet With Hearty Snacks Is
oy supper is fops Tor a
By GAYNOR MADDOX EVERYONE welcomes a hearty snack—real food, lots of it, on a buffet for all to help themselves.
The Lanai group... wrought iron and aluminum.
By JEAN TABBERT KEYED TO A season in the sun that's 12 months
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
To Make Hot Slaw
long, summer furniture has stolen the fashion limelight.
New models, shown recently in Chicago at the annual summer furniture market, underline a trend toward modern design. Most attractive pieces are made of wrought iron, formerly ornate. Now they come with simpler, cleaner
lines.
Typical of the material is the Lanal group pictured, made by Lee Woodard and Sons. Light in weight, the iron is used for the frames. Motifs are cast aluminum, more style news. The intricate effects of the latter metal are exploited to their fullest. A new color, holly green, makes the combination especially attractive. Covers, which give the appearance of grass cloth, are plastic-backed with fabric to prevent cracking. Rattan, long a summer favorite, is another material that's been streamlined. Now it has the graceful lines of the modern dining room pieces shown. Made by John Wisner for the Ficks Reed Co. the units are constructed of genuine rattan. The table has an interesting glass top, chairs are cane-backed. The Caribbean Casual group also includes a corkstopped buffet (seen in the background of the photograph).
# n » 2 » = REDWOOD has shed much of its traditional bulk, too, New materials being used are tubular copper and brass, both metals that accent the modern “revolution.” . Name designers are one of the main reasons for the switch to more contemporary lines. Men like Mr. Wisner, George Nelson and Paul Laszlo have turned their hands to the field; expanding the narrow term “summer,” and varying the designs.
Even House
Will Match Furniture
By GAY PAULEY, United Press Staff Correspondent decoration has reached the point|
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 —Home
Plants Now -
{where even a house plant must fit into the general decorating
{scheme of things.
So says Louis Politi, head gardener for the New York Botani-
cal Gardens, wouldn't dare cultivate a cactus {were stark modern. of Mr. Politi explained that a cac{tus is meant for informal room settings, such as you will see in the ranch type house. On the other hand, the well-decorated formal room will have such greenery as a Norfolk Island pine or a new tropical plant called the peperomia. The pine is a stiff-stemmed plant whose needle-like branches jut out trom the stem at about a 50-degree angle. The peperomia also is long and stiff-stemmed but its leaves are broad, colored an “oily green on top and bright red underneath.
who claims the fashionable homemaker these days
in a room where the furnishings)
|goes around with the garden hose, |
killing off plants, and not know- |
ing any better,” Mr. Politi com-| plained. ‘Some housewives are, just as guilty.” He said house plants need a
good soaking when watered. You] can't set rules on frequency, The] best rule, he advised, is “when the| dirt looks dry, give the plant a/ good soaking. Use water at room| and not that di-|
temperature, rectly from the tap.”
All plants need drainage. Other- |
wise, water in the bottom of the
container starts the roots to de-| teriorating. An exception is in the
growth of .ivy, philodendron or|
Popular
Monday's Menus BREAKFAST: Cranberry Juice, oatmeal, raisin toast,
the nation.
Units Appear
1
Lime Lollipop Has: Vitamins
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UP) {You can satisfy the children’s
“too,” Mr. Politi said.
plant and pink pandanus is over. {Homemakers now prefer the Mr. sreenery as the philodendron, the] Junior Unknowingly ump cane, English ivy and the
Takes His Medicine [several y Bristien of cactus.” 'Aroids' Desirable watering.
“Styles in house plants change, ier plants which will thrive in|
“The era of the Indian rubber {the water every week.
Politi gin to rot within hours after,
Cactus also needs plenty of] The botanist said women also gynghine, although most other
sweet tooth and sneak vitamins jike the “bromeliad” group, those (ronical plants can take plent into their diet at the same time plants which feed on air, and|ye PCR or Politi 4
in a new candy now on the mar- pther ket. | philodendron. The
“aroids,” in addition 10/sunning any plant in winter, keep
“aroids”
| Lollipops with vitamins added have broad shiny leaves and Mr.| pane. You'll freeze the leaves.” lare being made by an Albany! Politi said all of them make good | —————————
{pharmaceutical firm and are houseplants.
available at drug stores across
one-third the daily minimum vita-|
So far the candy is made in lime flavor only.
Custom-Built
- Cooking Equipment Novel, Reasonable Any woman who has sighed for| custom-built cooking equipment} now can have it at little more cost] than the conventional gas range. Burners can be located any spot in the kitchen the homemaker wishes, and at any height. If she wants them apart from the oven that's also possible. - Oven and broiler units of stainless steel, white or pastel-colored porcelain are operated by a control panel. Two clocks turn the gas on or off automatically, both/
Mr. Politi said the biggest mis-| The firm said that in co-opera- take of any homemaker is in|Was hostess recently for a Keys tion with a physician it has added over-watering.
We asked Beth Bailey McLean to help us plan this buffet. Mrs; McLean's new book, “The Modern Homemakers’ Cookbook,” qualifies her as a top quality adviser to the: hungry. The menu: Welsh rarebit in the chafing dish, a golden glazed ham, sliced
butter or fortified margarine, coffee, milk. LUNCHEON: Creamed dried beef on toast, cole slaw, enriched rolls, butter or for-
for broiler and oven.
They Have Rush Tea
DIALS Will Meet Jan. 8;
toasted English muffins or oldfashioned rye bread, and a large bowl of chilled crispy salad. Let your guests fill their own plates ~toast or muffin topped with a slice of ham and swathed in. Welsh rarebit, with slivvers of Brazil nuts on top. For a crowd, select a quality canned ham for ease of preparation and carving. Remove from the can, place ~fat side up in a baking pan and score the fat in diagonal cuts. If you wish, insert a whole clove into each “diamond” on the ham. Cover with a glaze of orange marmalade or sift brown sugar over the fat covering and drizzle honey over this, Brown in a hot (400 degrees F.) oven for 15 minutes or until the ham is a golden color. The ham will not be heated through in this time. The uniform slices carved from the boneless
canned ham, however, will be a _.
perfect accompaniment for the
piping hot, zesty cheese sauce.
PRIZED WELSH RAREBIT Two tablespoons butter, one tablespoon flour, one cup milk, one pound aged American cheddar cheese, shredded, one-half teaspoon salt, dash cayenne pepper, one teaspoon dry mustard, one teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, crackers or hot toast. If you have make the rarebit at the table be- | fore the guests, Otherwise, use the top of a double boiler set over hot water. Melt butter in | top of double boiler, stir in flour, | then stir in milk and cook until smooth. i Now add cheese and stir until melted and smooth. Add seasonings and stir. Serve on - crackers or toast at once because this rarebit will separate.
Variation: Use one-fourth cup ~
butter and one-fourth cup flour
to make a thicker white sauce, | then use just one-half pound | cheese, shredded. Serves four |
“to six. Cooking*time is approximately 10 minutes,
Eggs Served With Lobster
Here are two lively numbers for a festive buffet. » LOBSTER STUFFED EGGS Cut hard-cooked eggs-in halves lengthwise. Remove yolks and put through a sieve or mince with a fork. Add flaked lobster meat, finely chopped celery and moisten
with mayonnaise. Season with
garnished with parsley. : EGGS A LA MUSTARD
1 AN SRR 8 PE SUH SISTANCE SMAI SSL HERG,
ed margarine, apple bowl,
tea, milk. DINNER: Tomato juice,
spaghetti and cheese, crisp
bacon or cold sliced ham,
raw vegetable salad, French
dressing, crusty bread, butter *
or fortified margarine, canned peaches, coconut layer cake, coffee, milk.
The DIAL subdeb club will meet in the home of . Wanda Bolin Jan. 8. Arlene Hinkle, 1814 N. Spencer Ave.,, was hostess for the rush tea recently. Rushees are Bue Wilson, Jean Flynn, Pat Neal, Marsha ‘Blake, Donna Alimeroth, Rose Mary Stephenson and Barbara DeNoon. ~
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a chafing dish, |v=
Ring the New Year in with joy and happiSuit... 9end flowars with your greetings and spread the hope of good things to came in 1951.
Club Hostesses
1 As_10p tate of house plants Pat Haigerty, 1028 Nelson st.
{Subdeb Club party. Peggy Kos, “At the botanical gardens, '5329 Hill St., was hostess for an-|
../min requirement to the lollipops. every time we get a new man he'other party sponsored by the club.
lights du. hoger we send our +
water, with addition of a little | {plant food. In this case, change!
said cactus needs! gravel, sand and cinders added | ito the soll, or the roots will be-|
all| lit from contact with the window-
Our Readers Write—
Anyone Know How
—German Style? What's the Best Way to Cut Down A Feather Bed, Hang a Kitchen Slate?
MANY MORE homemakers joined our ORW Club this week. Most of them want answers to knotty household problems. If you've a question, recipes, information or ideas to exchange with our other readers, just
send a card of letter to “Our Readers Write, The Ipdianapolis Times.”
DEAR. ORW: I remember visiting my "great grandmother when I was quite small, and she frequently served a hot German slaw which her mother had taught her to make, No one else in our family could make it, and the recipe had been lost completely. I found a new cookbook on the market
with many old- fashioned recipes in it, but this one is not
included. Can someone give me the original recipe?
“Larkin Housewives’
found in my grandmother's cookbook, vi Mrs. E F,
Cookbook,” 1915. DATE-NUT PUDDING One and one-half cups flour; two teaspoons baking powder; one cup sugar; two eggs; one cup chopped dates and one cup chopped walnuts, Mix as a cake, Put the dates and nuts through a food chopper and add last. Place in pie pans and bake for 30 minutes in a moderate oven or place in small cups and steam for 45 minutes in a steam cooker, Serves six. Serve with whipped cream. NOTE: Do>any of our other readers know a recipe for date-nut pudding? Send them in and we'll print a date-nut column next Week.
» = DEAR ORW: ®Does anyone have a’ broken sot of the china, “Autumn Ballet” from the Vernon Kilns, California? It is a discontinued pattern. I am especially anxious to replace some of my large plates, but would be glad to get any pieces. MRS. H. P. BERRY.
How to Make Egg Noodles EAR ORW: 1 find homemade egg noodles save me money. Perhaps some of your readers would be interested to know how I make mine. This is what I do: I never use the whites in noodles. I take the whites and bake a white cake with them. I take five egg yolks and beat them up thoroughly. Then I beat the flour into the yolks until I get it stiff enough to roll out. I let this dry and then slice them. There are four in our
family and five yolks make enough noodles for one serving for each. I get excellent results. Mrs, 8. 8,
o 8 =n ®. 8 = DEAR ORW: What is the best way to cut down a featherbed? Mine is quilted in large squares. And does anyone know if it's safe to store potatoes in a tin can? Mrs. R. ¥.
: a8 HN 8-8 8 B DEAR ORW: What is the best way to hang a slate in a kitchen without damaging the wall? My apartrhent is decorated
| . In a provincial motif, and I think the slate would add color to
the ‘furnishings. "Miss OP.
: DEAR ORW: Here is a quick main dish Tr think your readers may like. ¥ill apple baskets with creamy shell macaroni. For four people cook four ounces macaroni in boiling salted water until tender (about seven minutes), 5 While the macaroni is cooking, make a medium white sauce in the top of the double boiler. When thickened, add one a one-half cups shredded American cheese; heat thoroughly. Core an apple for each serving and cut into sections to within threefourths inch of the base. Sprinkle each with brown
base. sugar dot with butter. Melt a niall amount of fat in a heavy skillet and add the apples, cover and simmer until tender (about 20 minutes). with more cheese and serve ho
Then fill with the macaroni mixture and Garnish
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Mrs, HAP s o s f ® » : Ae DEAR ORW: Here is a recipe for date-nut pudding I:
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