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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1954-03-11, Page 6SALADA' SSA thy'\�..r, LTALKS late And.Drs, There's nothing so really sat- isfying as a good, hearty, nourish- ing bowl of soup. Unfortunately, these hectic days, few of us have the time to make it the old-fash- ioned way, with hours of sim- snering and lots of bother. However, with a little ingen- uity -- plus a can -opener -- we can still enjoy soups that both taste delicious and "stick to the ribs." * TOMATO -BEAN CHOWDER 1 (1 lb.) can pork and beans 1 (1034 oz.) can condensed tomato soup 1/ c. water / c. onion slices c. Chopped green celery 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce s/s tsp. pepper 1 c. (14 lb.) salami, cut In strips Combine above ingredients and simmer 15 to 20 minutes. Serves 6. * * * Velvety Cheese Soup is first cousin to cheese rabbit. Add col- ar and flavor with green peas, pimiento, and onion. Garnish with small potato chips. VELVETY CHEESE SOUP 1 e. butter 1/4 c. minced onion 1/4 e. flour 1 tsp. salt 4 c. milk 1 c. (1/4 lb.) grated process cheese / e. cooked green peas 1/4 c. diced pimiento Melt butter in saucepan. Add onion; cook until it looks clear. Remove from heat. Blend in flour, salt, and milk. Cook until thickened, stirring constantly. .Add cheese, stirring• until it rnelts. Add green peas and diced pimiento. Serves 6. _* Any cooked, flaked fish May be used in place of shrimp in this bisque. Add salt and pepper to taste and serve with oyster crackers. SHRIMP BISQUE 1 (101/2 . oz.) can condensed cream of celery soup 134 e. milk 1 (5 oz.) can shrimp 34. c. chopped green pepper 3 drops Tobaseo sauce Dilute soup with milk in sauce- pan. Chop shrimp, reserving tome whole shrimp for garnish. Add shrimp, green pepper, and Tabasco sauce to soup. Heat and pour • into soup bowls. Serves 6. w o � Sometimes called end -of -the- garden soup, Succotash Soup will be slightly richer if you use evaporated milk. Crisp bits of bacon make an appetizing gar - SUCCOTASH SOUP 4 medium-size potatoes, cubed 2 e. boiling salted water 2 c. milk 2 c. (No. 2 can) cream style corn 1 e. cooked Lima beans 3z tsp. salt 34 tsp. pepper 2 c. chopped onion 2 frankfurters, sliced Cook potatoes in boiling water until tender. Add milk, corn, beans, and seasonings, Melt but- ter in saucepan. Add onion and cook until onion looks clear. Add frankfurter slices and brown lightly. Combine with soup. Serves 6. Chicken broth makes a savory base for this soup. Cooked shred- ded carrots may be substituted for broccoli; garnish soup with crisp raw carrot curls. CHICKEN -BROCCOLI SOUP 1 021 oz.) can chicken broth or 2 chicken bouillon cubes dissolved in 2 c, water 2 c. milk y/ c. butter 1/4 c. flour i/a tsp. pepper 1 c. finely chopped cooked broccoli Dilute broth with milk. Melt butter in saucepan; add onion and cook until onion Iooks clear. Remove from heat. Stir in flour and pepper. Add liquid. Cook, stirring, until slightly thickened. Add broccoli and heat through, Pour into soup plates and garn- ish with hard -cooked egg wedges or slices. Serves 6. * w. Use chicken or turkey stock and left -over mashed potatoes for this rich soup. The mashed potatoes thicken it. TURKEY -POTATO SOUP 11/2 qt. turkey stock (or 6 chick- en bouillon cubes dissolved in 6 e. water 1 c. chopped onion 34 C. chopped celery 11 e. mashed potatoes 1/2 c. light cream e. butter 1 tsp. salt 14 tsp. pepper Simmer turkey stock with onion and celery for 15 minutes. Add mashed potatoes; stir until smooth. Cook 10 minutes longer. Stir in cream, butter, salt and pepper. Pour into soup plates. Garnish with toasted cereal tid- bits or popcorn and chopped parsley. Serves 8. Handy Hints For Indoors And Out Huy your knitting needles in two colors of the same size, Keeping trach of pattern'" rows is easier when they're on different colored needles. * * K, Small, sturdy Crayon kits for children may be made frorrt empty adhesive.bandage metal' boxes, * * * Rubber -cement a piece of sponge rubber, r/a in thick, to the bot- tom of book ends, The sponge keeps book ends from slipping and protects table , finish from scratches, Use a wire cheese slicer to tut refrigerator cookies. Theslices will be even and are not likelyto crumble. * * * Make a miniature greenhouse for house plants, '`outside a sunny window. Attach a shelf .outside; hinge glass sash or hotbed sash at top of window so that it can be propped open. Close in at ends with glass in a light frame. Seed- lings can be started in this "green- house" too. By openingthe sash, you can gradually condition them for out of doors. a Slip shower -curtain hooks over the clothes closet rod. Hang belts, purses, umbrellas from the hooks. c a * Store pan lids, round cake pans, and pie plates in a dish rack.plac- ed in a lower cupboard. Custard cups fit on their sides In the silverware compartment of theo rack. k ,: Encourage your youngster to'. hang up his clothes as he dresses and undresses, by placing a towel. rack'low on his closet door. Child- ren can fold their clothes over the towel rack. * * ' w When hemstitching, wrap a piece, of colored ribbon around the in- dex finger of your left hand. The color makes stitches show up more clearly, * , Nail a length of chain. across -a crowded clothes closet inplace of a rod. Hangers hook into the links, and will stay apart so that clothes will not push together and wrinkle. Add a bright touch to a plain hat by stitching a necklace around the hat band. Make a pretty hem for towels, napkins, or aprons, by winding three -strand embroidery floss, metallic thread, ; or buttonhole weight thread On your sewing;: Scotch Tape Wasn't Invented By A Scot .. . How did tight -sticking Scotch tape acquire its canny name? It was an American, an ex- profesional banjo player, who in- vented it and a group of early automobile p a i n t e r s who are credited with naming it. The brand name "Scotch" is believed to have originated dur- ing the 1920's when the new product was used first as a masking tape in automobile shops. In those days the manu- facturers applied glue only to the outer edge and were nick- named "Scotch" by the painters for being so stingy with the adhesive. Even after more glue was applied and the tape stuck better than ever, the nickname stuck to the tape, The first Scotch -brand tape was made of heavy opaque paper, coated on one side with a mixture of glue and glycerine and rolled up with a cheesecloth liner to keep it from sticking together. It wasn't until the in- ventor had discovered an ad- hesive which permitted the tape to peel off the roll without the aid of a Iiner that the product's usefulness was extended, :'%.'•„'.`b:; 4`;^,'•:;t�: ttv>�:. ...::;z.>;t' ��v:{g:•Y.'::£fi'•` .s;•:i..+ _ hl:� xy. • ... , .� �": .. �.✓`•L:i S`..�9.:ii51`a,�i,.v......-� t..<. ';, .. '' •�'C' 41m. 11U Surprise Winners * Donald O'Connor (right) and Eve Arden both won the coveted. Emmy award by being named the best male and female stars of television. A 'crown of 1300 people was on hand at the Palladium Theatre in Hollywood where the awards were made. Though there now are more than 100 different varieties of Scotch -brand t a p e, the best known is the transparent kind made from "Cell$phane" cellu- lose film. It was specially de- veloped about 1930 to seal "Cel- lophane" wrappers and shortly became a staple household item as a .jack -of -all -tapes. Apart from making an over- night professional out of any amateur par c e 1 wrapper, this jack - of - all - tapes is constantly coming to the rescue in all kinds of minor emergencies Stenographers and women tra- vellers use miles of it annually l to tack up ripped skirt hems Apartment dwellers find it in- dispensable when fastening notes to their doors advising the.laun- dry man to call on the janitor Almost everybody who has ever disfigured a wall while hanging a picture has learned that a strip of "Cellophane" cellulose f i 1 m applied before driving in the nail will keep, the plaster from cracking. Some use it to repair punc- tured tubes of toothpaste and shampoo creams. And there are many who find it handy mending tears in plastic table, cloths, aprons, raincoats, shower curtains and the baby's bib. It's a friend indeed when the plastic; frames of glasses are broken, It's the secret behind a corsage worn • on a bare shoulder. Wrapped around the rough leg of a kit- chen stool or dinette chair, it will prevent runs in nylons until such time as the leg is sanded, and refinished. It makes a good, traveller out of bottles of expen1 sive perfume by sealing the: stopper tight, One five-year-old child, who had never known life without. Scotch -brand tape, was seen helping herself to a four -inch strip of it to mend 'a long crack in her favorite doll's face Recently a 'national women's ma- gazine gave it top billing in a list of 39 "major and minor miracles", which consisted of products and,, services most women flow take for granted but would be lost without. For "Plane" Speaking — The modern "Hula Magna," main audi- torium of Caracas, Venezuela's, University City, will be the site of 10th Inter -American Conference starting March 1. Constructed without any internal support, the 3000 -seat auditorium gives all persons an unrestricted view of the stage. The speaker's voice is deflected by the Winging panels and is sent in equal volume to all parts of the auditorium. Each seat has a telephone, and the delegate merely dials the language he desires to get and almost instantly he hears a translation of the speaker's address. iseaceeacaV 3 -Ring Curriculum—Taking their education with a grain of saw- dust, two students rehearse their act prior to their school's recent student circus. The aerial acro- bats are shown above with Coach Jack Hoskin, s• machine bobbon, Loosen the ma- chine tension slightly and length- en stitch. Thread the machine as you usually do, and stitch with underside up. *: * w To dip fondant in melted choc- olate, stick a hat pin into the candy to use as a handle as you dip. m * m Fasten Baby's sweaters with ani- mal -shaped hair barrettes in a matching color. (Baby won't have a chance to chew ribbons,) Clasp will slip easily through the knitted sweater; may be quickly removed before garment is washed. * * * Keep a plastic spray bottle filled with soapy water, and a few squares of cloth in the glove de- partment of your car to clean up the children's sticky fingers, spill- ed food, or even the dog's feet after he's frolicked through a mud puddle. Light your gas oven with a soda - :fountain straw, lit on one end by a match. The straw is long en- ough so that you won't have to bend and reach into the oven. Prevents burnt fingers, too. * * * Fill a clothes sprinkler with liquid shampoo, ;:Tandy to shake on just a few drops when shampooing youngster's hair. * Spread softened butter lightly over an angel food cake before frosting it. The icing will look neater, and the cake will stay moist longer. Out of Season. In Springfield, Minn., Alfred Schneider, arrest- ed for threatening a woman on a street Corner with a knife, was released after he told police he had mistaken her for his wife. Men's Plastic Collars Once All The Rage • Women who regard their plas- tic squeeze bottles as something very new, may surprised to learn that men were the first to use and wear plastics away back in 1868• That was the year when the shortage of Ivory hit the billiard ball trade and celluloid was born. Soon thrift -minded men were wearing shirts with detachable celluloid collars and cuffs which 'they removed at night and sponged clean. Celluloid remained the only member of the plastics family for 41 years. Then, in 1909, the first heat and break -resistant plastic materials were discovered and promptly became pot handles and telephone sets. This was the beginning of the distinct branches of the plastic family: the thermoplastic and the thermosetting b r ant hes. The thermoplastic branch was to in- clude all plastic materials which, like celluloid, soften when ex- posed to sufficient heat and hard- en when cooled. The thermoset- ting branch was to embrace all plastic materials that can be set by heat and pressure into per- manent shapes like pot handles that will not soften when re- heated. Between 1909 and 1926 two more plastic materials joined the growing family. One was for in- dustrial use only. The other, which was made from skim milk, became buttons and buckles, beads and knitting needles and belongs to the heat - sensitive thermoplastic branch. From 1926 on the plastics fam- ily began propagating at a great rate. New materials were born to both branches of the family almost every year. One of these new types was the acrylics, which in crystal-clear form can transmit light around a curve. Luminous outdoor signs and sparkling brush and comb sets are typical examples of these materials which are thermoplas- tic and therefore soften if expos- ed to heat. Nylon is another newcomer which made its first appearance in 1938 in the form of long -wear- ing faucet washers, stove gears and bristles for brushes,. Still an- other is melamine, now familiar AS colorful tableware that Is scratch -resistant and difficult to break. Since It belongs to the! thermosetting branch, melamine win discolor or char rather than soften or burn in contact with a flame, One of the more recent arrivals is polythene, which as an English "war baby," played a heroic role in the development of radar. Polythene's combination of prop- erties was so unique, it wag quckly pressed into civilian ser- vice following demobilization. Polythene is •the plastic that fiexe, and bends to the touch in cosmetic squeeze bottles. When rolled out into sheet form it's the plastic • that becomes moisture - proof grocery bags with a hun- dred and one re -uses. Polythene goes into the refrigerator as pli- able ice cube trays, into freezing units as freezer hags and under - ,es water piping because '^stic will withstand tem- peratures as low as 56 degrees zero. 'If its newest applications is in toys where resistance to and ability to snap back i"' original shape please snothers and tots alike. Poly- thene's qualities of being odor- less, tasteless, non - toxic and lightweight make these toys ideal for small folk who can chew on them to their hearts' content as well as float them in the bath tub. Though still an infant of the plastics family, polythene has shown such versatility, a plant to provide Canada `with her own supply of polythene resin was opened at Edmonton two months ago. But even before the first shipment was made to customers, plans were announced for the plant's expansion. Doctors Say Children Getting "Soft Feet" Canadian children — yours and mine — are growing in- creasingly "soft in the feet." Yes, we said feet — not head. So claims Dr. Hans Kraus. of New York University, who re- cently examined 5,000 Canadian and American youngsters be-. tween the ages of six and 19, and compared them with 2,000 European children of similar ages and backgrounds. According to the doctor,,•Euro- pean youngsters have stronger feet because "they' do not use cars, school buses or elevators, They must walk everywhere." We don't know where the `'learned doctor got the 5,000 chile dren he examined, but any mother can justify that young- sters give their feet a tough workout every day at school' and play. However, what Dr. Kraus has to say does underscore one •point: the importance of keep- ing children in the proper shoes for the tough grind of . walk- ing, running and jumping. Here are a few tips from foot doc- tors on shoes for youngsters: 1. Make sure the shoes fit properly. Ill-fitting shoes are the greatest source of foot troubles in youngsters. Check your child's foot size frequently, 2. Uppers and soles should be of leather. Leather has the sup- pleness and resiliency to stand up under the pounding of chil- dren's feet — and in addition leather conforms to the foot and furnishes the support needed by growing feet. 3. Socks are also important to foot care. Too -short socks can do almost as much damage as outgrown shoes. Go through your youngster's socks every so often and weed out any that have been outgrown. Omelette. In Las Cruces, N' Mex.y a deputy sheriff was look- ing for the thief who stole twelve dozen eggs from a farmer, left the cartons and pile of empty shells in a nearby field. Oueen And Duke Continue Toni Queen Elizabeth and her hut. band, the Duke of Edinburgh, stand on the observation platforl of a train at Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.