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The Brussels Post, 1952-12-3, Page 2rs Your Refrigerator The glistening white refriger- tier which has become sucks standard equipment in modern /kitchens is an achievement of The last 25 years. It was in the arid -twenties, when skirts barely covered the knees ane waistlines had reached an all-time low, that mechanical refrigerators Were first produced in volume. Like milady's fashions, the re- frigerator has improved a great deal since then. The first refrigerators were unwieldy expensive but compe- tition was keen, and improve- silents were quickly developed. .Perhaps more fields Of research are represented in the refriger- tltor than in any other modern convenience except the auto - :mobile. Large and small Indus- tries worked together to produce attractive, durable units that were . mechanically sound and less costly. The finish alone required ex- tensive research and develop- ment, Many of the earlier mo- dels had a porcelain finish. Later, s fast -drying; finish which had nen developed 'for automobiles, seas tried out on the kitchen ap- pliance. Although it had high ship resistance it was not en- tirely satisfactory in resisting grease stains. More 'research produced a new -type synthetic finish which was a definite improvement. Still more work was needed to make it stain -proof and scratch - resistant, and the three coats which were required slowed down production and upped tests. The chemists ' kept on Continued research finally re- sulted in the improved high bake finish which you see on today's refrigerators. It is a stain, scratch and chip resistant and protects the steel from oxida- tion and corrosion. The fact that it can be applied rapidly has t D yinP s Sy. With Today'sTints! 'Shree-quarters of a century *go it was not unusual to see a housewife perspiring over The steaming tub -kettle combina- tion needed to tint dresses and s. living room drape BY. EDNA MILES illi so -caned "good old days" were hard oultoltsewiv4, Hoping for more attractive dresses, drapes and other things that make a home attractive, those little ladies were torted to go through the over -arduous processes connected with always -messy home dyeing, ,Horne dyeing in the old days meant muscle -straining drudgery over steaming tubs and kettles. Actually it bas only been 75 years since chemical dyes were developed front coal tar, Before that, home dyeing was often 4disappointing. You could not tell in advance whether you would end up with the desired color or not. For that hatter, your color choice was confined mostly to blues, reds and yellows. You could not hope for success unless you knew a great deal about cloth, textures, mordants and dyes. However, today's hone dyeing is a cinch, thanks to the development of easy-to-use, all -fabric dyes in 50 colors and an efficient color remover, Widespread ownership of washing machines helps, too, because the washer is ideal for tinting bulky things like curtains, drapes, sheets, bedspreads and shag rugs. All you need do is dissolve your dye in a quart jar or pitcher of hot water, then pour the mixture in your machine as soon as it tills with hot tap 'water. Let the pigment sink deep into the fabric, pull the cloth out and hang it up to dry. Home dyeing in 1952 is much better, much easier, and certainly a lot more successful than back in "the good old days." Today, thanks to modern science, there are many good, efficient dyes on the market. You can find them in almost any drug, dime or department store. Today a cool, crisp, young mod- ern uses the latest home -dyeing process in her own kitchen, tint- ing in a few minutes what often took a long time in "the good Old days." also helped reduce the cost of the finished product. Research has been responsible, too, for radical changes in the design of refrigerators. Industry has been able to keep one step ahead of householders' require- ments by providing refrigerators and refrigerants which will al- low for storage of perishable goods at exactly the right tem- perature and will defrost auto- matically in order tomaintain the best efficiency and operat- ing conditions. TABLE TkLKS z)iatvz. Time to be at least thinking about that Christmas turkey; for while the weeks race past fast enough, Goodness knows, all the year through, at this season they seem to be jet propelled. The size of the turkey you choose should depend on how many you expect to share the festive meal. If there are to be Only three or four, one of those "miniature" birds is for you. (They are now available in many places from four to nine pounds). If your table is to seat a large number, a large turkey is the best answer. Stuff him well. Roast him to perfection. Then tell the Man of the House to sharpen tip his carving knife, and go to work t 1es,.lj ROAST TURKEY Prepare for roasting by first removing all pin feathers with tweezers and if necessary singe- ing the bird. Wash turkey under cold running water inside and out. Drain well; dry thoroughly. Make up stuffing, allowing 1 cup per pound ready -to -cook weight or Vs cup per pound dressed weight. This amount fills body and neck cavity. Do not pack stuffing for it expands during cooking. Close body cavity with skewers and lace with twine or sew with needle and thread. Close neck cavity by pulling skin over stuffing and skewering to back of turkey. Bend wings close to the body. Tie legs to- gether. Place turkey breast -side up on rack in open roasting pan. Brush with melted shortening. Cover breast and wings with cheese- cloth dipped in shortening. Roast according to the follow- ing direction table. • b DIRECTION TABLE Ready -4o -Cook Oven Total Cooking Weight Temperature Time (Hours) 4-8 325° F 3-4 8-12 325° F 4-414 12-i6 325° F 414-5 16-20 325° F 514-7 4 'til going to give you a choice of three different stuffings for your turkey. The first one haps pens to be my own personal favorite, but that doesn't mean that my taste ss better than yours. All three of these are good, and you can't go far wrong, no matter which you select. * 4 e NUT STUFFING 3 (1 ib.) loaves day-old white bread. 2 cups shelled nuts (Brazils TEST YOUR INTELLIGENCE Score yourself 10 points for each correct answer in the first six questions. 1. One of the following four does not match the other three. Can you find it? —Potato —Turnip —Carrot -Tomato 2. Where was the outpost of Little America built by Admiral Richard Byrd, the well-known explorer? —North Pole —Sahara Desert --South Pole —Rocky Mountains r3, The annual Rose Bowl event is a —Football game --Flower show —A bowling matt•h —Display of vases for roses 4. The V -II was a —World War II victory —A size for buckshot —A bomb —A vitamin oil 6. One of the following flowers apparently has been bred by man as no fossil remains of it have ever been found. Which one is it' —.Rose -Sunflower —Chrysanthemum —Daisy 6 The Mountains of the Moon are found in —Switzerland --Africa —South America —Kentucky 7. Match the following inventors with their inventions. Score your- self 10 points for each correct choice. (A) 1./ison --Telephone (13) Marconi —Forerunner of the machine guru (C) Getting --Phonograph (D) Bell —Radio Total your point. A score of 0-20 is poor; 30.00, average; 70.80, Superior; 90-100, very superior - ANSWERS TO INTELLIGENCE TEST 'soot/dame (q) :ung aurgautu am 3o aauunaoro,l ea) :inputs --(g) Itttleatotioma (`d)—L 'eotsfy—g 'u nwattlues,tailp 4~il 'gatoq Y—b 'auze2 ilagtoo,g—t 'atod tnnog.. -, ioraa.O---1 SALLY'S SALLIES illirS10N,SI MATURniT tuns I t Please don't be disturbed now Mr. Popper. Jest wait till she grows up." are best) 2 medium onions 4 stalks celery ?i cup butter or margarine 1 tablespoon salt nes teaspoon pepper 134 teaspoons poultry seasoning Se cup boiling water Remove crusts from bread. Cut into small cubes. (About 3 qts) Place the nuts in boiling water for 5 minutes. Drain well. Cut in thin slices.•Chop the onion and celery in foie pieces. Melt butter or margarine. Add onions and celery and cook until tender but not browned. Stir in salt, pepper, poultry seasoning. Add seasoned vegetables to bread cubes. Stir in nuts. Add water and mix thoroughly. Enough for 12-16 pound turkey. 4 a a MUSHROOM -RICE STUFFING 1 small onion 6 sprigs parsley 14 pound mushrooms ° 4 stalks celery and leaves 11/2 cups packaged pre-cooked rice 1iJ cups water 13i teaspoons salt 13 teaspoon pepper ?s cup butter or margarine * or 2 ( 512 oz.) cans mush- • rooms. Cut onions, parsley fine; mush- rooms in slices. Chop celery and leaves fine and mix celery with rice, water, salt, pepper. Place over high heat and bring to a full boil, uncovered, fluffing rice several times with fork. Do not stir. Cover. Remove from heat; let stand 10 minutes. Melt butter or margarine. Add onion, mush- rooms and cook until tender. Add with parsley to rice. Mix together with a fork. Cool. Epough for a 5-0 pound turkey or duck. OLIVE -ONION STUFFING 2 large onions 4 large celery stalks and leaves 1 (51SS 5)3.1 bottle stuffed olives 13 cup butter or margarine t3 bay leaf, crumbled -1 tablespoon salt ih teaspoon nepper 2 quarts dry bread crwnbs Chop the onion, celery in small pieces. Cut olives in thin slices. Melt butter or margarine. Add onions, cook until tender. Add celery and leaves, sage, thyme, bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper. Cook all together for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Re- move from heat and mix with bread crumbs. Add olives, and mix thoroughly Cool. Enough for 10 pound ,urkey. 11t1SI1 GiREEN Mrs. Gogarty condoled with -Mrs. Devlin after the demise of the latter's husband. "And what did he be dying of?" asked. Mrs. Gogarty. "Gangrene," sighed Mrs. Devlin, "Well," said Mrs, Clogarty, "thank God anyhow for the color of it." • Next Spring-Ladies—You'll Look Gay, Slim — At Least That's What The Experts Say Just when gray days warn that winter is closing in, a brief glimpse of fashions to be found in stores a few months from now brings cheerful forecasts for the spring and summer of 1953. Women who work—and who like to look 'suitable and smartly 'dressed both on the job and off .--will find much to their special liking among the advance designs shown to the trade recently at Hotel Sheraton by. 26 member firms of the Chicago Fashion In- dustries. As was explained by the com- mentator, 'Miss Martha Payne, associate Midwest editor of Charm Magazine-, the models dis- played were deigned with con- cern for the special needs of the estimated 19,000 000 women who work, who purchase one-third el the ready-to-wear sold today, "who buy more because they need more" and "who have a combined paycheck of $32,000,- 000 to ependson the clothes they need and want." These feminine earners of pay- checks include women of all ages and sizes, classified, when they shop for clothes, as women's misses, juniors, and half sizes. Their individual income may range from $2,000 to 210,000 per year. A diverse group Versatile Designs A woman in any of these clas- sifications could find something for herself among the versatile designs' offer d by these 26 man- ufacturers at retail prices ex- tending from $30 to $200. The $2,000 -a -year girl might have to save up to buy a $30, dress. Executi• es in the higher brackets might think twice be- fore deciding on a $200 chess— but the point is, - that these are not coutourier aesigns that most women can only sigh over. They are dresses that can be bought, come the spring and summer sea- son, in retail shops all over the country. Obviously, the appeal of clothes as pretty and as versatile as these will not be limited to women with jobs. Included in the showing were vacation outfits which fit equally well into the summer -long pro- gram in which "two weeks with pay" are only a fleeting inter- lude. Some were costumes which could suitably go to the office from 9 to 5, and then step out "on the town" for a gay evening. A bridal party gowned in tones of softest yellow set the key for the fashion showing and the sea- son. The bridewearing white organdy over yellow satin, wee accompanied by bridesmaids ba ballerina length dresses of pale yellow organdy over yellow,sat- in, carrying daisy chains. A wide range of spicy tones of yellow, mustard, beige and cham- pagne seen throughout the show- ing, promises that spring and summer fashions will be touched with- vibrant color borrowed from the sun. Textured fabrics continue to be important, but they have become less shaggy, possibly to give less appearance of weight in the warm season. Straighter Silhouettes The silhouette, in general, has narrowed and become straighter -- "the way modern women prefer it, said one fashion es - pert. , Stoles, introduced last summer as "high fashion," now are se firmly established that they ap- pear with both Suits and drama, far everything from sports to evening dresses. With the addition of a stole, a matching or contrasting jacket or full-length coat, dresses take on an "important" costume look—a look typically 1953. , Walking suits with boxy jack- ets, something barreled at the back, are gaining favor. Cardigan necklines are show- ing up on all types of garments —suits, coats, and dresses. The glitter of sequins, rhine- stones or bugle beads and the gleam or seed pearls, usually as- sociated with more formal win- ter attire, add piquancy to some of these summer frocks, both dressy and casual. BESTMAN — A GUIDE DOG In Chicago recently bride and bridegroom were escorted to the altar by their closest friends— their guide dogs. The young couple ,were blind. The bride's dog wore a white satin harness and a pink carna- tion in her collar. The bride- groom's dog sported a black sa- tin harness and a pink carna- tion. And when Mr. and Mrs. Paul Neukom left for their honey- moon their fourfooted friends joined them. Handy Hints For Indoors And Out the your pressure sauce, pan for an easy, no -stick method of cooking quick oatmeal on the electric or gas range. Bring salt- ed water to a hard boil in pres- sure cooker Then turn off heat, and stir in oatmeal, .Place lid on pan immediately with press sure gauge on, and let pan sit on hot burner until time to serve, Quick oatmeal will done in three minutes, still be het 15 minutes later. 4 4 i (Jut drying time of heavy cro- cheted table mats in winter. Stretch washed, starched mats out on clean cookie sheets, and dry In a 250° oven. Be sure your oven is one that will maintain this low temperature.' To open a sugar sack without a hitch, place sack with the • straight line of stitching towards you (rather than the "chain" side). Start pulling the thread from the sight -hand side. - * 5 5 Use a steam iron to raise the dap on a carpet that has been matted' down by furniture legs. Hold iron close over the spot, but not touching,, and watch the steam bring the nap.apl , •, 5 * If your needle gets Lodged in the heavy fabric or leather you are hand-stitching,use the shank of your shears as a clamp to pull it through. Most shears provide a good clamp at the point where handles join blades` a r a Wear rubber gloves over light- weight gloves when hanging wet c 1 o t hes in finger - freezing weather. Rubber gloves keep the cloth gloves dry, and add to their warmth. The two pairs together are less bulky than heavy gloves. Store small matching buttons on a fine hairpin. Twist ends to- gether to keep buttons from sliding off. You can keep safety pins the same way, sorted by sizes. Keep a chamois skin handy In the kitchen drawer, for polishing up your bright appliances—like waffle iron, grill, and toaster. it'll keep them bright and shiny. Stow another chamois skin in your sewing machine drawer, too, so that you can give a quick polish to the' machine head. * * 4 Place celophane tape over the tuckin bottom of your child's cardboard crayon box. Keeps crayons from falling through the bottom and scattering over the floor. Makes box last longer, too. . 4 To untie hard -to -open knots in m ver wet shoe laces, sllp bobby pin* through the knot in oppeeito dt realms, and pull apart. Easier on the fingernailssmen 1 disposi- tion -'-than the usual struggle. a a a Palter baking (MPS, set in the rims of self-sealing jar lids and placed on.a cookie sheet, provide extra containers when you aro Making more cupcakes then your muffin tins will hold; Rims of a matching size will keep bat- ter -filled paper cups from spread- ing, * * Use matching scatter -pins with safety catches to place of erne- Mental buttons when making a dressy frock, Saves making but- ton holes and removing buttons for washing or: dry cleaning, Sew a few stitches to mark per- reanently the spots where you want the pins. Chopped By GOP -These lovely four -foot tresses belonged to TV entertainer, Penny Olsen, were cut to poodle -cut size as soon after Ike's victory as she could get to a beauty shop. Her hair waited 20 years for clip- ping because as a small girl she cut it during a Roosevelt cam- paign. Her father claimed she jinxed the Republicans when her hair came off. She promised to let it grow till a GOP victory. Fine Art On The Move• -Travelling art exhibitions and tours of the Art Gallery of Toronto by students from all ports of Ontario are making Ontario school children more conscious of art than their ancestors, Here, Dr, W. J. Dunlop, the Minister of Education for the Province of Ontario, explains some of the finer points of a painting from France on display in the Art Gallery of Taranto to two young school girls.