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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK. S. C.. THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1939 Household Neuis COLD CUTS FOR DELICIOUS VARIETY See Recipes Below. Cold Cuts for Variety For a help-yourself-party (or al- /nost any other lunch or supper) few foods rival in popularity a platter of “cold cuts.” Designed to tempt the appetite, and to provide inter esting variety, this good-to-look-at and good-to-eat dish is a summer favorite. Salami, liver sausage, thin slices of flavorsome boiled ham, and corned beef or sandwich slices make an attrac tive and delicious combination. Wa fer-thin slices of cheese, small sweet pickles and radish roses with sprigs of watercress complete the platter. These same cold meats have other uses, too. For example, cubes of salami add zest to a green salad, corned beef makes a tasty casserole meal, and slices of boiled ham combine with cream cheese and chives to make a tempting and unusual dish for lunch or supper plates. I’ve chosen from my file of tested recipes a half dozen which will add new interest to your meals. I hope they may inspire you to do a little experimenting on your own. Luncheon Slices. (Serves 4-5) 5 slices of sandwich loaf (%-inch thick) 1 egg (beaten) Fine crumbs Dip meat in beaten egg and then In crumbs. Fry in deep fat, heated to 380 degrees, until golden brown. Serve with sauteed pineapple rings. Ham and Cheese Pinwheels. (Serves 4) 1 3-ounce package cream cheese 1% tablespoons mayonnaise 1 tablespoon chives (minced) 4 slices boiled ham Combine cream cheese, mayon naise and chives. Spread generous ly on the slices of boiled ham. Roll each slice firm ly, wrap in wax paper and chill. When ready to serve, cut the rolls into slices % inch thick. Arrange on a bed of watercress and serve with French dressing. Rarebit Sandwich Filling. % pound dried beef 1 pound American cheese . 1 cup condensed tomato soup Grind the dried beef and the cheese in a food chopper. Add soup and blend well. This may be kept in the refrigerator for several weeks. Ham and Cabbage Slaw. (Serves 4-5) 3 cups cabbage (finely shredded) Vi cup green pepper (cut in sliv ers) 1 cup boiled ham (cut in slivers) . 1 teaspoon onion (minced) % teaspoon salt teaspoon white pepper % cup salad dressing 1 egg white (beaten) Combine cabbage, green pepper, ham and onion. Add salt and pep per. Fold salad dressing into stiffly beaten egg white, and mix lightly with salad ingredients. Serve in salad bowl. Corned Beef de Luxe. (Serves 5) 2 cups potatoes (cooked and sliced) 1 12-oz. can corned beef (sliced) 1 cup onions (sliced very thin) 3 hard cooked eggs 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons flour 2 cups milk V\ teaspoon salt Pepper and paprika to taste 1 cup cheese (grated) % cup buttered bread crumbs In a greased casserole place al ternate layers of potatoes, corned beef and onions. Cut the eggs in two, crosswise, and push into the mixture, cut side up. Make a white sauce of the butter, flour, milk and seasonings. Add the cheese to the sauce and pour over all. Sprinkle buttered bread crumbs over the top and bake in a moderate (375 de gree) oven for approximately 30 minutes or until browned and heat* ed through. Salami Salad. (Serves 5) 1 cup salami (cut in cubes) 2 cups cabbage (shredded) 1 cup raw spin ach (shredded) V\ cup sharp American cheese (grated) Vz cup French dressing Combine salami, cabbage, and spinach. Add cheese to French dressing, and pour over the salad ingredients. Chill thoroughly. Serve in large bowl lined with lettuce. Send for Copy of This Book. This new-type cook book offers you a wealth of helpful hints on en tertaining. Menus for parties rang ing from a simple Italian supper to a wedding reception are included. You’ll find, too, practical tested rec ipes for everything from appetizer to dessert. Send 10 cents in coin to Eleanor Howe, 919 North Michi gan Avenue, Chicago, 111., and get your copy of “Easy Entertaining” now. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Vacuum Cleaner With Clean Dust Bag Best A vacuum cleaner with a clean dust bag does the best cleaning job, studies at Purdue university experi ment station show. For best serv ice the bag should be emptied after each daily use. Never wash the bag, as that destroys the finish that keeps it dustproof. How much dust a machine draws from a rug, the studies indicate de pends partly on how fast it is pushed back and forth. Most machines clean £est if they are moved at a speed of from one to two feet a second. Naturally, the machine should not be allowed to pick up pins, tacks, or glass because these sharp objects may poke holes in the bag or chip the fan blades. It is also desirable to keep the machine in a clean place, protected from dirt and dust. Stai* Dust ★ Spending Money Isnt All ★ Delay Brings New Lead ★ Alec a Top Notcher By Virginia Vale ——* W ELL, it’s happened again; a “B,” or low- budget, picture has turned out to be a lot better than many an “A”—or picture on which the studio shoots the works. Every so often some body does an intelligent bit of work with a “B,” and it draws audiences like a mag net, and people who can take the movies or leave them alone—and usually leave them alone —exclaim that, if all movies were as good as this one, they’d go fre quently. The picture in question is “Five Came Back,” an RKO product, pro duced by Robert Sisk. It’s probably Mr. Sisk’s fault that the picture is so good, though due credit must be given to John Farrow, who directed it, and to the good script and excel lent cast. For Mr. Sisk had ideas about pictures. He thinks that it is more important to have a good story and a group of actors who really can act than it is to spend lots of money on a picture, achieving spectacular effects. If you remember “The In former” and “A Man to Remem- ber^” for which he was responsible, you’ll see what he means. He didn’t have stars for “Five Who Came Back”—the budget wouldn’t allow it. So instead he engaged Joseph Calleia, Lucille Ball, Wendy Barrie, C. Aubrey Smith and Chester Morris. The plot, dealing with the forced land ing of an air liner in a jungle and the effect on the passengers, wasn’t new—but it has been well handled, and the dialogue is exceptionally good. M* You may recall that “Northwest Passage” ran into difficulties last fall, just as shooting was about to begin. Payette Lake, Idaho, was ROBERT YOUNG the chosen location, and early snows in the mountains made it impossible for the company to work. The picture finally got started a week or so ago, but the postpone ment made changes in the cast nec essary. So, instead of seeing Rob ert Taylor in the lead, you’ll see Robert Young, and Walter Brennan will replace Wallace Beery. Many Electric Outlets Important to Kitchen When electric outlets are being planned in a new house for lamps, clocks and radios, the kitchen is often neglected. It has more uses for plugs than any other room. Within reasonable limits, there cannot be too many appliance out lets in the kitchen. In this room electricity is used both for lighting and for motivating power. Consumption of current varies widely with kitchen appliances, and special attention should be given to j the load the outlet is expected to . carry. Paramount, making a film based on the life of Victor Herbert, is so set on getting all details right in this picture version of the famous com poser’s career that Herbert’s daughter has been signed up as technical advisor. Allan Jones and Mary Martin, who couldn’t get any where in Hollywood until she went off to New York and made a hit on the stage, are the stars. Just Sterilize Containers To Prevent Ropy Bread “Ropiness” in bread is caused by a bacillus and it makes the bread un fit for use. All containers in which the bread was mixed, baked, and stored should be sterilized by boil ing. Ropiness in bread does not de velop immediately after the bread has been baked, but announces it self by a disagreeable odor. To Remove Jar Covers To remove covers from preserve jars place the jar top downward in a dipper of hot water (not boiling) and allow it to remain five or ten minutes. Remove the jar from the dipper and insert a steel kitchen knife at different points under the rubber. This will let in the air. The cover can then be removed easily. On Washing Curtains When washing curtains put dye or tint in the washing machine with the soap flakes. They color more evenly this way. It looks very much as if autumn would find a new radio star with us. He’s Alec Templeton, the blind pi anist who has made frequent guest appearances on the air, and now has a regular spot on Tuesday eve nings. He plays classical music su perbly, and does parodies and mu sical sketches which are among the most amusing things in modern broadcasting—his recent perform ance of “Three Little Fishes” as a Handel oratorio, with Templeton singing, in a very good voice, had broadcasting circles predicting a big future for him- Conrad Nagel, of stage and screen fame, is master of ceremonies on the program, which is one more thing to be grateful for—his diction and voice are good, and he has none of the plushy solemnity which so many announcers seem to think is necessary. * ODDS AND ENDS—Sammy Kaye and his band are touring again; don't miss them if they give a concert in your neigh borhood . . . Gabriel Heatter always car ries an “Emergency” script in his pocket, in case one of his scheduled guests for “ff'e, the People” fails him, so if you hear him launch into a three-minute his tory of the program you'll know that somebody failed to turn up .. . Be sure to see the March of Time's “The Movies March On”—although it runs for only twenty minutes it's one of the most in teresting things seen on the screen this year . . . Ginger Rogers proves in “Bachelor Mother” that she’s one of the screen’s top-notch comediennes, silencing for all lime the people who have con sidered her just a good dancing partner for Fred Astaire. UUl«aaed by We star* Newspaper Union.) Smart Hand-Crocheted Dress Good Style the Year Round By CHERIE NICHOLAS x-xxxv?x-x:-x*:-x-%x-::*'.^>:.x^>»v.y.v.v.vx iiilllliiiiiiiiiiil /"YK, FOR a dress that is cool to wear on hot sultry days, warm and “comfy” to wear on cool days, a dress that somehow or other pos sesses the magic of fitting into the scheme of things, whether it be go ing places about town during the ac tive hours of the day or doing more or less of a society stunt at informal bridge party or tea in the afternoon at the club. The answer? Well, here it is right before your very eyes in the ac companying illustration — dresses that are hand-crocheted of mercer ized cotton. Yes’m, a dress like either of the models pictured will prove a friend in need and indeed at any time of the year. As to solving the mid-season problem of something to wear that tides over the gap between fashions old and fashions new, you’ll find a hand- crocheted dress gives the perfect answer. Such a gown is correct and likable to wear this very min ute and for the girl who will be far ing to school in the early autumn days. The best way of putting to the test all we have been saying about the crochet theme is to make such a dress for yourself. Just a few lei sure moments devoted here and there, that would otherwise be wast ed, to the crocheting thereof and in an unbelievably short time you will be the exultant possessor of a dress that will prove a treasure in your wardrobe, the whole year round. Want to try it? Well, here’s how! —go to your nearest fancy work shop or department. There you will find oodles of mercerized crochet cottons in adorable colors. How ever, that once done, together with the acquiring of exactly the right size crochet hook, not forgetting to ask for a pamphlet of instructions as how to make, which is always available where you buy yarns. There’s good news for crocheters this year in that the idea of styling is being played up for all it is worth. For the first time crochet has been treated like fabric. The result is a coUection of crocheted dresses unmatched for smartness, wearability, fit and individuality. Most important is the way in which the newer crocheted frocks fit and mold the figure. Dressmak er touches are also stressed. Pad ded shoulders are emphasized, zip per closings are used, skirts swing gracefully, with a view to achieving the young look so much exploited this season. Typical of the new crochet fash ions is the casual, neat-as-a-pin dress as shown to the left in the pic ture. A decorative zipper down the front, closing at the throat with two pompoms, high-placed pockets and a wide contrasting belt give it the dressmaker touches. Even the belt is crocheted. Worked in lustrous mercerized crochet cotton, the en tire outfit is simple to make. The hand-crocheted dress to the right has the stylish look. Its lines are fluid and soft with the shoulders slightly exaggerated to slenderize the silhouette, making it graceful for the more mature figure as well as for the slim and svelte young woman. The stitch is open and lacy —delightfully cool to wear through out the summer. Later on you win find this type gown an ideal starter for the fall wardrobe. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Designer Visions Coming Fashions Quoting Edith Head, top designer of clothes for Hollywood notables: “The reign of the popular simple frock or suit is over. Everything indicates that the fall and winter styles will be lavish in fabric and extremely romantic and flattering. Clothes will doubtless cause social functions to increase in formality and it will be, all and all, a dressy season.” “I am sure,” predicted Miss Head, “that there will be no cer tain or definite skirt, sleeve, or coat lengths in the coming trend. Wom en will dress strictly to their own individuality, getting away from the ‘sheep’ fads and crazes which made all of us look alike for the past sev eral years. At least feminine fashions will assume something else than ‘all poured of the same mold.’ “The high note of the new trend,” said the designer, “will be magnif icence of material. Silks, brocades, velvets, and embroidered fabrics will be abundant and tailored, all purpose models will hear a definite death knell.” Rich Silk Fabrics For Coats, Suits It is with an eye to the future that women are buying the smart new coats now showing in the mid summer collections, made of rich silk fabric. A costume of the hand some bengalines and such will car ry through until the “frost is on the pumpkin.” The appeal of these handsome suits is not to be with stood by best dressed fashionables. Red Dots White Still the rage for polka dots goe on. In the picture it is white silk chiffon with red polka dots that fashions a most captivating eve ning dress. For country club wear and city roofs under starlit skies with music in the air here is the gown ideal. The halo hat in tones of red matches the kid belt which is tied with a fabric bow. The brace let is the new-type bubble glass that glitters in prismatic colors. TAKE MALARIA Get Relief From Chills and Fever! Don’t put up with terrible Malaria. Don’t endure the wracking chills and fever. At first sign of the dread disease, take Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic. A real Malaria medicine. Made especially for the purpose. Contains tasteless quinidine and iron. Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic ac tually combats Malaria infection in the blood. Relieves the awful chills and fever. Helps you feel better fast. Thousands take Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic for Malaria and swear by it. Pleasant to take, too. Even, children take it without a whimper. Don’t suffer and suffer. At Ma laria’s first sign, take Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic. At all drug stores. Buy the large size as it gives you much more for your money. Greater Heritage Time, the great destroyer, only enlarges the patrimony of litera ture to its possessor.—DTsraeli. FEET HEAVY? I lf feet feel tired, IrrN tated—massage with stainless Penetro foe quick relief. Try tt« Man Changeth Do not think that years leave us and find us the same.—Meredith. By burning 25% slower than the average of the 15 other of the largest-selling brands tested—slower than any of them—CAMELS give smok* ers the equivalent of Exmmms HR KICK Tt yTORE smoking—smoking— IVL thriftier smoking...Which cig arette offers all of them? Read 3 im portant cigarette facts revealed by scientific tests on 16 of the largest; selling brands: 1 CAMELS were found to contain MORE TOBACCO BY WEIGHT than the average for the 15 other of the largest-selling brands. 2 CAMELS BURNED SLOWER THAN ANY OTHER'BRAND TESTED — 25% SLOWER THAN THE AVERAGE TIME OF THE 15 OTHER OF THE LARGEST-SELL ING BRANDS! By burning 25% slower, on the average^ Camels give smokers the equivalent of 5 EXTRA SMOKES PER PACK! 3 In the same tests, CAMELS HELD THEIR ASH FAR LONGER than the average for the other brands. Thanks to Camel’s economy, everyone can enjoy the real thrills in smoking— the coolness, mildness, delicate taste*. the added bonus of Camel’s costlier to baccos. Don’t miss the smoking Amer ica rates No. 1. CAMEL PENNY FOR PENNY YOUR BEST CIGARETTE BUY !