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< / McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1940 Household Mems WHEN YOU’RE PLANNING A MENU ESPECIALLY FOR MEN (See Recipes Below) Just between us women, we’ll have to admit that, if left to his own devices, many a man would enjoy living on a straight diet of meat, potatoes and pie. It requires a lit tle-judicious scheming on Mother’s part to supply Father with his fa vorite foods and provide for him a wholesome, well-balfuiced meal in the bargain. Whether she’s planning a menu to please the men folk in her family, or is chairman of the refreshment committee for the May meeting of the business men’s club, it’s a wise woman who remembers—and caters to—these masculine foilbles in food. Just how do a man’s food prefer ences differ from those of women? Well, for one thing ; a man wants plainer, more substantial food. He likes a meal to be com posed of only a few dishes, but he wants those few to be tasty, full of flavor and cooked to a turn. And he likes to know just what he’s eating — he wants none of the *‘masked identity dishes” that defy him to find what they’re composed of. In a word, fancy cooking is wasted on the average man, but he appreciates good cooking to the limit. Remember that for most men, meat makes the meal; that hot breads are a masculine weakness that they themselves acknowledge; and that for dessert men have a special fondness for pie, or choco late cake. You’ll find more suggestions for planning masculine menus in my booklet, ‘‘Feeding Father.” There are tested recipes, too, for over 125 of father’s favorite foods. Hot Muffins. 2 cups general purpose flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons sugar 1 egg 1 cup milk or water 2 tablespoons shortening, melted Mix and sift dry ingredients, add unbeaten egg, milk or water and melted shortening. Mix quickly. Pour into well-greased muffin tins, and bake in hot oven (450 degrees) 20 minutes. Deep South Ham Sandwich With Hot Mushroom Sauce. 6 pieces corn bread, about 3 inches square 6 slices ham, boiled or baked Mushroom Sauce: 1 can condensed cream of mush room soup % cup milk Stir the % cup of milk into the condensed cream of mushroom soup. Heat, but do not boil. While the sauce is heat ing, split the pieces of corn bread and toast them. Then place the ham between the toasted slices of corn bread and pour the hot mushroom sauce over the top. Note: This is an excellent way to utilize left-over corn bread. If hot corn bread is used, we suggest the pieces be split and buttered, but not toasted. My Best Chocolate Cake. 2 ounces bitter chocolate % cup butter 1% cups sugar 3 eggs 2Vfe cups cake flour Vx teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Melt chocolate carefully over warm water. Cream butter thor oughly and add sugar slowly. Sepa rate eggs, beat egg yolks, and add to butter and $ugar mixture. Add the melted chocolate. Mix and sift together the flour, salt, and baking powder and add alternately with the milk and vanilla extract. Beat egg *> s Next week in this column Elea nor Howe will give you some clever suggestions for entertain ing a June bride. There’ll be a menu and tested recipes, too, for a ‘‘Kitchen Shower”—and hints on what to give the bride. whites until stiff and fold into the cake mixture. Place in 2 well- greased, 8-inch layer cake pans. Bake in a moderate oven (350 de grees) for approximately 30 to 35 minutes. Corn Bread. (Serves 6-8) 1% cups yellow (or white) corn meal (uncooked) % cup general purpose flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup milk 2 eggs (beaten) 2 tablespoons fat (melted) Sift the corn meal with the flour, baking powder and salt. Combine the milk, eggs, and shortening and add to the dry ingredients. Bake in a well-greased 8-inch square bak ing pan, in a moderately hot oven (400 degrees) for 40 to 50 minutes. Garden Salad Bowl. 1 head lettuce 1 cucumber, peeled and sliced 1 green pepper, cut in thin rings 3 fresh tomatoes, cut in wedge- shaped pieces 1 bunch radishes, sliced Roquefort cheese dressing Prepare and chill vegetables thor oughly. Line salad bowl with large crisp leaves of lettuce and shred remaining lettuce rather coarsely. Place all vegeta bles in salad bowl and toss together with a well-sea soned dressing. Serve at once. Welsh Rarebit. 1 pound sharp American cheese 2 tablespoons butter 1 cup cream 2 eggs 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce % teaspoon paprika Salt and pepper to taste % teaspoon dry mustard Cut cheese in small pieces and place it together with the butter in the top of a double boiler. Melt slowly. Then add cream, eggs (well beaten) and seasonings. Cook, stir ring constantly, until mixture has thickened. Serve on hot buttered toast. Noodle and Tuna Fish Casserole, (Serves 8) 1 8-ounce package noodles 1 tablespoon salt 1% quarts boiling water 1 7-ounce can tuna fish (drained and flaked) 1 1-pound can cream of mush room soup (not condensed) 2 tablespoons catsup 1 tablespoon prepared mustard Vz cup American cheese (grated) Cook noodles in boiling water to which salt has been added, until tender. Drain and rinse thorough ly. Place one-half of the noodles in buttered casserole, add tuna fish and top with remaining noodles. Com bine mushroom soup, catsup and mustard and heat to boiling point. Then pour sauce over noodles in cas serole and top with grated cheese. Bake in a moderate oven (350 de grees) for approximately 35 min utes. Garnish with wedges of hard- cooked egg. To Please the Men Folk in Your Family. From the brand new bride, to grandmother, aren’t most of us cooking largely to please Father? Eleanor Howe’s booklet, ‘‘Feeding Father,” is one every homemaker needs in her file. It’s full of tested recipes for the foods that Father likes best—and will give you mascu line menu hints, as well. Send 10 cents in coin to ‘‘Feeding Father,” care Eleanor Howe, 919 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL UNDAY ^ chool wesson By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST, D. D. Dean of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Lesson for June 2 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se lected and copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education; used by permission. TESTING CONDUCT BY ITS USEFULNESS (A Priciple of Temperate Living) LESSON TEXT—Ezekiel 15:1-6; Matthew 5:13-16; 7:16-20; I Corinthians 10:6, 7. GOLDEN TEXT—Ye shall know them by their fruits.—Matthew 7:16. Sound principles are foundational to right living. Right living is tem perate living. The first temperance lesson for the year emphasized the sacredness of life. This lesson, which is our second one on that subject, properly stresses the im portance of testing conduct by its true usefulness. The emphasis of modern thinking is upon learning, upon the brilliance of scientific achievement, with little or no concern about personal char acter. Christianity and the Bible go to the root of that matter, stressing the need of stalwart moral and spir itual character, without which other attainments are lacking in real value and meaning. Unless what a man accomplishes is the expression of the greatness of his character, it is transient and often detrimental in its effect on society. Tested by its results, the liquor traffic stands conclusively and com pletely condemned. Even its own frantic efforts to clean up and be more presentable indicates that fact. McAlpine made a rather acute comment when he said, *TF I WERE A LIAR . . . I’d advertise beer as a food, whisky as the promoter of the abundant life, and cocktails as the badge of social correctness. They say that if you repeat any thing times enough, people will believe it.” The Scripture portions before us present five inconsistencies, five in stances where fact denies a false profession. I. Wood Without Strength. (Ezek. 15:1-6). The branch of a vine is at its best too crooked and pliable to be very useful, but here we have a piece of vine which has been charred in the fire until it is so useless that it can only be burned up. This is the picture of a life, possibly somewhat limited in its abilities and gifts, but nevertheless valuable, but made ut terly useless by careless or disso lute living. How tragic! n. Salt Without Savor (Matt. 5; 13). True salt is penetrating, antisep tic and purifying, but savorless salt is good for nothing but to make a road for the feet of men. ‘‘Ye are the salt of the earth.” Christians, if they have the true savor in their lives, will count, by their very spir itual pugnency, against sin and corruption in their communities. III. Light Without Illumination (Matt. 5:14). A light is intended to give illumi nation to all around about it. It al ways does that thing unless some one hides it under a cover, and then it becomes not only useless, but dangerous. A life lighted by faith in Christ will shine to the very ends of the earth and, as a missionary once said, “The light that shines farthest shines brightest at home.” We are the light of the world, but if we cover our light we deny the very essence of our natures. Here is no thought of proud or selfish dis play. Light does not shout about itself, it just shines—but it really does shine. IV. Trees Without Fruit (Matt. 7: 16-20). Every plant brings forth fruit after its own nature. We do not expect figs from thistles, but we do expect figs on the fig tree. The countryside bears no more desolate figure than a blasted, fruitless fruit tree. Quickly the owner cuts it down and terminates its shame and uselessness by burning it. What about men and women? God has made them in His own image and likeness. He has given them intelli gence and personal ability. He has a right to expect the fruit of a useful life from every one, and particu larly from the Christian, who is “a good tree.” V. Life Without a Purpose (I Cor. 10:6, 7). Light and salt are inanimate ob jects. Trees and vines with their wood and fruit are alive, but they are without intelligence and moral ity. Man, however, as we have already suggested, is the moral and intelligent crown of God’s creation, made in His own image and like ness. If they who know better, live lives of careless indifference, yea of outright wickedness, how shall they escape the judgment of God in the day when they shall stand be fore Him to give an account of the manner in which they have used this precious gift of life? The Beginning of Wisdom He sent redemption unto his people; he hath commanded his covenant forever; holy and reverent is his name. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all they that do his commandmeqts; his praise en- dureth forever.—Psalm 111: 9, 10. OP° SEW 4^'" Ruth Wyeth Spears FOR A TABLE 26" HIGH USE 3BOARDS WITH HOLES , BORED INI THE .CORNERS I % USE 52 SMALL SPOOLS AND 24 LARGE ONES USE 4 BRASS CURTAIN RODS RUN THROUGH SPOOLS ND BOARDS E GLUE BETWEEN SPOOLS “P)EAR MRS. SPEARS: I would ^ like to make some handy end tables of spools for the living room, but I can’t think of a way to make them rigid. Have you any suggestions as to how this may be done? B. P.” Curtain rods are used through th3 spools to make the legs. Bet ter take along a spool to try when you shop for the rods; and get the type that has one piece fitting inside the other. If the spools are a little loose on the rod, it won’t make any difference for they must be glued between each spool, and also between the spools and the table shelves. I have shown in the sketch everything else you need to know to make this table. Good luck to you! • * * NOTE: If you have an iron bed or a rocking chair, you would like to modernize be sure to send for my Book No. 3. It contains 32 fascinating ideas of things to make for your home. Send 10 cents coin to cover cost of book and mailing. Send order to: MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS Drawer 10 Bedford Hills New York Enclose 10 cents for Book No. 3. Name Address '. Value of Time Know the true value of time, snatch, seize and enjoy every mo ment of it. No idleness, no lazi ness, no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.—Chesterfield. HXmoroline BURNS^Y WHITE PETROLEUM JELLY Short Solitude For solitude sometimes is best society, and short retirement urges sweet return.—Milton. For Ns due to Constipation/ Dr. Hitchcock’s All-Vegetable Laxative Powder — an intestinal tonic-laxative—actually tones lazy bowel muscles. 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