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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1941 FILLED WITH SPICE ’N’ EVERYTHING NICE . .. (See Recipes Below) REFRESHMENTS PLUS! Summer nears. You think of lots of things—new, crisp, cool clothes . . . vacation trips . . . gardening . . . and yes, even parties, espe cially gay ones that all for a mini mum of “home work." I think I understand. You love to have people in your home. In spite of the warmness of June days, you want those of your friends who remain in town to drop by often for conversation, relaxation and refresh ments. But, of course, you want what you serve to be easy to make, delicious, entirely different from any thing that you’ve ever served before, and economical. In the last two of these points, I’ve found homemakers hold a unanimous opinion. So today I’m going to give you what I think are ace-high ideas on easy entertaining. I’m sure you’ll find the recipes worth trying. * * • Dessert bridge parties will do wonders to round up the “Mrs.” crowd who feel free, after feed ing hubby and the children, to don dress - up frocks and skip out for dessert and an afternoon of fun. If your friends don’t play bridge, substitute another hobby, but the serving of dessert upon the arrival of guests can nevertheless be car ried out. Serving dessert when guests ar rive gives the hostess lots of lee way. She doesn’t have to keep in mind that her friends will be going home to dinner soon, as she does with later-on refreshments. And, she can provide a really filling des sert. Pictured at the top of the column is a dessert which I’m sure will an swer your desires. It’s Tropical Gingerbread. 2 eggs % cup brown sugar % cup pure molasses % cup melted shortening 2% cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 cup boiling water 2 teaspoons ginger 1 Vi' teaspoons cinnamon % teaspoon cloves % teaspoon nutmeg teaspoon baking soda Vi teaspoon salt Add beaten eggs to the sugar, mo lasses, and melted shortening; then add the dry ingredients which have been mixed and sifted, and lastly the hot water. Bake in small individual pans, or in a greased pqp, in a mod erate oven (350 degrees F.) for 30 to 40 minutes. Top with whipped cream and sprinkle with shredded coconut. With this dessert, you’ll want to serve a beverage . . . coffee, tea or perhaps an iced drink of fresh fruit mixture. Vanilla mousse is the basis for a number of appetizing desserts, and is a good‘party refreshment in itself. Among the many variations are peanut brittle and chocolate fudge mousses. To make the vanilla mousse, fold one cup of confectioners’ sugar and two teaspoons of vanilla into one quart of heavy cream that has been whipped. Fold in four egg whites which are stiffly beaten. Spread the mousse into two large refrigerator ice trays and place in the freezing compartment of your re frigerator, or, freeze in your ice LYNN SAYS: ng of party foods, I d these few sugges- jther passed on to me. 11 find them helpful, e pecan meats whole, hells with boiling wa- them stand until cold king them, cakes usually call for d chocolate. This h the cake mixture r if it is cut in small melted, rather than juice is a good substi- »d tea as a basis for drinks. THIS WEEK’S MENU Dessert-Bridge Refreshments Devil’s-Food Pudding with Ice Cream Sauce or •Orange Chiffon Cake Mixed Nuts Mints Coffee or Tea •Recipe given. cream freezer. Allow three hours for the freezing. This recipe will yield two quarts of mousse. For a crunchy surprise frozen des sert for your guests, serve peanut brittle mousse. To make it, crush % pound of peanut brittle with a rolling pin and fold into the vanilla mousse before it becomes solid (about IVfe hours). • * * If it’s an extra-special party you’re planning, I’ve included a special dessert- bridge menu in today’s column. You’ll spend more hours in the kitch- en preparing these particular foods, but they’re so-o-o-o good that your guests’ ohs nnd ahs will amply reward you for your efforts. Cream Sponge Cake. 1 cup sifted cake flour 1 teaspoon baking powder % teaspoon salt % cup cold water 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind 2 egg yolks, unbeaten % cup granulated sugar 2 egg whites, unbeaten 1 teaspoon lemon juice 2 tablespoons granulated sugar Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together three times. Add water and lemon rind to egg yolks, and beat with rotary egg beater until light colored and at least tripled in vol ume. Add % cup of granulated sug ar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating well with rotary beater after each addition; then add sifted dry ingre dients, a small amount at a time, beating slowly and gently with ro tary beater only enough to blend. Beat egg whites until they form rounded mounds when beater is raised; then add lemon juice and 2 tablespoons sugar, and continue beating until stiff enough to hold up in moist peaks. Fold into flour mixture. Pour into two ungreased 8-inch layer cake pans, stirring lightly while pouring. Bake in mod erate oven of 350 degrees F. for 30 minutes. Remove from oven, and invert on rack until cakes are cold. Fill with Orange Chiffon Cake Fill ing according to directions below. •Orange Chiffon Cake.' 2 8-inch Cream Sponge Cake Layers 1 envelope plain, unflavored gelatin Ya cup cold water 4 eggs separated % cup granulated sugar % cup orange juice ✓ 2 tablespoons lemon juice % teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon grated orange rind Make and bake the Cream Sponge Cake Layers, following the recipe. Meanwhile, soak gelatin in cold water 5 minutes. Place beaten egg yolks, 6 table spoons sugar, or ange and lemon juices, and salt in double boiler. Cook while stirring until like custard. Add gelatin, and stir until dissolved. Re move from heat, stir in orange rind, and chill. When mixture begins to thicken, fold in meringue made by beating egg whites until frothy, but not dry, and folding in 6 tablespoons sugar gradually, while continuing to beat until stiff. Prepare cake lay ers for the filling by placing one layer on a cake plate; make collar of double waxed paper about 3 inches high to fit tightly around edge of cake; secure with pins or paper clips. Pour orange filling over the top of this layer; top with second cake layer; then place in refrigera tor to chill until set. Before serv ing, remove waxed-paper collar from cake. To add finishing touch to top of cake, place lace-paper doi ly over top layer, sift confectioners’ sugar over it, and remove doily carefully to preserve design. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.' FIRST-AID to the AILING HOUSE by Roger B. Whitman (© Roger B. Whitman—WNU Service.) Space Around Pipes Q UESTION- What do you recom mend to close up the space be tween pipes coming up into a room, and the floor? In our apartment there is a space between the floor and the hot and cold water pipes, also the radiator pipes, which I would like to seal up. The collars around the pipes are not sufficient. Answer: Because of the varying temperatures and vibrations in the pipes it is not possible to fill these spaces with cement of any kind. A piece of canvas cut to fit around the pipe might help. Tack one edge of it down to the floor, and tie the other edge around the pipe. Coat the canvas with white lead paste. . Leaky Cellar Question: In our new house wa ter leaks into the basement from underneath the floor along the joint between floor and walls. Can this be stopped with waterproof cement? If so, will the water spoil the con crete in remaining permanently un der the floor and around the foun dation during the wet season? There is no sewer and no place for drain age. Answer: If the level of your cellar floor is below the natural ground wa ter level during the wet season, the only remedy is to apply membrane waterproofing inside the cellar. This consists of a layer or two of water proof felt, stuck down with liquid asphalt, and held in place by four inches of reinforced concrete. The waterproofing should go up the walls to the outside ground level. Other wise, lay drain tile under the floor around the edges, ending in a pit from which the water is automati cally removed by a sump pump. Faint After Whitewash Question: A wooden wall in my cellar was whitewashed. I washed off the whitewash, and then, after the wood dried, put on two coats of inside oil paint. The paint softened and would not stay on. What was the reason, and what can I do about it? Answer: Although you took off the whitewash on the surface, some of the lime, of which it was made, soaked into the wood and remained. This lime affected the oils of the paint and destroyed them. After taking off the whitewash you should have rinsed the wall with a solution of zinc sulphate crystals in water; two pounds to the gallon. This would have neutralized the lime, and the paint would not have been harmed. To apply this solution you must first remove the paint that remains. Removing Wallpaper Question: I have been trying to remove wallpaper in my living-room by soaking it with water; but the water seems to have no effect. What else can I use that will loosen the paper and let me take it off? Answer: Your wallpaper must have a varnished or other water proof finish. To take it off, go over it with coarse sandpaper wrapped around a block of wood, so that this finish will be cut. Water will then be able to penetrate to the paste. Begin soaking the wallpaper at one end of a wall, using a whitewash brush or large sponge, and work on the other end. Then return to where you began, and repeat. Continue until the water has soaked and the paste has been softened. If the paper sticks, scrape with a broad putty knife. Wallpapering Question: My summer cottage is about 60 years old, but in good con dition. The living room and lower bedroom need papering. The old paper is quite smooth and tight. Must I remove it, or can the new paper be stuck on over it? Answer: Yes, you can apply new paper over the old, providing the old paper is in good condition and is on tightly. The old paper will have to be sized first, of course. There is always the slight chance that the paste for the new paper may strike through and loosen the paste of the old paper, in which case both old and new papers may fall off. Questions on Painting Question: A correspondent asks if any of the following jobs can be done when temperatures are below freezing: Cold water painting inside of a cabin. Whitewashing outside. Oil painting and puttying inside and out. Outside plastering. Answer: Any material or paint containing water or mixed with wa ter should not be used when tem peratures are at or below the freez ing point. Cold water paint or white wash can be applied when the tem perature is above freezing, but oil paint will not give satisfactory re sults if applied at temperatures be low 50. The same applies to putty. Heating Odor Question: From the start of the heating season, my tenants com plain of an odor coming from the steam radiators. Cleaning com pound in the boiler does not stop it. Answer: That odor comes from repeated heating of dust that has collected on the lower part of the radiator. In time, the dust may be converted into a hard crust. I have known of cases in which in sects and even dead mice contribut ed to such an odor. The remedy is to clean the radiators, and espe cially the lower part. Hand-Crocheted Hat, Bag Sets, To Be Popular This Summer By CHERIE NICHOLAS N OW that dame fashion has given a high rating to hand-crocheted garments, it behooves every style- minded woman to stop, look and lis ten to what is being, said and done in regard to this very smart trend. Via a simple crochet hook, a spool or so of crochet cotton, or perhaps a skein or so of washable cotton yarn, lovely-to-look-at styles may be made. You could search everywhere and it would be difficult to find anything more fetching in hat and bag sets than the masterpieces in crochet artistry such as here pictured. Even if you have never crocheted be fore, with a little application and a willingness to “live and learn,” you can crochet for yourself a whole col lection of accessory items every bit as pretty and wearable as those here shown. A fascinating pastime you will find it, too, for the work is easy and the cost of crochet cot tons low. Doesn’t the very sight of the cun ning fashions illustrated make your fingers fairly tingle to crochet and crochet until you have acquired a number of accessories to wear with your summer outfits? Have you ever tried crocheting with heavy cotton rug yarn, boilfast and washable. The work just speeds along. In no time you can finish a new hat and bag. The at tractive high-crowned turban-and- bag twosome shown to the left in the picture is crocheted of heavy white cotton rug yarn. It also comes in colors. You will be sur prised and delighted at how quickly this set can be made. There's noth ing intricate or tedious about it! For the star-trimmed crochet pill box and matching round bag to the right, use mercerized cotton thread. The star detail is somewhat mili tary in effect, as so many fashions are this summer. Mercerized cot ton thread was used also for the beret in the inset below. Note the colorful crochet emblem which adorns the front of the crown. Describing other attractive cro chet themes, a prim little Gibson sailor is worth noting. It is cro cheted of mercerized cotton in a firm, even, single stitch and is so manipulated it keeps in perfect shape. A cluster of crochet berries in self color is its only trim. Be assured this sailor is very good look ing. As clever a headpiece as any mod ern school girl would want is the “pigtail calot.” It is really very similar to the popular schoolgirl “beanie” and is worn on the back of the head in exactly the same manner. The novel and amusing part is a long braid of yam that starts from the crown center of the calot and dangles to the waist in back, just like a Chinaman’s pig tail. To add more interest, the braided yarn is tied with a hair ribbon in school-girl fashion. If it is a lace-trimmed hat you want, it may be crocheted in a lacy open-work stitch and when finished, starched very stiff. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) New Sports Fabric This very good-looking frock is made of a new and unusual sports fabric, which, because of its out standing attractiveness plus its de pendable wearability, may be re garded’ as a real “find” for women who seek reliable materials. It is a rough crepe, one of a number of new creative fabrics done in I Celanese rayon and silk. Woven with a special twist in the yarn, a pleasing unevenness is produced— best described as a splash effect. This charming frock will be well liked both because of the ripple surfaced crepe that fashions it and because of the promise it carries of satisfactory wearableness. Note how smartly it is styled, with the new accented hipline. Open-Throat Necklines Low-cut necklines are increasing In popularity. In blouses it is the open-throat turn-back collar type that leads. Dresses have very low V-shape lines. Whether necklines are square, round or heartshape, they are low cut this summer. New Cottons Make Fashion Headlines Cottons are not news, but the cot ton materials manufactured today are not only news, but front page news! One of the highspots on the sum mer program of cottons is the suit of crinkly seersucker. At the races fashion-wise women are wearing these suits. The perfected tailoring of these suits gives them a thorough bred air that is recognized at a glance. Chambray is also gaining in popu larity. Emphasis on striped cham bray leads to such intriguing styling as the dress of monotone chambray that is detailed with stripes. Matching hat and bag com plete the costume. A word about the new colorful denims and gabardines. The latest message is bright yellow denim for play clothes. And flowered chintz is seen in both formal and infor mal dresses. In the evening.cottons go forth in party frocks of gingham and flow ered prints, and in peasant skirts with blouse or middy tops. This season’s cotton sheers never were prettier. Cotton Fabric-Type Lace Enters Fashion Picture Lace is “all set” for a tremendous vogue this summer. Special empha sis is on a new allover—patterned cotton lace that is so fabriclike that it is practical for dresses, redingotes and all types of summertime ensem bles, including the suit tailored of starched cotton lace, either in white or colors. Week-End Matchmates Practically a complete wardrobe within itself is the five-piece matchmate cottons now selling throughout stores the country over. Very practical and very attractive are these ensembles made up of five pieces—pajamas or slacks, shorts, bra-top, butcher-boy smock and knee-deep coat. Piano an Accomplishment You Can Teach Yourself • . Short-Cut Way to Learn Musio A HAPPY accomplishment to ( play the piano, to entertain^ with the latest hits. As for that! special man, his favorite tuna lures him like a magnet! Learning to play isn’t hard. You read music quickly with the aid of a chart which shows life-size the main part of the keyboard. • * • Tempted to learn how? Do! Our 24-pag« instruction book, with life-size keyboard chart, explains elements of music, time, chord building. Has three favorite pieces for practice. Send for your copy to: READER-HOME SERVICE 635 Sixth Avenue New York City Enclose 10 cents in coin for your copy of QUICK COURSE IN PIANO PLAYING. Chained Tongues Amyclae in ancient Greece had been harassed so often by falsej reports of an invasion by the, Spartans that a stringent law was passed forbidding anyone to men tion the enemy again. Shortly aft-; erward, the Spartans did arrive and, as no one dared to give the alarm, Amyclae was captured and went down in history as “the city that perished through silence.” DON’T BE BOSSED BY YOUR LAXATIVE-RELIEVE CONSTIPATION THIS MODERN WAY • When you feel gassy, headachy, logy due to clogged-up bowels, do as millions do—taka Feen-A-Mint at bedtime. Next morning — thorough, comfortable relief, helping you start the day full of your normal energy and pep, feeling like a million! Feen-A-Mint doesn’t disturb your night’s rest or interfere with work the next day. Try Feen-A-Mint, the chewing gum laxative, yourself. It tastes good, ifa handy and economical... a family supply FEEN-A-MINT To* Noble to Forgive *Tis more noble to forgive, and more manly to despise, than to revenge an injury. — Benjamin Franklin. BEAT HEAT Dust with cooling Mexican Heat Powder. Dust in shoes. Relieves and eases chafe, and sunburn. Great for heat rash. Get Mexican Heat Powder. Swaying Mind When the mind is in a state of uncertainty, the smallest impulse directs it to either side.—Terence. MEN We have the fast selling drug item, a Laxative- Antacid in a 10-ounce bot tle in carton, on which you can make real money. A hustler can easily sell a gross a week. Costs you $3.00 a doz., sells for $1.00 a bottle or $12.00 a doz. Your customers will beg you for more. We pay freight on orders of 3 doz. or more. Cash with order. Writ* BlUL COMPANY, 9914 WaHoa St* Atlanta, Ga. Dark Ignorance Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.—Confucius. KILL ALL FLIES convenient — Cannot Win not soil or injure an. Lasts all season. 20o at aU dealers. Harold Somers, Inc., 150 De Kalb Ave.3'klyn^f.Y. DAISY FLY KILLER ^ BUREAU OF STANDARDS • A BUSINESS organization which wantr to get the most for thr money sets up standard* by which to judge what is offered to it, just as in f Washington the govern- , ment maintains a Bureau of Standards. •You can have your own Bureau of Standards, too. Just consult the advertis ing columns of your news paper. They safeguard your purchasing power every day of every year.