Evening Star Newspaper, May 15, 1931, Page 49

FOOD "PAGE. THE EVENING STAR, FOOD AND THRIFT IN THE HOME Old-Fashioned Flowers Housewife's Garden Provides Constant Supply, Available When Neede Leading Varieties C The best way to have a constant sup- | ply of flowers through the season is by | selecting varieties that will be ready at | different times, some early, some in | midseason, and others late. Following are some of the leading varieties of flowers which can be raised from seed: | Early Flowers — Bachelor buttons, sweet alyssum, sweet peas, poppies. For Midseason—Nasturtiums _mari- golds, petunias, snapdragons, pansies and verbena. Late Flowers—Asters, cosmos. Flowers You Will Want. Marigolds—These are easily grown | and thrive well in any good garden soil. | blooming from early Summer until | frost. The colors range from yellow | and orange to deep marcon. Plant them in shallow drills, six or eight inches apart. The double African mari- golds are very handsome. Nasturtiums—These are easy to grow, bloom well and are brilliant. All they | need is a moderately good soil in a well-drained, sunny position. No other annual flower will produce such a lav- | ish supply of flowers for so long a time with so little work. Plant the seed in light or sandy soil after the ground is warm, covering about an inch deep. ‘They can be bought in dwarf and climb- ing varieties. Pansies—The seed may be sown in the Spring in the open ground, in 2 shady, cool place where the plants will be protected from strong sun. The soil should be very rich. They do best in early Spring and Fall. Morning Glory—This is a fast-grow- ing flower. It thrives in almost any situstion if the soil is rich and well prepared. Cover the seeds about an inch in depth and thin out after they come up. Trellises or strings must be provided so tnat the plants may climb. Phlox—A few weeks after the seed is sown these plants are aglow with their brilliant coloring and remain so until cut down by frost. Separate colors may be planted in separate beds, or & mix- ture may be sown which will give an effect of richness in color. Sow the seeds out of dcors’ when all danger of frost is over, in the bed or border where they are to remain. The soil should be well pulverized and the seeds covered | about half an inch in depth. Clarkia—A fine shade of color in a shrub-like little plant which blooms in a few weeks from seed and is a hand- some flower for vase decoration. Zinnias—These brilliant and showy | annuals come in flower early in Sum- | mer and keep on blooming until frost. | They require little attention and suc- ceed almost anywhere. Larkspur—This is an annual. What- ever other flowers you grow for cutting, you will certainly want this. Some- times it is best to plant larkspurs in clumps here and there through the bor- der as a quiet accompaniment to other flowers. At still other times larkspurs can be used singly just here and there in the border as the most delicate of touches. Annuals generally bloom longer than do perennials, and some flowers, like larkspurs, come again after they have been cut down. Petunias—For a continuous mass of | bloom anywhere in the garden, as well as for window boxes, porch boxes, and low trellises or banks, ‘these are unsur- . In addition to the blue, rose and white shades there is a velvety crimson. Here is more color for a few | cents than you can buy in almost any other flower. ! Sweet Alyssum—This flower blooms early in the Spring and continues| throughout the season. It is suitable for , baskets, edging or rock- work. Tt is sweet-scented and dainty. Four O'Clock—This flower is suit- | able for large beds or borders in front of a porch or alongside the house. The blossoms are sweet-scented, of various colors. They open at 4 o'clock in the | afternoon, presenting a mass of bloom. General Preparation. All flowering plants benefit by ex- posure to direct sunlight. Foliage plants do well in subdued light, largely be- cause such conditions prevail in their native haunts. In partial darkness, such flowering plants as geraniums, prim- | roses, fuchsias and others will either | fail to bloom or will produce sickly, | faded flowers which will droop at once. | On the other hand, overabundance of | sunlight may cause burning and stunt- { ing of foliage plants. When plants are first bought they contain sufficient nutrients, and no ad- ditions should be made until the plants indicate their needs by a slight yello ing of foliage, failure to bloom or gen- eral debility. It is then best. to feed the plants as recommended by a good florist. Do not wait too long. 1f you soak seeds before planting, put the seeds ana warm water in a vacuum bottle overnight. The maintained heat will cause the seed to sprout much soon than if put in an open utensil, where the water cools quickly. To pre- | vent having to search around in your garden for lost tools, paint all garden | tool handles a brij ed; then they will be easy to find ‘Window and Porch Boxes. Outdoor window boxes and porch boxes should be strongly made, in any convenient length to e space they are intended for, and put together with screws and lined with zinc, with a number of holes bored in the bottom for drainage. Cover the holes with | broken pottery or stones, so that they | will not become clogged with earth. It | is a good plan to have the drainage | holes connected to a pipe, the end of which you can keep plugged with a cork. after letting the water drain off after the daily watering. After the boxes are finished and fastened in position they should be painted in & color to maich either the house walls or the trim, or a good shade of green. It is best not % add extra decoration to the boxes as the flowers themselves add the best decoration. Nasturtiums, Zinnfas and marguerites, cannas, F is the Family In 3 critical mood Who hail with delight This delectable #food. pl | box, | window. d for Home Purposes. hosen for Planting. | geraniums, petunias, sweet alyssum ferns and other plants may be grown | in these boxes. It is a good idea to put in each box a separate kind or va- riety of flowers. Let the contrasts come from several boxes rather than to strive to get all the contrasts from one box. Some plants are also hungry feeders and should not be put in small boxes which would be suitable for I ravenous plants. Use the best loam in the boxes and have it mixed by a florist. After putt n: enty of drainage in the bottom of the uch as old broken pots, bricks or stones, as suggested above, put coarse screenings, and on this the loam to within f an inch of the top. No matter how rich the earth is in the boxes, the tiny roots soon take the best nourishing substance out of it and it is then necessary to enrich the loam You can do this by digging out as much loam as possible from the top of the box without disturbing the roots of the | plants. Replace the poor loam with some that is fresh and full of nourish- ment. Leaf mold and well decayed soti is best. That should be done about the | middle of Summer. Give frequent | waterings with manure water. | With poor loam and plenty of water | it is possible to keep plants in a flourish- ing condition for several days, but with the best of loam and insufficient water- | ing the chances for keeping the plants | alive are slim. The limited quantity of | earth in the boxes quickly dries out | and the rapid ration makes fre- quent_watering necessary A kitchen window affords a good place for a small flower box, where it will be greatly appreciated. and second- floor windows are accepable for adorn- ment if they are built so that care of the plants from inside is convenient. A house with a wide porch in front, placed directly on the ground, may have a tall juniper or arborvitae at each pillar, with climbing roses or hardy vines to cover the pillars. Evergreens or shrubs may be grouped at the corners and the rest of the porch left bare. Water Gardens. A water garden is the simplest form of dish garden, which provides a little greenery for indoors with virtually no trouble at all. It requires only pebbles or stones, a plant to be arranged with them in picture suggestion of outdoors, | water and a decorative dish which in some way forms a note of color har- | mony on a table or desk, or near a Add to this, in picture-mak- ing suggestion, a figure of garden in- | terest, and the dish with your water | garden is complete. There is no earth in the preparation of this garden. This | plant is a water grower and its roots | are submerged. It lives and thrives and puts out new shoots, pew leaves, | while its roots grow among pepbles or marble chips in the bottom of the dish. California redwood burl is good for indoor plant growing. When placed in water it sprouts numercus fern-like fronds which spread graceful lines of bright emerald. The redwood burls may be bought at flower and Japanese stores, where dish garden supplies are to be found. The Chinese evergreen may be used-in grouped stalks in a large dish or single stalks in & smaller dish. Its leaves are like satin and very graceful. It may be bought at florist or small Japanese stores or in depart- ment stores. Chinese cranes or Japanese dich. garden figures combine well in making or suggesting landscape pictures in water garden dishes, but use should be made only of figures that are unusual and choice, 2mong which are porcelain or pottery birds, butterfiles, frogs and lucks. Common roots may be used in water gardens. The humble carrot has fern- like leaves, and so have beets and parsnips, and beets add color. Espe- cially good is horseradish root, as its tall Jeaves twist and curve like a tropi- cal plant and are very decorative. When udn¥ these vegetables, cut from them all withered foliage and as much of the base as is not needed. Leave in water in the dark until the roots start, then transfer them to the water garden. Unless heat is excessive, or sun intense, a water plant will grow without renew- ing the water for several days. Sweet Potatoes. Cut some bolled potatoes in slices and fry them brown in savory drippings, or the potatoes may be cut into four parts lengthwise, put into a frying basket and cocked for 10 minutes in smoking hot fat. The fat must be deep enough to cover the potatoes. - TH WHITE ness of White STAR ROLLED SANDWICH Stand o laraenost on end and remove the whole bottom crust— slice the loaf lengthwise into 7 uniform slices. Re- move the crust. Spread with warm butter, cream cheese and a sandwich spread of tuna. Place three Please him rolled tuna man’s palate. It ties are just what he needs. MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. Stewed Rhubarb. ‘Whole Wheat Cooked Cereal. Eggs with Bacon. Popovers. CofTee. LUNCHEON. Fish Hash. Diced Beets. Raisin Bread. Rhubarb Tart. Tea. DINNER. Tomato Soup. Pried Pork Chops, Apple Sauce. Baked Stuffed Potatoes. Green Beans. Cabbage Salad, French Dressing. Raisin Pie. Cheese. Coffee. POPOVERS. | One egg, one cup sweet milk, | | one cup flour, a little salt. Beat five minutes by the clock. Have your iron gem pan ready, greased and very hot. Bake about 25 mlfimws. Fill the pans only half full. FISH HASH. s Place one pound salt fish in dish on second cover of stove. After it soaks a while change water and let it just steam, but not boil. Use about six or seven boiled potatoes. Chop all together and fry in_pork fat until brown. Moisten a little with milk. RAISIN PIE. Cover one pound of raisins with boiling water, simmer until ten- der, then add the juice and grated rind of one lemon and one cup of sugar well mixed with two table- spoons of flour. Bake in two crusts. ‘This quantity will make three ples. (Copyright, 1931) FOOD PROBLEMS || BY SALLY MONROE. Asparagus. i Even when asparagus is expensive you can afford it if you make the most of it. The most expensive way of serving it is in whole stalks, just bolled and served with butter. The cheaper way is to serve it on toast with white sauce poured over it. Six stalks, or five big ones, make a presentable service in this way on a neat piece of toast with a good spoonful of white sauce poured over it. And if you cut the stalks of aspara- gus into inch lengths and serve them in white sauce on toest, you have a still more economical dish. ‘You can further lower the expense of asparagus by making cream asparagus soup. For this you may use the water in which the asparagus is bofled. And boil even the tough ends that you cut off before cooking asparagus for the table. They have flavor. Then use a few of the tender stalks rubbed through a sieve to add to the concentrated water in which the saparagus was boiled. Add milk, salt, pepper and butter, and thicken to the consistency of any cream soup. JOLLY POLLY ‘ | A Lesson in English. WE WERE ALREADY TO GO TO THE FOOTBALL GAME LAST FA\.Q | WHEN IMA DUDD SAID, “THE PEOPLE OF PARIS ARE SO | DUMB THEY THINK ' NOTRE DAME 15 ; { B. T. D. “We were all ready to go,” is the required form not “already to g0 Already means before or by this | time or the time mentioned, as “Robert | has already been here.” “Has she gone already?” Al ready means all pre- pared as were all ready but him and me. i E TENDER, subtly favored juici- t Star Tuna tickles & rich staying quali- today with this new sandwich, or a tempt- ing salad, a tuna chowder, or bake tuna Spanish style. . NANCY PAGE Summer Coats Are Long And Also Short BY FLORENCE GANKE. Nancy knew that she would not be as energetic this Summer as she had been in the past year, but she knew also, that she was not going to sit at home and beccme & frump in her mind, nor in her clothes. There were plenty of activities and social affairs that she could enjoy. So on a bright sunny morning she went to the clothes oloset and looked over her dresses. Some were In style, some were in good enough condition to need nothing but cleaning. A few would have to be given away. Her greatest need seemed to pe coat: rather than dresses. Accordifigly sh planned to go shopping bright and early the next day. She went to the coat department and l-oked at an array something like this: First. there was a short jacket of fur-lapin. Then came a coat of twced This was free from fur trimming, but had a scarf collar that could be manip- ulated in many Then ca Ways e a | more dressy coat of chonga—that popu- lar weave in wool. This coat had a large collar of fiat fur. Then she looked at a skipper-blue coat cf flan- nel. This was designed to be n with sports clothes. This was one which Nancy knew she would not need this Summer. Next was a diminu coat made in bolero style. It had thr quarter length sleeves. which matche its own brev This coat belon; with print dresses. It is made of veteen. ’ Last was a silk velvet coat designe for evening or afternoon wear. It could be worn with formal pajamas. It ties with a big bow at the hip and bas a flower of floppy velvet. The big sleeves are shired deeply before they are set into the armholes (Copyright, 1931.) Fried Cabbage. some cabbage very fine, add one tablespoonful each of lard and butter, put into a skillet, season with salt and pepper and cover with water. Cook for 40 minutes. After it is fried add two tablespoonfuls of vinegar. WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, Busy Housewife BY SALLY MONROE. ET us suppose that you are. the housewife, who manages her house- work without a maid; who takes & pride in keeping up a standard of good form in setting of the table and serv- ing of the meals; who manages a little entertaining now and then; who has to figure closely over the meat and grocery | bills; co a little or all of her own sew- | ing, and keep pretty busy for 12 hnurs} out of the 24. in order to maintain the | | standard of living that she has set for | | herself. It isn’t easy. work, in the measure of the results, s | any woman could do anywhere, In order to keep the right perspec- tive and to keep the right freshness of mental attitude, no woman doing this sort of work should neglect to “get out” occasionally. If you do, you may | find yourself lagging behind in the prog- Tess of society. You may find yourself cherishing notlons that_people around vou have discarded. You may find | yourself worrying about things that are | no longer essential, and you may find that you are worrying altogether too | much about your own personal and | family problems. | . The point is—how can you best get | ghe bracer sou need? | VLet us say that you have some | relative or intimate friend who has had DAILY DIET RECIPE TOMATOES SNOW CUPPED. Six medium sized tomatoes, two teaspoonfuls_gelatin, two table- spoonfuls cold water, six ounces cream cheese, one-half teaspoon- ful salt, one-fourth teaspoonful paprika, one cupful whipping cream, 18 salted almonds. 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