Evening Star Newspaper, January 24, 1933, Page 25

MAGAZINE PAGE. Features of Homemade_ Bread TR AT R TSN BY LYDIA LE BARON WALKER. ITHIN the t few years compare their product as a‘recommen- | has been o A& growing ten- | dation, dency to serve bread not| Bread is of two varleties—first, raised made by, the housewife. | bread in which slow working yeast in- There are families who know | flates the dough which is “set” for some m of the luxury of homemade | hours. Tt is possible, by using a large . Yet bread-making is one of | proportion of yeast to a lesser quantity the easlest culinary tasks. It 1s well, | of flour, to raise a loaf of bread in 2'; | to 3 hours, but it is customary to “set” {the bread over night or all day and | permit the yeast plant to grow slowly under the right conditions of heat and moisture. If yeast is scalded it will die and not grow, and the bread will be a failure. | It the dough freezes the cold will kill the plant and the bread will suffer the same fate. Yeast develops in luke- warm moisture. This is why the mix- ture should be no more than lukewarm when the yeast goes into the dough and why it should be kept at approxi- mately the same even temperature while it rises. The second variety of bread is made | with baking powder; with salaratus, | when sour milk is used, or when mo- lasses forms a considerable ingredient, |or with salaratus and cream of tartar in the proportions of twice as much cream of tartar as salaratus, or soda, as this is also called. This latter mix- | ture of salaratus and cream of tartar | 18 the basic formula for baking powder. | Many, perhaps it would be more ac- curate to say most, fancy breads such | s nut bread, orange bread, etc., are | made with baking powder as the rais- ‘lng element. No time for raising is sential for ing powder breads or biscuits. Jt works rapidly under oven { heat and is not harmfully sensitive to | extremes of temperature as is yeast. Good Taste Today BY EMILY POST. Famous Authority on Etiquette. Service Proprieties. ¢ EAR MRS. POST: (1) Don't ¢ Yyou think slop bowl is an ugly word to use in connec- tion with tea service? (2) When small sandwiches were served recently at tea, small forks were also placed on the tea table, al though the sandwiches were very sma! and dainty. Was their use optional? (3) Is it correct to take sugar from the sugar bow! with the fingers when there are no tongs? (4) How is a soft-boiled egg served—is the shell broken in the kitchen or served whole at the table? Answers: (1) That is the name it has always gone by—and to make up a new one would be like a commercial | catalogue rather than continuing a long-established convention. After all, the bowl is for slops of tea! (2) Un- 1°rs the. sandwiches were sticky, forks were absurd. cptional (3) For yourself, certainly. But if serving another, ask: “Do_yqu mind my fingers?” (4) Either whole, or else taken out of shell and served in a cup—depending upon whether you like to eat eggs English fashion (from the shell), or American fashion (broken into a cup). If in doubt, have them brought to table whole. “Dear Mrs. Post: At a very informal family dinner of 12, I served salted nuts without individual nut dishes. Was | 1t correct for a guest to put these nuts +ion the table cloth or should she have put thcm .on her plate? Or was I wrong in serving them this way?” Answer: No, you were quite right. They are served in one dish quite as often as in individual ones. They are ! put on the table cloth. “My Dear Mrs. Post: Should vege- tables be seasoned before they are DOUGH MADE WITH BAKING POWDER CAN BE PUT INTO PANS AND BE BAKED AS SOON AS MIXED. therefore, to supplement bakers' bread ‘with occasional loaves of homemade Their use was certainly | bread, or the latter with occasional loaves of bakers’ bread. The conven- fence and the high grade of good ba- kers' bread increase its popularity. But homemade bread has a peculiar quality of texture and taste. It is dif- ferent from bakers' bread. It is the standard of excellence to which bakers served, or correctly, should this be left for each one to do at table?” Answer: They should be seasoned, but not too highly: Those who like much salt and pepper can easily add them at table. But to those who like very little, brine and tobasco are un- swallowable. Auto Show Puzzle Contest ‘OF LETTERS THAT SPELL A CAM. ‘The puzzle illustrated above involves the name of one make of automobile that will be exhibited at the annual show. to be held January 28 to February 5, inclusive, at the Washington Auditorium, under the auspices of tne Washington | Automotive Trade Association. This association, through the co-operation of ‘The Star, is conducting a contest, for which the winners will receive $100 and 106 free tickets as prizes. ‘To enter the contest simply solve each puzzle that appears, daily and Sun- dav, keep them until the last one is published. and then mail them to the Wash- ington ‘Automotive Trade Association, room 1002, 1427 I street northwest, with a slogan—not to exceed 20 words—on “Why the automobile show should be held here every year.” Remember, do not send the answers in until you have them all. There will be 27. It is not necessary to send in the puzzles themselves. nd the re necessary. The puzzies may be studied in ghe s!':r mess“u:‘the busmeufl lP O S L A M NATURE’S CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. RING-TAIL CAT | Bassariscus astutus | ROWLING along the ledges, | creeping over weails and dusty | highways at night, the ring- | tail cat evades his enemies and | in spit2 of his handsome bush; | tall, escapes notice. Some people call the ring-tail the raccoon fox, others | mountain cat, but the name of civet cat by which he is often known, is & | misnomer. He is not a cet at all, but .belongs more to the weasel family and has the habits of a ’coon and the | appetite as well. 3 There ere several species of these | cats. They are found in Mexico north | to California. In Texas they are tawny | tinged with black. No matter where they are found, their habits are the | from any other North American | mammal because of their long, bushy, beautifully marked tail. The sexes look alike. They are vellowish-brown and gray with the long black-tipped hairs white at the base. The legs and feet are covered like the body. The | tail is 15 inches long with six or eight | black bands. The black does not meet on the under side; thus there occurs' a | long, white, continuous line down the center. Living in rock caverns or hidden from view in a decp hollow room in a | post-oak, the nocturnal neighber goes unnoticed. Ii he is domiciled in a tree, it will be in an abandoned home of & large squirrel and always with southern exposure. The tell-tale marks will be the freshly gnawed bark around the [lrant dooy. Inside the owner may be found fast asleep, waiting for dark- | ness to descend before he will unwind his long tail end stretch his supple |body. He goes cautiously to the | entrance and peers about. His bright, | eager face, with the expressive beauti- (ful eyes and vibrating whiskers, | indicates he is getting ready to step {out. The large ears are directed for- ward and are in constant motion. The voice of this night hunter is something to remember. His courting song is a blood-curdling scream. When hurt, it is a complaining cry. a snarl when angry, and a viclous scream when frightened. | Large rats and mige flee before him, but to no avail. He is far too clever for them. Seeing one of them he “freezes,” gathers his energy and packs it in cne grand leap; coming down with great exactness on his victim. Insects. | centipeds—the long-leggy ones, small animals, birds and ever’ bats go to feed this night worker. Trapped animals are eaten. Of course, this as a rule is a favor to the trap-setter. Eighteen inches from the front door of the nursery, the ding-tail looks well to the cocmfort of her babjes A springy mattress made of moss and overlaid with leaves is carefully arranged. Three, sometimes four of the most beautiful kittens, with wee, banded tails, are snuggled close to their mother. If taken as soon as they are weaned, they do not have to be tamed, but grown ones make lovely pets, too. These creatures have faces of the nursery, the ring-tail looks well expression. The eyes glow like jewels and they become attached to their owners. They have the ‘coon trait of taking short sun baths and shaking the 'simmon tree. Their clever trick is to hold the tail over the back while | giving the foe “a piece of their mind.” (Copyriebt. 1033. . Cocoa. | smooth paste. This may be accom- | plished as easily by merely adding cold water to the cocos and stirring it over | the fire until itsboils. The milk can be added to this and you make cocoa with one utensil HAVE TO HAVE PIMPLY SKINS Pimples are the ‘one drawback to a well dressed, good looking girl. You can be helped to get rid,of them now by applying Poslam, known as | the great pimple conqueror. Apply it regularly for a few nights and see its wonderful work. You can get Poslam in any drug store, 50c. Convincing Test-Bor Free. Write: Poslam, Desk 4, 254 W. 54th St. N.Y. SUE: I knitted this dress mystlf—like it? ENID: It looks like a million now— but how will it look when it’s washed? ‘SUE: Why I've already washed it in Lux, just the way I do sweaters same. They can be essily distinguished | D EAR MISS DIX—If my wife killed me with & gun, punished. But she has killed ‘with her ton as she would if she had slain me with a bull with angina pectoris, which is the t resul &t me for 40 years. And my only fault has been th: make as much money as some other men did. I have worked hard all my life, furnished my family & comfortable home, & car, a servant, given cl ren college educations, yet not one happy day have I had because nmm?tha:lficsgc. lrb:womun u'grh- ed!wum a man's ife, why sl not be punished tal away from all that makes life worth having? A V{L‘l'lll. ‘woman or & man who murders the NSWER—TI agree with you that soul of a husband or wife is & far ter criminal than those who meul{ siay the bodies of their mates. I often think that when the day of judgment comes, many s man who looked upon himself as & model of all the virtues and many & soft pink woman who would have fainted at the sight of & drop of blood are to be relegated to t exceedingly tropical Pplace where are corralled all the Bluebeards and the Borgias and the worst of the husband and wife murderers. Many a man dies before his time almply because he has o will to live in a world where his wife has blasted his every hope and blighted his ambition and destroyed ewerything thgt made existence endurable. Many & man is driven to suicide mfl:‘- tears and reproaches, because she cannot have everything a mill iress has. TH!RI are just as many wife murderers as there are husband murderers. There are pienty of men who marry a tender, loving, ¢linging woman and who starve her to death for even a crumb of affection. re are plenty of men who break their wives' hearts and send them to an early grave by their infidelities. There are plenty of women who litefally perish of fear of their husbands' tempers and tantrums and grouches and abuse. There are plenty of women who literally wither away sand die under _the blight of an unhappy marriage. The worst phase of the situation is that it is so impossible for the one who s married to one of these husband or wife slayers to defend himself or herself against attack. They are always “on the spot,” as they say in gang’circles, and ready to be stabbed in the back or beaten over the head With & club or rendered helpless by tear-gas bombs. Their only remedy is flight. Their only safety is in making a getaway. And I think that sny man who is married to a nagging woman and any woman who is martied to a grouchy, abusive man is perfectly justified in getting up and leaving. . DOROTHY DIX, c e e DEAR DOROTHY DIX—What is the best method to pursue in order _ to make my spolled, selfish, self-centered girl friend give me some consideration once in a while? Her every thought is what she wants to do and she never shows any consideration of my wishes. I have catered to her in every way ever since we met, but a fellow stirely gets tired of being a slave and a doormat for a girl, even though he loves her. Can you suggest a way to make her give me a break now and then? I'd be satigfied with the small end, say 10 per cent out of a hundred. A PERPLEXED BOY. Answer—Alas, son, there is no way in the world of ever changing a selfish, self-centered woman. She has been led and she is rotten to the bone and never, as long as she lives, will she ever give any other human being a thought or any consideration. It will always be self, self, selt with her. BUT listen, son, you've got your warning, and if you go on and marry her you will have brought your misery on yourself, because she will always walk roughshod over you. S8he will never have any sympathy for you., She will always Jook upon you as & servant to wait on her, a slave , to toil for her and a gigolo to take her out when she wants to go a-partying. And you will get no thanks or appreciation for what you do for her but bitter reproaches when you fail to supply all the money she needs. And, as you say, after a while a man gets mighty tired of giving all and getting nothing back in return. When a man marries a selfish, spoiled, selt-centered girl his guardian angel simply throws up its hands and quits | on the job, for his case is hopeless. Nothing more can be done to save { him. . DOROTHY DIX. | . (Copyright, 1933.) | A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK BY HERBERT PLUMMER. PRES!DENT-ML‘I‘ ROOBIVILT’I; for his efforts to “put teeth” into IM‘ conference with Secretary Stimson on | KX¢llogg pact. That Mr. Roosevel's Secretary of the foreign uituation he will inherit | state will want to continue this work March 4, has given rise to speculation goes without saying. in the Capital as to! _ There is every indication, too, that just what the new he Wwill have opportunity to carry on dean of the cab. the work of his predecessors. The inet will do to troubled situation in the Orient, with make s record for JaPan and China still at each other’s himself, throats, will challenge his attention | The last three [rom the start. | Secretaries of State| That Secretary Stimson, in his con- | K have carved their|versations with the President-elect, | i f(0§ )/ Places in history by urged thes retention of the so-called . Interesting them- | Hoover doctrine of non-reognition of ;< selves in world | sovereignty procured by force of arms | has been disc! Ppeace measures. Charles Evans! Hughes can look back to the Wash- ington Arms Ccn- ference negotia. tions and the five. power naval treaty. Prank B. Kellogg fathered the Kel- It is the doctrine largely subscribed to by the Western Worla, and around | it awung many of the real crises Stim- | son has faced at the State Department. Incidentally, it must be with a sigh of relief that turns over ti State Department portfolio on March 4. The international complications that ! have swirled around his head almost | Do you still stir cocoa with cold or | hot water in an_attempt to make a | And they are absolutely unnecessary. | ... fist, I draw an outline just the size. Then I swish my sweater through lukewarm Lux suds—I wouldn’t think of rubbing it with cake soap because that tends to shrink woolens. Afer rinsing, I ease it back to the outline. In no time it looks like new. Lux has none of the harm- ful alkali ordinary soaps often have. And, as everybody knows, anything safe in water' is safe in Lux. logg-Briand peace treaty outlawing WAT. | since the day he became Secretary of Henry L. 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