Evening Star Newspaper, May 5, 1933, Page 35

Responding to One No Trump. N SPITE of the implied all-round strength of our opening mno-trum; bids, there is on situation in whi the responding hand must make | tn every sane effort to contract. That is when there is a vold suit, so that his mbnum is -4-4-0. ‘When the hand. is extremely weak in high cards, any takeout may well involve getting in- extricably into trouble. However, & pass may be just as dangerous. The two hands should contain some kind of a fit in one of these three suits, and I advise you to start the search for a suit fit on as weak @ hand as five to the ten in the long suit, with an outside king, or the approximate equivalent. g xxx —J xxx ts.— The two-diamond takeout will prob- ably be followed by the rebid to two no trumps. You must rebid diamonds, hoping for the best. If pariner bids three no trumps, leave him alone; if he bids either of your four-card suits, pass. If he bids two hearts over your two diamonds, rebid the diamonds and pass his next bid. Do not let this distribution betray you, with a weak hand, into bidding an otherwise unbiddable four-card suit. You are weak, so bid your weakness by rebidding i"z:ur five-card suit. Only when the hand as a whole is strong enough to offer game prospects should you shade the usual requirements for a biddable four-card suit in order to search for & fit in & suit, and to do so your void suit should not be one of the majors. Your hand must be distinctly strong in high cards as well as in dis- tribution if you are to initiate a line of bidding which may take you to five in a minor suit. With a hand as good as Sp—K x x x DI— x X X X X Hs—Q J xx Cl— 1 would bid diamonds, spedes and hearts until we reached a sult game P. Hal Sims, DI—10xxxX C—K xxx Di—J XX XX OL—Q x x' x g0: One no trump, two diamonds, two no trumps, three spades, three no trumps, four clubs. At this it the consequences of misleading bid. The more diverse the resources of a hand, the greater your Jjustification for bidding it in an un- usual manner. Take care, however, that your versa- tility does not intrude into the slam zone. Take chances in reaching out for possible games; but be careful not to read a succession of different minimum responses for & slam try. Do not mis- take the process of g & trump suit for slam encouragement. When no forcing response has nh'l;y tlml; been given, slam signals n_onl after sult it has been ascertained. (Copyright, 1033.) Mr. Sims will answer all inquiries on contract that are addressed to this newspaper with self-addressed, stamped envelope. Secrets of Pastry Making BY EDITH M. BARBER. OME time ago I promised that 1 would devote a day to the sub- jeet of pastry, which has an un- deserved reputation for being , difficult to make. First, there is the flour—either bread or pastry flour can be used for plain pastry, For puff pastry a quick puff paste bread flour must be used. ‘Then there is the shortening. Lard or one of the hardened vegetable fats makes pastry tender. Butter, of course, gives more flavor and in some Tecipes you see a combination of it with the other more bland fats. Whatever fat is used must be hard, and that means cold. The flour and salt are sifted together. All the shortening is add- ed at once, and then it is cut into the flour with two knives. A chopping knife may be used if you have a smooth wooden powl in which the pastry may be_mixed The fat should not be cut too fine, as small particles of fat make pastrv flaky. You may see some cooks use their hands to mix pastry, but if hands are naturally warm, the fat will not combine with the flour in the right Way. The proportion of flour to fat which makes a pastry rich enough to be der, but which at the same time will roll easily, is three to one. the fat is cut in, the water is added. is the only special point in mak- ing pastry. Care must be taken to add just enough, for if the dough gets too wet we cannot add extra flour withs out making the final product tough. I make a hole at one side of the mixed flour and fat and add one tablespoonful of water, and stir into that, with a stiff knife, enough water to make a stiff dough. I do the same at two other places in the dough, This will leave some loose flour, so I then take my fingers and press the balls of | dough and the extra flour together. If I need a little more moisture I add a | Edith M. Barber. Everyday Psychology BY DR. JESSE W. SPROWLS. A Dual Life. We all lead two lives—the one ra- tional, the other irrational; the ene tangible, the other intangible; the one mathematical, the other incalculable; the one certain, the other problemati- cal; the one focused, the other scat-| tered; the one frugal, the other lavish; | the one parsimonious, the other extrav-| agant; the one intellectual, the other | emotional; the one introverted, the other extraverted; the one realistic, the | cther fanciful; the one energetic, the other sluggish; the one formal, the other careless; the one truthful, the other exaggerative; the one silent, the other talkative; the one generous, the other prejudicial; the one philosophical, the other agitative; the one ll',rulsuc,‘ the other egotisti the one objective, the other subjective; the one progressive, the other repressive; the one ur1mlnd, the other dispersed; the one self-suffi- cient, the other dependent; the one lim- | nal, the other subliminal; the one conscious, the other uncon: (Copyright, 1933.) Bee Brand “THE QUALLT TH few drops of water at a time. The water used in mixing pastry must, of course, be very cold. After the mixing is done, it is a good idea to chill the dough before rolling, as it will be much easier to handle then. I usually wrap it tightly in a piece of waxed paper. It will keep in- definitely in the refrigerator, so it can be kept on hand. When I'am read to make up my pie, I take the mfl out, cut off a piece to roll on a board, or a table top dusted very lightly with flour. Pastry should be rolled gently, starting from the center and rolling in each direction, 50 as to make the sheet somewhat the shape of the ple pan. The sheet of dough should be lifted during the rolling to prevent its stick- ing. The rolling should be done gently. For a pastry shell, the dough should be pressed over the edges and cut off. For a double crust pie it should be al- lowed to extend over the edge. After the filling is put in, the edge should be moistened before the top crust is put over, and pressed to the lower crust. The edges may be trimmed with the scissors and turned over, or bound with an extra strip of crust. In either case, the edges should be pressed flat with the fingers or tines of a fork. Slita should be made in the center to let out the steam of the bolling filling, SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. ‘Whoo-hoo! Muvver! John is stuck in the paperhanger's paste bucket! Ya better come a-runnin’! Perfection in Cane Sugars “Sweeten it with Domino™ /flSf‘C[ N POWDER &'/ AT KiLLSY ” Mackerel. Scomber Scombrus. ROM Cape Hatteras to the Strait of Belle Isle uumemm R “MACKEREL: the great catches. Today the finest vessels are built and the crews are picked men, descendants of the famous Colonial fishermen of early days. ‘The mackerel holds first place as & favorite fish food. It is acceptable the whole year 'round. Statistics show that, whether lean or fat, fresh or salt, bolled or broiled, the demand for this fish on the American menu has not diminished one bit. A mother mackerel is 4 years old be- fore she spawns. The number of eggs vary, some producing 40,000, others 1.000,000. They are exceedingly small, about one twenty-fourth of an inch in 7 Shontta ok, e spuken of . Siplok months old, are en of as es, blinkers or tinkers.” ‘The mackerel feeds upon small crus- taceans and other small things which swarm in the sea. Being surface swim- mers, they are the victims of other fishes, birds and crustaceans. The mackerel is especially fond of herring, anchovy and the silversides. 1Its own worst enemy is the shark, with a close second in the whale and porpoise. ‘The spawning season on our coasts is of St. Lawrence. There are good years and lean ones and there is a joyful re- sponse among the fishermen when the report goes ‘round that there will be an abundance. ‘The true mackerels have swift forms, beautiful metallic coloration, the fins are short and the dorsal fins are fleet of Massachusetts. (Copyright. 1933.) Pl ek RN NS For 2 Wa w' | Quick And Easy Tinting You Must Use Tintex It's As Simple As A-3-6 @ To Make Your Faded Apparel Like New! If you have ever rinsed an articlo afiee washing it, then e w0 e ik Toniont 5 Thn‘n!ltlnn'i;h—thu- isn't any more — to Tintexing. 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