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CHINA M MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1951.
PRACTICAL HOMECRAFT
Three Vegetable Cooking Rules:
So That You Can Keep The Vitamins
By ALICE DENHOFF WATER, air and fire are friendly elements to man but they are vicious van dals where vitamins are concerned.
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SOMETHING NEW IN HOUSING
·By· JOAN O'SULLIVAN Hide that should ap
ERE'S,, new housing
peal to anyone who wants a distinctive home, and that's different from any other in the community, It's called "room unita."
Basically, the idea is aimed at achieving flexiblity in de. sign. There is a new book
Д nories which contains plans for each room unit the house
of
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There are, for example, bedroom unit plans, D living- and dining room unit plans several, Kitelien-workroom units the to choose from. Pick out unkh you like best, put them together and you have a hapse that you've practically design ed yourself. There ore, as you
*combination
We are thinking mainly now in terms of vegetables, Ho important this time of year. Soak
cook vegetable in too much water and the "water soluble" vitamins dissolve, drown and dissipate. Turn on might imagine, an endless the heat too Intensely, variety of unti
that can be used together estec- and more vitamins vanish.tively. The back shows · plans Expose vegetables to air for there combinations. and the vitamin content meets a sorry fate. as. may! be seen from the wilted, dejected look of greens left carelessly lying on kitchen table.
But the vitamin vandals-air, water
and heat-can be van- quished by following a few rules.
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of
part tho paved. terrace,
the dla- which is shown in
o scene of summer ac- gram, Today we present one of the tivity. A gorden surrounds the picasani unit houses pictured in the terrace, providing a
outdoor ac- house background for book: It's a modern
view with three bedrooms, a bath, tivily and an attractive. the
kitchen-utility areo, Ilving through the picture window ut dining room. terrace and the living-dining room. Here garage, It is made up of four is an excellent example of co- and Qul- of the basic units described in ordinating indoors
doors in architectural plans to volume. the
achieve a feeling of spacious. ness.
1. WHISK VEGETABLES Into the refrigerator, as soon as possible after buying. Wash, don't sonk them. Soaking means
vitamins sending
down the drain with the water. Cook in as little water as possible, and until just tender, then serve at
once.
2. NEVER BOIL vegetables, Simmering, means less violent exposure to heat, therefore less loss of vitamins.
от course
of vitamin cookery is una
The exterior of the house is The striking in appearance. combination of the shed the fint roof gives it a distinct- ty modern look. This arrange- ment also permits the installa- t'on of clerestory ventilators which provide cross-ventilation to the living-dining area.
features
Closet space is generous in
three this home. Two of the bedrooms have built-in chests of drawers. The hallway out- for side the bath is designed clothing and linen storage.
too, The kitchen, abundant built-in cabinets for food and china, This unit has a utility area, which includes u laundry.
Even the
garage, which outdoor barbecue, left of the
but is not shown in the floor has # storage The outdoor side of the re- plan sketch, ploce is a grill, which makes aren.
an
This combination room Is comfortably large. The dining section of the room is set off Ju a comer near the kitchen. be The Iving room area can
rranged with
attractive r grouping of furniture in front Greplace, aniount of the large brick certain 11
In in loss vegetable which is the focal point unavoidable but may terest in the room. in some degree ba replaced by using nutritious dressings and with by combining vegetables other vitamin-rich loods.
For extra Vitamin C in spinach steam spinach as usual. In a double boiler slowly heat a tin of grapefruit scellons together with the liquid. Teas together heated grapefruit with spinach which has Leen drained, chopped, seasoned with butter, salt and pepper to taste. Serve at once.
Slip Covers
Emerge Clean
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By ELEANOR ROSS
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IF slip covers' are made of dry, and pleats and flounced
3. FOR EXTRA Vitamin A colour-fast, pre-shrunk ma- carefully handled. Slip caver in cabbage, shred a medium-terial, laundering them in the can then be stretched into place
furniture
where it dries sized head of cabbage. Place in machine or even by hand is not on
tout, smooth and properly sicillet with c. butter. Season at uil a difficult task.
to taste with salt and pepper. Never try to wash slip covers shoped. Cover tightly, cook over low on a wh
wholesale scale. One at a
cnullilower, mayonnaise,
combine 4.tsp.
heal about 7 min. Serve at once. time is the ticket, for a good Cabbage should still be crunchy job. First step is to vacuum or Tu-add-extra-zest-and-vitamin whiskbroom covers while still content to greens such as kale, on the chair. Make sure that you
Dat spinach, broccoli,
spinach
or get at the accumulated dusí in cording. c. comers, 15 C.
seams and salt and Don't pre-soak the covers, even
top
Any quite soiled. 1 prepared mustard in if they are:
double boiler. Gradually ad noticeable soiled areas, the sort 4. milk, stirring after each usually found at arm and head Eddition until smooth.
be scrubbed Cook rests. can ever bolling water 5 mln., brish dipped in rich, lukewarm stirring constantly. Watch care- suds. fully, because if over-cooked, auce will curdle.
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REMINDS
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Two Rinses
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Whether hand or machine laundered, follow method for washing coloured fabrics. Use: ukewarm water. As to the cleansing agent, we have found
good all-purpose detergent ideal because washes coloured things bright and clear. As for rinsing, while there are some all-purpose detergents that da not require rinsing, we find that a good rinse is usually best. Use Usc lukewarm water, and squeeze, but do not wring. wringer is used, set at very Hight tension; run spindrier only two minutes.
If
cover
Hang slip covers from parallel clothes lines. Pin chair back
to one line and front of arms to second line. Pull gently and shape until slip covers hangi An if they were on i chair, Drying should be as quick ay possible. but direct sunshine should be avoided.. Slip covers
DESIGN YOUR OWN home by combining the room units shown in "Contemporary Houses," a book published by the University of Illinois. Today's home is made up of four of the room units illustrated in the book. Combination of shed and flat roof is distinctive indeed.
THIS LARGE brick fireplace is in the living section of the combination living- dining unit. The outdoor side of the fireplace is a grill. The glass wall, at right,
provides a view of terrace and garden. »
THIS IS a rear view of the house shown above. The numerous windows make all the rooms bright and airy. Note, too, how the architect tied outdoor and indoor areas together by installing a huge glass wall- in the should be ironed when almost living-dining unit, which gives a feeling of spaciousness.
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