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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1949.
PRACTICAL HOMECRAFT
She Built Two Houses In One
The housing shortage was settled in a unique way by Mrs Belle Redsted, widow of the late world traveller. She bullt a four-room house in an unused portion of the
building housing her travel agency in San Francisco.
Press-button shopping as you may have it
By SKENE CATLING
THERE will be a mini- than
Ing
mum of queueing, if dinary any. for the housewife shops. buying her groceries if every country introduces "Help Yourself" shopping.
Such a system has been flourishing a long time in the United States in "self service" restaurants and big chain store "super-markets" supplying tinned goods und ments, fruits, and vege tables.
Lately it has developed in the even speedier form of "Electronic Grocery" Memphis, Tennessee.
in or- small
Saunders told me he is study ing Inquiries for establish
"Keedoozles" over the United States.
Britain, Australia, New Zentanil, the Netherlands ark! Sweden, for each of which he will expect a the for the "Keedoozle"
Net
idea.
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Wlien in
the housewife enters "Keodourle" "Electronic Grocery" she s banded a "key,"
Clarence Sminders, a 67- year-old businessman who has made and lost two big fortunes and now is busy making a third, launched his Memphis "merchandis ing musterpiece" a few months ago.
THE "KEEDOOZLE"
Pressing the button in the Keedoozle stor in Memphis
smit metal gadget containing
a roll of paper.
#c then Funs The paper through another machine, which electrically retenses the She wanders round inspect- selected goods so that they drop Binned from the showcase on to a con- ing some 100 different -or-packaged-goods-displayed-in-veyor belt.-
glass showcases.
If she wants to buy she in- serts the key in a slot, presses He calls it "Keedoozle" the appropriately lettered but- counter, and walks ion on the because a "key" does it all.
As the button is pressed- a
The belt carries the goods to a packer who packs them in the bag which also by conveyor- is delivered to the housewife wailing in the comfortable en- trance lounge.
Today the "Keedoozie" un. store is a going concern. A making a net profit of code is punched on to three to five percent on its paper inside the "key." When her at the rate of four items a
vast turnover,
the The Konds are delivered
zo she wants second, The long.
she has chosen all she with the she takes the "key" goods being sold to CUB Cashier.
He totals the bill by passing tomers five percent cheaper the "key" paper
through than in the super-markets machine which adds at the rale and ten percent cheaper of five items a second.
FIND THE CAUSE
THE
OF A HEADACHE
By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, M.D.
E man or woman who goes that which comes from exhaus- to the doctor in search of a ton, as may happen when the cure for headache, must not ex- museles luve been contracted peet it in a hurry, Headaches for a long period of time after can be caused by so many dif driving a car for many hours ferent conditious that one and Such headaches disappear when careful examination are re the pallent gets enough real. quired to track down the cause In any particular case.
doesn't
wait
The ordinary "super- market" the housewife takes a wheeled carrier roum! the. shelves, picks what she wants, wheels the selected goods to the cashier, who cheeks each item, add up the bill, and stuffs the purchases Into a bag.
THREE TYPES
"Help-yourself" restaurants are of three kinds:-
A cafeteria, where the cus- tomer takes food from the coun- ter. puts it on a tray, gets the bili, Ands a table, and pays when leaving.
Let's Eat
&
BY
IDA BAILEY ALLEN
OYSTERS
ARE POPULAR
shell-
"NEW Orleans is the city par other locice can use mixed pickle spied instead; a small teaspoonful to
quart water."
excellence of the fish," observed the Chef, the crawfish, the crabs, the shrimps and the oysters. There is no big problem of transportation. They are found right in the bayous and the Mississippi Sound.
"Instend of the hot dogs,' they have oyster sandwiches, which I find very good. Instead of hamburger stands, they have oyster bars. Here they eat raw oysters by the dozen with cock- tail sauce and crackers, at all night. hours of the day and And another popular way with oysters is 'en brochette.".
For
birt ab-
with
גוס
use
"They're easy to make. each person they wash six fat oysters, dry them on sorbent
brush рарег, melted butter, and put six a large skewer. If they bacon they place a small square between each oyster. They put them in an oiled pan under the hot broller until the edges curl up. Then a little salt and pep per, and
service wil melted butter."
Dinner Grapefrult
Oyster or Luncheon Meat Omlette
Creole Hominy Steamed Spinach Jam Cake
of
Coffee or Tea Milk (Children)
All Measurements Are Level Recipes Serve Four Oyster Or Luncheon Meat Omelette
First make the filling, then the omelette.
Qysler Filling: Melt 1 tbsp. batter; add th section Karlie minced, tsp. powdered bay- lear, tsp. thyme and 2 tbsp. minced green pepper. Add pt. fresh amall oysters and ther Juice, or 1 La oyster (nearly drained); simmer about 3 mini. To Put Together: When the omelette is done, hall sprend with the oysters. Fold over; slide onto a hot platier and garnish.
Luncheon Meni Filling:
tin table-ready nicat
Cut Into
ice. Then proceed exact- ly as for the oyster Alloy; with this exception-add 1⁄2 tbsp. tomato puree and 4 c. water. Cook 3 min.
Pufty Omelette: Separate 3 eggs. Beat the whites until and the yolks until lemon Bolling
they red. Add 1/3 c.
"Louisian homemakers arc very fortunate la that bave oysters at a reasonable price to use as an alternate ta meat," I reinarked.
Have Many Usos
water to the yolks, 1 isp. sall and tsp. pepper. Fold light- ly into the whites. Meanwhile, melt 1 tbsp. butter or mar- garine in n henvy 9" omeletle or frying pan. Puur in the egg mixture; cook gently over a low heat, tipping the pan so the omelette will ensk evenly. Lift occasonally around the edge with a spatula or broad- bladed knife. so they will be
When pale yel-
"The ways to use the fresh oysters, clams and shrimps are too many to count," mused the Chef. "And all of these dishes may be also prepared with tin- ned shellfish,
Par
practical for any locality. example: we have the shellish escalloped with the white sauce and crumbs. We have fritters made with a nice flour baller and shellfish, and fried in deep fat. We have fine curries we can make from shellfish and serve on rice. There are oyster and clam pies: paity shells fill. ed with creamed oysters, cluns or shrimps. 'And if the food budget is low, you can them go farther by adding in- ned green peas."
make
"And shellish can be used with omelettes." I suggested. "Shrimp or oyster omelette delicious."
Very Picturesque "And did you see the shrimpi in shorts in New Orleans, Magone? They are very pic- turesque. They ure pectedl down to their little short tails for what you call dunk-
they Sometimes buited
ፖር served und
cold with remoulade sauce; or some- times they are fried and served with the same sauce. Julienne potatoes, and hot bis- cuits."
hot
Most Louisiana cooks, when they boil shrimp or other shell- fish, add a sensonlag called crab Lil. It's 乳 kind of mixed
whole spice cloves. bils of baylent. red peppers, allspice, peppercorns and small hot pep- seeds. Homemakers in
per
low, place in the oven 1 mln. to set the top. Finish as directed. Creole Hominy
Put c. course while or yel- low haminy (sometimes
called samp) into a double boller. Add 1 tsp. salt and 4 c. bolling water, Bring to bolling point and boil 10 min. Then cook covered over boiling water un- 1 tender and soft, about 3 hrs. Or
pressure-cnok, using only 3
c, water, for 35 min. at 15 lbs. pressure. In either case, add c. sweet cream, and tbsp. butter or margarine.
Jam Cako
a
Measure
c. butter or substitute inlo
good-sized saucepan. Add 2/3 c. sugar. and cream tatil well blended. Then mix in 2 well beaten eggs, le, any kind of jam, and
Ը. 1/3 e milk. Sift together--c. ground allspice, 11⁄2 tsp. ground cinnamon. 4 tsp. ground nut- meg, 2 tsp. baking powder, tsp. salt and 2 t. flour. Stir and beat into the first Transfer to an baking dish, or to two 9" inyer enke
pants.
Bake moderate oven, 350 F., 40 min. for the loaf: 30 min. for the layers. Cool and.
serve plain. or covered with plain white frosting; or if layers are made. put together and top with icing. or whipped cream,
oil mixtur
Trick Of The Chaf
x 11"
a
Hent peeled section of gar- lie in butter and use to season spinach,
New Trends in Light Fixtures
WE
By ELEANOR ROSS
doral formal,
ΟΙ dining
the
E went calling the other day ing lights with graceful
to Boe friends and to decorations, nice for a These have long been popular Inspect their new apartment, so colourful drawing in Britain.
new that the building and the rooni. The "Automat," where cog layouts were in the process of are put in a slot near the food being photographed for ar- Especially designed for
under glass and the
chitectural and trade magazines,
dining room is a celling Axture displayed
released
And what did we find amid all which combines direct down fond is automatically by the coins.
the
lighting for the table with In- novelty, the latest fixtures co-operatives," and such, "Customera
direct lighting for the rest but celling lights and
of The nerves of the scalp may
where the foods are displayeil
fixtures. Yes, the good the room. The lamp over the be effected by neuralgin or with the prices on the
cards old doinc
pine light and the brackets lens, which directs the ·light, In addition to thorough neuritis and may also become alongside, where you don't pay
ard staging o comeback. This mut the lamps in the surround- and. nnything till it is eaten physical examination, there are inflamed, during an attack
was discernible just about the ing bowl, muny bo wired several points which need shingles. Just what causes the then you pay what you say you bexting of the war, but of separately. This makes it pos- special Investigation, ns, for neuralgia has not been discovers have spent.
course, all manufacturing of sible to have direct down light, instance,
position, nature ed. Neuritis may develop be-.
~ (London Express Grrese) such fixtures had to cease. But indirect light or a combination and the duration of the pain, cause of infection located in the
now here they are, ceiling lights of both. The glass bowl is
Al and wall lights In and whether it gets worse on teeth, tonsils, sinuses, or else-
profusion, shallow
frosted and louvre to climinate stooping or jarring. It is also where in the body. Herpes or
but so very different from the there is a Important to know whether the shingles is caused by a virus.
glare-all of which is a far cry from the old dining room patient hus had car, 1105e, or
ceiling fixture. throat infections.
The
at
nerves
Headaches due to the and muscles may be confused Sometimes
headaches are with those brought on by produced by conditions affecting general infections and alber the scalp. As a rule, these car conditions,
such na typhold be differentiated from
other fever, urnerin, blood poisoning, headaches by the prickiing or high blood pressure and eye burning sensation. Ficadaches strain.
due to deeper
structures aro
usually dull and aching.
be Thus, it may
5000
that
10
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way
to
'
Becins
HOUSEHOLD HINTS old variety.
It
that while home Never use your good silver.
fixtures dishes. Rubber owners tired of these scrape
and ripped them out, thai Another fixture that diffuses scrapers are designed to be en-
apartment house builders fol- beautiful light has a bowl of They save ployer for that job.
because tennis satin burnished aluminium that the silver and do not scratchlowed, sult.
were all the dishes.
going in for
portable houses a silvered bowl 300 watt
with But at along, Bghting lamp, lamps.
Inrge umbrella- been experts have
preaching p
baked shaped reflector with a general illumination while
exkshell
This Anlah. the need of
nugment
menns that all of the light is to balance and localised gleam from Individual Indirect, with a beautiful, soft
ners, elis. lamps. So the designers, slow. There is no reflection on The ugly. old the ceiling, no shadows, and so carding all ideas of
with the ceiling may be painted 11 fixtures, have come up
colour if that is desired, some charming styles, many of dark and all doing a good job. them most modern in feeling, This fixture may be attached directly to n low ceiling, or suspended by a rod from a high celling.
Iron *The best Many henduches occur over blouses which is an all-year. the front part of the load, round Job is to iron in this scalp These may be due to blows or order trimmings, sleeves, back, The structures in the
and teeth which may cause headache ard injuries, neuralgia,
front, collar. Double thicknesses, such as cuffs and collars, should the muscles and the nerves. The tonsil lafections, and sinus in-
be pressed first on the wrong affected fection. scalp muscles may bo
known by inflammation
side and then on the right. A Dis
sleeve board is handy equipment Abroaitis, Pain from this cause is usually severe and lasting. there are many structures which for long-sleeved blouses.
Pain due to the ear muscles may be Involved when head- is usually over the area at the aches occur, and that there are back of the ear, Pain in the many possible causes for head back of the head may be due palms. The only way in which to inflammation of the muscles theso headaches can be com- al the upper part of the neck. pletely eliminated is to find the This pain may bo similar to cause and got rid of it..
•
the
For a child's room or for a
It a stone falls out of an ear- Finland has sent a beauty..a ring, try using colourless nall modern hanging lamp that may
lowered to suit polish to reset the stone. Tuls be raised or serves as emergency glue; the The light is beautifully diffused library or study there is a light polish dries quickly, and is by a shade woven of fine wood bowl with globular mop on
Blats. There are some charm- it. waterproof
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