THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1949.
PRACTICAL HOMECRAFT
FOR A MODEST START
VERY POPULAR TODAY IS THE HOUSE whose plan can begin modestly, and can be expanded later as needs may require and finances allow. The view above shows this. house in its two-bedroom Rspect..
wing to be added, providing two more bedrooms, lavatory.,
By MARION CLYDE MCCARROLL
THE young couple with Junt enough money to start out modestly in their quest for a new home will be interested in the houses pictured here.
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house above le ro design- The ed that. it can start out, as two-bedroom home, with a rear wing to be added whon and if desired, or the whole thing can be büllt at once.
wing.
Without the additional the "expandable" hours, has an area of 23,000 cuble fuel, while the addition gives it another The plan for 4,800 cubic feet. the rear wing is such that no demolition would be required te build it on. Joined to the original house, it can be enter- ed from the houns through door from the bedroom hall, or from a connecting door that may lead to a garage or play yard.
But whether a
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two-bedroom or n four-bedroom home, It
large nmply spacious, with a living room dividing the service aren from the sleeping quarters. Dining space is provided at one the living room, with
cnd
hall
entrance to the kitchen at one side, and to the bedroom "t the other.
Simple in design, the house Ja planned to have white stucco black walls and roof of red or bricka,
two
below
The two pictures show the same house, with dif- ferent type roofs. This is o
"minimum"
shelter" Ho-called
enough house, containing just room for two people or pos-
small Kibly
with people children who can "double up" in aloy bedroom-to live In a comfortable compactness.
The "minimum shelter" house and has living room, kitchen
the kitcher... two bedrooms, with
living opening directly off the
the dining tabl room, and loented to the alde to effect
division betweer feeling them. Laundry fnclitics are se' In the bathroom, and the heater Is just outside in the hall.
of
The area of this anal home
is su'd to be twice that, of one of the larger-sized trailers, and about the cost estimated to be the same as buying the trailer. Ballding it with the flat, instead of the gable roof cuts the cost somewhat.
construction
IF THE HOUSE IS built with a flat roof, costs will be somewhat lower. A possible variation in the front window style is also shown.
BED ROOM
6'-6"x 8"-9"
COATS
Its design permits a rear
HALL
RANGE
ENTRY
BATH
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"X120'
GLOTHEE CINE BEDROOM '11'~2′′x2÷0′′
KITCHEN
HALL
SINK RANGE
LIVING RM.
BEDROOM 10:10 ALT=0"
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PORCH 0′-0′′59-6°
CLOSET
HERE IS THE INTERIOR PLAN.
showing the house in
its expanded form. The five-room section in the fore-
ground, of course, is the original house.
Let's Eat
BY
́IDA BAILEY ALLEN.
Dietary Menu For Grandma
E hear a great deal about verted
W the "increased expectancy
of B." And, hero's proof: During the last ten years the number of persons over 65 years of nge-In Amerlen has in- creased at a rate almost
ve times the Increase In the seneral population.
Each year more and more elderly person are with us. And whether or not they keep well and happy depends to a stent extent on their diet, The medical profession has re- cognised this fact, and has launched a new phase of the science of nutrition .called geriatrics, or the feeding of the aging.
What makes the feeding of. the elderly difficult is that they have accumulated a long list of food likes and dislikes, which often, make them demand foods they should not eat, and refure those they really need.
Psychologist-dietitian
So if grandma or grandpa, or great-aunt Sue lo living in your home, you will have to play the part. of En amateur Osychologist as well as dietitian to provide moals they will cat and enjoy. For if food not enjoyed it is not well digested.
"But this means cooking two sets of meals, one for the family and one for the old people," you protest. Not if you plan eurefully. Many foods enjoyed by the family can be eaten by the elderly; and many foods the cat will be elderly should
family. enjoyed by the whole
roughinge In general, harsh foods should not the used for the elderly. These include, very rough whole grain breads and
and rereals,
salads vegetables, melons (unless very ripe), and raw seedy berries, Starches, sugars and fats must be restricted In order to com- Izz bat or prevent overweight. genernt the
food should be with little or no frying. The foods to be emphasised
Ash, are meat, poultry,
CERS, cottage and American cheese, a reasonable amount of milk, enriched bread, about a slice a meal, butter or margarine, soft enriched ane grain cereals, con-
TUMS HOUSE, AND THE ONE on the left, are the same, except for the difference in the roofs. Definitely a "minimum shell er" house, it would nicely fill the needs of bride and groom, or young people with very small children.
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LEARN TO IRON WITH EFFICIENCY
CLOSET
BED. ROOM
/CLOSET
NEW
ELIMENT
BATH ROOM
HALL
BRM WOOD
FWASHIND HEATER MACH
LIVING ROOM 0*7"x23'-0"
RANGE
SINK
KITCHEN
FTB
THE LIVING AREA OF THE HOUSE in said to be about twice that of the larger trallern.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
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BE sure to locep cleaning com
pounds out of the reach of children. Many of them are polepticus.
JEW and improved irons on the market feature
By ELEANOR ROSS
is a good idea to save picees of cardboard and, cut them to the shape of a man's shirt. After better automatic fabric handle. Iron single thicknesses Ironing, place shirt on cardboard dials, new lighter weights, when possible. Iron one section cut to fit. The results will be and other improvements. No dry before starting on the next, pleasing
Always iron with the weave of matter how improved the the fabric, up
down and Iron, there's still the per- across, not on the bins. When
ironing
coloured clothes gonal know-how necessary to be a first ironer. are not colour fast, use an extra muslin cloth over the Ironing
avold
the staining And as what he done board to
COVCT. might just wall the as
Cotton or linen fabrics should
that
London Shop
Window
FOR AUTUMN Seen at n
rice,
quickly cook
vegetables and simple desserts such as custards, gelatins, whips, ripo lee cream, stewed frull, bananas, sliced oranges, grape- frut sections and tinned frulis.
day Two plaster of milks a are sufficient. This can be taken with the cereals, in coffee tea, or used in making creant soups, creamed vegetables or in desserts the whole family enjoy.
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can
Breakfast could consist ok orange julee, dark farina with milk, crisp bacon, a slice of en- riched bread toast with", butter or margarine, and coffee or tea of with milk. (The same sort
should ment the whole family cal)..
Baked Potato ·
Lunch might consist of baked potato, scenmbled creamed chopped spinach, baked apple and tea. (The came for
Gort of menu you preseli
young children and
CXgs,
follow
As for dinner, just the menu in this column. Your husband and the children and you yourself will enjoy it, "And it the elements needed by both. your
contains toddler and the elder-
ly persons in your home. More- kat." The over, it is "easy to only food that should be omitted is the lettuce; but only when elderly teeth are in "poor" een- dition.
Plenty of fluids should be pro Fien vided,
na after 10 years water is often Insulelently held in the tissues.
the elderly appells 15 finicky, it may be necessary to provide nutritional supplements, such as n preparation of amino noids to make up protein de ficknetes, Or vitamins and minerals may be needed.
These may
be obtained in combination with dry skim milk, which.
and -course provides protein,
which can be served as a choca late milk drink, as a milk shake
Dinner
cr as cocoa.
Cream of Corn Soup Stewed Chicken Savoury Spoon Bread Peach and Ginger Jam Green Pear Pickled Beets on Lettuce Coffee Sponge-Gel Ilot or Iced Coffee or Te Milk (Children)
All Measurements Are Level Recipes Serve Four
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Savoury Spoon Broad
SINDERES
DEPT
STORES
WEAR
Notes
PERSONALIZED Tongue-Buckle
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PIONEER
Very fashion right for weat with your cantal and Icirure-wear outfits. Buckle is handsomely wrought from gold-tone jewely metal. Makes a splendid.. gift, too
PIONEER
CUSTOMFIT BRACES
AT
MEN'S
WEAR
of
DEPT
Back in Adjustable
To Fit All Builds
In a bowl, mix together 1 c.
and 2 tbsp. enrichert cornmeal,
14
call-purpose flour 1⁄2 tsp.
baking soda, 2 tsp. baking pow-
der. 14
4 tbsp. sugar,
34 tsp. salt,
4 tsp. poultry
1 tsp. maand 1⁄2 tbsp. · grated;
seasoning
Then pour In 1 C, ond milk or buttermilk mix-
soured
8 in.
ed with 4 c. sweet milk; stir in 1 beaten egg. In
heavy A frying pan melt 2 tbsp. butter, margarine or shortening. Pouj
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in the cornment mixture; over It pour an additional 2 c. milk but do not stir this in. Bake 30 min in a modernte oven, 350- 375 F. To be real success this should have A A custard-like Inyer in the centra, Serve hot in place of potatoes."
Coffee Sponge-Gel.
Bes
C,
Put 1% envelopes unflavoured gelatin into a cup and add c. strong
Lot coffee beverag?. etond 5 min. Then dissolve over hot water and stir into 1 c. additional strong coffee verage. Sweeten with
Add afow grains salt and 1⁄4 tsp.
vanilla. Chill until as thick us honey. Then beat 2 egg whites stiff and add to the gelatin. Whip steadily until cream coloured, using a beater or an electric retary cgg
to ould or
mould mixer. Transfer individual custard cups, which have been rinsed in cold water. Chill until suff, from 3 to 4 hrs. Unmould and serve with slight- ly Eweetened plain or whipped
crenmi.
Trick of the Chef
sweeten For a nice flavour. whipped cream
with grated maple sugar.
good a task is possible, be dampened for the best re- West End klore, designed here are some tits to help. sulls, and they may be ironed specially for the woman who has Ironing the family wash on either the wrong or the right to keep within a budget, sults
side. Iron pillow-cases from and
coats are reasonably priced. If You've Eaten can be a discouraging, the closed end to the hem on An outstanding example is a tiresome task, if you use both sides. Iron to then on that with fall bäck and large land-
tablecloths first
and white swagger coat brown s'de, the wrong methods. But
not press all the folds right ong
up collar. If the proper procedures with the iron. The lengthwise FOR DIFFICULT HAIR
ERKELEY, Cal-You've are followed, the task goes crease down the centre of the A new cream setting
probably eaten your share of and quickly and well, and every or folds should be made by belllous hair, ypt caves, no
cloth
the which works wonders with bugs and insects in fruits may be ironed, but
the
lotion
Bugs & Insects..
article emerges with a new band. Ironed creases do not liaj trace of greasiness or dullnesulad, but don't worry about it.)
finish, a high gloss.as fat on the table as do
First, havo as good an ironing: ironed folds: hoord as you can manage, and have it adjusted to a
Ironing Sheets
nid Professor E. O. Essig, Uni- 3n- FOR A
BOY SMART
versity of California entomolo- An Austrian felt. waistcoat in gist. various bright colour. There
ing blankets, so that they will frequent. washing, Old sheets the ouloido, If sheets are fold-j, mint has just. been opened beegular diets in the Orient, Aus-
dry quickly and keep their Alumnes Hanging too long in tho sun will fado cotton blankets and may scorch woollen
.
In fact, Essig said, bugs are pleasant
are Austrian Loden duffle coats often very nourishing and have height, so that you can do the
(thin fabric is closely been eaten by man for thousands too, ironing, down. Have
To save time, when the Job sitting
Locusts are still part of the surface well padded and top this shouts, lion all four thicknesses woven woollen, and is water of years. with a clean. tight-fitting cover, at once, folding lengthwise, then proof).
FOR MEN-A special depart- which should be kept clean by crosswise, with the top hem on
tralia, Africa and the Americas. Water bugs org
food in most when removed a famous man's shop, for ready ed. smoothly make fine coversta
cheat tailored Guits, Each
parts of tropical Asia, and their top from the line, trening Uro
eggs are gathered as n sort of hem may be sufflelent. At least, measurement has 42 different
Certain west Attings and lic sults ranga caviar in Mexico. that is what we have discovered. Do not use turpentino, gaso-one.MANE
Make things as cary as pos- Hang flat pieces on a rack to from 14 guineas up to hand const Indians, the Callfemia line or other mineral spirits on
sible for yourself by placing the dry thoroughly before putting tailored West of England cloths scientist said, had a favourite
at.28 guineas:
dish of ten caterpillars. To prevent baby from tipping clothes parket on a stool at your owny damag
contain suld insecÍN asphalt tile II, you, ¡do, the
FOR THE HOME-Clip-on
Essist blo To keep table mats or dollies put va.left, and have a rack or over his highchadr,
.tublo colours will surely run."
quantities of carbobhydrates, fals, acreen door hook on, the back at your right for the Iraned smooth, roll on cardboard rolls toast rick which can be fastened
protein and nitrogen, but are
д Teliable source of the chair, and, hook-eyes on pieces. A good Iron has taper or lay flat in a drawer. This is on to a brend plate and opened
vitamins. the wall so that the chair can ing sides, a narrow point, to why we store all rolls from out fanwise to take elthor thick
négollate buttons, and a cool paper towels and such. And it or thin toast.
A windy but not too Windy sunshiny day is beet-for-wash-
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