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Beef Stew

By ALICE DENHOFF

BE EEF stew is a world

traveller, equally at home on household, club and restaurant menus. Men are especially fond of this hearty dish.

A popular version of stew, Hungarian Goulash, is as tasty as it is filling, the bret stew meat simmered to fork tenderness in bouillon sea Boned with A generous amount of paprika and ¡L bare whiff of garlic.

HUNGARIAN GOULASH

as prepared in Mexico where it shapes up as a Beef Pie.

Cubes of beef are cooked with A tomato Sauce and kidney beans, then the mixture is pour- ed into a cornmeal mush "crust" and baked.

1/2

Ibя.

beef stew meat cut into -in.

For 6 servings, use cubes. Sprinkle cubed meat with salt and pepper and roll in Bour Brown well in a little hot fat over medium heat. For best results always brown only ū few cubes at a time. Ada 15 c. chopped onions, a minced garlic clove, 2 tsp. chili powder, 1 8-oz. tu tomato sauce and 2 water. Cover and cook over low heat until meat is tender. about 2 hrs. Stir occasionally to prevent sucking. Add a No. beans and heat

Served with simple fruit salad and hard rolls, 2 in kidney Hungarian Goulash makes thoroughly. Line the bottom 1 satisfying and eco- and sides of a greased 11⁄2 qt. cornmeal musli nomical family dinner dish, casserole with

made by, cooking c. cornmeal in 3 c. boiling saltod water; All with ment ilxture. Boke nt 379 F. tor 25 min.

1

To prepare 4 servings, cut b beef new meat into 1-in. rubes and brown la a little fat. Adil 1 clove minced garlic, 2 medium onions, sliced, tap, sali,

1⁄2 tsp. pepper and 2 tsp. papriken

GERMAN VERSION

For beef stew, German style,

The blanket coat Toni has made for herself'.

The fisherman jersey

THREE SMART ITEMS

and 2 bouillon cubes brown cubes of beef stew meat for the best

3

+ e. boiling water.

and simmer 24 hrs. Add 1

hot water and 2 c. potatoes cul - cubes, Conk 20 min. longer or

potatoes are unt!) tender. Season to taste and thicken, if necessary.

Now we come to ก nice Western world version of beet stew Just to show you how versatile this dish is, here it is

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No refrigeration required! Ready

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WHOLE STERILIZED FRESH

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EASY

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MAKE

NONI FROST makes some "They are

to all quic

"I started making clothes are for myself because the reason in the easy to find, and you don't ready-made kind in the little hot fut. Sprinkle with world: sho'can't find them have to be a brilliant dress shops are no good for girls salt, pepper and caraway seed. in the shops.

maker to put them together who are tall and thin," she Ad Add a bay leaf and cover with

Photographed above and -- anyone can sew them said. "Tho beauty of water. Simmer, covered, over a

making clothes for your- Jow heat until mes1. tender, on the right are three of her up

neat is about 1 hrs.

"Don't worth passing on- Then

give are sclf is that you can little cider

(about V4 9.)

c.) and a blanket cont in charcoal any substitute for a really yourself the lines that suit water, it needed.

Top

the grey, a fisherman jersey in well-cut

but they you." ment with wedges of cabbage black and white and a cir- are the best things I know and cook, covered, until tender. Remove meat and cabbage to a cular skirt in caramel felt.

add

1

hot platter and thicken STRVY

ideas

think they

auit.

two yards of 54in. material

for hacking around in, and ★ THE COAT is made from couldn't find any looking reasonably smart, and lined with two yards of with a few glogersnaps dissolved thing as fisherman-like as at the price." In a lttle hot water. Pour the jersey or as cheap, as Toni Frost is 0 spicy gravy over meat and

vegetables and enjoy a hearty, the skirt, or us

aromatic, delicious dish,

the coat,"

warm

as actress who has a flair for 50 that all you have to do Toni explained. chic clothes.

36in. material. The sleeves und young body are cut all in one piece- underarm join the aide and seams. The belt 19 flat and curved. The collar is two shaped pieces.

Hands Off that Itch-Leave It to Your Doctor!

By W. W. BAUER, M.D.

THE JERSEY is knitted in rug wool on big needles need perfectly straight. You 11b, half black and half white and No. 3 needles Cast on DA many stitches as you need across the hips, kali one row black and one row while in plain knitting.

اله

THE medical advice dealt with, the Miching may recur everything that man may touch, ber of stitches as you cast or

And the circular skirt."

When Laundering Your Knitwear, Remember...

KNITWEAR has been one

The above suggestions apply of

stars; to all sweaters to some extent, fashion's

but especially to woollens which whatever the season, the tend either to sag or shrink une family laundry is likely to less properly handled, include a large number and variety of knits-T-shirts,

hardest to follow- from time to time without any but especially textiles, dres, furs, crocheted into the edge of the gloves, dresses and socks.

visible cause in the skin,

und

A

Some may be wool, some The pants were a cheap pair may be cotton, some nylon. of black velvet alacky, taken in There may also down both inner and outer sprinkling of the

synthetics.

For the neck, cast off middle stitches, except

eight each side. Knit two more rows oach side for the shoulder seam and then cast on the same num-

Knit as for front. The collar is and certain ingredients in plastic neck. Sew up the sides and "don't scratch itching skin"

articles. Local applications such Drugs may cause itching, is among the most impor-

crochet small "edgo to the lotions, 08

Dolves

and other

sleeves. tant. Scratching seldom woman with itching skin and no

no preparations recommended by enemies, mechanics, helpa a persistent itch, and apparent reason for it, learned friends,

of a Iriend who had suffered relatives, radio, doctor books, may make it worse by "aimilarly"

been greatly bartenders, and you-name-them spreading the cause or in- helped by some sedative tablets, are among the causes

en tightly as ballet pants. troducing infection through procurable only by prescription, convert a simple itch

into n problem, the scratch marks. Home This proved no obliging matills which the best efforts of

of burning der THE SKIRT-Two yards of of faming case course, because the remedy applications seldom friend gladly turned over the your doctor,

felt, 74in. wide, to be cut his drugs and his out for a circular skirt. Make help, either, and often will remainder of her supply, which X-ray, may require wecks to a placket and stitch on a waist-

itch more was taken according

direc- to

band, Tonl Frost wears it with tions on the box,

Don't scratch that itch-take a black colton sweatshirt with so bad, in grew worse --

a polo neck. that it reduced the victim to hit to your doctor. state of tears and near collapse. One of the most com- Then she went to her doctor. mon causes of itching Ja

make severe.

mild H

ALLERGY

allergy. This is the well a

The

a

Bhe

soon as he heard woult

it. That's one of the drugs oflent Causes Severe due to many other foods itching." Then he examined her

known "strawberry” rash, which

as well as strawberries. It skin, and added, "How often do

often appears

08

hives, you bathe?" indignantly ahe replied, "Every day, of course, those fleeting but itchy and some days twice."

bumps which come and go, unless you scratch them

and make them stay sore. Local

DRY SKIN

"That," replied the doctor, "s

applications may what I suspected.

Such

overcome.

searha

At to make them

A

CHINESE CUT-OUTS AS LATEST DECOR

By Gay Pauley

New York.

Anybody can do this,"

bo # Intest

Less caution is needed when

tackling synthetics since the ibres relenso coll readily and have excellent powers to recover their normal dimensions as they dry,

as near

LUKEWARM WATER

To keep wool sweaters really beautiful, soft and fully, use only lukewarm water never bot. While they are all washable, Rely on different fibres require different rinse water and have the two

warm suds and warm

laundering methods.

the same temperaturs extreng as possible, becauso It's wise to observe a few temperature changes make wools rules carefully $0 that

lens shrink. Handle as gently o family's knitwear may last

possible-use 4

cupping motion longe and it better.

while you support the knitwear Sweaters will keep their shape with your hands during both for years if washed carefully, sudsing and rinsing,

be buttoned Cardigans should before sudsing.

BASTE NECKLINES

the

Squeeze suds through again and again, using several fresh changes of soapy wash water. Beware of harsh rubbing!

Very wide scoop necklines of

Sweater addiets · will And it tight-fitting tuntlenecks will hold

use drying trouses for paya to their Unes if you run a basting their wool sweaters because they thread around them, Pull this look so nice and smooth, and At basting thread fairly tight, then

coloured sweater

tie it. You'll find that laundering well, when properly dried framd inserting a cannot possibly stretch the "That's been in use for Ave neckline

out of shape, If this into a

colour staining. will help giva rellof, when judi- your main trouble." Dry skin,

AndURNITURE ready for years" she said. "You can't tell precaution is taken. In fact, it

may even "tighten up one that Each drying frame should be identilled to be used only with ciously used under medical winter itch, is a common com- the junk shop becomes but what I just finished it,"

she has become stretched by wear.

the particular style for which guidance, but the real plaint among those who balhe a thing of beauty and a maid, “although finding Chinese

The same trick works for cuffs is made. The wrong frame can. remedy is to find out what thaiastically with so prize possession when Mrs papers will be difficult. I think and waistbands, too. Turn cuffs be a hazard rather thans help

in the winter. and water

a Park ve bought up most of those in down before the sweater goes in this day of varied strateg foods or other substances persons should bathe only often Lovina Kenyon,

this country. Some of mine aro do that to you, and avoid enough to

acceptable, and should subedar Avenue matron, turns her 60 and 70 years old.

remain

The into the suds so that the soiled styling. skilled hands to it.

folds will receive them.

Blot excess moisture from Chinese don't make them like siger and oils and creams for soups, Songs

a tiny that now."

proper attention. Mrs Kenyon,

wool with a bath towel; lay detergents tend to deprive Emotional itching is another and of its natural oils; for woman with a wealth of

And be sure that the trimming Sweater flat; then insert drying-

frame, patting the garment Actually it'd be difficult for or embroidered applique, is

smooth and casing to it tha purely nervous in origin, but the normal and oily skins, this is burnished red-blonde halt,

as tho for dry is a self-taught expert in "anybody to redecorate as Mrs sale in soap and water basic cause is not always easy to no disadvantage,

akins common to blondes and the recognise, since it may be unj-

art of "decoupage Kenyon does. Some of her cut- sweater itself. Most of the fancy pattem. Let it dry away from

intricate and touches and "Jewels" worked on radiators or sun. can natural redhoods, thing in the whole wide range or They should Chinola"-decorating furni- worked

these days, 50 carefully it'd take sweaters

-By Eleanor Rois of personality conflicts from on

ture, screens, mantle pieces, the patience of Job to paste washable. little 03 Impossible boss to a fully ruckus. Until the real cause is possible wearing rubber gloves. chests and what-have-you them up.

A massive, around the house with cut-

ald-fashioned. found and rétnoved or otherwise

Itching may be due to causes outs from Chinese tea-chest chest-Mrs Kenyon cut it down not commonly considered among

by sawing off its legs-took her some 70 hours, A three-pane! screen took 31.

common experience.

FEET HURT?

WHY SUFFER WHEN YOU CAN. STAIN IMMEDIATE RELIEF

call at DcScho

FOOT

This Ja

uso detergents

but

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fratidious people-ico (head, papers, which formerly were body and pubile) and scabies used to wrap tea in bulk. mites or bedbug The former

is recognised by Doing bites,

and by the pergence of the

or hile attached to the hats.

outs are 50

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

areas

until

Kole.

Mrs Kenyon, the wife of a business consultant, and grand- Grease spots

on a washable

If you have spilled Decorating with cut-outs mother of three, bogan Chinese synthelle garment should be lacquer on a coloured dress, thir immediately after treated before washing. Use a is the method beauty salon The latter, known as the seven-In an art., But Mrs Ken oupage

War II while the and her sponge to saturate the spots operators advise to remove the your lich betate it seems to last yon belleves she is the husband lived on a ranch in the with a concentrated solution of stain: Moisten the stain with that lone is due to a tiny mite only one to use the dell Napa valley of California. soap or detergent. After spots carbon tetrachloride (don't in which Burrows. under the sisin

“She began by re-decorating" # ato thoroughly saturated, rinse hale the poisonous futres), thôn. leaving in fching trail Both cafe, almost gauze-thin couple of old items of furniture in cold water Manipure apply a drop or two of banana the louse and the mite require a papers of the Chinese. "not worth fixing up otherwise.". spotted

bil (amyl acetate at the drug Swinkly attack, as a rule, kinom The hand-decorated sheets, As her art developed, she squeezed from the fabric is store) Brush upward with a one member reinfects, enother Adesa (1 are treated at once measuring about do inches arched Son Francisco's Chirid clear is the best way to sinse cloth to pick up the dissolved

town for

After rinsing, the garment is Incquer. The stain may spread, long wird 20 inches wide, the Chinese became

papercamo Inter-ready for washing

the bus that will, mean that, it far on BCORN CASUAL ADVICE must be cut while dry and aged in what I was doing, ale regular way.

its way out. id. "They located me enough

cute After Irunthering Berious internal die applied while wet.

paper to That a lifetihie." affect the skin and chiase Inching. Once the

(ex; | ting......... from slipping and. One in diabetos; masken in juurde furnitures theta sight to 10 hibits of her work in Ban on a table top, pince table your hands to, massa che which may inclosos mikor costs of labquer. She were the Trancisco, and a perfume and pad, felt side up, on the work shape and soften themg

May committee Hibusali, Marlıktan muface. Fabric will stay in should the dona-whan they Til charge and thus Ivarg Irritance Kangpri polisjad to" of fredlions piloning, spring display of place on this, and it is always nearly dry. If they are.

bod

stiff when botnpletely dry, plea

Anita dinten 'on the ・ Mr. Kenyon had several' To keep a tabrie, you're leather glovos, ..., place,