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Sunday, April 3, 1955 THE HAMMOND. TIMES Pase C-3 Cooking Expert Offers Varied Family Meals Minister Woman Club Picks Meeting Delegates Mrs. Robert Weil and Mrs. Norman Bateson are delegates and Mra. Emil Leader is alternate of the Munster Woman's Club to the state convention of the Indiana Federation of Women's Clubs to be held Garden Club Of Illinois Plans Meet The Garden Club of Illinois, jApril 25-27 at French Lick.

Attending the county convention of the clubs held Thursday at Hobart were the Mesdames Harold Barger, Wrinkle-Free Baby Sheets LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (IN) William Kennel and Bateson. At the recent meeting held at Lanier School, it was reported by the program committee that the party for the Munster Juniors will De neia April ac ins scnooi. It was voted to purchase and dress dolls for the Hammond Christmas Cheer program for 1955 and to send fruit, playing cards and the like to residents of the Home for the Aged in Crown Point. Rabbi Ulrick B.

Steuer of Hammond presented an interesting talk on "Customs and Practices of the Jewish Faith." Mrs. Clarence Armstrong, committee chairman, and the Mesdames Clyde Northrop, J. Morrison and Clarence Underwood served refreshments. Use an old blanket as a skid, when linoleum is laid, to move the range, refrigerator and other heavy objects back in place without scarring the floor. For Independence U.

S. Bonds as possible Just until dry ingredients are moistened. Fill greased muffin pans two-thirds full- bake in moderate degrees) oven about 25 minutes for good-siied muffins, or until cake tester inserted in center of a muffin comes out clean. If muffin pan cups are cup size, recipe wiy make 14 muffins if muffin cups are about 4 cup size, recipe will make 12 muffins. FRIDAY FARE Ever bake grapefruit with a sweet topping? Cream of Spinach Soup Shrimp Creole Salad Baked Grapefruit Rice Hot Biscuits Beverage BAKED GRAPEFRUIT Ingredients: 1 grapefruit, 4 teaspoons light brown sugar, 4 teaspoons butter, 4 generous dashes cinnamon.

Method: Cut grapefruit Into halves. Remove seeds If any with small sharp knife. Separate segments from side membranes. Blend brown sugar, butter and cinnamon together in small container with back of spoon. Spread mixture over surface of grapefruit halves as best you can it won't spread too well.

Place in shallow baking pan (or one made of aluminum foil) and bake in moderate (375 degrees) oven until heated through about IS minutes. SATURDAY SUPPER Skillet chicken in a rich sauce is company fare. Chicken with Tomato Curry Sauce Rice with Currants and Pecans i Wrinkle-free sheets are being cut i to fit on bassinets, baby basket and baby carriages in another move to make life more pleasant for infants and their mothers. Mrs. Nathan Lipscomb, Little Rock mother of four and owner of Katy-Bib maker of the "Biddle-Sheet" and plastic adjustable bibs, figures her latest product will prove a boon and a blessing to the diaper set THE new sheets are made with quarter-inch elastic stitched into the contoured ends and come in three standardized sizes to fit any small pad or bed.

Mrs. Libseomb adds that they are washable and need no ironing. XL will convene for its annual meeting in room 18 of the Palmer House, Chicago, on April 11. A business session is slated for 11 am. and following an election of officers at 1:30 p.m, the Honorable Barbara Spencer of Market Leicestershire, England, will paint wood pictures of gardening in her country and describe English gardens.

The story of the Indiana Dunes will be given by Mrs. J. H. Buell of Ogden Dunes, president of the "Save the Dunes" council. Mrs.

Thomas W. Bryant of the Midlothian Country Club grounds will design the tea table setting for the social hour which will follow the program. Mrs. Lawrence F. McClure of Highland Park, 111., president of the group, will preside and greet the several hundred members expected to attend.

Ajnerican Home Dept. Sees Film A film on the Bellingrath Gardens near Mobile, was introduced by Mrs. Henry Callantine as program at the most recent meeting of the American Home Department of the Hammond Woman's Club in the home of Mrs. F. C.

Benson. Mrs. L. E. Branstetter spoke on the planting and care of perennials and conducted a question period.

The group voted to send Mrs. C. Y. Denney, chairman, to the state convention at French Lick, in April. Mrs.

E. J. Fehr. Mrs. Alex Stoiko-wita and Miss Ethel Peacock assisted the hostess when refreshments were served from a table carrying out spring motif.

Mrs. Callantine poured. For Independence U.S. Bonds Be' there See the Saturday, Way 1 THIS YEAR! The ideal way to go ii via the Chicago Motor Club apecial ail-expense Pullman Derby Tour. Yon travel by air-conditioned Pullman (your train it your hotel), you get wonderful meals, enterrain-ment in club car, chartered transportation from train to Churchill Downs and return, apecial reserved seata ai selected at the ace, end the aervicej of your tour conductor.

All costi included txcept beverage and personal expenses. Rates from S79.50, tax included, plus cost of reserved teat. Scats at Derby from 9. 1 5 and up, rax ind. Leave Chicago 11:00 P.M..

May 6, CST Return Chicago 8:30 A.M., May 8, CST SPECIAL FAMILY PLAN KATES ALSO AVAILABLf jlc tor tompht. tl.tailt. tori no brigeffefv Plan NOW Space is limil.d. Iirgagi tns Aedtieirt Intunnct Avtiltil CALL WRITE COME IN PERSON i Vjj Hammond Time Photo is pictured at the keyboard of the electric home at 3227 Ann St. Lansing.

A junior at Fractional High School, she is an accomplished performer electric and pipe organs and the piano. She is to a major in organ at Northwestern University. i CHICAGO MOTOR CLUB TRAVEL BUREAU Hammond Branch, S4SS South Uohman Avnnm SHtf field 31 St "Lot tha Chicago Motor Club Bo YOUR Travel Agent" FAMrLY DINNER Here's a wet and spicy dessert made with frozen squash. Heat Loaf Baked Potatoes Green Beam and Tomatoes Salad Bread Tray New England Custard Beverage NEW ENGLAND CUSTARD Ingredients: 1 package (12 ounces) frozen winter squash, 2 eggs, 1,4 cupa.rollk, cup firmly packed light brown sugar, teaspoon salt, teaspoon nutmeg, i teaspoon finger, 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Method: Allow squash to stand at room temperature several hours to thaw.

Beat eggs in a large mixing bowl until yolks and whites are combined. Add milk and beat to combine. Add thawed squash, brown sugar, salt, nutmeg, ginger and cinnamon; beat to combine. Ladle into 6 custard cups. Place cups in baking pan; fill pan with boiling water so water comes at least half way up custard mixture.

Bake in a moderate (350) degrees) oven 1 hour until metal cake tester or small knife inserted In center comes out clean. Place custards in pan of cold water immediately so cooking will stop. Chill. Serve in custard cups or turn out. There will be a little of the egg-milk mixture that has separated from the squash at the bottom of each custard cup.

Makes servings. FAMILY BREAKFAST Here's an easy way to fix eggs when you have the oven on to heat rolls or muffins. Orange Juice tewed Prunes with Ready-to-eat Cereal Oven Egges Jelly or Jam Hot Rolls or Muffins Beverage OVEX EGGS For each serving, butter an individual heat-resistant glass pie plate (9 Inches in diameter and 1 inch deep). Break an egg into each buttered plate. Place in moderate (330 degrees) oven until entire white of egg is set about 8 minutes.

Serve w'th salt and pepper. COMPANY LUNCH Rich little muffins help make a jnest meal good. Creamy Clam Chowder Grapefruit and Avocado Salad Currant Peacan Muffins Chocolate Mousse Coffee CURRANT PECAN MUFFINS Ingredients: 2 cups sifted flour, 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder, teaspoon salt, 6 tablespoons sugar, cup butter or margarine, 2 eggs, cup milk, A cup broken pecans, cup currants (rinsed In hot water and drained). Method: Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar into sv large mixing bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender until particles are very small.

Beat eggs until thick and ivory colored; beat in milk enough to combine. Fold gg mixture, pecans and currants into flour mixture; use as few strokes DO YOU WANT TO LEARN Compfcmcfry? HAMMOND BUSINESS COLLEGE Citizen. Nmt'I Bank Bid. SHEFFIELD 1954 JERSEY MAID I I I I flavor .1 th tveeJs Coconut A DEALER NEAR YOU Bay It by the 't-fl. 1 I i rl all LI I "fP Teens of the Times' For 27 Years Hammond's Leading Children's Vcar Shop Lansing Girl Aspires Toward Musical Career By FRANCES DOYLE Woman's Page Writer Her father's dream that she would someday become an accomplished organist has prompted Betty Ervin's great interest in the instrument.

The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ervin of 3227 Ann St, Lansing, and a junior at Thornton Fractional High School, Betty is planning to major in organ at Northwestern University following her For a boy's Easter Kaynee shirts U-VUG boxed to maks wonderful sifts! Tha prky tit and French cuff Hnki work mtgic In making a boy want to dress up! Thes fin shirta ara tailored by Kaynee of Kaymaster luster broadcloth. Sanforized, of course, and mad to fit perfectly before and after washing. pjnfc OP White $A00 Sizes 2 to 12 0 Buttered Ready-to-bake Broccoli Biscuits Tossed Green Salad Fresh Fruit Beverage CHICKEN WITH TOMATO CURRY SAUCE Ingredients: 1 frying chicken (2-lA to 3 pounds ready-to-cook weight), tablespoons olive oil, cup finely diced onion, A cup fine ly diced green pepper, 1 large or 2 small cloves garlic, IV teaspoons salt, Vi teaspoon, pepper, 1M teaspoons curry powder, teaspoon dried crushed thyme, 1 can 1 pound) tomatoes.

Method: Have chicken quartered; then have wings separated from breast meat, legs from second joints. (Save neck and giblets for stock and liver for use another time). Wash and dry chicken pieces. Heat oil in 12-inch skillet; add chicken and arrange in oil carefully because it may sputter. Have heat high enough to brown chicken well on all sides.

Remove chicken; add onion, green pepper, garlic, salt, pepper, curry powder and thyme to skillet. Cook several minutes, stirring over moderately low heat. Stir in tomatoes, including liquid from can. Return chicken to skillet. Bring quickly to boil; cover and simmer (do not boil) until chicken is tender about 45 minutes.

Serve with steamed rice mixed with chopped pecans and currants that have been rinsed in hot water. Makes 4 servings. SUNDAY SUPPER Casserole of Leftover Meat and Vegetables Bread Tray Ice Cream Cake with Gourmet Chocolate Sauce GOURMET CHOCOLATE SAUCE Ingredients: 1 package (6 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate pieces, cup sifted confectioners' sugar, 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, cup undiluted evaporated milk, cup sweet cooking sherry. Mithodr Melt semi-sweet chocolate pieces over hot (not boiling) water. Remove from heat and stir in confectioners' sugar and butter; mixture will be stiff.

Add undiluted evaporated milk and cooking sherry. Stir over hot (not boiling) water until smooth; make sure there are no lumps. A whisk or fork will help make sauce smooth. Makes about 1 cups. Serve over Mary Ann cake cups filled with ice cream.

HOUSEHOLD HINT When you are washing blankets in your washing machine, wash in thick, lukewarm soapsuds for no more than two or three minutes. Wring out the suds immediately after washing, and rinse blankets three times in clean, lukewarm water. Never rub or twist blankets. To dry them, hang over two parallel lines so the air can circulate all around them.t Street Phone short -138 Sibley Sheffield 147S- a very special purchase i and at the present time has 12 students. Each pupil, most of whom are beginners, has a weekly one-half hour lesson, helping add up to a busy extra-curricular schedule for their instructor.

A student of Miss Laurel Wat-kins at the Sherwood Musio College in Chicago for six years, Betty has played the piano for 10 yars and the organ for seven. She has a lesson on each restaurant every week and practices an hour to an hour and a half daily on each. She gives Miss Watkins a great deal of credit for developing in her the inspiration to become a musician. BETTY GAVE a solo recital following her graduation from eighth grade several years ago and is planning another for June. Miss Wat-kins will help with arrangements for the piano and organ recital, which will be held in a Lansing church, but Betty will formulate her own program and work out the details.

The accompanist for the girls double sextet at Thornton Fractional, Betty played for the fresh? man girls' chorus during her sophomore year. She is a member of both the Girls' Club and the Dramatic Club at school. Classical music is Betty's special interest, but she also finds enjoyment in popular musio and jazz. LYNN'S 54M CALUMET HAMMOND HH be all dressed up and ready for Easter Shirt and Tie Set with matching off links Including bow tie and cuff links Luatrous white, or fashion right pink your boy looks like a million In this grown-up ensemble. Fine Sanforized broadcloth shirt with bow tie and cuff linkryto ma ten individually boxed for smart washable.

Size 3 to 12. Complete 7W 1 L. 5609-11 Calumet Ave, YOUR Hammond Women Voters Schedule Meets Trade will be the topic discussed at the unit meetings of the Hammond League of Women Voters scheduled for next week as The Munster Unit will convene on Monday at the Munster Public Library and the Robertsdale Unit is slated to meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the home of Mrs. George Bos-well, 1946 Lake Whiting.

All Hammond units will convene on Thursday. Hostesses will be Mrs. Harry Monroe, 6930 Woodmar Hammond, morning unit; Mrs. Nathan Fragen, 6427 Forest Hammond, afternoon unit, and Mrs. Jack Parmer, 250 Dyer Hammond, evening unit.

Inasmuch as the renewal of the reciprocal trade agreements is under consideration in Congress at this time, a study of the U.S. Trade policies with a view to supporting those which will help solve the national and International economic problems is planned. To Honor Mrs. Bomber ger Mrs. Carlyle J.

Snider of Whiting, president of the Northern Indiana Art Salon, will be in charge of the unveiling of the painting of the late Ida Bomberger, done by Mrs. James Fowler, at the meeting of the Woman's Assn. of the First Presbyterian Church Wednesday at the church. Mrs. R.

Stanley Anderson and Mrs. Frank Hosier will be in charge of the program. Mrs. R. G.

Bowman will give the devotional. Friendship Circle will serve the 12:30 p.m. luncheon, for which reservation is to be made with Mrs. Charles Solenberger. Members of Crescent Circle will be on the reception committee.

East Chicago. BETTY ERVTN organ in her Thornton on both looking forward JUST. IN TIME FOR THE EASTER TP5-? Z. LOVLLY NEW. SPRING COLORS i graduation.

She hopes to make a concert tour after she receives a degree in applied music and will, in all likelihood, teach later. Betty plays both electric and pipe organs and the Ervins have an electric instrument in their home. Of the two, Betty prefers the pipe organ, since -mastery of the technique of playing is a greater challenge. She explains that the delayed action and Infinite variety of stops on a pipe organ make it more difficult to play. Betty has played a $150,000 organ at a church Jn Ev-anston, 111.

ALTHOUGH she hopes to con-L centrate on the organ, Betty's musical talents are not confined to that Instrument She recently won a superior rating in a piano contest conducted by the Illinois High School Assn. As a result of her rating, she will be entered in he state contest at Bradley University April 28-29. Suggestions For That Easter Menu It you want something different for Easter dinner Instead of the traditional baked ham, try a menu like this one. planned for. eye as well as eating appeal: East West Cocktail (equal parts cranberry juice and unsweetened pineapple juice) Roast Leg of Lamb Pan-browned Potatoes -Broccoli with Hollandaise Sauce Mint Jelly Pickled Beets Tuttl-Fruittl Ice Cream with Chocolate Peppermint Sauce Coffee (or Tea or Milk) ALLOW three fourths pound lamb per person and 30-35 minutes per pound for roasting.

Add a dash of ginger to the salt, pepper and paprika mixed with the flour you rub into the meat before roasting. Place on trivet in roasting pan, fat side up. Set temperature control of oven at ZS0 degrees for five minutes, then, turn gas down to 300 degrees. Parboil potatoes 15 minutes before adding to roast, one hour before lamb is done. Turn potatoes'to insure even browning.

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