Washington, I>. C.
FOOD FOR HKITMN
In tin? in .id lines . lend- -N a ?* aid to
Britain is chiefly a story <>t planes,
tanks, ships, guns and munitions.
But these dramatic war supplies arc
only one part of the picture.
An equally vital, though little
known, phase of this gigantic pro
gram is food.
Today, practically every ship
leaving U. S. shores for embattled
England carries stocks of food as
part of its cargo. Also significant
is the fact that this steady flow of
food shipments differs markedly
from those of World war days.
Then the foodstuffs were in hulk
form ? boatloads of grain and fresh
meats. But now, with British and
Allied shipping suffering terrible de
struction, there aren't enough bot
toms to transport both bulky arma
ments and bulky food across the
hazardous Atlantic.
Since the cargo space for bulky
armaments cannot be reduced, and
with the British food situation be
coming acute, food is being shipped
in concentrated and dehydrated
form. Thus it is carried in the
same ships with arms and muni
tions, taking up relatively little
space.
The extent of these shipments and
what they meant to the American
farmer is shown graphically by the
following list of lend-lease food pur
chases in a very recent seven-week
period:
American cheese, 20,483,175
pounds; corn starch, 35,820,000
pounds; frozen eggs, 36,648,630
po'inds; dried eggs, 4,458,650
pounds: canned fish, 1.083,052 cases;
dehydrated soup, 4,400,000 pounds;
soy beans, 9,070,000 pounds; dried
beans, 40,770,000 pounds; corn
sugar, 5,696,000 pounds; enzymes,
3,360 pounds; dried apricots, 9,986,
000 pounds; honey, 3,557,300 pounds;
enriched flour, 399,000 pounds; con
centrated orange juice, 92,302 gal
lons; vitamin A, 2,547,183 units, vi
tamin Bl, 3,965 kilograms; peanut
butter, 1,762,000 pounds; lard, 28,
662,720 pounds.
Note ? Management of the lend
lease food program is under the
Surplus Marketing administration,
aided by the U. S. public health
service, the British ministry of
health and the Anglo-American food
purchasing committee.
FREEZING CHINESE FUNDS
There was one unwritten chapter
in the story of American freezing of
funds of those two Oriental neigh
bors, Japan and China.
It was published that the funds
of friendly China were frozen as
well as the funds of unfriendly
Japan. But unpublished was the
fact that China for four months had
been asking the state department
to freeze its funds, but the state de
partment had refused.
China's request was quite unusual,
for most nations object strenuously
to having their funds frozen. For
instance, Switzerland, hearing that
she would be included with Ger
many when Hitler's funds were fro
zen, argued for weeks.
But in the case of China, many
of her funds are in the hands of big
Chinese merchants and bankers in
Shanghai, who for business reasons
are playing with the Japanese. And
they have been draining Chinese
currency from the country.
So Roosevelt's special Chinese
emissary, Lauchlin Currie, was re
quested by Chiang Kai-shek to ask
Secretary of State Hull to freeze
Chinese fun-rls. This would have ham
strung the pro-Japanese Chinese.
However, Secretary Hull refused.
Twice Chiang Kai-shek made the re
quest, but both times it was refused.
In fact the state department even
denied that such a request was
made, presumably on the ground
that it came not through diplomatic
channels, but through Mr. Currie
who is only a White House secre
tary.
Finally, however, when Japanese
funds were frozen, Chiang Kai-shek
got his request fulfilled. But it took
Japanese aggression in the South
Pacific to do it.
? ? ?
BOOTLEG GASOLINE
The days of bootlegging from
Canada may be coming back again.
In this case, however, the bootleg
ging will be gasoline, not alcohol.
Canada has imposed a ban on sale
of gasoline between 7 p. m. and 7
a. m. on weekdays, and all day Sun
day. But this restriction does not
apply to Americans.
Now comes the proposal of Oil
Administrator Ickes to impose a
similar ban on gasoline sales in
eastern states. Result would be
that a motorist would be unable to
buy gasoline in Buffalo or Detroit,
but could cross th? river and buy it
Id Canada.
FOR A REAL TASTE THKII.L. COOK IT OUTSIDE
(See Recipes Below)
outdoor suppers
If you've a longing to do some
thing different, an outdoor supper's
the answer. Get
the smell of
woodsy smoke in
to your food, the
crackle of burn
ing embers for
atmosphere, the
sound of sizzling
meat held over
glowing flames during the supper
hour and you'll experience n taste
tlirill you'll long remember. Every
thing tastes better cooked outdoors!
Toss some cans of beans into a
gay kc-rchicf, wrap fruit, cookies,
cake into waxed paper, whip up
some barbecue sauce to use with
the meat, and the meal is under
way.
Tomato Horseradish Mustard
Marinade.
For 3 pounds of spareribs or beef
short ribs use:
2 tablespoons prepared horse
radish mustard sauce
V* cup vinegar
V4 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup tomato juice
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
2 onions, chopped fine
Combine dry and liquid materials
well and beat thoroughly. Place
meat in a shallow bowl or glass
dish and cover with the marinade.
Turn every 3 or 4 hours and mari
nate in refrigerator for 48 hours.
Drain meat well before barbecuing
and baste frequently while cooking
over coals. The marinade may be
thickened and served as a sauce
over the meat. Your barbecuing will
be more successful if you marinate
the meat. It's especially good on
the less expensive cuts.
If you d like a meal-in-one with a
minimum of fuss but nourishment
plus, try this po
tato salad made
with frankfurters.
If you're accus
tomed to your old
and cherished po
tato salad recipe,
I'm still sure that
you'll like this
one:
Frankfurter Potato Salad.
(Serves 6)
3 medium sized potatoes, cooked,
diced
1 cup diced celery
2 tablespoons minced onion
2 tablespoons minced parsley
% teaspoon salt
Vt teaspoon pepper
% pound frankfurters, skinned and
sliced
% cup salad dressing
French dressing
Marinate the potatoes In the
french dressing. Combine all ingre
dients and mix with potatoes. Chill
1 hour and serve with lettuce.
LYNN SAYS:
While cooking under the sky
over hot coals you'll want to re
member:
Charcoal burns to fine, lasting
coals and gives a nice steady fire
for barbecue cookery. For best
results when using cither char
coal or wood should be burned
until the flames disappear. Then
the meat should be placed 8 to
10 inches above the coals and
turned every few minutes to in
sure even cooking.
Hard.jwoods like oak, hickory,
madron? manzanita and maple
give a lasting glowing bed of
coals. Soft pine is suitable for
quick grilling like hamburger and
hot dogs.
Whatever type of grill you use,
pick a spot that's shady, not too
far from the kitchen if you're do
ing It in the back yard and not
too near heavy shrubbery.
THIS WEEK'S MENU
PICNIC GRILL
Spare Ribs With barbecue Saucc
Toasted Buns Baked Beans
Fresh Vegetable Salad
Garden Fruit
?Sour Cream Cocoa Cake
?Refrigerator Cookies Coffee
?Recipe Given
Here are two variations you may
wish to follow if you serve baked
beans often:
Maple Beans ? Substitute Vt cup
maple syrup or three tablespoons
maple sugar for brown sugar and
molasses.
Baked Beans with Sausage ? Ar
range parboiled beans and uncooked
sausage in alternate layers; substi
tute 1 can tomato soup for molasses
and part of water.
Boiled Campfire Coffee.
(1 quart)
4 heaping tablespoons coffee
4 cups boiling water
1 egg
Combine the coffee and egg in the
pot and mix thoroughly. Pour in
water and bring slowly to a full
boil, stirring coffeo down in a warm
place for 3 to 5 minutes. Use V* cup
cold water to settle grounds.
Easy to make but easier to take
is this cocoa cake made with sour
cream, liven U
you want to serve
it with the richer
ice creams you
won't feel too
sstuffed with it be
cause it is light
textured and
feathery. If there
is no sour cream to be had sweet
milk can be substituted, but use it
with 2 teaspoons of baking powder
instead of the soda.
?Sour Cream Cocoa Cake.
(Makes 2 9-inch layers)
% cup cocoa
% cup boiling water
J/i cup shortening
2 cups sugar
2 cups sifted cake flour
Vt teaspoon salt
% cup sour cream
% teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 egg whites
Mix cocoa in boiling water and
stir until smooth. Cool. Cream
shortening and sugar together until
light, then add cocoa. Sift the dry
ingredients and add alternately with
cream to the first mixture. Beat un
til smooth after each addition. Add
vanilla then fold in stiffly beaten
egg whites. Pour batter into pans
lined with wax paper, and bake in a
moderate oven (375 degrees) 30 min
utes. Put together with
Chocolate Icing.
2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons butter
2 ounces melted chocolate
Milk to moisten
Vanilla
Cream butter and sugar, add melt
ed chocolate, milk, and vanilla and
beat until smooth. Spread between
layers and over cake.
?Refrigerator Cookies.
(Makes V/i dozen)
1 cup butter
2 cups brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup oven popped rice cereal
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Cream butter; add sugar gradual
ly and beat until light and fluffy.
Add egg and beat well. Stir in
cereal. Sift flour with baking pow
der and work into first mixture, a
small amount at a time. Knead
and shape into rolls about 1% inches
in diameter; wrap in waxed pa
per, covering ends so that dough
will not dry out. Store in refrigera
tor until firm. Cut into thin slice;
and bake on ungrt^sed cookie sheet
in moderately hot oven (425 de
grees) about 10 minutes.
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Lesson for August 17
1 csson subjects nnd Scripture texts se
lecteu und copyrighted by lntcrnjition.il
Council t)f Religious Education; used by
permission.
PETER ENCOURAGES SUFFER
ING CHRISTIANS
LESSON TEXT? I Peter 4:12-10: 5:6-11.
UOI.DEN TEXT? II any nun sufler as a
Christian, lei him not be ashamed: bu*. let
him glorify God on thli behalf. ? 1 Peter 4:16. 1
"Sweet are the uses of adversity" I
?so says tne poei, umi it is true j
that God is able to make even the
sufferings of man a source of bless- [
ipg and an occasion for joy, "if a
man suffer as a Christian" (I Pet.
1:16). In a world where sorrow
and suffering have been heaped
itigli by man's inhumanity to man,
it is indeed appropriate that we
think of the encouragement which
God's Word gives to those who are
in distress.
There are many helpful Scripture
passages on this point, those before
us today being from the writings
of Peter to the Jews of the disper
sion. Scattered abroad and no more
under the guiding and protecting
hand of Paul, Luke and the others,
they were undergoing severe per
secution for Christ's sake. Some
were apparently disturbed by their
trials, and Peter tells them that
persecution should bring
I. No Surprise (4:12).
We ought to expect trials in this
world; yes, severe fiery trials. Such
things are common to all mankind,
and the Christian should not expect
to escape. To them, such trials are
real tests of their faith, an oppor
tunity to show to the unbelieving
world that God is able to deliver
those who put their trust in Him I
To be forewarned is to be fore
armed. "Think it not strange con
cerning the fiery trial."
II. No Shame (4:13-16).
There are two senses in which
the Christian is to be unashamed in
the midst of suffering. In the first
instance, he is not to be ashamed
of the trial itself if he bears it for
Christ's sake, for he is thus sharing
Christ's sufferings. We cannot
share in his substitutionary and
sacrificial suffering on Calvary,
but we can stand with Him who was
indeed "a man of sorrows, and ac
quainted with grief" (Isa. 53:3). In
the sccond place, he is not to do
anything which would justify others
in making him suffer. It is a dis
grace, a shame which injures the
cause of Christ, when a believer
has to suffer because he has broken
the law, or because he is "a busy
body (R. V. "meddler") in other
men's matters."
SUNDAY
CHOOL
III. No Escape (4:17-19).
If the righteous find the difficult
ties and temptations in their way
to be like fiery trials, if those who
have the blessed presence of Christ
to cheer and to guide them find it
difficult at times to make their
way through sorrow and sadness,
what will the unbeliever do?
IV. No Worry (5:6, 7).
"Put care into Christ's bag," said
George Herbert. "Treat your cares
as you treat your sins. Hand them
over to Jesus one by one as they
occur, commit them to Him" (F. B.
Meyer).
The cure for all worry is right
there, but even as it is true that
the meek shall "inherit the earth"
(Matt. 5:5), so it is true that only
the humble are ready to cast their
cares on the Lord.
V. No Wavering (5:8-11).
"Steady, perfected and established
in Christ, strengthened by His
grace, sure of the eternal call, and
with the eye of faith on the glory to
come, such is the man who is able
and ready to successfully meet the
devil when, like a roaring lion, he
seeks to disturb and devour God's
people,
Satan is busy in our day. Dr. Wil
bur M. Smith says: "It is admitted
everywhere by outstanding Chris
tian leaders, in every sphere of life
today, that there has never been a
time, at least in our generation,
when the temptations of Satan have
been so fierce, so frequent, so con
stant, as just now. What Satan wants
to do is to destroy the testimony of
God's people, to take them out ol
places of power and influence foi
the gospel, to rob them of that joy,
and victory, and power, by which,
through their labors, others will be
brought to confess the Lord Jesua
Christ. Christian people today who
are conscious of being fiercely as- 1
sailed by evii ought not to be |
alarmed, but should realize that this
experience of theirs is general,
everywhere, of true believers, and
that there is sufficient grace for ev
ery need in such dreadful times as
these."
Gems of Thought
A MAN without nnr'.h is l;ke
" a wagon without i pr.r .n
which ono is causcd d ; ur,.e.
ably to jolt by every pebble
over which it runs. ? Henry
Ward Bccchcr.
The Srst and best victory is
to conquer self; to lie (mtiuirrt]
by self is, ol all thine, the
most shameful and vile.? Plato.
A burner of arcupution is tint J.'if.
A mind i/uitr 1 eioinX is n mimf iln.
Irrss'd. ?C"Upr r.
The wicked are al\\.i>s sur
prised to find ability in the
good.? VauvenarRurs.
Speak dearly if you uoak at
all.? Holmes.
YOU BUY
INOCULATION
ON FAITH
Field tests have shown a big different:*
In the quality of inoculator brands on the
market. You cannot see the legiun* bac
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stration is impossible. What is the repu
tation and experience behind the inocu
lation you buy?
? NITRAGIN Is the ORIGINAL LEG
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1M0 the Southern shipment* of
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Send for our booklet "Plant Legumes to
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If your dealer does not have NITRAGIN
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on NITRAGIN inoculation.
^ Accept no substitute* ^
Self-Rewarded
I never have any pity for con
ceited people, because I think they
carry their comfort about with
them.? George Eliot.
Without Question
Questioning is not the mode of
conversation among gentlemen.?
Samuel Johnson.
When Labor Is Done
Many things difficult to design
prove easy to performance.?
Johnson.
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