Miss Current Gives
Hints On Raisins
By Rl'TH CURRENT
Assistant State Agent
To make raisins extra plump l
i.nd juicy for use infruit cup or j
salad, rinse them in hot water.
In cakes and breads raisins |
spread their sweetness and flavor
farther and have less tendency to
sink if they are chopped. For j
chopping, use scissors dipped in |
hot water. Dust the chopped rais- j
ins with part of the sifted dry !
ingredients. This helps keep them \
buoyed up during the baking.
Once a package of raisins is
opened, transfer the contents to
a tightly covered jar or tin. This
keeps them from drying out and
becoming hard on the shelf. And j
in warm humid summer weather
it keeps them from absorbing
moisture and molding.
Seedless raisins are preferred
for fruit cups, salads and many 1
sauces, and are also widely used
in baking.
When placing curtain ties, pull
the window shade down to the '
desired height and use it for a
marker to get the tie-backs even.
Snaps go on easily if you sew
all the snaps on one side in their
places. Then rub chalk on the
snaps and press against the side
where the other half must be
sewed. The chalk will mark the
place exactly.
Yarn raveled from a knitted >r
crocheted garment can be made
perfectly smooth by winding it
around a board, then dampening
it well with water. Let it dry on '
the board, and it will be as j
straight as new knitting yarn.
To help the family detect quick- '
ly the torn or ragged handker- j
chiefs they don't want to use in
public, fold and iron the shabby
ones in a triangle instead of the ?
usual square.
Word from the nutrition scient
ists says than bacon broiled on a i
lack about four inches below the
flame retained two-thirds of its
original thiamine while that cook
ed in a frying pan held less than j
half.
Washing rice wastes not only
time but also nutritive value.
Mushrooms, once thought to add
only flavor and variety to the
meal, have been found to contain
perceptible amounts of B vitamins
p'.us iron, copper and all of the
essential amino acids.
Senator Capper
Wants Christ In
U.S. Constitution
SENATOR CAPPER
TOPEKA ? Sen. Arthur Capper
<K-Kan.) dean of the United State*
Senate, will rally support of his
colleagues in the coming session of
Congress to support his resolution
introduced last July, propcsin j that
the Constitution be amended to
recognize 'the authority and law
of Jesus Christ, the Saviour and
King of nations."
'1 am for this amendment," Sen
ator Capper said here while pre
paring to return to Washington for
the special session of Congress.
"I believe in it and Will do what I
can for it in Congress. It may take
some time to got it through, as
people are not fully informed re -
garding it, but 1 see no reason why
it should not bo approved."
Rev A I McFarland, a leadt?
in the Christian Amendment Move
ment which is sponsoring the cam
paign, said at the national head
Quarters in Topeka, that in recent
wieks he has been stumping the
nation in support of the amend
ment and that interest is growing
rapidly
"I've been talking to church and
lay leaders everywhere," Reverend
McFarland said. "We are getting
support of many national leaders
and from the masses. By the time
it is voted on next spring I am sure
we will have covered the field very
thoroughly."
Reverend McFarland stressed the
point that the amendment would in
no way "abridge the present rights
religious freedom, freedom of
speech and press, and peaceful as
semblage, guaranteed by the First
Article of the Amendment."
Nutrition scientists also say
meat is one of the most important
natural sources of the B vitamins.
It contains all of them-from the
oldest, thiamine, to the newest B
vitamin, folic acid. It supplies
ggenerous amounts of the three
vitamins for which recommended
allowances have been established
thiaminc. riboflavin, and niacin.
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TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS
In this most cordial of holidays, when
1 joy prevails everywhere, may we bring
a message of Good Cheer to each of you.
and express a sincere wish that the
coming year holds the realization of your
,'jndest hopes and ambitions.
DAVIS' ESSO STATION |
On The Square
| Phone 9107
Murphy, N. C.
In spite of the fact that severjl
of the B vitamins are affected by
j heat, the retention during the
I cooking of meat is surprisingly
- good.
Have you a "make up" shelf in
the pantry to supply garnishing
materials ? marshmallows, cher
ries, chopped nuts, parsley grow
ing in a window box? Before des
serts or salads go on the table
i give them the proper touch of
I make up" to enhance their ap
peal.
Nylon sewing thread has desir
able characteristics for many pur
poses. particularly in sewing nylon
fabrics. Strength and size can be |
kept uniform. Being highly resis
tant to abrasion, it assures long
lasting seams. Be sure sewing
machine needle is the right size
for the thread. Most nylon thread
i> comparable in size to number
70 or 80 cotton thread. Select the
needly accordingly.
St BSC RIBE TO THE SCOI T
"Don't Let Death
Take Your Holiday"
Don't let death take your holi
| day!
With that slogan as a keynote.
Motor Vehicles Commissioner L
C. Rosser this week asked all
North Carolina motorists to exer- ,
cise special care in their driving
during the approaching holiday
season.
The Christmas-New Year hoi i
!ay season has proved to be the
nost hazardous single period of
the year. Col. Rosser said. Heavi- 1
:* travel and the festive spirit of
the season increase the normal
winter driving hazards, such as
bad weather, slippery roads and
more hours of darkness. During
lust December. 103 persons were !
killed on North Carolina streets i
?nd highways. Sixteen of these |
lost their lives during the Christ
mas holidays from the 23rd
I hrou?h the 25th of December. 1
I \nd on Christmas Day alone. 11
I persons met their deaths on o*ir
highways
| Col. Rosser said that Christmas
s the season to bo merry, but it
is also the season to be wary. He
warned that traffic would be un
usually heavy during the entire
Christmas season, and asked all
motorists to cooperate fully in in
effort to reduce highway accidents
and fatalities. He especially urged
that drivers refrain from drinking
while they drive, for "liquor whon
mixed with driving can be one of
our most potent killers."
Asucculent feed for a dairy cow
is one with a hi^h water content.
Good examples are: pasture, sil
age. and soiling crops. Such feeds
furnish a cheap source of feed
nutrients and because of their suc
culence tend to keep the digestive
system in good order. It is import
ant that one be included in the
ration throughout the year.
We sincerely hope your Christmas will be
filled to overflowing with hoppiness and good
cheer and may the New Year be one of Health,
and Prosperity
CHAPMAN and HUGHES
Feu' 2
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Murphy, N. C.
It is not riches or elaborate gifts that make
CHRISTMAS Merry, but the simple familiar wishes of
neighbors end friends plus an unassailable faith in our
LORD and Protector. With this thought we again come
to this glorious Christmas season with thankful hearts, and
faith In the One who was b:rn in the manger almost two
thousand years ago, who has been and now is man's great
est Friend.
May we again repeat the angel's message to the
Shepherds ? "A Christ is borned in the city of David.
Peace on earth, good will to all men.''
Townson Funeral Home