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Show Old Recipes Good, hut Need Food Values Added to Menu By MRS. GAYNOR MADDOX Three meals a day. Almanacs and the-Bible are old American habits. In this year of our Lord 1937, "the Old Farmer's Almanac" makes its 145th appearance, interpreting much of the Bible's wisdom wis-dom and imparting to farmers and 'their womenfolk a few dandy butter, 2 teaspoons baking powder, pinch of aalt. Put Ingredients together as for baking powder biscuits; moisten with a little milk. Pat out thin and cut with small biscuit cutter. Bake on griddle on top of stove. Brown on both sides. 1 So much for the Old Farmer's almanac al-manac Selma and Pittsburgh. Time is a slave to man's appetite. ideas on eating. Of course, the -new, useful and entertaining matter" contained within its familiar yellow paper covers, Includes astronomical data, weather forecasts, a ahot now and then of "poetry," and much aound advice to practical farmers. Finnan Haddie Selma is recommended recom-mended by this historical American booklet Just who ia "Selma" only a scholar can explain. But it tastes right and that'a recommendation enough for the obscure lady. One cup finnan haddie, 4 cup boiled rice, cup grated cheeae, W cup cream. 1 egg, white aauce. Soak finann haddie in milk to cover for 1 hour. Cook until tender and aeparata into flakes. Make a white ssuce of 2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons flour. 1 cup milk, teaspoon salt dash of pepper. M'x finnan haddie, flaked, with r white sauce. Add rice, cream and slightly beaten egg. Arrange In shallow buttered baking dish. Cover with grated cheese. Bake in moderate mod-erate oven (380 degreea F.) for 20 minutes. Selma knew her finnan haddie But sad to report the Old Farmer's Almanac, even in Its 145th year, does not auggest a salad to accompany this hearty recipe. We'll play almanac al-manac writer for the occasion and stress the importance of a salad made of grapefruit aections, a suspicion sus-picion of shredded onion, a little thinly aliced green pepper, crisp lettucd leavea and a bland French dressing. Pittsburgh biscuits achieve novelty nov-elty by their cooking. The almanac recommends them Two cups bread flour, pound |