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Show Thursday, December 9, 1948 THE TIMES- - NEWS. NEPHI, UTAH PAGE SIX "Y" for brisk workout or swim. Color came back to his cheeks and 1'u tyfm.w there was a new spring in his step. CORNER In the evenings he cut down the time he spent in reading detective I stories. He made it a point to ask WALTER BUTTON'S IDEA I Emma if there was anything around ' By JOHN SHARDA the house that needed repairing. If there was, he fixed it quickly and efficiently. Before he retired for the Walter loved his wife but wished she did not neglect herself or night he laid out his clothing for the next day, selecting his apparel give herself so wholly to the art for which he knew she hod no talent. with unusual care. At the office he He found a way at last to make her understand his feelings. worked conscientiously and took to turn out more than was ' put the last trouble and effort on his part but pains His boss soon took notice WALTER BUTTON of plum pudding into it would be worth it if it worked. expected. could of this and hinted that his mouth and swallowed slowly. He managed to choke down the soon look forward to aWalter "nice little Under the edge of his plate he breakfast, and in a matter of min- raise." tucked a generous tip and pushed utes he was in his car, and on his One Sunday morning Walter woke his chair back from the table. Care- way to the office. with the satisfying realization up hat and coat "Walter had found through long that he had, fully he put on his indeed, transformed counand sauntered to the cashier's experience that the best time for himself into a "new man." He arose ter. He paid his check and casually him to think was when he was driv- and dressed rapidly, but with care selected a good cigar from the wide ing along by himself. Long before He displayed pardonable pride as assortment of boxes. After pausing he reached a parking place his plan he looked at himself in the mirror to light it he strolled out of the had taken form. He would have a would be the day. He'd have Today his he A made talk with Emma. restaurant. Outside, long, that talk with Emma. She'd have talk. He would be tactful, but way quickly to his battered, preto say. No excuses. She firm. He'd tell her that she must nothing war coupe. wouldn't be able to find a thing On the way home he reflected improve her cooking and her apwrong with him in return. He bus pearance or else. (Just what led himself in the living room while about the meal he had just finished. "else" Walter meant, didn't quite Emma While breakfast. Emma, his wife, wouldn't approve know himself). But and here's he tidiedprepared of such extravagance. But it had his desk and bookcase where of the was brilliance his plan been worth it. He hadn't known that he thought of what he would say food could be so good. That steak evident first he must prepare for When his wife called "Breakfast. had been broiled until it was medi- the talk with Emma. In the past, Walter," he felt that his speech um well done, the way he liked it. Emma had always countered with was all prepared. He politely pulled The snowy white mashed potatoes a long list of his faults whenever out her chair at the table. Then he one of hers. As a rehe sat down himself. I'll wait, he topped with a delicious, rich gravy sult,mentioned Walter got nowhere with his tasted even better than it had thought, until we're almost through line of "This attack. he time." prom- with the meal. looked. And such service I ised difto be himself, "it's going It took Walter only a few mouth-fulBusiness had kept him In town ferent." Plan Your Christmas Goodies Now to realize that this was quite a several hours past his usual quit"I'll keep a list of all the poor (See Recipes Below J ting time. He had phoned Emma meals she cooks. And I'll mark breakfast. Golden brown waffles, light and fluffy with plenty of maple to say that he would be late and down each time she to do forgets Holiday Sweets would grab a bite to eat on the way her hair or wash her face. Then I'll syrup. The chilled orange Juice was LYNN CHAMBERS' MENU home. He knew how she hated to go have some concrete evidence to served in a sparkling clean glass Delicious sausage patties were also CHRISTMAS is the time when the to any trouble to fix him a snack show her when I get But ready. Baked Ham and Sweet Potatoes on his plate. And that toast! Done larder Is constantly raided and whenever he had to work late at Waldorf Salad to a delicate brown. What sort of Hot Rolls the office. homemakers Succotash magic was this? Beverage to plan He turned his car into the drive have He glanced at Emma, then back Pineapple Chiffon Pie more than enough that led to his small, unpretentious at the tastefully prepared food and to take care of home. As he locked the garage he back to Emma again. Her hair was snack ideas the I egg, separated noticed a bright light upstairs in the gracefully arranged. Her face was t cups flour bedroom. Walter shrugged his shoulfamily comes up the and clean 1 immaculately just with at a moShe's painting teaspoon cinnamon ders, disgustedly. 4 cups pecans, chopped brought ment's notice. right amount of make-u- p agiin," he said, half out loud. "Why. out Walter the natural beauty that Christmas is a doesn't she have a good hobby, like Cream butter and sugar; beat in had almost forgotten was there. time when gooreading detective stories?" He was a neat egg was housedress yolk, then flour sifted with cinShe dies dewearing are in literature such an avid reader of slimblend in pecans. Spread namon; and she sev Have decidedly mand. appeared oil himself. Emma bad taken up mer. eral jars or tins of cookies ready thin on a buttered flat tin. Beat painting almost a year ago, much He finished breakfast in silence. if you want to keep the sweet tooth egg white stiff and spread on top. to Walter's contempt. She considoven for He was wide eyed with amazement. satisfied. With the gala recipes I'm Bake in a hot ered herself quite talented and dozeight to 10 minutes, ..then cut in Forgotten was his speech, his giving you today, everyone is cerens of hideous pictures were dis"heart-to-heart- " squares while still warm. talk. tain to be satisfied! played throughout the house. More one cup of coffee, he After only sevto It have isn't than half of the bedroom had been Maple Creams just went hastily upstairs to the bed- eral kinds enough 1 cup of delectable cookies on converted into her "studio," as Emmaple sugar room. He must have time to think. hand. You'll need candies, too, and 1 cup ma fondly celled it. Most of the fight brown sugar in caused this had What change M cup water time it was cluttered with half finprobably some festive popcorn balls must have been Emma? It gradual. to place on the tree. teaspoon almond extract ished paintings, easels, brushes and He sat on the edge of the bed and Walnut meats cans of paint. was walls. at the stared Something Walter entered the house and went THE FIRST of the recipes In this Cook the and water to the missing. For an instant he couldn't of holiday sweets is a chewy soft ball sugars upstairs. It would be best to let her parade out. Then he knew. The ; add it stage figure know immediately that he was type that keeps well and is extra almond extract. Cool to lukewarm, paintings. They were gone. And good eating. one home. Make or recipe then beat but firm. there was no trace of the brushes but I guarantee that even that Knead until until creamy Emma's harsh, unpleasant voice or the easel. Not even a paint can. two, smooth, form into small She looked as soon in as was won't , the be the him before he and smiled. op enough greeted balls and a walnut meat into He - couldn't stand it any longer. word gets around how really good each ball. press room. "Haven't got anything for "What is it, Walter?" Down the stairs he raced. Emma to Chews was daubShe are; eat" you busily Chocolate Taffy was in the kitchen, dishes. Party ing away at a canvas, her hair before I start on this list, I'm going "Emma," he said. "Iwashing must talk with 1 cup brown sugar Chews to Party on concentrate improving myself rumpled and her face smudged. h H eup corn syrup (Makes 40 squares) "That's all right, Emma," re- so she won't have any comeback." you." She looked up and smiled. "What H cop water He was talking aloud to himself in batter er substitute cup plied Walter. "I stopped In at the 1 eup mclasses Is it Walter?" the solitude of his car. H cos brown sagar Regal restaurant after work." He gulped and blurted out "I've Y teaspoon salt 1 cup sifted flour The hours dragged by at the of"What! The Regal restaurant!" 2 tablespoons butter got a confession to make Emma." 2 eggs cried Emma. "Walter Button, you fice at a pace which seemed much And 4 ounces chocolate, melted he told her. The whole story. 1 eup brown sugar Walter could know good and well we can't af- slower than usual. 1 tablespoon vanilla When he was done, his wife was 1 to vanilla wait home his and teaspooa hardly put get ford such fancy places!" a she Then for silent minute. long salt scheme into At lunch teaspoon operation. "It was a very good meal, EmCombine first six Ingredients. 1 enp shredded coconut he hurried out and bought him- spoke. Cook slowly, stirring constantly un ma," answered Walter, his voice time when started "Walter, dear, you 1 d rice cereal self the new necktie that he had cop meek and low. til mixture boils. to make yourself over a few weeks 1 cup chopped nut meats "I don't doubt it one little bit," admired in a window display. All ago, I began Cook to to take stock of myafternoon mind his excitewith spun as sarcasm wife his much said with the soft-crac- k Blend butter and sugar thoroughAnd I decided that there were self. ment. show He'd Emma! in her tone as possible. "For the Pour stage. mixmix. flour should Add and Press be many things that changed ly. kind of prices they charge the food ' I ''HE next two weeks were for the better. It hasn't been easy ture on bottom of a shallow baking Into a buttered busy should be fit for a king." She turned pan and then ones for Walter. In he was but I've enjoyed every minute of pan (9 x IS inches). Bake in back to her work with a grimace. so busy that he almost fact oven about pour chocolate EmIt, especially when I realized you moderate forgot Walter stepped over a little closer ma's cooking and her appearance. weren't noticing because you were IS minutes or until a delicate brown. over candy and so he could see what she was paint- Each Beat eggs well. Add sugar gradually as edges cool, morning he arose a full hour so intent on yourself." ing. He studied it intently for sev- earlier than had been his custom Walter groped for a chair and sat and continue beating until mixture fold in toward eral seconds. Then his face lit up. so that he would have time to shave down heavily. He was still in a is light and fluffy. Add flavoring, the center. Add "That's a picture of a rainbow. Isn't more carefully, comb his hair with pleasant state of bewilderment. Blend in rice vanilla and continue folding until salt and coconut It?" "Oh. Walter," said Emma, "one cereal and nut meats. Mix well and cool enough to pull. Pull until cold great exactness and shine his shoes and cut into pieces. "Rainbow!" Emma shrieked. until they gleamed. During the day thing more. I've given up my hob- spread on baked crust Bake in "That Just shows how much you he practiced good posture, walking by of oil painting. I'd like to do moderate oven about 25 minutes. HERE IS a cookie which is very know about art" Walter shifted his and sitting with his chest out stom- some reading. Could you recomRemove from oven and cut into much like the praline for which feet uneasily. ach in and back straight. Each day mend a good detective story for squares while warm. the South is so famous. "Well, what is it. If It's not a after work he would stop in at the me?" Pecan Molasses Brownies rainbow?" he cautiously inquired. Brazil Nut Patties y, cop floor cup plus 2 ta"It's an abstract painting," said In di(Makes 36 patties blespoons) Emma, "though of course you teaspoon salt ameter) wouldn't understand that. It repre1 cap peeau meata 2M cops sugar sents a slice of bacon frying in a H Vt cap milk cap batter pan." Walter looked at the picture H eup powdered sugar 2 tablespoons batter again and muttered something unIYa eaps coarsely H eap pure dark molasses Still Mothers chopped der his breath. "What did you say?" 1 egg Bratll nuts asked Emma, suspiciously. 1 teaspoon vanilla "I Just said I think I'll go downSift flour, measure ftnd sift twice else be lo along the way stairs and read awhile." said Wawith salt Lightly mix in broken Place two cups sugar and the lter. WHATEVER are Chriftian mothers in all milk in a saucepan. Have over low pecan meats, reHis wife sniffed contemptuously. a few heat and stir until sugar Is disserving 1 "Those silly detective stories!" whole ones for " Ms.--. solved. While sugar syrup Is cookAcknowledging a higher power than they: Walter gave no indication that he These queens who have no scepter in their hands ing place remainder of sugar in a heard her last statement He went Cream butter and heavy saucepan and stir constantly firmer And who a throne reign upon yet downstairs and picked out a magaover low heat until a light brown sugar thoroughthat the has Than ever known. earth any on In from his desk. mo the supply zine ly. Blend syrup Is formed. Add to sugar syrup With a sigh of contentment he setlasses and well- slowly and cook to 236 degrees or life Rulers of iuelf, with love is pure tled down in his comfortable, if old. beaten egg. Add when a soft ball is formed when Morris chair. This is the kind of And true and some of the syrup Is dropped in is the old earth knows. dry ingredients recreation a person should have, and mix welL cold water. Their trufl in God unshakable and sure. he told himself. It was long past Place dough into a square pan Remove from add butter Their faith implanted in theu children grows (eight-inch- ) and arrange pecans on and beat until heat; midnight when he finally layed mixture thickens Into a living, lifting, shining thing moderate in down his reading and went to bed. Bake top of dough. and begins to lose Its gloss; add That through life's fticsj can know no conquering The great idea came to Walter (350 degree) oven for 20 minutes. Brazil nuts and vanilla. Drop from at breakfast the next morning He Cut into small squares. tablespoon on heavy waxed paper. There till are mothers who will ever hold had come down ravenously hungry. If candy gets too Arm, add a tableCakea Peeaa The old sweet ways of truth and righteousness . Gloomily, Walter looked at his spoon of water and place over heat M (Makes sqaarcs) Before their children eyes, who long have told plate. The bacon was only half done mixing until candy melts, then con1 enp butter The eggs, however, were fried so tinue dropping from spoon. Chrifi't teachings to theu young to heal and bless 1 eap sagar hard that they were crisp. The Released by WNU Features. fr Thank God mother, anywhere, any toast too, was burned and the or find and lov and her Who serves, in LYNN SATS: strength If you have beverage glass trays, ange Juice had been poured into an Here are Short Ideas, unwBRhed glass that had cont&ined paint these red. green or white to f"aGrace Noll Ciwtl milk the night before Long on Taste Appeal freshen them. Place Jelly glasses t Mushroom soup is a good braising on these. Wrap tie whole thing in "There must be some way to get Emms to Improve her cooking," he liquid to use for veal steaks. When cellophane and tie with gay ribthe steaks are tender, thicken the bons. pondered. "And I wish she'd watch her looks more " F.mma often liquid and serve as gravy. Any white box can be decorated Have you ever tried cooking with stickers and stars to make lounged around the house with her hair unkempt and her face soiled short ribs with tomato pulp, green a fine container for any food pres" 1 from household chores She was J j aiBL . pepper and a bit of garlic? The ent tlso Retting stout. He vividly re flavor's worth Itl Trayi of fruit are beautiful to remembered the few occasions when If you have any small baskets ceive. Use assorted fruit, grapes, he had dared to criticize Emma's left these are excellent containers nuts, glasses of preserves or jelly, for popcorn balls, cookies or jellies a few small packages of cookies and ways of doing things 4 I and preserves. Suddenly he knew what he would make your own gift do. It would lave O'i'te btt of ILL YHI FICTION a J W$k VCJt C heart-to-hea- 'ft??,' rt it'. s fltftiT AIWAVSP0PS CHVISTMAS FIRST AID to the ' AILING HOUSE i by Roger C. 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