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Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 27, 1924. rV -- - i iS. Tvw 0-laars jmiii in i,-a.i- : r rr- WeVA vVt'r'jf-- Vvr-y- s - '(, i THE COOK BOOK ?H011EcPI SOME TROPICAL IAMI. Special &, by pupil BETTE HOMES WEEK. HE future of America will be shaped to large measure bi tbs character of tty hemes" T This is ths platform which communities ajl through ths United States sre falling into line for the Better Homes demonstrations which will be held throuxhout the nation during Better Homes week, from Hgr 11 to 1$, under the auspices of Better Homes in America. If we continue to be a home loving people we shall . have the Strength that comes from a wholesome family life. This means that our homes must be convenient, comfortable, attractive." A mobilization that is highly impressive is going On now through the country in preparation for these demonstrations. The enemy to be routed is a menacing one the present defects, la the . country's homes and the appalling national shortage of worthy homes. The objective is worth fighting for to advance the homes of the land. Week by week and day by day communities everywhere are enlisting under the flag of Better Homes. Little places and big ones, remote rural . and city centers, communities that can afford only thn slightest out lsy and those with more money to spend on a demonstration, are making week. their plans ter Better-HomNo place la too remote to be lnteijested In the subject of better homes. Last year a little mining town In Pennsylvania on the tip top of an anthracite mountain held a demonstration in which ths whole town shared. An Alaskan vlllagn into which the mafor terials a Better Homes demonstration had to be brought by dog sled over scores of frozen miles made its plea to its people ter better homes In like manner, no place la too poor for ths subject of better homes to be a vital matter to It Tbe second prize in the 1923 contest was won by a colored community where tbe bouse demonstrated bsd home made chalre and a tin bath tub, but all the essential qualifications of a better horn a Better Homee in Amelias was recently Incorporated es a national educational institution, with Herbert Hoover, secretary of commerce, ss its president, and James Ferd. nationally known bousing expert, es its executive director. President Gooiidg remains the chairman of its advisory council, last year there were approximately 1,600 Better Homee demonstrations in the country This year it is expected that the reorganisation of the move on oF move about so much, Jessie, ebb ex claimed. Irritably, you make too much noise! I bae been moving soft aa a caterpillar, so 1 has' indignantly protested Jessie, you la letting out your rheumatism on me, Mrs, Grandma' to the beck yard where the mythical dog was supposed te be tied. Betty Jean started off homa screaming at the top of her vote and bring- - Mother had told Karl to gather tha - Later b earn la and ah asked him if he had gathered tha agga yet. He said. Tea. I gathered them, but -- C. F. there wasnt- nay." Grandma had aa attack of rheuma- I've told you over and over not to M I e F. J White vl siting Horses, who we about to celebrate hu third birthday, I Inquired what he would ilka He turned on me with blight eye and answered quickly, " I want a little airplane and a lity sky to fly It in." I. & sC ft Tbsy-openl- 1 THEBESTJOKETEVERHEARD Probably Patfactly Trum. Adolph Annum waa always lata at Work. Never wa thar such a genius at inventing excuaes aa and h usually managed to smooth over th boss In a (boat extraordinary manner, which was at once the admiration and envy of hi fellow worker. Things got to the limit, however, when one morning Adolph rolled in at tan minutes past 11. do you Risen by ooming la at this hour? asked the boss, sternly, aa he caught sight of th late comer. Im sorry, sir," eqaa the reply, but my wife presented me with a son last h. Spooking from Exparianca. Mr. Newlywed I want to get a nice How bunch of roeea for nur wife. much will they ooetT Florist a married man I can tall Hht 1 - night H'm, It's a did she?" asked th bos. pity ah didn t present you with aa alarm dock. I've an idea she ha waa th retort: 1 don o, sir," A. E. C. Warned in Tima. bid lady Here's a penny, my good man. Tail me, hew did you become ao Tropical Recipes. the churches of Miami has got up a hook of tropical recipes, and under Bapodillo which I also find spelled authoritatively with a" for tbe last letter, it ays: This fruit hi the peach ef tbe American troptea Peel and eerve as ripe peachea Mrs. Haden said last year, I find that th fruit make one of th best sweet pickles I have ever made. "W Albert- cans hav been too busy hunting for oign things, and dodging th crttlctem of foreigner, to develop our resources," Perhaps w have. There is certainly charm in variety and w On Of need it. There Is a fruit, eacropla, mentioned in this hook which I hav not seen described elsewhere. It says: This peculiar finger shaped fruit much resembles the flg. It can be eaten fresh from tba tree or made into past as te don with figs, for cake filling. On f f cup fruit, cup sugar, cup water. Boil until thiok and spread between layers of caka It needed to thicken, a teaspoonful of corn starch or arrowroot may be added." one-hal- destitute? was like yeu, mum, Beggar-- I a giving awajr vast sums to the poor and needy. L M. , much better if youll describe th nature end violence of the quarrel. D. K. Practical and Fancy Needlework By one-hal- clotildb i department of agriculture. Here has Billy waa angry at Betty Jean and told her ho was going to turn a big dog loose to chase her. Pretending to makegood his threat, ha ran around WAITING. T PAKLING: At last I am free to do aa I would to writ to you. One house in thin Uttte city te without a aouL It i nothing but a palace of empty windows a palaoe that lives only on golden yesterday. I am a little whta ghost, Dan, a ghost that long for your arm about m again, and on (t yonr kisses o my hot forehead. Last tugbt It waa ao close Indoor that I went out to the terrace. It waa a beautiful night, with milllona of lit-- lie stars and gldHoua disc of a moon, and tbe imeU of tbe roeee mingled with 'the delightful salt air front tha bay. Suddenly it came to mo that 1 was all alone and the keeper of my heart mltea away. I want In. I am glad you tnada me promts to write every day. and to tell you what, goes on in my Uttte world and heart I know you U1 not tear the covering roughly, aa you do those business letters; nor win you crush the paper quickly in your band. - because it la - I took a trip to Europe onc, tho see and 1 were heaving; I never thought Id seasick be; but sea-lnis a ring. Jerry Jordan, 343 8. Maple avenue, Oak Park, 111. tb written Word of your sweetheart, who aenda with every stroke of her pen a part Of her heart, and who icnga for you and loves you and Is yours forever. EvKitwa. be-te- g ing all the neighbor to the scene. When confronted with th trouble he had caused Billy glared at tha sobbing Betty Jean , and blurted out, Gee whiz! You yelled Uk from llonz and bears 'stead of dog. E.L.H. ' Familiarity breed contempt," sages say, I want to learn te love my work, and so I stay away, Misa Hazel B. Woodson, 3012 South Dakota avenue, N. E., Washing- Robert wa with bis aunt. and, j ban ho feet and bare She cannot sew, she cannot cook, tb maiden I admire. But she can quickly mead a badly spending the afternoon The ground was muddy cam In from play hla legs were covered. Pith mud and hla face and neck bespattered. Evidently he felt bia aunt might offer aome reproof, for he said, as he oamd on the porch: Epee you think Im a sight, but, bis fao brightening notice, " akin ably. you know Uttte boy B. R. wash welL " ! "a 1 bridlaed ber in Miami- - It I a cross between th tangerine and th grapefruit. having th qualities of both, but al quit different from either. It hasand-of iroat no fiber or rag, and is Jutey a rich tart flavor, but 1 doubt if it will be popularised as a breakfast trul-- A confectioner coming her from Chicago terves a tangelo punch which is popular. It is mad Just Ilk a lemenad. f judge, and I think auen a punch freshly mad at home Would be far superior. t v Seme of tb Other. Intimate my ordered for I have Oranges acquaint" a dozen Panama or golden lime which ar uaed her mainly for decorative purpose. They are certainly about th prettiest Uttte Juat things I hav ever seen In fruit a miniature erang but of wonderful deep color! The Kind orange is much eztolled hers, and it doe have the darkest and richest looking pulp of all, and 1s Juicy. Th citron, the sour orange, th hitter sweet orange, tha Persian Urn, th pondaresa lemon ar soma of th cltrua fruit which I hav not yet seen. There Is alao a long Ut of miscellanies which I have no bop of finding. Including plums and nuts, bdt I hav seen ths eandl tree and had oa of Its fruits. But tb jujube. mainly uaed for flavoring confectionery, still eludes me although X have sought it ber aa elsewhere. Someone tuts recently joked about tho bread crumb tree, but there Is a Jackfrult tree hare, it seams, which is a member of the bread fruit tsmUy. t Tb Fruited Palm. , Th coconut palms, tall and short. Un th streets ef this city and a llttl later I should think they might mak A walking an uncertain bualnesa woman from South America baa promised me a recipe which has a Spanish title, en word of which means mouth and which has been translated aa Ladles Slobber. Sounds a bit riaqud but tba compound te called moat delicious. Sha alao makes a dessert of th avocado by whipping it up until It te lika a float, sweetening it and then aervlngit with Urn or lemon juice. The banana palm bears fruit when i te quite emaU and tb green bunche nr to be seen developing hereabout, among which seem prodigies of this semi tropical world. v- tism. . K Huron, Mich. Homes demonstrations. Tbe type of demonstration to pe held in each community la determined by its local committee In ths usual well balanced demonstration, a house is built or borrowed. It grounds are planted, and Its garden la started. During Better Homes Week this house Is thrown open to the public. A committee of hostesses explains te all who com the merits ef the bouse plan and of tta equipment, the convenience of Its room arrangement, the comfort of its furnishings, and the beauty of its decorations. Special exhibitions are given of unusual features, such as the well arranged kitchen, the Improved garden, the up te date nursery, the devices for home play and music. Many Variations are possible in the In rural sectype of demonstrations tions where it It impossible to secure a house for the demonstration, tbe method ef rotating demonstrations wilt be followed in some inttancea On one day of Better Homes week homes of the community which have unusually convenisnt kitchen wllli bo demonstrated in a Better Kitchens contest; on another day the homes having an Improved lighting system, water or sewerage syeteitrwlll be demonstrated In a similar manner; on a third day homes with unusually attractive lawns and gardens will be demonstrated, and eo on through the week. The com pet Itiv feature of.thia type of demonstration wMl doubtless make it a popular one." Another type of demonstration held last year whiqh will probably be r sorted to again this year waa tbe demonstration by the entire town of Natalie. Pa Since private ownership of bouses is Impossible In this town, the community determined upon a Better Homes demonstration on a civic scale The whole town united In a spring cleaning Houses were painted, alleys were cleaned up, the main street was oiled, ,ao as to lay the dust and aid the housekeepers of Natalie for a better playground Hundreds of trees were planted through the town for whade. beauty and Tbe first prize In the 1023 demonstra lion was won by tbe pupils of the Washington Junior High school of Poi t Huron. Mich , In their demonstration of a house built, equipped, end furhitbed by themselves, and It it probab'e that this year the high school students In a number of communities in various parts of tbe nation will engage In sunilar demonstrations Girl Scouts also announce thelr.intentlon of haring In the demonstrations of Better Homes week on a considerable " scale. j skirts and egg- Junior High tehool ment along national Unee will greatly Increase tbe scope of the demonstre tionx Special emphasis will be laid this year upon the demonstration of Better Homes of modest cost Better Homes in America feels that the greatest service it can offer the country at this time is to give aid to families of limited inoome of wage earning power. Herbert Hoover announces In ths guide book to Better Homes in America the organization s belief that worthy homes are accessible to every one. The amenities of our civilisation should be accessible to all persons, whatever their Income or their occupation. High standards art consistent with economy, and can be put within tbe reach of all." For tbe benefit of communities which sre still debating whether or not te hold a Better Homes demonstration, ths 'organisation answers ths question. Why have a Better Homes demonstration Jn your home town aa follows: " 1. To demonstrate the advantages of thrift for home ownership. Only 45 per cent of the families of Aj nerlcs are borne owners. To overcome the present short-wagf homes America needs at least iOS.OfiO new homes. ST To make a sweet and wholesome home life available to all. " 4. To assiet and encourage borne Over 00 makers and home builders per cent of the women of Amerloa do . their own work. 5 To improve home environment, thereby helping to build character. To Increase tbe efficiency of the wage earner of the house 7. To stimulate sensible and ap proprlate purchasing for horns improvement. 8. To encourage the development of practice houses in the public schools for the teaching of home making .To mobilize community prld for a common object pride of borne. For the benefit of communities which wish to bold such demonstrations. but are not clear how to begin, tbe organization givea the following directions: Any community group desiring to affiliate with Better Homes in America for the purpose of holding a Better Homee demonstration should get into touch with James Ford, executive director of the national organization, 1663 Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, D. C. A chairman will then be appointed for this community. Ths program of ths national organization Is. carried- - out by local committees In ths communities which wish to hold Better Grandmother and big slater spent a harried afternoon shopping with John In a crowded store. Whan they made indignant reports to tha little boys mother ha waa silent, later ha drew her aside. " They can talk about me being bad. - mother," ha said, tearfully. They could see all I could see waa just . tho K A Eddington By-Jane- . three-quarte- u First prise Sty- gone on tb cross breeding and hard These tree melon sell for 10 and 30 cent a pound. I saw them for 10 enlng of tha avocado tree, and her also there la great enthusiasm for cents after 1 had just paid 20 for the smallest 1 could get, or on weighing th Haden mango. My escort to th 1 bad no garden is a great enthusiast for both a pound and these fruits, end hat been called here difficulty In eating ths whole of the the grand vizier of fancy fruit pack .one I purchased with a bit ef salt 1 have been fortunate la at a picked up luncheon. It aeent to Ing having have hundreds of not quit round teeda known his a oca does these many years, of a mottled gray agate typo, about and now I know how he loves th th sice of a pea, and a thin, somewhat avocado tree. It may. Ilk the orange hav blossoms and fruit at th asm squashlike peel According to a little time. W saw it at the garden and at booklet, this fruit may weigh ten his orchards. pounds. It hangs close to th truak At th gardens I alto saw for the of th tree on which It grows, droopfirst time a pineapple growing, was ing In a most curious fashion. A part of the description of it reads: given heavily loaded stem of loquata, la hollow like a cantaloupe, with and was delighted to get the sour tamarind bean, which grows on a tree Ala. numerous seeds having th flavor of nasturtium Freely eaten In th I cannot cook this fruit, which date from Bible times, to find If I can make tropics because tb jute te th vegewhat the old sailing vessels used to table pepsin of commerce, known a bring home from the West Indies, a papain, and contained In meet digestive reitiedle in common use." preserve that had a delicious sourness In Harper's Magazine for February, and waa excellent In drinks, prized for the invalid In India tho tamarind la In the flrst article By Air to tb ' breakfast tray used in curries I saw tbe custard Heart of tha Andes apple and a fig tree of th type that te described aa having on it " oranges and paypaya.toaat and ham, boiled agga la the moat greedy and far reaching of tree It would tab too much and coffee 7 and two banana. And on pages 427 and 423 of that asm magaspace to describe It, but I do not wonzine you will --find a dlscusaieS of th der that Zacchy he. did climb a tree, his Lord to since a fig tree waa Hoosier pawpaw, something alas again, at band. U sends down threads like discussed because Mr. Meredith Nichstrawberfy runner from its branches, olson had praised It and presented a to th editor.' which attach themselves to the soil, taskettul anon become like an Iron rod, and then The Sapodllla. like a good alsed tree trunk. Th roots On sale th Sapodllla looks Ilk a lot go over knd under and through thick cf poor russet apples or potato of and thin to far distant points. sum sort, but from what th salescan Tbe Paypaya. person may say you Imagine you This community seem to refuse to are going to wtaOB a large hunk of eat it. But, you chewing gum be educated to the calling of tb with all ita sweetness, it seemed to y paypaya by Ha correct name. me more like an applo than any other call it paw paw In tha stores tropics! fruit I hav tasted. It te end hotels, although In on descripto th peach, but aeema to tion I have of it paw paw " te printed ' compared me entirely lacking in th character- in capitate to emphasise its incorrectlatte peach flavor, while it has a flavor ness. I bad three little bit of it th Ilk that Of aome apples. A descriphrst day hare, with three little bit tion of it says: Thlq. skin, brown of romalne. aa a salad, and It was called pulp, extremely sweet. Species of tb paw paw on th menu. it te still the day of small portions chicle tree, the sap of which la tb in the fine hotel, and in thl case baala of ail chewing gums. Tho Tangelo. about one ounce of a fruit likely to Th tangelo la called a new fruit. weigh from two pounds up ws used. FfUIT. CorresponJ nc.J. Miami pronounce ml" like my. am" Ilk the am in family, and tbe 1 Ilk Is probably aa satisfactory n Place as there it In ths world to come to want to take a citrus fyult sura, that is, to vitaminize yourself with the Juices of the orange, the lime, tbe tangelo, and the grape fruit. You can also satisfy your curiosity in many a way by seeing and using soma of the wild fruits of this class Miami la, indeed, a moat gratifying place In which to become acquainted with many aemJ tropical and tropical fruits which have not yet become of Commercial importance, but are used locally or domestically aa wa uae our backyard fruits And. as an aside or a digression, I want to say that If you have an idea that people cannot work In an all tba year summer climate you should com Jo Miami and see how completely that notion has been exploded. It ! probably the fastest growing city on the continent today No matter what your point of view, I should say my method of preparing myself to find out about the thingi that would serve ml hers was a good I took tha Miami daily morning paper for a month, and waa prepared to appreciate the vivid life in this city of southern Florid and alao ready to look for the paypaya, tha new pineapple orange, a Florida navri orange, tha guv. etc. A long standing friend of this eolumni also here w had not met face to face and at her ranch of many acres, on the of tb Everglade I hav teen theedge ripe guava on the tree and on her table both raw and cooked a a sauce The Guava. This guava fruit of Romany Ranch 10 yellow, and only the flash V part, envelope of the pink Interior, waa In tha hat fruit saueo I had for tea. The canter Is a buaeh of teed with What Is evidently a binding quite full Of pectin, and used for the guaya Jellies which those in th know of fine foods hav for long used with cream cheese for sandwiches Thi sandwich with cold chtekaa or turkey la quite the thing for tk most exclusive party refreahmanta, with something hot In the ehaflng dish. Tne commercial guava pastes and Jellies are usually rather poor, and on should really know at first hand hat a guava taste like before buying them. I have had aome cf th Jellj here, that tasted like the ruava. The experibut It waa too sticky. ences make me terg te try my hand at making thl Jelly. A little booklet which contains a prodigious list of the fruit her says The fruit sometime green, yellow, or white, the Inside portten filled with seeds, the color well being being pink or white according to variety. Thera are as many varieties of mostly guavas aa of appia. Fruit used tor the famous guava Jelly. Also used for preserve. This guava Jelly has been mada and sold almost ever since Columbu Anrica, I think, but my flies are at home, ao t have not by me the atory, found in a book an life In the West Indies long ago, of Its early use The Loquat. A friend took m out to th suburban Little River to tha home cf one of the leading writers on Florida, a nat urallst alao. in whose front Jungle there are wonderful orchids aa well as plain air plants of Quakerish hue. Growing to that w could almost pick the f.uit from th high veranda which surlorounded the house, waa tb large I ever have tree or plum Japanese quat seen, heavily laden with fruit. W were Invited to lunch, and as ' compote or eauo w hud aome of these loquata cooked with apples Th cook waa a New England woman, so she had epoked th fruit until they were red I also had an opportunity to see the beautiful cardinal bird and mat right at the back door. My hoateaa gave me what she said were wild lime, email bqt which looked more like a aa russet orange This fruit seen-e- d With Jutey as a King orange, and I hal it a deberou drink, made lemonade fashion. I outd always prefer this drink to one made of lemons, which are not much grpwn her because they have a tendency to grow too left. they do on the Mediterranean. Avocadoes and Mangoes. On of the food reasons I wanted to com to Miami wa to see ths expert- - t- - After valaly trying to entertain Mar- -' garet, who seemed not to be satisfied with my efforts, 1 asked if ah knew the meaning of patience " Why, ye," ah replied, Ua cent P. M. N. you wait a minuteT I asked William how old he waa, and he replied: Four, Juat past three, M. M. S. foiq on five! ton, D. C. busted auto lira Carolyn Moberg, 008 Cedar street, . Elkhart. Ini "The price of nitrates now b high," said tb head of th chemistry staff, It makes ao dlffrenbe," said tb gaof, never telegraph." Varna E. OUver, Elgin Junior col- "I lege, Elgin, 111. or play or draw or paint or write a book, Tet stni I claim distinction I can keep the same old cook! -- I cannot sing Mrs. A. Rawson Waller, Walton place, Chicago. 21 E. COVER FOR DRESSER. head cotton, organdy. and in making INDIAN are combined cover for the top or chiffonier. If th room for which It 1s Intended is In pink, then (he Indian had is In pink, tb organdy in white, and th cretonn a small design that with the pink. The size depends upon tba size of th dresser top. It is supposed to cover the top completey. Tn organdy hem is three inches wide, to it should be an esay matter to find out just the size the center part should be. In measuring th three materials, and In cutting them, pull a thread and cut exactly by that. Allow ona quarter inch on all four aides of tb Indian head for aeama. The organdy should be cut alt and oa b.f inches wide, and folded evenly together on th length to max th bera. On quarter Inch te allowed for turning In on tb two edge, and thl wilt make a three inch wide nem. Th hem must be perfectly mitred ax tb corners. A mitred corner 1s mad by Joining two edges so a right angls la formed. In choosing tb cretonn, on that is lightweight will be better than too heavy a quality. Thl should be cut by a thread, exactly three inches a scant three inche and this has to be mitred at the corners, and la tben laid in between th two thicknesses of th or-- " i Xe gandy, slipping th bottom dg in between tb two turned In organdy odgea. - This can be basted to tbe near tb outer edge of th hem. and then th edge of th India head to slipped in place, between th turned In edges of the organdy; pinned, baated, and stitched twice once does to th edge, and tb second tlm net quit i; of an Inch above, Th cretonn shows through th organdy prettily, and th finishing touch to given by using colored floes and a shallow buttonhole stitch to outline th flowers and leaves of the cretonne. It one wishes a more expensive cov, taffeta may be used with one-qua- rt |