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Show By ‘Lhe Kood They Eat Cathy Burns An even greater extreme are those perple who regard eating as among the’most minuscule oflife's concerns. One example is cutspoken actress Julia Child Master TV chef Julia Child has probably done more than anyone to get people back intothe kitchen. “My work is so interesting, and it uses every ounce of my creativity,” she says. “It’s a lusty profession, too, involving a sensitivity to smell, taste, sight. If you're an ascetic person and dry-lipped, I don’t suppose you'd be a very good cook.” Richard Nixon Yet, despite the boom in culinary arts, there arestill a lot of meat-and- Cathy Burns. “I don’t even think about eating,” she says, “I hate restaurants. I hate organized meals. I don’t like dining at all. It’s such a social function!” Cathy can’t even imagine why anyone (such as interviewers from the press) should beinterested in what she eats. “What I eat, what I smoke, what I stick in my arms or ears—it’s almost insulting that such things should be considered impor- tant.” The only knownintelligence about Cathy’s eating habits is her abiding fondness for gumdrops. William 0. Douglas Perhaps the most balanced approach to food is that of Supreme Court Justice William 0. Douglas, who sees food as an integral part of his great concern with conservation and nature. Douglas frequently forages for himself out in the wilderness, living off the land with cutthroat and tainbow trout smoked over an open fire, salads created with wild onions or succulent Siberian minerslettuce, mushrooms broiled in butter, wild cranberries, strawberries and blueberries. Douglas best sums up his philosophy in his book “My Wilderness”: “I think of time and the universe and the unseen forces that have made the earth of which wearea part. | realize how small and minute man has become. Now he has unlocked the potatoes people around. Andthe fact that they cling to old traditions is as mucha tip-off to their character as the weird predelection of some far-out faddist. A perfect illustration is President Nixon. Although Pat Nixon's an avid collector of foreign recipes and has even helped her husband develop a liking for Brazilian rice, the President’s favorite is still her tasty meat loaf. Nixon has eschewed the six or seven coursedinners for formal occasions which manyof his predecessors held. “We like three-course dinners,” Mrs. Nixon told me; “Dick doesn’t like those long drawn-out affairs.” Welookto the heavensfor help and Nixon dinners begin with a clear soup uplift, but it is to the earth we are orbroiled grapefruit, pork tenderloins with sautéed mushrooms,stuffed tomatoes, a green vegetable anda salad. Thefinaleis often a favorite cake or pie. secrets and can destroy for cons the good earth from which weall came. chained, It is from the earth that we mustfind sustenance. It is on the earth we must find solutions to the problems that promise to destroyall life here,” Family Weekly, October 10, 1971 New Morton® Super Pallens® in your water softener are moreeffective at keeping your watersoftener rust free’than anything you've ever used before. So, there's no longer any reasontolet rust leaveits ugly stain on sinks and tubs, shorten the life of pipes and fixtures and water-using appliances. Recharge your wa:er softener with Morton® Super Pellens*. Recommended by most leading water softener manufacturers. |