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Show K-.tr. -'t,,- rJ- it-"-tt'-i-jfc"il'-iiiWiifc i. inVftV jr" y Pi Summer Weddings Will Be Incentive For Many Parties - s - "I - , S J A. I -i I For a simple bridal shower refreshment, re-freshment, a punch bowl with floating orange slices and slivered strawberries makes a pretty picture. pic-ture. Serve this with cake or cookies. Bridal days are once more with us, and there's hardly any circle of friends where at least one wedding wed-ding does not take place. A good friend of the bride usually gives the honored girl a shower, and it Is with such pleasant doings that we are concerned. Whether it's a lingerie, kitchen or personal shower, the theme of the party refresh- ments should be daintiness. If you can carry out the theme with a centerpiece cen-terpiece of bride and bridegroom, well and good, but it isn't necessary. neces-sary. Use your daintiest linen and fresh, fragile flowers, and your table is bound to be pretty. Pastel color combinations In table settings and refreshments are highly high-ly favored as they carry out the theme of the occasion. Food, however, how-ever, need not be elaborate, because the girls probably will be too excited excit-ed to eat much. Do, however, make everything delectable, and you will be well rewarded for your efTorts. A SIMPLE afternoon or evening party might consist of a light delectable de-lectable cake and punch as follows: Whipped Cream Angel Food. 1 cup whlpplnf cream 3 tit whites H cup water 1 teaspoon vanlUa 4 ..... n - I'i cups sugar S teaspoons baking powder H teaspoon sail Whip cream until stiff; beat whites until stiff and combine carefully. care-fully. Add wnter, vanilla and dry Ingredients, which have been sifted together at least three times. Bake in layers at 350 degrees about 30 minutes or until done. Use the following fol-lowing filling: Lemon Filling I)e Luxe. Vt cup shortening 1 cup sugar 3 eggs, beaten slightly Grated rind of 1 lemon 8 tablespoons lemon Juice M teaspoon salt Place shortening In pan over hot water to soften. r- Add remaining .-.--y s Ingredients. Cook (C --jfi over simmering J " jr water, stirring L i-l1 ' constantly, until j well thickened! : and of good pil- I 4 Ing quantity. 1 -J Cool before using. "' i Strawbrrry Tuneh. (Mnkrs 4 quarts) 1 quart water ! cup granulated sugar H cup corn syrup 2 quarts strawberries 3 cups chilled orange Julie 1 nip chilled lemon Juleo 4 rups ginger ale 2 thinly sliced oranges or limes Combine first three Ingredients. Bring to a boll and add the washed, hulled strawberries, and boll, covered, cov-ered, for 3 mlnules. Remove and strain through a sieve, without pressing, and chill. Just before serving, combino with remaining Ingredients, In-gredients, using ornngo slices for garnish, and additional slivered strawberries, if desired. ANOTHER EASY but satisfying answer to the refreshment problera is a salad served with homemad hot-from-the-oven muffins that take Just a few minutes to bake. Bui first, consider the salad, made with easy-to-use canned shrimp: Shrimp and Avocado Salad Ring. (Serves 6) 2 tablespoons plain gelatin l'A cups cold water 1J4 cups boiling water cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt lA cup lemon juice 2 ripe avocados Vi cup chopped celery 1 No. 1 can shrimp Mayonnaise Soften gelatin in Vi cup cold watei for 5 minutes. Add boiling water with sugar and salt and mix un- til dissolved. Add remaining cold water and lemon Juice and mix thoroughly. Arrange Ar-range about Vi of the shrimp in the bottom of a 1 quart ring mold which has been rinsed in cold water. (Reserve (Re-serve remaining shrimp for filling.) Cover shrimp with Vi cup of the clear gelatin mixture and chill until un-til firm. Chill remaining gelatin until un-til thickened. Peel and mash 1 avocado avo-cado and fold Into slightly thickened gelatin mixture. Peel and dice other avocado and add to mixture with celery. Pour over jellied shrinp and chill until firm. Unmold or crisp greens and place Shrimp Filling Fill-ing in center. Serve with mayon. naise. Shrimp Filling. Remaining H can of shrimp 1 cup diced cucumber ',i cup diced celery Salt and pepper Combine Ingredients and seasor. to taste. Place In center of shrimp avocado ring. S'-MA-AMMjOMtak.. STfcin til. Combine shrimp and avocado for a pretty salad. Make your salad In the morning and save last minute flutter when the guests appear. ap-pear. Bread and butter sandwiches sand-wiches made finger style, or whole wheal muffins are a good accompaniment, accom-paniment, YOU'LL FIND these whole wheat muffins nourishing as well as a delightful de-lightful change from other types because be-cause they're less well known. Whole Wheat Muffins i cup all-purpose flour 1 cup unsifted whole wheat flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 4 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons granulated sugar 1 egg, well beaten 1 cup milk 4 tablespoons melted abortenlua or salad oil H cup raisins Mix together dry Ingredients. Combine remaining ingredients. Add all at once to the L, flour mixture, L7P, stirring, not beat-, beat-, c. Ing, quickly and J77i vigorously, until jC3c Y. -Ya lust n,ixcd B,,d oi "fj a lumpy appear A 77J Ji nnce, but no long. P5lSTsjrtiSy,rl er- Over-stirring will make your muffins coarse. Fill greased or oiled muffin pans H full and bake in a moderately hot (375-degi ee) oven for 35 minutes. Helrnspd bv Wcalrrn Nfwnpaurr Union, |