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PAGE 4 - The La Grange Journal, Thurs., June 28, 1973
Homemaking Tips
BY MRS NETTIE MAE FREUDENBERG
Fayette County H.D. Agent
FOURTH OF JULY
FUN FOODS
Nostalgic tales of the
"Fourth” are fun-and so are
the "Fourth's" special foods
Grandpa, leaving his horse
at home so it wouldn't be
scared by a firecracker,
often walked to the local
bandstand to hear the Inde-
pendence Day speech And at
home he feasted on water-
melon or ice cream-maybe
both
Bandstands and speeches
have faded from the Fourth
of July scene, but the
seasonal treats of water-
melon and ice cream-topped
with luscious fresh strawber-
ries--are still going strong
For your own celebration,
the U.S. Department of
Agriculture says to look for
strawberries that are full red
color and that have a bright
luster and firm flesh. They
should be dry and clean and
the cap stem should be
attached to the berries.
Usually, medium to small
strawberries have better
eating quality than large
ones.
In most containers of
strawberries you are likely
to find a few berries that are
less desirable than others
Look at the strawberries at
the sides and bottoms of the
container to be sure they are
reasonably free from defects
or decay If they look moldy,
beware, because mold can
spread rapidly from one
berry to another
. Avoid strawberries with
large uncolored areas or
ONLY
50 LOTS LEFT
with large seedy areas. They
will be poor in flavor and in
texture Also avoid berries
with a dull shrunken appear-
ance or softness These are
signs of decay or overripe-
ness
Selecting watermelons isn’t
so easy, unless they have
been cut. Look for a melon
that has full rounded sides
and a rind with a slightly
dull finish The underside
should be a cream or yellow
color, not white or pale
green When a watermelon is
cut, or “plugged,” check for
firm, red flesh with no white
streaks. Some watermelons
will have white seeds, al-
though in most varieties
seeds will be dark brown or
black.
Speaking of homemade ice
cream, here are some
recipes from some good
cooks of Fayette County
UNCOOKED ICE CREAM
1 Galfon
6 eggs, beaten separately
1′4 cups sugar
1 t. vanilla
2 T. flour
Salt to taste
1 can sweetened condensed
milk
1 large can evaporated milk
Beat egg whites until soft
peaks are formed; put aside
Beat egg yolks, add sugar,
vanilla, flour, and salt and
mix until blended. Slowly stir
in condensed milk and
evaporated milk. Fold in egg
whites. Pour in metal con-
tainer and finish filling with
fresh milk.
Use about one part free-
zing salt to five parts
crushed ice If fresh fruit is
used, sprinkle desired fruit
with 44 c. sugar and let
stand an hour or so Cut
down on sugar when prepar
ing the above.-Mrs. Leland
Zatopek. Trinity Hill HD
Club
ROCKY ROAD ICE CREAM
2 T unflavored gelatin
% t salt
1-334 oz pkg instant vanilla
pudding
2 c. miniature marshmallows
4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate,
chopped
2 c. sugar
14 qts light cream
3 T vanilla
1 c. broken-up peanut brittle,
optional
Soften gelatin in 4 c. cold
milk Scald 14 c. milk Add
scalded milk to gelatin
mixture, stirring well Add
sugar and salt. Beat eggs
well (about 5 min.). Beat in
gelatin mixture, cream, and
pudding mix, vanilla and
remaining I c milk Pour
into 1 gallon freezer contain-
er, filling 34 full. Freeze,
following usual procedure for
crank or electric ice cream
freezers until mixture begins
to thicken. Remove dasher;
add marshmallows, choco-
late, and peanut brittle.
Continue to freeze. Makes 1
gallon. This also makes a
good vanilla ice cream
omitting the last three
ingredients -Mrs* Frank J.
Guenther. Trinity Hill H. D.
Club
DELICIOUS ICE CREAM
2 cans Eagle Brand conden-
sed milk
2 pkgs frozen fruit
Add 1 T. sugar if fruit is
frozen. If fresh fruit, add 1 c.
sugar. Add enough milk to
fill freezer (2 qts.)-Mrs.
WINCHESTER NEWS
MRS. JAMES EPHRAIM
H.D. CLUB MEETS
The Winchester Home
Demonstration Club met
Tuesday afternoon, June 19,
in the home of Mrs Melvin
Pietsch.
Mrs Lera Ephraim presi-
ded at the meeting. The club
prayer was said in unison
and the thought for the day
was given. Eight members
answered the roll with ways
she could help a 4-Her
Minutes of the previous
meeting were given by Mrs
Melvin Pietsch and the
treasurer, Miss Anna Rosen
hain, give her report. The
council report was given by
Mrs. Ola Belle Hielscher.
The educational exhibit for
the forthcoming Fayette
County Fair was discussed.
June birthday ladies were
remembered as Mrs. Ola Belle
Hielscher, Mrs. Melvin Piets-
ch, and Mrs. Verbelee
Thompson.
Miss Rosenhain won the
recreation quiz, which was
led by the recreational
Leslie "Buck" Meyer, Ellin-
ger H D. Club.
HOMEMADE ICE CREAM
Heat 2 quarts of milk in
heavy saucepan or pot. Beat
until frothy: 5 large eggs.
Add and beat in 1% cup
sugar, 5 Tbls. flour, pinch of
salt. Add gradually to scald-
ed milk. Cook over medium
to low heat until slightly
thickened. Remove from
heat and add 3 tsp. vanilla
and 1 large can evaporated
milk. Cool. Freeze. Makes 1
gallon.
ONLY
50 LOTS LEFT
leader, Mrs C. E. Hart
Mrs Marvin Wenke gave the
host a gift
Following the meeting,
refreshments of browned
hamburger on fresh baked
bread, cheese spread, pick-
les. chips, carrot cake, ice
cream, and coffee were
served by the host
LOOKING FOR A CHAIR
Mrs Joe Pampell is trying
to find her lawn chair which
was likely taken by mistake
at the church picnic in
Winchester Sunday, June 17.
The chair may be identified
by the initials J.P. on the
bottom.
PERSONALS
Mr & Mrs Ivan Fritsche
and daughters of Houston
spent several days of their
vacation with Mr. & Mrs
Carl Fritsche.
Mr. & Mrs Melvin Frits-
che. Elaine and Karen
traveled to Port Aransas for
several days.
Old friends, Clay Hart of
Austin, Val Handrick, and
Wilbert Pampell, both of
Houston, and Otto Schoppa
met here after 30 years, on
Thursday to renew friend-
ships and to reminisce of the
past.
Mr. & Mrs. Elgin Kasper
of Austin visited Mrs. Minnie
Koenning.
Mrs Hulda Ephraim and
Charles Haschke visited in
Houston on Wednesday with
Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Janacek
and family, and Mr. & Mrs.
Larry Haschke and Chris.
Mrs. Alvin Janacek and
family of Houston visited on
Saturday with Mrs Hulda
Ephraim and H. E. Haschke.
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Watts
and family were weekend
guests in the home of Mr. &
Mrs Milton Pampell. Kirtley
Watts will be visiting this
week with his grandparents.
Guests attending the farm-
ers and ranchers barbecue
sponsored by the Smithville
Retail Merchants and the
Smithville Chamber of Com-
merce Saturday evening at
the American Legion Hall
were Carl Fritsche, Edwin
Unger, John Hielscher, Al-
ford Zoch, Melvin Zoch, Ben
Zoch, Albert Krause, Elder
Zoch, Martin Schulz, Roy
Karisch, Milton Koenning,
Hugo Koenning, Milton Pam-
pell Martin Kilian, and
James Ephraim
Mrs Gussie Hart accom-
panied Mr. and Mrs Ronney
Sherrel and family of Odessa
to visit in Houston the
previous weekend
BRIDAL COURTESY
Miss Jacquelyn Hawkins of
Smithville, bride-elect of
Stephen Haschke, was honor
ed with a miscellaneous
shower Sunday, June 24,
from two until four o’clock in
the afternoon in the Hospita-
lity House in Smithville.
The honoree was presented
a white daisy corsage while
her mother, Mrs Jack
Hawkins, wore a yellow
daisy corsage
The gifts of the bride’s
chosen pottery, corning din-
nerware, and stainless were
arranged on tables. Register-
ing the gifts and assisting
with them was Miss Rene De
Loache.
A floral arrangement of
yellow, green, and white,
flanked by white tapers in
crystal holders, graced the
serving table which was
covered with white net. The
table also held a crystal
punch bowl of lime punch
which was served by Miss
Irma Gersch. The white
shower cake with lemon
filling was topped with white
frosting, yellow and green
sugar spun flowers, and
inscribed with the names,
“Stephen” and “Jacquelyn.”
The cake was served by Miss
Wanda Faye Janecka. Also
served were mints, chicken
and cheese sandwiches, cof-
fee cake, cookies, and coffee.
The hostesses, Mesdames
Delphin Janecka, Bobby
Breeden, Frank Furr, Robert
Henry Miller, Diane Gersch,
Mary Ann Mudd, Hulda
Ephraim, Loretta Jennings,
Theo Gersch, and Misses
Wanda Faye Janecka, Rose-
mary Meuth, Irma Gersch,
and Rene De Loache, presen-
ted the honoree with a purple
crushed velvet bedspread.
The couple will be married Get. .
FRI., JUNE 29
on July 3 at St. Michael’s
Lutheran Church in Winches-
ter.
ANNIVERSARY
Mr. & Mrs. Alford Zoch,
Ann and Alice, John Hiels-
cher, and Mrs. Ola Belle
Hielscher attended a 40th
wedding anniversary honor-
ing Mr. & Mrs. W. F.
Graeber of Carmine. A
reception was held on Sun-
day afternoon at the Car-
mine Hall.
The buffalo, is found only in
North America.
Pinch, Disbud Flowers
For More Beauty
Annual flowers can be
trained to produce more
abundant as well as larger
blooms, says Everett Janne,
landscape horticulturist for
the Texas Agricultural Ex-
tension Service.
To encourage bushy
growth of annuals such as
asters, calendulas, dahlias,
larkspurs, marigolds, snap-
dragons, and zinnias, pinch
back the main stem.
Pinch off an inch of the
stem’s top when young
plants are 4 or 5 inches tall.
This will cause side branches
to develop on the lower part
of the stem. For dense,
bushy plants, pinch back a
second time when the late-
rals are 4 or 5 inches long.
Double pinching of annual
flowers will produce a
compact plant with many
blooms, notes the Texas
A&M University System spe-
cialist. This will give large
numbers of flowers for
arrangements in the home or
a mass of blooms in the
flower bed or border.
Disbudding involves re-
moving all buds from the
stem as they develop except
the terminal one at the top.
This allows all the food from
the leaves to go to that bud
and produces a large fine
flower. Superior specimens
for flower shows are produ-
ced in this way, contends
Janne.
To keep plants disbudded,
inspect them every few days
DANCE
New Bielau Hall
MUSIC BY:
TRIUMPHS
ADMISSION $1.50
DANCE
La Bahia Hall
SAT., JUNE 30
because lateral buds grow
fast during the early sum-
mer,
Janne suggests the pinch-
ing and disbudding proce-
dures to produce fine large
chrysanthemums. As a rule
the plant should be pinched
only once, and only two or
three stems should be allow-
ed to grow on each plant.
To produce long-stemmed,
exhibition type chrysanthe-
mums, tie the two or three
stems of each plant to
separate stakes or vertical
string supports. Remove any
buds along the side of the
stems.
Disbudding also produces
large beautiful rose blos-
soms.
MI
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Ornamental Basil, Dark Opal
is apuseful plant for the veg-
etable or flower garden. The
leaves are edible when used like
sweet basil, while the flowers
and purple foliage are extremely
decorative.
DANCE
— ELLINGER
C. OF C. HALL
Sat., June 30
Music By:
Vrazel Polka Band
Adm. $1.50 Per Person
Time 9 to 1
DANCE
Deanville Hall
SAT., JUNE 30
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BARM INVESTMENT IN LAND, BUILDINGS, LIVESTOCK
AND EQUIPMENT HAS DOUBLED IN LAST 20 YEARS
The Good
Vibrations *
MUSIC BY
' Flintlock
9:00-1:00
VET FARMERS’ RETURN
ON THEIR INVESTMENT
IS ABOUT S%
COMPARED WITH AROUND
DS% IN ALL
i MANUFACTURING
AT THIS RATE, FARMERS (
COULD GET EQUAL RETURN Tus
BY PUTTING THEIR MONEY %
IN GOVERNMENT J 1
ALL DAY 4TH OF JULY
Celebration
Wed., July 4th
DEANVILLE HALL
Barbecue and Entertainment
DANCE AT NIGHT
KRYSTAL BLUE
8:00-12:00
DANCES
BACA'S PAVILION
FAYETTEVILLE
SAT, JUNE 30
Music by:
Henley Street Band
OF DALLAS
Country, Western & Popular
Music
Admission $1.50
TUES,JULY 3
Music By:
The Velvets
Admission $1.50
‘A RETREAT IN THE COUNTRY'
Good Fishing
WE CATER TO MOBILE HOMES
LOTS AVAILABLE IN ALL SIZES-PRICED $995 TO $1595.00. THIS $100.00 COUPON
CAN BE YOUR DOWN PAYMENT ON ANY LOT AT HORSESHOE LAKES. UP TO 10
YEAR OWNER FINANCED PLAN. WATER-ELECTRICITY-PHONE AVAILABLE TO
ALL LOTS. SALESMAN ON SITE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
BONDS!!
BANKING BY MAIL
PULL
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suburban homesteading
Grow your own food find happi
ness and better health in a return
to simplicity and natural living
HOW TO MAKE COMPOST
its simplest form composting
sts of making a layered pile
Map to Horseshoe Lake
Section 1
Paige
Giddings
$100.
$100.
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$
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$100.
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Horseshoe
Lakes
Winchester
Smithville
La Grange
THIS COUPON WILL MAKE A
DOWN PAYMENT ON
_ A LOT OF YOUR CHOICE
GOOD UNTIL AUGUST 31, 1973
Ed Tobias
ELLINGER, TEXAS
PH.713/378-2313
$100.
James Guthrie
HOUSTON, TEXAS
PH. Ml 5-2093
1 6-8 inches of leaves, grass
clippings, and other garden or
Few people who decide to kitchen refuse
make a garden find themselves 2 Then a thin layer of manure
with perfect soil to begin with (or manure substitute)
Our success will correspond with 3. Next a thin layer of soil
the richness of the topsoil with 4. Finally a sprinkle of lime on
which we have to work. In by top.
gone years it was no problem in This layerin# of different or
our country to find soil full of ganic materials helps decomposi-
plant nutrients Today we have to tion to take place more quickly,
plan a little and this is why we Air and moisture also aid the
often depend on compost decomposition process, to garden
The aim of compost is to imi- ers often place pipes or thin stakes
tate a virgin prairie with the lush through the pile as it is being built
grass growth each year returning then pull them out when the heap
to the earth, or perhaps to re- is completed You might prefer to
create a forest floor with its com- fork over the heap or “turn" it
bination of many natural materials after 2 or 3 weeks when it has be-
T
— molding leaves, rotting limbs, gun to heat up some, then again
dung of animals small and large, several weeks later. Turning the
aided by the on-going work of heap geta the outride material into
earthworms and microbes the center where it will de-
Compoat. this good, crumbly, compote faster.
dark soil la rich in humua, a word It is a good idea lo depress the
that makes all gardenen smile, center of the top saucer-like so as
Humus is decomposed organic to catch rainwater If the weather
matter Adding thia humus, be- is very dry, some water should be
sides promoting excellent growth sprinkled on the heap from time
in plants, also helps create a well- to time but it should never be
aerated and well-drained soil, allowed to get waterlogged.
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is almost like
being at the bank
The First National Bank
of La Grange
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Mail to: 1
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Zapalac, Lester H. The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 28, 1973, newspaper, June 28, 1973; La Grange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1694358/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.