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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1954)
- i w Page 2 THE BATTALION Thursday, February 25, 1953 Family Favorites By Mrs. H. E. Burgess (Ed. note—Guest editor this week is Mrs. H. E. Burgess, wife of a local insurance agent and man of the year. They are members of the First Baptist Church of College Station, where Mrs. Burgess is a Bible teacher. She is also a member of the PEG society and teacher for the Aggie Wives Bridge club. She is also a director of the College Station Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Burgess is the daughter of T. O. Walton, former president of A&M.) Bean Soup This recipe is inexpensive to make, and served with hot egg cornbread is a full meal. 1 gallon water 1 onion 1V2 pounds smoked ham hocks 1 stalk celery ^ 1 pound small navy beans 1 piece of garlic 1 cup mashed potatoes 6 e r 7 stems of parsley Put beans and meat on to boil in the gallon of water. When it comes to a good boil, cut fire to simmer. Continue cooking until skins of beans curl when you blow on a- few in a spoon. Then add mashed potatoes. Braise chopped onions, celery, parsley, and garlic in butter. Add to soup. Continue simmering until soup has cooked between d and 4 hours. About 1 hour before it is ready to be served, season with salt and pepper. This soup is good as long as it lasts. If it gets too thick, add water. Sand cup shortening tablespoons powdered sugar, heaping cups all purpose flour plus 2 or 3 tablespoons more (dough should not be sticky) Mix flour and powdered sugar. Tarts y 2 tablespoon vanilla 1 to 1% tablespoons water 1 cup chopped pecans Add shortening and work together. Add^nuts?'and then vanilla and water mixed together. Shape dough in rolls the size of the small finger and bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 300 degrees until slightly brown. Requires 30 to 45 minutes for baking. , Kn . While still warm, roll the tarts in powdered sugar. Tields 50 to 60 tarts. Cream Puffs 1 cup boiling water % teaspoon salt 14 cup Crisco ^ eggs 1 cup all purpose flour Add shortening to boiling water. Mix salt and flour. Add all at once to boiling mixture, stirring and cooking until mixture leaves sides of pan in ball. Cool one minute. Add whole eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Drop by teaspoonfuls on baking sheet. Cook at 400 degrees until moderately browned, about 2o or 30 minutes. Filling Heat 1M cups sweet milk and Vz cup cream in a doGble boilei. Mix Vz cup sugar, 5 tablespoons flour (sifted) and 14 teaspoon sal together and add to hot milk and cream. Stir constantly until veiy smooth and thick. Cook at least 15 minutes. Beat 2 eggs, add milk mixture to eggs gradually in a bowl. Then put it all back m double boiler and cook 2 or 3 minutes, stirring all the time. Cool and fold in at least Vz cup cream (use more if you like) whipped stiff. Flavor with vanilla. . „ . , a a Stuff puffs with filling shortly before serving. Sprinkle powdered sugar lightly over puffs. 4.1, Keep the filling in refrigerator and stuff puffs as you use them. For best results serve them the day they are baked. Don’t let the idea of making cream puffs scare you. They arc easy to make and take very little time. Chili Pie Chili pie served with a green salad and a simple dessert makes an excellent dish for company, the last minute kind. 1 large package Fritos 1 can chili (without beans. 2 medium large onions. Wolf brand recommended) diced coarsely % pound cheese grated Arrange fritos in a pyrex pie plate (large size). Add from % to Vz can of water to the chili. Remove most of the grease on top of chili. The chili-water mixture should be slightly soup. ... Pour chili on fritos; sprinkle generously with coarsely diced on ions and top with grated cheese. . Bake at 425 degrees about twenty minutes or until cheese is melted and brown and chili is thoroughly heated and bubbling. Serves 3 or 4. Local BAR Group Elects Mrs. Brown Mrs. F. B. Brown was elected Regent of the La Villita chapter of Daughters of American Revolu tion Monday night. She will be assisted by Mrs. V. V. Parr, vi-ce regent, Mrs. J. M. Nace, Chaplain, Mrs. H. D. Zim merman, recording secretary, Miss Kate Adele Hill, corresponding secretary, Mrs. E. C. Garner, treas urer, Mrs. R. E. Patterson, regis trar, Mrs. R. E. Callender, his torian, and Mrs. Don R. Dale, li brarian. Mrs. L. S. Paine was elected an honorary regent for her faithful work for the chapter before and after her regency during 1950 through 1952. Delegates anti alternates elected for the National Continen tal Congress in Washington, D.C. arc Mrs. George Ash, delegate, Mrs. R. E. Callender and Miss Kate Adele Hill, alternates. Mrs. R. E. Patterson and Mrs. F. B. Brown were elected dele- Marian Gaddis was elected the citizen of the week by the Student council this week. She will go to the Rotary club as a representa tive Wednesday for lunch. Marian is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Gaddis, 800 South Dexter. She is the first-vice- president of Future Homemakers of America, member of the annual staff, and a honor student. The student council set the date for the talent show for Saturday April 24. The council also passed a request from the freshman class to have a sock hop dance in the cafeteria at 7:30 to 12 p.m. Sat urday, March 6. There will be a floor show and free refreshments. Wanted: Any old radios lying around your house or attic, and are of no use to the owner. The junior high radio club, sponsored by J. D. Chaney, wants to use them for experimental and repair work. Mrs* Barlow Talks At Dames Meeting Mrs. Howaitl Barlow talked on “Fun with Flower Arrangement” Tuesday at the Dames club meet ing'- The arrangement made of dried vegetables and weeds interested the group the most since it can be made without flowers and ean be used thi-ough the winter months. Save Your Money! Save Your Clothes! CAMPUS CLEANERS DYERS FUR STORAGE HATTERS 2-1585 210 S. Main Bryan Pho. 2-1584 ENGINEERS, SCIENCE I¥IAJ©ftS A representative of the Du Pont Company will be on this campus March 2 and 3 to interview Bachelor and Master degree candidates majoring in Chemistry Industrial Engineering Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Petroleum Engineering Contact your placement office for an interview appointment RES.U.S. PAT.Off- BETTER THINGS FOR BETTER LIVING . . . THROUGH CHE/AISTRY SUMMER SERGE Orders for Summer Serge Are Coining in Daily - DON’T DELAY - Place Your Order Today And Be Among The Many Satisfied Customers • Compare our quality with others • Compare our price with others Then You’ll Order From Us __ GUARANTEED FIT — Fine Quality Overseas Caps ZUBIK’S Uniform Tailors 105 N. Mam North Gah gates for State Conference in Aus tin, March 15 to 18. ' Alternates are Mrs. Robert Darwall, Mrs. V. V. Parr, Miss Kate Adele Hill and Mrs. J. M. Nance. The meeting was held as a cele bration of George Washington’s Birthday in the home of Mrs. E. B. Reynolds. Hostesses for the oc casion were Mrs. E. B. Reynolds, Mrs. A. C. Baker, and Mrs. L. L. Fou raker. A dinner was served the members and a special guest, Miss Janice Latimex - , who was recently selected as the DAR Good Citizen from A&M Consolidated High School. Mrs. Don R. Dale, chapter chair man of the Good Citizen commit- *tee, introduced Miss Latimer and told of the program at the high school recently when she presented the silver Good Citizen pen to Miss Latimer. Avery-Moss Rites Held Here Sunday Miss Jane Avery became the bride of Kennard Mosfe jr. in a coxemony at 2 p.m. Sunday at the A&M Methodist chui-ch. Miss Avery, a junior at Texas State College for Women, is the daughter of Mrs. Vera Mae Avery of Corpus Christi. The groom, son of Mi - , and Mrs. Kepnaxd Moss sr. of Coxpus Christi is a junior at A&M. The bi - ide wore a white waltz length gown and carried a prayer book with white caniations. The Rev. Nolan Vance, pastor of the A&M church officiated. Maid of honor was Frances Weiss. The groom chose LcRoy White as his best man. A reception was held at the Me morial Student Center immediately following the ceremony. Miss Aul- dine Ai’doin pi'esided at the punch bowl. After a short honeymoon the couple will make their home at 201 Patricia, College Station. BOSTON CP)—Boston officials are increasing the car pai’king space fi'om 22 to 25 feet on sevei'al streets to make it easier — and quicker — fox* motoi’ists to park. Here’s some handy kitchen arith metic: You’ll get about cup diced drained pineapple and about % cup juice from a nine-ounce can of sliced pineapple. The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions “Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechan ical College of Texas, is published by students four times a week, during the regular school year. During the summer terms, and examination and vacation periods, The Battalion is published twice a week. 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