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• PAGE 2 KITCHEN-KLATTER MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1960 pool-paved areas around it for chairs and tables. Mae took some good pic­ tures of it when she was there and I Kitchen·Klatte1~ couldn't help but think how unbe­ (Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.) lievably things had changed since I first saw·that part of California many MAGAZINE years ago. "More ThGn Just Paper Ana Ink" Mart and I don't expect to go to LEANNA FIELD DRIFTMIER, Editcn-. California or Florida this winter as LUCILE DRIFTMIER VERNESS, Associate Editor. we used to do. Even though one of Subscription Price $1.~0 per· year (12 issues) in the U.S. A. the children could drive us out and Foreign Countries $2.00 per year. back, we don't think we'd be as com­ Advertising rates made known on application. fortable anyplace. as we are right here Entered as second class matter May 21, 1937, at the at home. I can always keep busy with Post Office at Shenandoah, Ia., under the Act of March something ~and Mart reads a lot, so 3, 1879. Published Monthly by the winter days aren't too Jong. ·THE .QRIFTMIER COMPANY Jessie and .Martha are pretty much LETTER FROM LEANNA Shenandoah, Iowa shut-in, but they are cheerful and Copyright 1960 by The Driftmier Company. don't complain. When the roads are free of snow and ice we try to get Dear Friends: We want to thank all of you friends over and visit with them, and of It's cold tonight, the wind is blow­ who have taken: such an Interest In course we expect to have them here ing hard, and even though we have his sickness and taken time to tell us over Christmas unless they are able only an electric range in the kitchen about children In your family or your to go to Des Moines. Winter in our and not an old-time wood burning neighborhood who had symptoms that part of the country is so undependable range like Mart has always wanted, sounded so similar to his symptoms. that it really doesn't pay to make big it's more snug in this kitchen tonight We appreciate those letters and have plans-it can lead to much disappoint­ than anyplace else in the house. That's sent them on to Betty and Frederick. ment. why I decided to sit out here at the I hardly need add that we are grate­ Lucile and Russell are practically table to write to you. ful for your prayers and your con­ all through with their big remodeling If Kitchen-Klatter were a daily cern. They mean a great deal. job and they both say it was worth newspaper instead of a monthly maga­ In a way our Christmas will be it, but that they'd never want to go zine I could tell you exactly how our taking second place to New Year's through anything like it again. Lucile Christmas went, but instead of this I this year. We will have a tree on said she really appreciated the whole can only tell you what we are think­ Christmas Eve here at our house and houseplan when it snowed, everything ing about in the days not too far open our gifts. Afterwards we'll have was icy, and she could go right out away. coffee and fruitcake. There are no into the garage without getting any­ While I'm thinking about all the longer little children to make Christ­ where near the snow and ice. Russell problems connected with getting any mas seem exciting and thrilling-Juli­ has a lot of work to do in the garden kind of a monthly magazine printed, ana and Kristin are poised young girls next spring since piles of dirt have to addressed and mailed right on sched­ of sixteen and Martin is in seventh be smoothed out, old bricks made into ule, I must tell you two experiences grade and no longer interested in toys. a retaining wall along one side to keep in our own family that have made us But on the morning of December the new back walk from being covered decide we don't do too badly taking 30th someone in our family will be with mud everytime it rains, and many care of Kitchen-Klatter subscriptions. driving to Red Oak to meet the early other things too-he says he just can't Each year we have a family draw, train from Denver, and then the house seem to get real headway made out since our family is so big, and last will be like old times. Abigail and there in the few minutes he has to year Frederick and Betty got Russell's Wayne decided that it would be too garden. and Lucile's name. They made in­ uncertain to depend upon driving Howard and Mae have their living quiries first-this was back in Octo­ across the plains at that date, so they room (a big room) all finished now, ber-and found that they didn't take are taking the train. Wayne is sched­ the dining room finished, and are be­ a certain magazine published every uled to speak at a convention in ginning on the bedrooms. Margery and week but would like to have it, so they Kansas City and such appointments Oliver have cleaned up after their subscribed to this magazine for them. must be kept if it is humanly possible carpenters and don't plan any more About the second week in December to do so. major work until the house is painted a nice gift card arrived telling Rus­ Emily and Alison are both past the on the outside. Mart and I are the sell and Lucile that they would re­ age too where toys have appeal, but only ones who haven't done anything ceive the magazine every week for a Clark is still little enough to furnish to the house this last year. We need year as a gift from Mr. and Mrs. all of us with Christmas excitement. to redecorate the downstairs bedroom Frederick Driftmier. This is a weekly We expect to have a big family gath­ and paint all of the woodwork at the publication, as I mentioned, and they ering while they are here, and so you back of the house, but I'm going to received their very first issue around can see why our thoughts turn more wait until the windows can be open the end of February. towards New Year's this year. Of before I start this. Then Howard gave Mae a year's course we will get family pictures It makes us so happy to have subscription to a monthly magazine as taken and I hope they turn out as Dorothy able to come down and see one of her gifts and she also received good as the ones taken on Tll.anks­ us through these winter months when a nice gift card telling her all about giving in 1958. We felt that ccitisider­ we're tied pretty much to the house. it. That gift card arrived around the ing the number of people to gather She always brings a big sack of pea­ second week in December also, but together, that big group picture turn­ nuts with her and I sit at the dining Mae didn't get her first copy of the ed out very well. room table with her and help her magazine until May. So you see, with The only major change since that make the cute little Pixies. things like this happening, I don't 1958 picture was taken was Donna's Now it is time to wind the clock and think we do too badly with Kitchen­ marriage. She and Tom have had their listen to the late news and weather Klatter. And when mistakes do hap­ airplane reservations for weeks and forecast. Just about the time you read pen, we surely try to get them plan to be here during the holidays. this we'll have our house full of chil­ straightened out as fast as possible. They have made many nice friends dren and grandchildren if all goes Our poor little David has had such among the teachers who work in the well. a long, long siege. I couldn't begin to same school system and can find their list all the various opinions and tests way anyplace in all that heavy traffic. Affectionately yours, that Frederick and Betty have told The apartment house they live in us · about. There still is no positive sounds very different from what we and final diagnosis as to what is are used to back here. The entire wrong. thing is built around a big swimming KITCHEN-KLATTER MAGAZINE, JANU ARY, 1 9 6 0 PAGE 3

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In some areas such On this page you have the promised cannot expect any dish washer to do as around the sink and around the drawing of our kitchen, so along with a perfect job on dishes, silver, pans, burners and oven, a number of coats the series of pictures used last month etc., that have stood for hours with were applied. You might almost say and this month, I guess we can say food drying on them, so this means that you could put on as many coats that we've wound up the kitchen. you must spend time rinsing off things as you could stand to work with in a I'm now completely adjusted to this before you put them into the dish kitchen or in restoring walnut furni­ kitchen and every inch of it works! washer. If you're doing this, you might ture. Woodwork in a living room, din­ I ca say that if I had had it ten just as well be finishing the job and ing room or hall wouldn't need nearly ou folks would have had putting them away. as many protective coats. Deft is a f many more good recipes. wonderful product and produces a fin­ true (and I think it is) I've gone into this because I think ish that looks like countless coats of ow we can only truly ap­ a lot of women ponder on the subject highly polished wax, but don't plan to preciate what we work for and wait and wonder exactly what's what. It's use it in the kitchen and cook at the for, then I must add that at an earlier another subject too where people seem same time. In fact, I could almost say date when I was younger it couldn't to feel strongly one way or the other. that you shouldn't plan to work with possibly have meant as much to me. I think that a family of any size would it unless the room can be thoroughly There are a few mechanical details get the maximum use out of it. It ventilated. I would like to mention for those of is the one modern appliance in our you who will be doing remodeling or kitchen that comes in mighty handy Once before we gave the formula building from scratch. sometimes, but I could do without it for the housepaint, but there are many All of the cupboard doors have mag­ and not suffer. new readers who missed out on this, so I'll mention it again. netic latches and this means you never So there is my opinion, based on have to shove them to close them, or experience, and you can take it for To every 5 gallons of medium grey tug at them to open them. All of the what it's worth. housepaint mix 5 1 'h oz. tubes of drawers are eq · ped with nylon run- Prussian Blue Oil Coloring and lh pint ners and mov ~d out like velvet. We have had many questions asked lamp black. This gives you a blue that Both the ma · ches and nylon about the exact color of the blue paint is not dark and heavy, yet not too .in any lumber used in the kitchen, how the walnut light and what we call "Easter egg I can only say was finished, and how we got the blue looking." emendous differ- shade used to paint the exterior of the ence. house. (We finally got on one coat be­ We're too busy to go in for much The vegetable sink in the cooking fore bitter weather settled in; next entertaining, but on Sunday, Decem­ island is very small, but when the spring it must have a second coat.) ber 13th, Russell, Juliana and I had main sink is equipped with a disposal This letter seems a good way to an­ all of the Driftmiers at our house for I find it extremely useful. I could cer­ swer these questions. our first real dinner. There were tainly manage without it, you under­ eighteen of us--a far, far cry from The blue in the kitchen is perfect­ days gone by when thirty Driftmiers stand, but I do find it helpful to be exa~py right used in conjunction with able to have the extra sink. If you gathered for family affairs. This was th ·" ·1nut and as successful by arti- the first "party" we'd had in our re­ have but one main sink equipped with fi · t as by natural light. I might a disposal, you know exactly what I modeled home, and what a joy it was ad . Jue is tricky. Our old kitch- to have enough room. mean. ~ all right during the day, but I would like to express a perfectly very cold and somehow chilling by You folks are always good to tell honest opinion about one piece of artificial light. us what you serve for family dinners, equipment-the dish washer. I think so I'll tell you what I served at 1:30 that for a family of any size at all, it A regular primer coat was first used. on that December Sunday. This meal would be extremely important-three Then two coats were applied of Mautz was served buffet style-people fixed time a day you could simply load it Paint, number 1124 Satin Enamel Sky their own plates from food that stood and be spared a time-consuming job. Blue. To each gallon of this paint was on that big island surface in the kitch­ For our family of three people I added 1 tube of T-2. T is the name en, and then sat down to the big din­ find it the one modtirn innovation that of the color and 2 stands for the size ing room table or card tables. I had I could certainly do without. Unless of tube used. This mixture produced both ham and roasted turkey with it's a day when I'm testing recipes or the one shade of blue we wanted to oyster dressing, mashed potatoes, tur­ having a real cooking spree, there just achieve. key gravy, candied sweet potatoes, es­ aren't enough dishes to justify run­ All of the walnut was finished by calloped onions, 24-hour salad, hot ning it three times, Somehow it goes first applying two coats of Cook's (Continued on page 16) PAGE 4 KITCHEN-KLATT·ER MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1960 twelve women will want to enlist the rooster, of course! In the event your aid of the minister and the church church doesn't have such a supper in officers who know what is coming up September, make a centerpiece utiliz­ in the year ahead. Then let these per­ ing the back-to-school theme. (To sons be seated at the tables of the bring such a theme right up to date, NEWYEAtt particular month in which they will place a couple of yellow toy buses be in charge of (or helping with) marked "School Bus" beside the card­ fJREETINCI certain activities. board school.) For example, those in charge of the October-Young people's hay ride 1960 Bible School classes would sit at the party with little hay racks made of May table if that is the month in cardboard and paper. Or, if you have which it is held. Here is a "sample" a UNICEF drive, make a centerpiece pattern for these church calendar utilizing posters, the boxes used to RING OUT THE OLD! centerpieces: collect, posters from foreign countries, RING IN THE NEW! January-Watch Night Prayer Serv­ etc. ice with a clock face made upon a November-Use the Fall Bazaar with By circle of plastic foam placed among tiny aprons and comparable items Mabel Nair Brown evergreen tips. The hands of the clock fastened to a cardboard "booth,'' or · should point to hour of midnight. A feature Harvest Home Sunday with an Take a peek at the church calendar single candle and a Bible might be attractive arrangement of fruits and for the year ahead, add gay New Year placed at one side of the clock. Or, vegetables. bells to strike a joyful note in decora­ to call attention to Church Visitation December - Christmas using the tions and you have the perfect in­ Program, dress small dolls in coats nativity scene. Perhaps you can have spiration and theme for a wonderful and hats and have them walking out one of the little miniature lighted church family night. You may plan from a small church fashioned of churches which plays "Silent Night" for a cooperative supper with a pro­ cardboard. They should carry tiny on a music box and this could be gram following, or choose to make it pamphlets, etc., in their hands as if played at appropriate time in program. an evening program followed by light starting out from church on the Visi­ tation program. Program refreshments and still follow through The above suggestions for table ar­ on many of the suggestions made here. February - The Married Couples rangements almost serve as a program Just call your committee together and Class annual Valentine Party will call outline. Certain persons from each "mix and match" ideas until you come for an arrangement of hearts, cupids, table, in their correct turn according up with an evening of fine entertain­ ribbons and lace. Or, how about an to months, can tell of the various ment that will fit your group. old fashioned Valentine box elaborate­ plans for that month. Decorations ly decorated and encircled with sev­ It will add life to the program if Big bells, little bells, white bells, sil­ eral pretty Valentine "stand-ups"? various audience participation stunts ver bells, tissue bells, foil bells . . . March - Missionary Sunday with are used. For example, think of the use bells lavishly to decorate dining guest speaker from Japan will feature laughs when both adults and young­ room and fellowship hall. Silver and tiny paper parasols, paper lanterns, sters join in learning a Bible School blue make a very pretty color scheme perhaps a ming tree and Japanese fig­ action song during the presentation of combination for this bell theme, and urines. Or, is this the month of the the May church calendar! Camp time Young Peoples' Chili Supper to raise clusters of bells tied with big bows of will call for singing of camp songs, camp funds? Then use large soup ket­ blue are lovely. or some game used at camp. June One of the prettiest table arrange­ tles (or fashion one of crepe paper) might stage a mock wedding, strictly ments I've seen on this "ring out the and around it stand posters advertis­ for laughs. If a school motif is used old, ring in the new" theme used a ing the supper. for September, nothing could be more base of white plastic foam with large April-This table will highlight the fun than to line up the entire crowd white tissue honeycomb bells attached church's Easter services. Use a white and have an old fashioned spelling to a dowel stick placed in the center stryafoam cross, flowers and greenery. down. People love this type of thing. of the foam base. The bells had been May- Mother-Daughter Tea might Beside the master of ceremonies for liberally sprinkled with blue glitter use large and small doll dressed in the evening place a huge easel on after the edges of the "honeycombs" identical mother-daughter outfits, or which has been hung large sheets of had been first brushed with glue. The a ladies hat centerpiece might be used. paper; each sheet is a month on the bells were tied at the top with a large Bible School might be the center of calendar. As each month is discussed, bow of wide blue ribbon (such as flo­ interest for May so a miniature church the leader flips the calendar page into rists use) and the streamers swirled with a group of pipe cleaner "chil­ view. gracefully down over the sides of the dren" playing about the church could T'o open the program, the following bells and around the base. I thought be used. verse from the WCTU paper is most how clever it would have been, too, to June - Father-Son Banquet with a appropriate. have had cunning little pixies placed centerpiece featuring small catcher's This Is The Time about the base and holding to the mitt and baseball, a football, or one This is the time of endings, but of edges of the ribbon as if arranging it featuring cakes decorated to represent new beginnings, too . . . in place. A bit of modeling clay makes a man's hat and a boy's cap. Or if God sends us another Year and the peanut pixies stand upright. the wedding of one of your young maketh all things new. Tiny silver bells made by molding couples is to be in June, use a wed­ Another hope, another chance, aluminum foil around a thimble could ding centerpiece. A doll in cap and another road to take, be used in many ways and would be gown with diploma in hand might Anotker star to follow, another start especially eye-catching if one were represent the June graduate too, and •to make. placed in the hands of a little peanut the Sunday service in which your New beginnings, new adventures, new pixie to be perched upon a water glass church honors them. heights to attain, or around centerpieces. July-Sunday School Picnic-use a Golden opportunities to work and to Bells might be used to announce small picnic basket, and also use flags build again. each number on the program. By look­ and patriotic colors. New and higher aspirations for the ing around the neighborhood, you're August - Church Camp for young­ future days ... sure to find some bells of India, an sters. Make an arrangement of a Seeking, dreaming, moving on down old fashioned school bell, or even a woods scene with miniature trees, a bright and better ways. cow bell! . mirror lake, camp trails through the * * * * To carry out the idea of the church trees, etc. Make little pipe cleaner In fact, I think it would be very calendar year, plan to have twelve figures to walk the trails, to sit be­ effective to open and close the pro­ table hostesses who will make "center­ side the lake, or to be playing a ball gram with the reading of this verse. pieces of the month" featuring some game in a clearing in the "woods." Then follow with the singing of "Blest activity the church will be carrying September-Ladies Aid Chicken Sup­ Be the Tie that Binds,'' and the clos­ out that month. Of course, these per and this will feature a big ceramic ing prayer. KITCHEN-KLATTER MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1960 PAGE 5 WE ECHO FREDERICK'S WISHES of them running around out here!" The child looked a bit puzzled and said: "Of course we know they are Dear Friends : loose. They are always loose. That is A friend of mine was telling me of the way we raise them." an interesting bit of incredibility! He Now have you ever heard of such a said that he saw a driver get into a thing? I have a picture to prove it. parked car, turn on the ignition, get Once again it is the time when we out of the car and wallop the top of raise our budget for the coming year the hood with a stick, get back in the of church work. For our church we car, put the stick on the floor and must have $6,000 a month to meet all drive off. There's just one slightly expenses. It is not easy to raise that surprising element to this story. The amount, and many of our people have driver was a man, not a woman! to make real sacrificial gifts. You must admit that it is an ap­ However, it is hard for one to be­ proach more characteristic of woman, lieve that all church people make sac­ who is rarely subdued by anything rificial gifts, when one realizes how uhat doesn't work. My Betty, for ex- much we Americans spend on other . ·ample, can sneak up on our automatic things. Did you happen to see the re­ washing machine, shake it, hit it a cent government statistics that reveal­ time or two, and nine times out of ten ed how much our people spend on the recalcitrant washer begins to work cigarettes each year? Well, while we just fine. spend three billion dollars a year on I wonder if our government boys See "Cover Picture" on page 24 for an ex­ our churches, we are spending six planation of this picture. ~Q,wn at Cape Canaveral have thought billion dollars a year on cigarettes. dr' calling the lady across the street Now how about that? to come and take a poke at some of pulpit message was almost an exam­ Your church, like mine, may have a those malfunctioning missiles? Since ple of "famous last words." It was hard time raising its missionary budg­ about one out of every five dollars we just six weeks later that I broke my et, but do you know that the American pay to the federal government goes to back! On the month that I finally got people spend more money on prepared help pay for these attempts to hit the rid of my brace, our little David be­ dog food for their pets than they moon, maybe we ought to send all you came seriously ill, and as I write this spend in all missionary enterprises ladies down there to get some real letter to you, he is still most unwell. combined? action. With David in the hospital for an At the same time that I tell you When I saw our grocery bill this extended stay, I came to know the these statistics, I must confess that I past month I noted, as I never had hospital in a new and different way. don't believe, personally, that the best before~Just how high the cost of liv­ Of course, I know the hospital from way to get people to support their ing ha,il.m.en. Did you read about the the point of view of a minister visit­ church is to shame them into it with new :Pla":if they have out in the East ing the sick, and of course I know the this kind of information. The fact re­ Indies 'ti:)·.,'cut down the cost of mar­ hospital from the point of view of a mains that when God gets people's riages? On one particular island, patient, but at last I have come to total lives, of course he gets their brides and bridegrooms are now asked know the hospital from the point of material offerings too. When people to produce 25 mouse tails as payment view of a parent with a sick child. give themselves with their gifts, then for a marriage license! This exotic the gifts become truly effective and currency is part of an effort to stamp Believe me, it is quite a different experience. I learned that the parent­ acceptable. out a plague of mice that have been It is my personal opinion that peo­ wrecking the rice crop. even a parent with much hospital ex­ perience-cannot be completely objec­ ple give best not when they are scold-ed We are only beginning to see what tive and non-partial in his attitudes into it, but when they are loved into can happen to the cost of living in toward the doctors and nurses. The it. In our church we don't ask people this country. I don't know what your bonds of love are too strong, and the to give until it hurts; we ask them to plans are for educating your children, emotional involvement too great. give until it feels wonderful! but I can tell you that you had better Not until we had David in the hos­ One of the Christian missionaries plan to spend a great deal, and that working in Alaska was speaking re­ means you had. l;>etter begin saving a pital had I ever spent much time in the children's ward at our local hos­ cently of the language difficulty, say­ great deal righ;t ·n.ow. ing that so often missionaries lose op­ I have heard it said in good quarters pital. It really is quite incredible the way children adjust to hospitalization! portunities to make converts because that in just twoy~. from now, Har­ of their inability to make the Eskimo vard University wiiM:>e charging some­ I used to observe how the children understand what the gospel is all where in the neighborhood of $4,000 a would cry when it came time for their about. year just for tuition, without any parents to leave them, and then I saw how those same children would be He said: "So far as I know, no board or room. Isn't that incredible? Eskimo has ever seen a lamb. So it You and I didn't spend that much in completely at ease with no more tears, laughing and having a gay time just doesn't mean anything to him when four full years of college with board you describe Jesus as the 'Lamb of and room included. as soon as their parents were out of Sight. God'. You talk about the 'Baby Seal Harvard, of course, has always stood of God', substituting the seal for the as a symbol of an expensive educa­ I saw too the courage and the forti­ lamb, and he gets the idea. The Eski­ tion, but all state universities and tude tb.3-t young children have. Hard mo has been cold all his life. You talk state colleges are now so expensive thoi.lgl't}(t may be for some parents to about hell-fire and it makes him hap­ that many, many students can only realize,jheir children are often better py. So you take the word for the attend if they have the aid of scholar­ patienBifthan many adults. coldest glacier in Alaska and you sub­ ships. Then too, at most places the When I wrote to you about my trip to stitute it for 'hell'." class load is so heavy that it takes an Nova Scotia I don't believe I mention­ I don't know whether any Eskimos exceptional student to be able to work ed the domestic rabbits I saw. One of ever read my letters to you, but if at a job and attend college simul­ the farmers on the outskirts of Argyle they do, I hope they understand what taneously. Center raises them without any cages I mean when I say: "God bless you When I preached in my pulpit on of any kirt-0. The first time I drove everyone, and may the year 1960 be the first Sunday in January 1959, I by his house and saw dozens of rab­ a wonderful year for you in every told my people that none of us had bits running around his yard and back way." any way of knowing what difficulties and forth across the road to the fields Sincerely, we might encounter during the next beyond the barn, I stopped, knocked twelve mor'ths. When I think of all on the door and said to a child who the difficulties the Driftmiers have answered: "Do- you know that your had this past year, I realize that that rabbits are loose? There are dozens PAGE 6 KITCHEN-KLATTER MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1960 HAPPY NEW YEAR of relief we would come to a sign By which said: "End of construction." Wouldn't it be a terrible feeling to Evelyn Birkby carry a sign around on our backs in­ dicating that we had ceased in our It has always seemed to me that own mental and spiritual growth? Life New Year's Eve should contain some­ should be a matter of constant con­ thing spectacular. Just what this struction, constant growth, constant should be is not clear, but at midnight climbing. When a tree stops growing it a blazing light across the sky, a loud dies. When we stop growing we are explosion or some type of beautiful as much in the process of dying as a sign saying "Welcome to the New plant or a tree. Year" would be something like I have The other evening I had just con­ in mind. To have a new year just slip cluded a long hard day. After the in quietly on an otherwise normal children were peacefully asleep I gave evening simply doesn't seem right. a grateful sigh. "My, I'm glad this For some reason, most of my New day is almost over." Years have been more calm than ex­ My husband looked at me reproach­ citing. Naturally, the ones I remem­ fully. "You should never, never say ber from my young days were con­ that. You'll never have a chance for nected with the church. The church of this day again. Each day has its good which my father was the minister al­ points and you should be thankful for ways had a big family watch night having had today!'.' party. This was not just for the young Well, you can bet that brought me people but for everyone. Activities So many people wrote about "Goodby, Dear to my senses with a start. I've long were planned in different parts of the Silver" in our November issue, 1959, that we been concerned about the pessimism church for the various age groups. thought you would like to see this picture of the much loved pet and one of his little mas­ which prevails in this, the most com­ Refreshments came along about eleven ters, Craig Birkby. fortable, most highly educated, and o'clock and by a quarter of twelve we most luxurious era we have ever After we founded our own home and were in the sanctuary ready to dedi­ known. And I was being terrifically cate the new year and watch it come began our family, the New Years ob­ servance became a very quiet holiday pessimistic about my lot! So I shall in with the close feeling of God with add to my resolutions, be positive, not us. indeed. After all, little ones need rest even on this great night. A big pan of negative. The law of physics tells us Those were wonderful evenings. The popcorn, several shiny red apples, love­ that two objects cannot occupy the feeling of unity of a church family ly music provided by the radio and a same space at the same time. If you was very apparent. Even some of the wild game of monopoly are far more are cheerful you cannot be unhappy; feuds which had festered along for a apt to be the ingredients of our cele­ if you are busy you cannot be bored; time tended to evaporate in the feel­ bration than anything more exciting. if you are full of love you cannot be ing of closeness which such evenings But perhaps that is the best way to fearful; if you are positive in your generated. Do churches have those bring in a new year, regardless of my thinking you cannot be pessimistic. get-togethers any more? Most of the desire for something unusual. What Added to this thought of positive­ ones I hear about are limited to the better places are there to turn into ness I am going to try and find some­ young people, or maybe the young that new untrod territory than in the thing each day for which to be grate­ adult classes. Many churches do have sanctity of the church or the peace­ ful. Not once will I say, "My, I'm glad a midnight service which is c~rtainly fulness of the home? Here, at least, a this day is over." I am going to find worthwhile. ' few moments can be set aside to look something in even the most difficult day to say '.'Thank you, God, for trust­ In fact, some of the New Years I critically at the past year and its weaknesses, at the hopes of the com­ ing me with this day." Gratitude will enjoyed most were in the formal, beau­ become a habit. tiful candlelit interior of the Chicago ing year and to rededicate oneself to Temple. It seemed just the right place the purposes of the Creator who gives I am going to try this coming year and the right way to start something us this New Year with all of its pos­ to be more gracious to someone every as important as 365 brand new days sibilities. day. If I cannot leave my home to of living. Reconciled to the lack of the spec­ seek out someone who needs assist­ tacular, I'll turn my mind to the year­ ance, I can write letters of apprecia­ But I still always wondered if some­ ly task of making resolutions. It is tion and send cards of concern. A thing spectacular wouldn't happen on really a little frightening to look at very happy widow whom I know has the stroke of midnight! Oh, yes, many 365 days of a new year and decide a list of all the shut-ins in her com­ people look for it in places other than what to do with them. In fact, it seems munity. Every day, when weather per­ the church. If the noise produced from unfair that we are bombarded with mits, off she goes to call on her "old some of the night clubs in the city are the idea of resolutions which we are folks." It is keeping her outlook young any criteria, hilarity is present in huge expected to carry through such a great and growing, she is being gracious in quantity. In the city the huge crowds length of time. It is no wonder we get circumstances which many would find spill out onto the street as the mid­ a little frightened and end up by list­ limiting. And, my goodness, I can start night hour approaches. Noise, con­ ing trivial decisions that we may keep by being gracious to my own family! fusion, silly tricks, ticker tape from for only a few days and then forget. A cheerful, happy, loving mother the high windows, the young men am­ Wouldn't it be better and easier to should create an atmosphere where bushing the pretty girls for a kiss, keep our resolutions one day at a time, little ones can grow in the right way. (come to think of it, some of the older to develop them just a bit as we go Always, always, I want to remem­ men do the same thing!) and the fun along rather than try to cram on one ber that I am never limited spiritually. of tying up traffic for miles and miles sheet of paper everything we want to I can always grow upward. I am not along the city street comprises the l\'hange or wish to accomplish for the bound by space or time. I can go heighth of the celebration in the big entire year? Then we could really dig throughout the world, broaden my city. Since it is bent on fun and loud­ down deep inside ourselves and come heart, develop my love and deepen my ly proclaims this fact, the greatest up with some of the things we need concern for others. damage is usually a few bruises, small to resolve and get around the little I can get myself out of the center property damage and a huge amount surface resolutions which so often of my thinking. More and more psy­ of litter waiting for the early arrival hold our attention. chologists and medical doctors are of the patient street department. Possibly the first resolution which I finding that we are our own worst But even in this huge demonstration would like to list for myself is to be enemies when it comes to the business the spectacular is not present. The sure and grow a little each day. When of getting in our own way. I need turning over of a brand new leaf of we were on our trip to Indiana this something bigger than myself, a sense our lives is not appropriately cele­ summer we saw many roads where re­ of mission in this old world. I need brated in such a fashion. pair work was being done. With a sigh

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GOOD N'EWS In January all of you friends who know that anything carry­ ing the name Kitchen-Klatter is absolutely dependable and of the finest possible quality, will get a chance to look for our Kitchen­ Klatter Kleaner on your grocer's shelves. Almost endless months have gone into testing this wonderful new product. We were after the one perfect all-purpose cleaner and wouldn't settle for anything less. We wanted to turn out the finest product it was possible t.o make - to give our friends far more than they had ever expected to get from any cleaning product. THE NEW YEAR It took expensive chemicals to do the job. You can't make the He came to my desk with quivering kind of a cleaner we wanted to turn out by using cheap chemicals. t.o lip- And save you money we wanted to turn out a cleaner that you The lesson was done. could dilute for your own purposes - no sense in buying a liquid when you have water right at your sink. "Have you a new leaf for me, dear Teacher? We're proud of our new Kitchen-Klatter Kleaner and we have I have spoiled this one." every reason to be. It's a wonderful product. We "built it" to do all I took his leaf, all soiled and blotted the cleaning jobs in your house, to save you buying this product And gave him a new one, all unspotted. and that product for various purposes. Then into his tired heart I smiled: You won't have trouble spotting our new Kitchen-Klatter "Do better now, my Child!" Kleaner on your grocer's shelves - it carries the same familiar picture that's on our Kitchen-Klatter Flavoring. Look for it. Ask I went to the throne with trembling heart- for it. Buy it. And be sure to save the Box top for a grand new The year was done. line of terrific premiums. "Have you a New Year for me, dear Master? -The Kitchen-Klatter Family I have spoiled this one." He took my year, all soiled and blotted And gave me a new one, all unspotted, white and was beautifully done. 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Dear Friends: Katharine is locked away in her bed­ room painting pictures, and Poor Piti­ ful Paul is beating his fists full force against her closed door in protest against being excluded. Breakfast has been over for only an hour and already my dearly be­ loved but oh! so active son, has start­ ed his trips to the bread box for addi­ tional food. He comes to the breakfast table every morning so hungry that I can't move fast enough to suit him. These cold winter mornings he eats an egg, hot cereal, fruit juice, milk and The first picture here is a head-on shot of my desk and the trusty typewriter that is used so toast. The books say that he's now at much that the ribbon must be replaced almost every week. These curtains are made of the tablecloth yardage that I mentioned in another letter. (On page 3 you can see the hardanger the age where he "won't eat enough panels, side drapes and the curved walnut valance-antique bed head turned upside down-at to keep a bird alive," but the books the big front window.) The large photograph in the shelves is a beautiful picture Russell have missed the score on Paul. He snapped of Juliana in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, when she was about 18 months old. The next picture shows you a louve'red door open so you can see a portion of the automatic eats a dozen rings around Katharine laundry equipment. The drip-dry stall with a matching louvered door is directly next to the these days. dryer you see in this picture. This is such a terribly cold morning the least of our worries. to me and not realize it. I've been in that neither one of the children seem We've been promoting an intensive Marion shopping several times and it even faintly interested in going out­ period of "helping Mama" recently in just never occurred to me that there doors. Playing outdoors has certainly preparation for September, 1960 when were. people in that town who knew taken on much more pleasant aspects Katharine will start to kindergarten. me by reading my letters. Donald was for me these days. Donald and I de­ Our school system has two rigid re­ surprised by my- surprise when I told cided to scratch the bottom of the bar­ quirements for all youngsters who are him about it, but I reminded him that rel and invest in a fence, a very sturdy to be admitted to the public schools: girls who grew up in other sections of chain link fence, nice and high with they must be able to button and un­ the country and then married into the steel posts and two tightly locked button their own coats and to tie their Driftmier family couldn't help but be gates. We were forced to admit com­ own shoestrings. surprised to meet people who knew all plete defeat on the rope barrier that the family events from 'way back. we put up during the summer months. I decided that we should be working on these goals right now and have One of Donald's first memories is of What worked like a charm on Katha­ sitting beside his mother when she rine was totally lost on Paul. told her that each morning before it is time for the school car to pick her broadcast Kitchen-Klatter before he It had been in the back of our up she must be fully dressed all by was even old enough to start to school, minds that next spring we'd begin to herself and must have her bed made. and when the family in Shenandoah think seriously about the expense of She can dress herself now but shoe­ sends on letters in which people re­ this kind of fencing, but two things strings are yet to be conquered. (I member "Donnie Paul" he enjoys them made us take action right now. Paul should also add that sometimes her and tries to explain to Katharine how was more and more anxious to be out­ panties are on backwards and fre­ it all was when he was just a little side when Katharine was out and I quently her left shoe is on her right boy about her age. simply couldn't spend hour after hour foot.) At this time I think the one I'd like to say right here that the outdoors watching him. He had to be thing most in need of improvement is many letters I've been receiving r.re watched every second, and you know a sense of time-she is painfully slow. much appreciated and very interest­ how you just can't get anything done I understand that all children of her ing. I wish I could answer all of them, if you're actually outdoors or running age are slow, but she is most deliber­ but I'm so dead tired by night that to the window at intervals of every ate and careful by nature-so the somehow I just can't sit down at the two minutes. slowness seems extra slow. desk and write. The only letter I ever In addition to this, Donald inquired These winter days I am finding how get to write during the day is this one, about the price of fencing and was very helpful she can be when it comes and if the printers out in Shenandoah told that because of the steel strike it to keeping things picked up. Paul didn't have a deadline, I don't sup­ would probably cost more to buy this spreads clutter through this house pose I'd ever get it done! I used to chain link fencing by next spring. You much faster than I can possibly hope cover a lot more things when Paul can see how we decided to scrape the to keep up with him, but when Katha­ took long naps, but those days are bottom of the barrel and get it in­ rine and I pitch in together to pick gone. Maybe it's a mistake to try and stalled without delay. Now I can up toys and give things a slicking up keep up any outside activities of any bundle up the children and turn them we can have the house looking not kind when you have small children, out with the wonderful feeling that quite so tough. but I think all mothers tied into a comes from knowing they are com­ I must tell you about a very pleas­ house (and a husband traveling all pletely safe. (I still catch myself run­ ant afternoon I spent back in late the time) need something to break ning to the window out of sheer autumn. My door bell rang and a the routine. habit!) woman introduced herself as Mrs. Dale I'm writing this before Christmas, Biscuit, our dog, isn't nearly as sold Price of Marion, Indiana. It seems of course, but I know right now that on the idea of that fence as I am. She that she is a Kitchen-Klatter reader, we'll be going to my parents' home in loved roaming through the woods and as is her Mother from many years the afternoon to open the family pack­ smelling all the good woodsy smells, back, so she and her daughter Cheryle ages. The biggest and most thrilling but all too frequently she roamed and her neighbor, Mrs. Herman Pauley gift over there will be a huge 20-inch through neighbors' flower beds and came to see my Christmas egg decora­ tricycle for Katharine. This means made a general nuisance of herself. tions and to visit. I cannot remember that Paul can inherit the little tricycle I know from personal experience that when I have spent a more pleasant that they've been quarreling over for nobody loves a dog as much as the afternoon. We had coffee and cookies many mont:hs. We couldn't put the owner, and I valued my neighbors' and talked about all the family in seat down every time he wanted to friendship far too much to allow our Shenandoah, and I showed them pic­ ride it, and he couldn't reach the ped­ dog to antagonize anyone. As a re­ tures in the family photo album. These als when it was extended for Kath_a­ sult, Biscuit now lives too within the were my first Kitchen-Klatter callers rine, so it was a very trying situation confines of the fence and although and no one could have been more sur­ for everyone. she may not be happy about it, that's prised than I to have readers so close (Continued on next page) KITCHEN-KLATTER MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1960 PAGE 19 BIBLE BABY QUIZ

1. What baby was cradled in an ark of reeds? (Cain, Moses or Levi.) Exodus 2: 5-6 2. What babe was dedicated before his birth to God by his mother? (Joseph, Isaac or Samuel.) 1 Samuel 1:28; 2:26 3. What babe was born to a mother so old she could not believe God's I know that Santa will also leave a message? (Abraham, Isaac, or Jacob.) tricycle of the same size for my little Gen. 21:2 nephew, Jimmy, and I can only say 4. What babe died because of the that it is surely a big break for young parents' sin? (David's son, Ishmael's families with big mortgages that San­ son or Esau's son.) 11 Samuel 12 :14 ta blesses them with loving grand­ 5. What babe was born in a manger? parents when Christmas rolls around! (John, James or Jesus.) Luke 2:12 On Christmas morning, early, my 6. What babe was called to be a parents will come over here to see our prophet to go before Christ? (Mat­ Let The Winds Howl own packages opened. (This gets them thew, Mark or John.) Luke 1:76-80 Let The Snow Blow up at an awful hour because Paul is 7. What babe became a youth ot all set to catch the first worm every "beautiful countenance" and served We'll come right through all of morning.) We will have a brunch after God? (Reuben, Judah or David.) 1 it to visit with you every week­ the worst of the hullabaloo has died Samuel 16:12 day morning over the following down, and I'm fixing the Qwiche Lor­ 8. What babe with his mother was raine that appears in this issue. It is cast out in the desert to die? (Isaac, stations: a wonderful dish for such an occasion Ishmael, Issachar.) Gen. 21:9 KWBG Boone, Ia., 1590 on your because it can be done almost entire­ 9. What babe was the first born on dial - 9:00 A.M. ly the day before and I won't need to earth? (Cain, Abel, Seth.) Gen. 4:1 stay out in the kitchen for a long spell. KFEQ St. Joseph, Mo., 680 on I wish I had had this recipe in time * * * * your dial - 9 :00 A.M. to share it with you in the December Answers: 1. Moses. 2. Samuel. 3. Isaac. 4. David's son. 5. Jesus. 6. John. KWOA Worthington, Minn., 730 issue, but it's something you can fix on your dial - 9:30 A.M. at any time of the year. The only 7· David. 8. Ishmael. 9. Cain. thing special about it is its ultra ele­ WJAG Norfolk, Nebr., 780 on gant taste. I first had it at a brunch A MOTHER'S PRAYER your dial - 10:00 A.M. stork shower for a friend of mine and KCFI Cedar Falls, Ia., 1250 on it made a sensation. your dial - 9:00 A.M. Our Christmas tree has been up for Help me, dear Lord, each day I ask so long (if you read my letter last To cheerfully, lovingly perform each month you'll know why) that it seems task, to me I've been picking up needles Teach me Thy ways of gentleness from the carpet for months. I wouldn't be surprised if summer finds me still When children err and troubles press. trying to get up the last of them. Let not impatience rule my day, So soon a brand new year will be­ But show me the calm and gracious gin. 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The secret of preparing fine food in The ladies of the church have often a tiny amount of space is equipment, been referred to as the the most scientific cooking equipment "Backbone". known. Every inch of space is in­ A backbone must be strong enough to geniously used; even the deck is made stand the jolts and jars of up of hatches (trap doors) leading to Life ... GREB TINGS_ food storage spaces. The sailors in And still hold together! charge were very pleased that I show­ THERE IS A MAN IN THE KITCHEN ed an interest in their cooking tech­ A backbone must be flexible enough By niques and then went to much effort to bend when necessary, and then Frederi'ck to demonstrate just how efficient their Snap back- food service could be. Like a willow in the wind. Someday I hope that you will get an Do you remember the time you pre­ opportunity to see a galley on a sub­ pared a big chicken dinner for com­ marine. But I want to warn you about A backbone must be well connected to pany and then the company didn't this in advance: what you see will all other parts and yet come, and you felt so badly that you suddenly make your dream kitchen at Have but one single purpose: just sat down and cried? Well, let home seem very old-fashioned. It must provide a direct line me tell you a story that happened last As all of you know who've read To the Above. summer that will make you laugh at these columns over a period of time, your own petty disappointment. I'm a great believer in good equip­ May God's richest blessing be upon The man from whom we buy our ment that can be used efficiently. It The backbone of our church • . . eggs and chickens when we are at the seems to me a big mistake to try and For who likes a "crick in the back"? cottage down in the Rhode Island turn out three meals a day with make­ By Rev. Vernon L. Taylor woods, worked all day Saturday, Sat­ shifts, and this means everything from (Taken from a church bulletin) urday night and Sunday morning pre­ a broken-down stove to battered pans paring broiled chicken for 2,000 peo­ that tip over unless they're balanced ple. It was a big picnic being given just right. CHOCOLATE CAKES-Concluded by the Bishop of Rhode Island, and Time and again I've been in homes some of these recipes call for the addi­ the food was to be served piping hot where money had been spent on tion of Kitchen-Klatter burnt sugar at exactly 6:00 o'clock. everything but the kitchen. It was flavoring. It happens to be the opinion the orphan. When you consider that of all the people who went through That was the plan, but Mother Na­ meals must be prepared for a family this chocolate cake siege that just the ture had something to say about it. year in and year out, and when you added subtle flavor of burnt sugar to The rains started to fall at eleven in consider that the food placed before the chocolate gave the finished product the morning and they never ceased the family makes a tremendous dif­ that very extra-special taste we want for three whole days. Of course there ference to all who sit down at the to achieve. It is hard to imagine not could be no picnic, and there was table, it seems foolish to "make do" getting this bonus in flavor, but we my friend, t~e chicken and egg man, with just any old odds and ends while have left burnt sugar flavoring out of with enough broiled chicken for 2,000 money is spent on things that aren't the cake recipes that did not call for people! · nearly as important. it originally. It's our earnest sugges­ We had so much rain last summer tion that you add some to any of these that it became quite a common event CHOCOLATE BIT COOKIES cakes and see if you don't agree that for us to prepare for company that it makes a tremendous difference. never came. Little by little we learned A big plate of these cookies went that it paid to buy food that could be to the Kitchen-Klatter office for the MY FAVORITE FROSTING FOB used by the family over a period of girls to have with their afternoon cof­ days so that if the company failed to CHOCOLATE CAKES fee. Just about that time a salesman show, nothing would be too upset. 2 eggs came in and had a sample too. Now 4 cups powdered sugar The Associate Minister of our church we think that one of the finest en­ 1/4 tsp. salt gave me an idea for a simple dessert dorsements for a recipe is when a man 2/3 cup soft butter that our family likes very much. He asks for a copy of it to take hGme to 3 sqs. unsweetened chocolate gave me no name for it, but it very his wife and that is just what hap­ 1 tsp. Kitchen-Klatter vanilla obviously is nothing more than a pened. Try these and see if you don't flavoring quick and easy prune whip. It is de­ agree that it is a wonderful cookie. 1/2 tsp. Kitchen-Klatter burnt sugar licious eaten by itself or served as a 1 cup shortening flavoring topping for angel food cake. Here are 1 cup sugar Melt chocolate over hot water. Sift 1 3-ounce pkg. softened cream quantities for four servings: powdered sugar (always do this, no 12 cooked prunes, mashed cheese matter what) and add it gradually to 2 eggs 1/2 pint of whipping cream the very well beaten eggs. Then add 2 tsp. Kitchen-Klatter orange 2 Tbls. of sugar the salt, flavorings, soft butter and flavoring 1 tsp. Kitchen-Klatter vanilla cooled chocolate. 2 cups sifted flour When the prunes have been thor­ 1 tsp. salt This has a cooked taste (in contrast oughly mashed or strained, add to the 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate bits to many powdered sugar frostings), whipped cream and other ingredients (6-ounce pkg.) and always is just right to handle and then place in the refrigerator to Cream together the shortening, sug­ when putting on cake and again when chill. An alternative to prunes is a cup ar and cheese. Beat in the eggs one at cutting it to serve. As you can see, it and a half of ground-up peanut brit­ a time and then add the flavorings. is very rich, but my! how delicious. tle. This may be an old, old idea to Sift together the flour and salt and The addition of a small amount of you, but our family had never used it add to creamed mixture. Mix well. Kitchen-Klatter burnt sugar flavoring until recently. Stir in the chocolate bits. Drop from gives it that "expensive and elusive" This man in the kitchen had a thrill teaspoon, 2 inches apart, on lightly taste you're after. I use this frosting the other day when he spent some greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 de­ for the big Creole Cake-may add time in the galley (kitchen) of an grees for about 12 minutes. Cool slight­ something to part of it for fillings be­ atomic submarine. In a space about ly before removing from pan. tween layers, as I said in discussing half the size of an average home We might add that these are creamy the cake, but save out enough plain kitchen all of the food is prepared and dainty enough for a tea or recep­ for the top and sides. (Cut these for nearly 100 men. All submarines tion. amounts in half for a smaller cake.) for selling only 100 of these All Occasion boxes, $27.50 for SO boxes, $12.50 for 25 boxes, etc. You can make $1.00 or hundreds of dollars! All you do is call on neighbors, friends and relatives anywhere in your spare time. Just mail coupon below today and free samples of personalized stationery-plus salable Greeting Card assortments will be sent you on approval for your inspection. No experience necessary. Many church groups, clubs, schools, lodges, etc. do this too. Everybody buys All Occasion cards ond stationery. r - Send No Money Now - Mail Coupon Today - .. I CHEERFUL CARD COMPANY, Dept. 706 I I White Plains, New York I want ta make extra spending money. Rush me salable boxes on I approval to be paid for or returned if not satisfied-plus free full color I I catalog, free samples personalized stationery, special order blank to I order at lf2 retail price and full details of your·easy money making plan. I I Name I I Address I I I I City Zone.-State I I If writing for an organi- I zation, give its name------~------~ PAGE 22 KITCHEN-KLATTER MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1960 YOUR BABY NEEDS YOUR SMILE CLOSE THE GATE! By Evelyn Witter Close the gate on yesterday, or to­ day will be miserable. Close the gate on your failures. You cannot change Through the woes and wonders of what has happened already. What is caring for our two babies, I've learned done is done. If what you did was that the most accessible and least ex­ morally wrong, you can get busy about pensive bit of equipment every mother making retribution and being for­ has, is the most useful. I mean her given; then having learned your les­ smile. A mother's smile can perform son, go on to something new and bet­ miracles for her baby. It's a most ab­ ter. You made a careless mistake. sorbent tear drier, an excellent hurt You should not have made it but you and bruise healer, an efficient appe­ did, and you have been nervous and tite stimulator, a progress encourager, tasted it. The next time I tried a upset about it. If you don't stop a security builder and disposition smile! With her eyes on my face, worrying you will make more mis­ molder. ' Louise accepted the food and as I takes. Jimmy was learning to crawl. How went on smiling, she went on eating! Close the gate and keep on going. exasperated he used to get at his own With a smile I helped encourage You have lost patience with your chil­ lack of coordination! He just lay Louise's progress in toilet habits, in dren and said things you wish you had there and cried. I felt so sorry for talking habits, in learning how to but­ left unsaid. Maybe you need to say, him! ton a button and many other essential "I'm sorry" and then close the gate "Hey!" my husband said one day, skills. and make today bright and new! coming in on such a scene unexpect­ A smile can give your baby that all­ God has given us a New Year. Close edly. "Look at your face, all tensed !mportant feeling of security too. the gate behind you and face its dawn! up. No wonder Jimmy's crying." I When a baby is uncertain of his world -Edward W. Stimson took a glance at the mirror over my he is unhappy all over. So when he Dundee Presbyterian Church desk. My deep frown was anything finds himself in some new situation but helpful-looking. or in a new place, a friendly smile That's when I first realized how from mother helps give him the re­ A SUGGESTION FOR CHURCH much more helpful a smile would be. assurance he needs. I know from ex­ The next time Jimmy's attempts at perience that a visit to a strange home, BULLETINS crawling were futile (realizing a frown a doctor's office, a crowded depart­ downed him as much as hfs own lack ment store can seriously befuddle his of skill) I smiled encouragingly. He little world. Like the first time I took Those of you who are responsible was quick to sense my spirit of "Just Jimmy to a children's party. The mill­ for church bulletins might welcome keep trying." The tears stopped and ing youngsters, the extra attention he this suggestion that is used by the he "kept on trying." was getting confused him terribly. A First Methodist Church of Carroll, Iowa. Below a picture of its beautiful And haven't you seen a toddler run pat and a big reassuring smile from me transmitted the feeling that every­ new house of worship, the following to his mother after a fall or bump or is printed: a pinched finger, and display his hurt thing was really okay. And he began anxiously? After a calm but sympa­ to enjoy himself! AN INVITATION thetic examination let the mother Perhaps the most important reason -to all who are weary and need smile and kiss the hurt part, and a for smiling at children is that It helps rest, "miraculous" healing takes place. Let to mold their whole personalities into -to all who mourn and need her fuss and fume over the child-the sunny, pleasant ones. Setting an ex­ comfort, hurt goes on hurting and the child ample by having a pleasant expression -to all who sin and need a goes on crying. teaches them the "pleasant look" hab­ Saviour, I learned early in the life of my it. They absorb the important vitamins -to all who need the spirit of second baby that a smile is the best of well-being from the sunlight of the Jesus, introducer to new foods. The first smiles around them. -to all who pray and need a time I opened a jar of strained spinach But remember one thing: If your sanctuary, it looked most unappealing to me and smile doesn't get immediate results, -to all who need a more abundant I guess I just let my face go. When don't give up. A smile, like the rays life, I offered it to Louise she turned her of the sun, does the most good after -to all who are lonely and need head away even though she had not it soaks in. friendship, -to all who will come- THIS CHURCH OPENS WIDE ITS DOORS! Enter to Worship! Linger to Pray! Leave to Serve! Regardless of the size of your church or the appearance of its four walls, the words above could mean a great deal to those who enter its doors on Sunday morning.

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Vanilla Flavor­ Vanilla Flavoring. We agree to remit cans of my famous Pepper or 100 large 12 oz. bottles ing. We agree to remit tbe $50.00 to you $50.00 of the proceeds to you within 60 of my Flavoring-check coupon for the product you within 60 days. days. want. I'll also send you enough extra merchandise to SHIP TO cover all shipping charges, all on credit. Have 10 ~(~M7u-s-t7b_e_a_n~O,,..,.ffi~c-er~),----- (Please have another officer members each sell only 10 cans of Pepper or 10 write name and address below) bottles of Flavoring at $1.00 each. You keep $50.00 ADDRESS, ______(on Flavoring sales) or $40.00 (on Pepper sales) CITY ______STATE __ Name of CASH for your treasury, send me the balance of the Another Officer------Name of proceeds. That's all. Take up to 60 days. You don't Organization ______risk a penny of your treasury's money! Address ______Address·------ANNA ELIZABETH WADE City State City State•---- Department 420AB Lynchburg, Virginia '•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• v PAGE 24 KITCHEN-KLATTER MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1960 MAKE FIGURINES: Pleasant Home Work. YOU TELL ME I AM GETTING OLD Rubber For Molds. Catalogue Free. W. ···················································· Wooley, 1016-KK Donald, Peoria, Illinois. "Little Ads" DO YOU NEED IDEAS for painting or em­ YOU TELL ME I AM GETTING OLD. broidering? Do you need Perforated Pat­ terns? Send for our CVH Pattern-Catalog I tell you that's not so! If you have something to sell try containing over 400 fascinating motifs, 35 The "house" I live in is worn out, and this "Little Ad" Department. Over cents. CVH, West End, New Jersey. 150,000 people read this magazine that, of course, I know. every month. 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No money 12 Exposure Rolls, 49¢, Jumbo needed. Write Anna Elizabeth Wade, Dept. prints. Guaranteed work, one in perfect alignment. 419AB, Lynchburg, Va. day service. Dear Mary Beth bundled up both HANDCRAFT catalog 25¢; Unusual, differ­ children and stowed in the dog to ent, Gift Catalog 25¢; Sewing Ideas 25¢; drive many miles to the photographer EZ made items from coathangers 25¢; Jiffy made items 25¢; All five above $1.00. just so we could get this picture for LEISURE HOUR PRODUCTS, Freeland 3, our January cover. By the time it Penna. LEANNA'S PANSY QUILT was taken, everyone felt plumb worn GUARANTEED - crocheted dresses, doilies: out. We've shown you the final shot aprons, hankies, hemstitching, buttonholes. 8-0 many people have wanted to so you can see for yourself' how droopy Beulah's, Box 112C, Cairo, Nebraska. make this beautiful pansy quilt even poor Biscuit looked! 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