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SLEEVELESS SLIPON 



KNITTED GIFT SET 



MANY interesting and instructive plans 

 are in the making for the various 

 Home Bureau units in Will county for 

 the ensuing year. The executive board 

 met recently in the confemce room of the 

 Farm Bureau building with Mrs. Phil 

 Goodwin, chairman. Routine reports were 

 given and Mrs. Clarence Gistle, home 

 adviser, gave a compilation of the work 

 she has accomplished this past month 

 and projects that have been completed. 

 She led a discussion recently at the 

 University of Illinois on "How can we 

 better meet the needs of our rural peo- 

 ple.'" She attended the health depart- 

 ment tour recently and tocrfc part in the 

 recent Rural Youth Talk Fest. Mem- 

 bers of the board were in accord with the 

 fact that the local units should stand 

 behind the 4-H Club program and give 

 aid when needed. 



Mrs. Harvey Lewis, 4-H and Rural 

 Youth, announced that the County 

 Achievement Day would be held Satur- 

 day at the Cunningham school and many 

 awards will be made at that time. Mrs. 

 William Morrison, Recreational Chair- 

 man is sending each unit material to be 

 used during the holiday season. 



A sleevales* slipen sweater is always a 

 favorite from tiie masculine point of view. 

 This style will get the worm approval of 

 the men who will wear them. For free 

 instructions send a self addressed stamped 

 envelope to Women's Editor, Illinois Agri- 

 cultural Association Record, 43 East Ohio 

 Street, Chicago II, UL 



Mrs. Alfred Krapf, vice-chairman and 

 membership chairman outlined the pol- 

 icies and plans for the future work this 

 year in obtaining new members so that 

 the county goal of over 100 new mem- 

 bers will be met. This report is being 

 sent to Mrs. Dale Huffman, who is the 



If you're o handy girl with needles you 

 can stretch your budget considerably when 

 making gifts for the family. Extra warm 

 mittens and a tasseled stoclcing cop are 

 sure-to-please gifts. For free instructions 

 send a self-addressed stamped envelope 

 to Women's Editor, Illinois Agricutural As- 

 sociation Record, 43 East Ohio Street, Chi- 

 cago 11, III. 



state membership chairman. It was de- 

 cided that 50 4-H Club members could 

 be accommodated next year at Camp 

 Shaw-waw-nas-see near Rock Creek. 



FAVORITE HOLIDAY RECIPE . 



RAISIN-BRAN LOAF 



1 cup bran 



2 cups flour 

 IV2 tspns. soda 



1 tsp. baking powder 



1 teaspoon salt . ■. 



1 cup chopped raisins -' i!: 

 1/2 cup molasses 



11/2 cups buttermilk or sour milk* /■ . ;. 



3 tblspns. melted fat 



2 eg£s, beaten .-■.•■ 



Mix dry ingredients and add raisins. Mix 

 molasses, buttermilk and fat. Add eggs. 

 Combine two mixtures and mix thoroughly. 

 Turn into loaf pan which has been lined 

 with waxed paper and bake in a moderate 

 oven (350° F.) for 45 minutes or until done. 



*To make sour milk: 



Put 3 tablespoons vinegar or lemon juice in 

 iVs cups milk. Let stand a few minutes 

 before using. 



IT'S THE HEAT! 



HOME-CANNED foods do not lose 

 flavor and color because of exposure 

 to light, say members of the Massa- 

 chusetts experiment station. Their recent 

 research on the subject has exploded the 

 long-favored theory that light damages 

 color and flavor of canned food during 

 storage. 



Heat, say the scientists, is the real cause. 

 Heat speeds up oxidation — the action of 

 air trapped in the can or jar of food — 

 and oxidation is what cause the color 

 and flavor to deteriorate. 



In the tests home-canned food was 

 stored both in the dark at room tempera- 

 ture and in the light at room temperature. 

 All of it showed a loss of flavor and 

 color. When canned foods "t/ere stored 

 at 42 degrees Fahrenheit, both of these 

 qualities were well maintained. 



DECEMBER. 1947 



