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Buy Proper Toys for 

 Those Youngsfers of 

 Yours This Christmas 



ON YOUR trips into toyland these pre- 

 Christmas days, look for playthings 

 that are both safe and durable for your 

 youngsters. 



Miss Margueritte Briggs, family rela- 

 tions specialist, University of Illinois 

 College of Agrculture, says that children 

 up to four years old need sturdy toys. 

 They give things pretty rough handling, 

 as you know. Toys for infants should 

 be fairly large too. Otherwise, they may 

 go into baby's mouth. 



For safety, avoid playthings that are 

 flammable and those with poisonous 

 paint. And don't buy electrical toys or 

 stuffed animals with glass or button eyes. 

 Playthings that have sharp edges or small 

 removable parts are also bad buys. 



Good toys to choose for infants up to 

 2 are sturdy rattles, rubber or washable 

 squeak toys, stuffed animals, blocks with 

 rounded corners, and push-and-pull toys 

 with strings or rounded handles. 



If you have a two- or three-year old, he'll 

 like a sand box plus a bucket and shovel, 

 wooden animals, cars and wagons to push 

 around, simple plywood puZ2les, and a 

 tip-proof kiddie car. 



Youngsters from three to four years old 

 like to play "let's pretend." For them 

 you can buy a small broom or toy tele- 

 phone, dolls and wrap-around clothes, 

 doll buggies and furniture, dishes, model- 

 ing clay, and blunt plastic scissors for 

 cutting paper. 



PARTY APRON 



Kendall Home Bureau 

 Makes Trip to Chicago 



KENDALL County Home Bureau 

 members left their household worries 

 behind them recently when they went 

 on a conducted tour of Chicago high 

 spots as the guests of the Chicago, Au- 

 rora and Elgin railroad. 



They visited the Merchandise Mart 

 building where they saw the "Ladies be 

 Seated" radio program. Other high- 

 lights included a style show, dinner 

 luncheon, and tickets to the Ice Follies. 



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You will moka a hit at your noxt party 

 whan you appear in this dainty party 

 apron. For freo Instructions on how to 

 make this apron send a seif-addressed 

 stamped envelope to Women's Editor, Illi- 

 nois Agricultural Association Record, 43 

 East Ohio Street, Chicago 11, Hi. 



I\^ake Your Own Leather 

 Gifts for Christmas 



Only a few more shopping days until 

 Christmas ! 



And whether or not you're thinking 

 of Christmas yet, there's always a birth- 

 day or other occasion for which you 

 want a special gift. Handsome leadier 

 articles can be the solution, suggests 

 Miss Marion Kaeser, home furnishings 

 specialist. University of Illinois College 

 of Agriculture. 



Coin purses, photo albums, jewel 

 boxes, belts and many other things can 

 be made with simple home tools, says 

 Miss Kaeser. Tools include a 12 x 12- 

 inch piece of glass, a ruler, heavy card- 

 board, orangewood stick, a leather punch 

 which can be made from a nail, and a 

 wooden mallet. A variety of leathers 

 can be used — cowhide, calfskin, sheep- 

 skin, goatskin. 



For directions on making leather 

 goods, write for "Let's Make a Leather 

 Purse" or "Fun With Leather," new 

 leaflets by Miss Kaeser. Send your re- 

 quest to University of Illinois College of 

 Agriculture, Urbana, 111. 



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PECAN ROLLS 



2 cups sifted enriched 2/3 to i/^ cup milk 



2 tablespoons melted 



butter 

 V2 cup brown sugar 

 Pecan halves 



flour 



3 teaspoons baking 



powder 

 V2 teaspoon salt 



4 tablespoons short- 



ening 

 Prepare muffin pans by spreading thickly with 

 a creamy mixture made by creaming together 

 three tablespoons butter and six tablespoons 

 brown sugar. Put two or three pecan halves 

 into each muffin cup. Sift together flour, 

 baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening. 

 Add milk, stirring only until dough holds to- 

 gether. Turn out on slightly floured board 

 and knead lightly for one-half minute. Roll 

 out to one-fourth inch thickness. Brush with 

 melted butter and sprinkle with brown sugar. 

 Roll jelly-roll fashion and cut into one-inch 

 slices. Place slices cut side down into muffin 

 pans. Bake in moderately hot oven (425 de- 

 grees F.) 20 to 25 minutes. Let stand in pan 

 tor a minute before turning out. Serve hot 

 or cold. Yield: 16-18 small rolls. 



VIENNESE STEW 



2 tablespoons fat 1 teaspoon Worcester- 



shire Sauce 



14 teaspoon Tabasco 

 Sauce 



1/2 teaspoon salt 



2 cups sliced carrots 

 (about 4) 



4 ounces elbow mac- 

 aroni 



V4 cup enriched flour 

 1 teaspoon salt 

 V^ teaspoon pepper 

 1/2 pound veal stew 



meat 

 3 cups water 

 1 bay leaf 



Vi cup chopped onion 

 Vi cup chopped cel- 

 ery leaves 

 Heat fat in skillet. Mix flour, salt and pep- 

 per. Dip meat in flour mixture and brown 

 well in skillet. Add water, bay leaf, onion, 

 celery, Worcestershire sauce, tabasco sauce and 

 V2 teaspoon salt. Cover and simmer until 

 meat is tender (about IV2 hours). Add car- 

 rots and elbow macaroni. Simmer 30 min- 

 utes longer. Yield: 4 servings. 



Style Consultant Speaks 

 Before Home Bureau 



MEMBERS of the Kendall County 

 Home Bureau recently heard Miss 

 Celeste Carlyle, a well-known style con- 

 sultant, discuss the secret of a smart 

 appearance. 



Miss Carlyle won her audience from 

 the start with an informed and chatty 

 presentation. She took volunteers from 

 the audience and created for them new 

 hair styles, complete costumes, and 

 changes in make-up color and applica- 

 tions. 



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