s 



hHOMEMAKERS 



PEANUT MUFFINS 



DINNER CLOTH 



Mr*. Ucyd ■vryiMr, Uthknul cownfy (right) 



r«c«lv*( Mif* honi*< award for her county 



from Hem* Barmaa frmtldent, MIn Myra 



Robinson. 



compared with one for every 50-mile 

 radius in the northern two-thirds of the 

 state. The Home Bureau also pointed out 

 that the state appropriations for colleges 

 and universities for 1947-49 were in ratio 

 of one to 17 in favor of the northern 

 part of the state. Members were urged 

 to contact the governor of Illinois and 

 representatives to correct this situation. 



Other Home Bureau resolutions urged 

 the membership to be an active and in- 

 formed electorate, condemned factors re- 

 sponsible for the acute housing shortage, 

 recommended speeding up the present 

 Rural Youth and 4-H programs by pro- 

 viding better facilities for recreation, in- 

 creasing recognitions and procuring more 

 trained leaders, demanded that rural 

 health standards be improved by more 

 health education, more rural doctors and 

 more hospitals, and recommended that 

 women taxe an active part in dissemi- 

 nating information about soil conserva- 

 tion. 



The Home Bureau pledged its support 

 to the lAA in efforts to get a building 

 for the College of Veterinary Medicine. 



LAMPSHADE SCHOOL 



Kane County Home Bureau recently 

 held a lampshade school at St. Charles 

 Community Center. Silk, parchment, and 

 pleated shades were made by the 50 

 women attending. Mrs. Louis Templin, 

 Watch City, was instructor. 



MARCH. 1949 



1/2 cup chopped pea- 

 nuts 



1 egg 



4 tablespoons melted 

 shortening 



2 cups sifted en- 

 riched flour 

 } teaspoons baking 



powder 

 V4 cup sugar 

 V} teaspoon salt 

 Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and 

 sugar. Add chopped peanuts. Beat egg and 

 add shortening. Add to flour mixture and 

 stir just enough to moisten the flour. Fill 

 greased muffin pans half full and bake in 

 moderately hot oven (425 degrees F.) 20 to 

 25 minutes. Yield: 16 muffins. Note: Other 

 nuts may be used instead of peanuts. 



LEARN RUG-MAKING 



Randolph and Franklin county wom- 

 en joined last fall in a day-long meet- 

 ing at Benton to learn ways to make 

 rugs at home. They were taught by 

 Miss Marian Kaeser, College of Agri- 

 culture specialist in home furnishings. 



EVENING ACCESSORIES 



An avaning hood and matching bog are 

 Ihtle luxurlei that any young tewar can 

 maka and kaep within her clothing budget. 

 This set combines marquisette and taffeta In 

 equal parts and a sprinkling of sequins. 

 The hood features an off-the-face cuff and 

 soft round collar of taffeta. The drawstring 

 bag, circular at the bottom, turns back into 

 a patal-shaped cuff at the top. For free 

 Instructions send a self-addressed stamped 

 envelope to Women's Editor, Illinois Agri- 

 cultural Association Record, 43 East Ohio 

 Street, Chicago 11, III. 



An axqwislta dinner cloth for special days 

 can bo mode by any woman who crochets. 

 Three wide bands of filet crochet are In- 

 serted between lengths of linen and the 

 whole Is edged with a dainty border. This 

 takes far less time than crocheting an en- 

 tire cloth and yet retains all the beauty 

 of a handmade tablecloth. For free in- 

 structions send a self-addressed stamped 

 envelope to Women's Editor, Illinois Agri- 

 cultural Associcrtlon Record, 43 East Ohio 

 Straat, Chicago 11, Illinois. 



This uf i iiH l l »a hat, rnhtou and sock set is 

 on excallaiit ■•ggasfion for a gift and you 

 can oaally autko It yourself. For free In- 

 structions send a »»lf -addrenod ttamped 

 envelope to Women's Editor, llllnolt Agrl- 

 cultural Association Record, 43 fast Ofcio 

 Street, Chicago II, Illinois. 



