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Iowa Farm Women 

 Make Tour of Illinois 



THIRTY-seven Iowa farm women 

 made a tour of Illinois recently. 

 They arrived in southern Illinois to 

 tour the daffodil and fruit orchard 

 area. From there they went to the 

 University of Illinois experiment sta- 

 tion at Dixon Springs. 



The women also visited historical 

 spots in Illinois including the Lincoln 

 shrines at Springfield. From Spring- 

 field they planned to visit points of 

 interest in Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, 

 and Tennessee. 



Many Dressings Can 

 Be Used With Fish 



AN endless variety of dressings may 

 be served with fish. The secret is to 

 add just t'le right amount of season- 

 ing to enhance the delicate fish flavor 

 rather than to mask it. 



Sour cream can be used as the basis 

 for preparing a number of different 

 fish sauces. Miss Frances Cook, foods 

 specialist. University of Illinois College 

 of Agriculture, recommends this easy- 

 to-prepare one: To a half cup of 

 whipped sour cream, add 2 tablespoons 

 of vinegar and a dash of tabasco sauce 

 and salt to taste. Then just before 

 serving, blend in V2 cup of finely 

 chopped or grated cucumber. Be sure 

 the cucumber is thoroughly chilled, 

 and blend it in carefully. 



GAS REFRIGERATOR 

 SHOULD BE APPROVED 



IF you are considering a gas refrigera- 

 tor, look for the AGA star of ap- 

 proval. Miss Gladys Ward, home man- 

 agement specialist, University of Illinois 

 College of Agriculture, reminds us that 

 this seal is important. It shows that the 

 equipment meets the requirements set 

 up by the American Gas Association 

 and adopted by the American Standards 

 Association. 



Check the equipment, also, for the 

 seal of the Underwriters' Laboratories. 

 The letters UL stand for safety. They 

 mean that the refrigerating system and 

 connections have been thoroughly 

 checked and approved as safe. 



Here's Chance to Go 

 On European Trip 



WANT to take a low-cost, six-week 

 tour to England, Denmark, and 

 Sweden, beginning about Aug. 20.' 

 D. E. Lindstrom, University of Illinois 

 College of Agriculture, will take care 

 of your request for such a tour that 

 is being offered by World Studytours 

 of Columbia University. Cost of the 

 tour which includes travel, rooms, 

 meals, guides, baggage, and side trips, 

 is estimated at from $800 to $900 tos 

 each person from New York and re- 

 turn. 



If you are interested, write to D. E. 

 Lindstrom, 300a Mumford Hall, Ur- 

 bana. 111. He will give you further 

 information, such as how to secure 

 passports, visas, etc. The trip is being 

 offered primarily for Illinois rural 

 chorus, music, drama and folk arts 

 participants and their friends. Reser- 

 vations will be limited to 150 persons. 

 Plan of the tour is to stay at least 

 one week in England, one week in Den- 

 mark, one week in Sweden, return 

 across Norway to Bergen, by ferry to 

 Newcastle, and sail from England. In 

 each country, visits will be made to 

 typical and model farms, attend con- 

 certs and festivals, meet people in farm 

 organizations, talk with agricultural of- 

 ficials, and have one sightseeing tour 

 in each major city. 



CARDIGAN SWEATER 



An average maple sugar tree yields about 

 15 gallons of sap; 45 to 50 gallons are 

 needed to make one gallon of syrup. 



DO NOT OVERLOAD 

 YOUR WASHING MACHINE 



Y OUR washer is designed to wash a 

 * certain number of clothes. Miss 

 Gladys Ward, home management spe- 

 cialist. University of Illinois College of 

 Agriculture, advises that you put in 

 only the load recommended by the 

 manufacturer. Too many clothes may 

 overload the motor, and most machines 

 do a more efficfent job of washing if 

 the load is right in size. 



Cream separators should be rinsed after 



each use and washed and sterilized at least 

 once a day. 



U you don't have a llaHerIng tardlgan 

 sweater In your wardrobe, here't just the 

 thing tor you for thilly evenings. Make 

 It In pink or aquamarine. You'll be 

 pleated with the retultt. for free in- 

 structions tend a self -addretsed stamped 

 envelope to Women's Idltor, lAA Record, 

 43 tast Ohio Street, Chicago 1 1, III. 



BUffET LACE 



Crochet offers you a wide choice of lace 

 patterns suitable for household decoration. 

 Square motifs framing clusters of four 

 pineapples are joined to make this charm- 

 ing buffet set. for free Instructions send 

 a self-addressed stamped envelope to 

 Women's Editor, lAA Record, 43 fast Ohio 

 Street, Chicago It, III. 



MAY, 1949 



