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BY MILDRED B. WARREN
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The Idaka Club of Perrv will
sponsor its third annual “Circus of
Arts and Crafts’’ Saturday, from 10
A.M. to 7 P.M. at the National Guard
Armory.
Mrs. Bob Richardson is chairman
for this event, and the Idakas look
forward to another successful show.
Mrs. Larry Walker and Mrs. Andy
Talton are publicity chairmen. They
remind us that this will be one of the
first events to begin the Bicentennial
Celebration.
The members of the Pilot Club will
prepare the food for the show and it
will be picnic style food that will be
enjoyed by grown-ups and children
alike. Some of the best cooks arouno
belong to the Pilot Club, and they are
sharing some of their recipes with us
this week.
Carolyn (Mrs. Robert) Thompson
shares her secret for her delicious
Chicken Salad. Jewel (Mrs. Allen)
Mcßae gave me her recipe for
Coconut Pound Cake for our readers
to enjoy; and Faye C. Thorpe brings
us her recipe for her famous Caramel
Frosting. So come along to the
“Circus of Arts and Crafts” for a fun
day, and good food!
CAROLYN’S CHICKEN SALAD
1 large hen
2 cups pecans, whole or pieces
2 cups finely chopped celery
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
4 hard cooked eggs
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup sweet diced pickles
Vt teaspoon onion salt
'/« teaspoon garlic salt
Cook two stalks of cut celery and
add to pot in which you cook hen. Add
salt and cook hen until tender.
Remove from pot and chill. Pull meat
from bone discarding all skin, and
gristle. Now put your blender to work
(or you. Drop nuts into blender and
chop fine, remove and set aside. Drop
hard cooked eggs into blender, chop,
remove and set aside. Drop a handful
of cooked chicken into blender using
To Connect Systems
County Near Agreement
On New Water Well Site
The Houston County
Commission last Tues af
ternoon heard Commissioner
Alton Tin ker tell them he had
reaehed an apparent
agreement with landowner
Jim Willis for the purchase of
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ZIM By Rose (look V
Each year a Unit this time
many young people appear on
your doorstep trying to sell
you magazines Some of them
you already subscribe to,
others you buy now. and
others you pass by because
you are over your magazine
allowance The library has the
answer for you There is no
need to miss any article you
are interested In and there is
no need for you to buy every
magazine which carries ar
ticles you want to read The
library buys most of them and
will let you read them free
HOBBIES T H E
M A C. AZIN E V « B
‘COLLECTORS is one that a
person may need only oc
casionally but when you have
a need for it nothing else will
suffice All hobbies are
Covered in this book, either
With informative articles or
With ads telling you either
where to buy what you want or
where to sell what you have 1
didn’t know anyone collected
old barbed wire but 1 suppose
they do as the latest issue has
information on how to tell the
age of your wire Another
unusual hobby they discuss is
Collecting horse brass
Remember the brass
decoration which was at
tached to the face gear and
hung between the horses'
eyes? Even if your hobby is a
common one you will enjoy
this book
an off-on remove routine, being
careful not to over grind. Continue
until all chicken is chopped. Now add
following ingredients to chicken: 1
cup diced pickles with juice,
mayonnaise, celery, onion, eggs,
onion and garlic salt, and nuts. Mix
all ingredients until blended.
Note: For a change try adding 2
cups finely chopped apples.
JEWEL’S COCONUT POUND CAKE
5 large eggs, separated
VA cups butter (do not substitute, use
only butter)
2V4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon rum extract
2Vi cups plain flour
1 cup less 1 tablespoon milk
1- I 3 cups flake-type moist coconut
Beat egg yolks with butter until
creamy smooth. Gradually add
sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
Blend in rum extract. Gradually add
flour alternately with milk, beginning
and ending with flour. Add coconut
and beat until smooth. Beat egg
whites until stiff but not dry, and
gently fold into the batter with spoon.
Turn into well greased pan and bake
two hours at 300 degrees. Use bundt or
tube pan for your cake. Let cool for 15
minutes in the pan before removing.
FAYE’S CARAMEL FROSTING
1 cup milk
2- 3 cups sugar
'/a cup butler or margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla
Cook milk and 2 cups of sugar until
it forms soft ball when tested in cold
water - or use candy thermometer,
236 to 238 degrees. Brown remaining 2
/3 cup sugar in heavy skillet on low.
Add butler and let simmer until sugar
dissolves. Combine the two mixtures.
Add vanilla and cool. Stir and spread
on cake.
This recipe will frost two layers of
the 1-2-3-4 cake.
HAPPY COOKING FROM THE
IDAKAS AND THE PILOTS!
approximately one acre by the
county on which to build a
well The well is a necessary
prelude to Houston County
receiving a million dollar plus
I* H A loan lor the county
water system
1 11 1 Hi. MTU is a good
one for using to keep up with
new ideas and treatment in
the medical field The latest
copy also explains how one
may use medical deductions
on your income tax forms
There is also an excellent
article on how one s posture
affects their health
I ITU.I \ is one 1 have not
seen until the library sub
scribed and I surely do like it
It is published quarterly and,
as the name implies, is about
Italy This issue has an article
on Vatican City with many
pictures 1 enjoyed most of the
article, accompanied by full
color pictures, about the lost
city of Pompeii If you can't go
see Italy, this magazine is the
next best thing
CIVIL WAR TIMES
ILLUSTRATED is my
favorite of all Each issue is
full of stories that took place
during the time when our
country was torn with war.
within our own borders The
latest issue has one article on
the battle of Perryville, Ky.,
which 1 found to be especially
good.
The books which 1 have
mentioned have all been
designed to leach you
something but if you are in
terested in just whiling away
some time in pleasure reading
you will find plenty of good
magazines for that purpose
100
The acre and a fraction is
located on Feagin Mill Hoad
about K(K) leel I rum w here
Feagin Mill connects with
Houston Lake Road The
county will, if finally suc
cessful in gelling the property,
build a well on the site to lie
together several parts of its
burgeoning water system
County Clerk Lamar Brown
said that acquisition of the
land was the last of "about fit)
requirements necessary" to
obtain the F.H A loan. The
huge loan is to hail out the
county water system, which
was financially plagued for
several years. The county
ligures that expansion of the
system, bringing in more
customers, is the only way to
make it solvent
In other action the board of
commissioners voted to ap
prove a beer and wine con
sumption on the premises
license for Mike Carter's
Captains Galley Restaurant
on Watson Boulevard Tucker
moved to grant the license and
the vote was unanimous. The
first reading on the license
application was last week
Two hearings are normally
held
County Purchasing Agent
Miller Heath reported that
healing and insulation work on
the Health Building on Main
Street in Perry had been
completed by the contractor,
Gilbert Electric Heath said it
was not necessary to put in a
new water heater He said
insulation was part of the
repair work
Contractor Thomas Fowler
responded above Commission
requirements when asked last
week to submit a performance
bond lor $t 9K4 oo of electrical
work for the county- for
lighting tennis courts at
Moody Road Park Fowler did
not obtain a bond, but did
better by sending the board a
cashier's check for $2,000 to
hold Slfioo more than his
contract!
Books Listed
Perry Library To Feature
Arts And Crofts For April
The Perry Library, con
tinuing its contemporary
emphasis reading program,
will feature books on arts and
crafts in April Handwork was
chosen to be emphasized this
month because of the con
tinuing interest in this subject
by the people of Perry and the
abundance of new material
acquired by the Library in the
past few months A major
factor in the selection of this
month’s topic is the Idaka
Club’s Third Annual Circus of
Arts and Crafts being held this
Saturday, March 29, at the
National Guard Armory. Visit
the Circus of Arts and Crafts,
make your purchases and get
your inspiration, then visit the
Perry Library for guidance on
creating your own han
dicrafts
The following list of books
will show you how to start:
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Gratis lor Fun and Fairs, by-
Emily R. Dow
Early American Crafts, by
Roberta Raffaelli
Baskets and Basketry, by
Dorothy Wright
Gifts, Gadgets, and
Glamour, by Marjorie Green
Leathercrafting, by Crete
Petersen
Creative Home Decorations
You Can Make, by Sue Gar
mon
How to Paint Trays, by
Roberta Blanchard
Making Shell Flowers, by
Norma Conroy
21 Kinds of American Folk
Art and How to Make Each
One, by Jean Kinney
Americana in Miniature, by
Estelle Worrell
Beads Plus Macrame, by
Grethe la Croix
Picture Framing for
Beginners, by PruNuttal
101 Glamorous Gifts to
Make, by Miriam Peake
America’s Knitting Book, by
Gertrude Taylor
Basic Craft Techniques, by
Tommy Karlen
Resin and Glass Artcraft, by
Lura Smith
Design in Papier Mache, by
Carla Kenny
Balsa Wood Modeling, by
Ron Warring
Complete Book of
Decoupage, by Frances Wing
Puppet-Making, by Chester
Alkema
Step by Step Bargello, by
Geraldine Cosentino
McCall’s Book of Han
dicrafts, by Nanina Comstock
Complete Guide to Quilting,
by Audrey Heard
Mountain Artisans Quilting
Book, by Alfred Lewis
Selling Your Handcrafts, by
William E. Garrison
HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL THURS.. MAR. 27, 1975,
The essays of two Westfield Junior Class
Members won for them a berth in the first round
of competition for a Washington Tour this sum
mer, sponsored by the Flint Electric Membership
Corporation of Reynolds. The first place winner
was Ruth Evans (L), daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W.D. Evans of Kathleen. Second place was
awarded to Andrea Vest (R), daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Lucian Vest of Perry. Each will receive
$25.00 and will attend a dinner on April 14. At this
time, judging for the District II Winner will be
based on a three minute talk on “Flint Electric - A
Pace-Maker of Progress’’.
The Flint Electric Membership Corporation
sponsors this Essay Contest annually as a part of
their public educational promotion. Only high
school Junior class members are eligible to
participate. The contest is divided into two
districts. The Houston County schools compose
District II and the schools of Crawford, Mac<m,
Marion, Peach, Schley, Talbot and Taylor
Counties compose District I.
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