Radio and television mirror (July-Dec 1950)

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TELEVISION SECTION The Richard Doans, of Silvermine, Conn., can tell you something amusing or sentimental about most of the furnishings in their house, especially the four pieces that started them off. They'll tell you how Dick acquired a garden tractor, just at the time he had decided a tractor was beyond his budget. And how Dorothy learned one of her most useful recipes from a guest on her CBS television show, Vanity Fair, although at the time she was sure he was bluffing and had never cooked before in his life. Ever since then, guests have been practically assured of getting some version of Ken Kling's Pancakes at one of the generous meals the Doans serve. At breakfast, the thin cakes may be eaten with syrup or honey, or filled with preserves. For Sunday evening supper, they may be chock-full of creamed chicken or tuna fish or ham, or asparagus. But no matter how many Dorothy flips over on the griddle, there is always someone who can eat "just one more." When Ken, who creates Joe Palooka and Asbestos when he's not practicing cookery, was a guest on Dorothy's program she put him in the opening spot, worried while he began to mix the batter, and had to leave him a few minutes while she interviewed her second guest. When she got back to Ken, he was pouring some thin, watery stuff on the griddle. She thought, "He'll never get that off again, and what will my viewers think!" But off came a golden-brown pancake into which Mr. Kling had put some preserves before folding it over. After the first bite, she could hardly bear to leave it and go on with her show. Try it for yourself and see what (Continued on page 94) DO AN J J IWW M /If V* I *~* m rsjiu •i J ^^^ Ml • M^#y [&Mk stcS Tf If m*K-. 1 The loom on the right holds the beginnings of a big hooked rug for this room. Painter David Robinson, Doans' friend Tea for two in front of the fire — a lazy, and neighbor, did this scene for them. luxurious moment to talk things over. Dorothy Dorm conducts Vanity Fair, Mon.-Fri., 4:30 P.M. EST on CBS-TV. Sponsored by Maiden-Form Brassieres. 53