Radio and television mirror (May-Oct 1940)

KATE SMITH RADIO MIRROR'S FOOD COUNSELLOR Usten to Kate Smith's daytime ta/ks Monday tftrough Friday at 12 noon, E.D.S.T.. also her variety show Friday night, both over CSS. SPRING isn't the only thing that's in the air these days. There's also the whir of the vacuum cleaner and the carpet sweeper, the swish of mops and dusters and polishing cloths as we enter into our annual task of making our homes gay and sparkling and shining with cleanliness. Since spring cleaning is such an important task for all of us, I've been saving all winter tips which will not only help you to set your house in order but will enable you easily and more efficiently to keep it that way throughout the year. If this sounds pretty far away from a cooking department's routine, don't be misled, for we're spring cleaning our menus this month too, with recipes for the best and most satisfying meals you've ever eaten, which can be prepared amidst the flurry of house cleaning with no extra trouble at all. I call them two-way recipes, for they may be cooked and served in two ways. Tuna Fish and Macaroni 1 medium can tuna fish 1 medium can macaroni % tsp. prepared mustard Vz cup grated cheese or buttered crumbs Drain and flake the tuna fish, combine with macaroni and mustard and turn into buttered casserole. Cover with grated cheese or buttered crumbs and bake in moderate oven for thirty minutes. Variation: Omit buttered crumbs, combine remaining ingi-edients and 38 While getting your house in order for the new season it's no task to fix this delicious spring salad. Right, try these attractive rannekins for your fish souffle. heat all together in the top of a double boiler. Chipped Beef and Corn 1 medium jar chipped beef 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 can kernel corn Freshen chipped beef by covering with boiling water and allowing to stand for five minutes. Combine with soup and corn and bake in buttered casserole at moderate temperature for thirty minutes. Variation: Combine ingredients and heat thoroughly in a double boiler. Salmon and Pea Souffle 1 medium can salmon 1% cups canned pea soup (diluted with milk) 1 tbl. flour 2 eggs (beaten separately) 2 tsps. lemon juice pinch nutmeg Remove skin and bones from salmon and break into flakes. Heat soup and milk, add salmon and egg yolk beaten with flour and heat all together. Remove from fire, stir in lemon juice, nutmeg and fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Turn into buttered casserole or into individual ramekins, place in pan of water and bake in moderate oven until a silver knife, inserted into souffle, will come out clean (about forty minutes). Variation: Omit eggs and flour, combine other ingredients and beat together; serve on thin toast or toasted crackers. These dishes should be served piping hot (souffles will fall if allowed to stand after being removed from the oven) and any one of them served with a fresh spring salad like the one illustrated (made up of lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, seallions, radishes and watercress), coffee and a simple dessert will provide a dinner which is a treat all through the year. AND now back to those household i tips we were talking about. Suppose we start with the furniture first. Upholstered pieces should first be brushed or vacuumed thoroughly, then for additional freshness moisten two tablespoons white soap flakes in a teaspoonful of tepid water. Beat into a froth with a rotary egg beater and sponge the fabric with the foamy suds, working rapidly so that the material will not get too wet. First aid to scarred or scratched furniture with a dark finish is the same as for yourself, to get out your first aid kit and paint the wound with iodine. Apply it carefully, covering only the scarred surface, lest the alcohol in the iodine damage the finish. When dry, rub with furniture polish. RADIO AND TELEVISION MIRHOR