VALLEY RESIDENTS HEAR
PRESBYTERIAN OFFICIAL
When Wilbur La Roe, Jr.,
moderator of the 159th general
assembly of the Presbyterian
church, visited in Anchorage
last week, several Valley resi
dents motored to that city to at
tend the dinner given in his
honor at the Anchorage Presby
terian church.
Among the local folk who
made the trip were:
•Mr. and Mrs. Neil Miller, Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Huntley, Gilman
Lindsey and Mr. and Mrs. Vic
tor Alfsen.
Mr. LaRoe, an attorney spe
cializing in corporation law,
made two addresses while in
Anchorage. He spoke to Presby
terians attending the Thursday
night dinner and again at a
breakfast meeting attended by
Anchorage businessmen.
Mr. La Roe spoke of the in
terrelation of civic responsibility
and the church, saying that
Christians can render service in
a community through the in
spiration given by the church.
He termed today’s church a
‘“fortification on the freedom
front.”
Touching upon Alaska’s spe
cific problems in his addresses
Mr. La Roe warned of the dan
ger of increasing powers of the
national government. “Fascism is
just too much government,” he
declared. The attorney also de
plored lack of development oJ
Alaska’s resources and the high
cost of transportation here.
Following his visit in Anchor
age, the Presbyterian moder
ator, who was accompanied by
his wife and J. Earl Jackman.
Alaskan secretary of the Pres
byterian board of missions, left
for Fairbanks. His visit was the
first ever made to the Yukon
Presbytery by a Presbyterian
moderator.
FALKS HAVE GIRL
A daughter, the couple’s sec
ond child, was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Victor Falk at the Valley
hospital last Thursday evening.
The little girl, who weighed
eight pounds, three ounces, still
is without a name.
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Kitchen Katie
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Alaskan winter breakfasts for
outdoor men and children usu
ally include a hot cereal. On iso
lated homesteads where it’s a
long time between shopping
trips and food is bought in the
largest bulk quantities available
it isn’t always practical to buy a
large variety of cereals. For fun
at breakfast the cook has to
hocus-pocus a big variety from a
few sacks.
Remember the toasted oatmeal
Mrs. Hoffman used to serve at
the old hospital? She spread the
uncooked oatmeal in a flat pan
in the oven and let it turn gold
en brown, stirring occasionally,
then boiled it as usual. The
toasted flakes take longer to
cook, and do not break down
into the creamy dish preferred
by some. To retain this creamy
effect, toast only a small portion
of the oatmeal.
Oatmeal is a principal break
fast standby, but can become
monotonous. Experiment with
what you have in your own
pantry. Once in a while, cook in
a cup or two of raisins. If you
are out of raisins, take scissors
and snip dried prunes into raisin
size bits to be stewed in the oat
meal. Try eating brown sugar,
canned milk and a dash of nut
meg or cinnamon with it. Inci
dentally, many cooks prefer the
flavor of longer cooking, old
fashioned type of rolled oats to
the instant cooking variety.
People with dogs or chickens
never worry about disposing of
left-over oatmeal. However, try
making a pudding with it some
time, instead of feeding it to the
animals. Dilute it to a thin paste
with canned milk and hot water,
add an egg (or two tablespoon
fuls of powdered yolk), brown
sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and
raisins. Bake slowly, stirring oc
casionally at first, adding more
water if necessary, to allow it to
develop a custard-like texture.
Stewed whole wheat kernels
for a breakfast cereal is an old
fashioned favorite neglected in
these times, no doubt because so
many women cook on electric or
gas ranges and can’t afford to
keep them going for eight to 10
hours at a stretch. One advant
age of cooking on a wood range,
which also helps to heat a cabin,
is that the cook doesn’t have to
worry about saving heat. The top
of the stove and oven are hot
most of the time.
Most of the whole-grain wheat
available in these times is likely
to contain dust and foreign mat
ter. This can easily be removed
by picking over the wheat on a
table, then washing it. If you
have a shallow, large round pan
with sloping sides, you can prac
tice gold panning while wash
ing wheat. The waste will sink
down into the bottom angle, and
the wheat may be poured out
over the rim. Any husks will
float off.
Start with approximately four
volumes cold water, salt to taste.
Whole grain wheat takes less
salt than refined cereal, possibly
because it retains more of its
minerals. Place in a double boil
er top, or in a baking dish in the
oven and allow to cook gently
for at least eight hours; the
longer the better. Cooking time
may be reduced by soaking over
night.
Course-cut graham flour cook
ed in the same manner as cream
of wheat or wheatena makes a
cereal reminiscent of the old
days of lazy wheels and elm
shaded mill ponds when neigh
bors had their wheat and corn
ground on shares as they wanted
to use it. Whole wheat flour and
cereals must be kept cool or they
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Trading Post Has
New Butcher
A new butcher, Sam Keist, is
now at work behind the meat
counters of the Trading Post
butcher shop. Mr. Keist is a long
time resident of the territory,
having spent the past 25 years
in Anchorage. He has been work
ing at his trade for 40 years.
Mr. Keist replaces W. W.
Beck, who, with Mrs. Beck, left
for Lebanon, Ore., last week.
The Becks plan to establish an
auto court there, although they
hope someday to return to Alas
ka to live.
Girl Scouts Hold
Valentine Party
Senior Girl Scouts held a Val
entine party at the home of
Gayle Eckert on Monday eve
ning of this week. Scouts enter
tained as their guests that eve
ning, girls who are prospective
members of the Palmer troop.
The evening was spent in play
ing games and folk dancing after
an hour or two of work on a
Scout Valentine project.
Sophomores Plan
Valentine Dance
The sophomore class of Palmer
high school is planning to hold a
Valentine’s day dance in the gym
nasium on Saturday, Feb. 14, it
was learned this week. This
dance will be open to the public.
Sophomores plan to begin the
ticket sale for the dance early
next week. They will announce
further details concerning the af
fair in the next few days.
Lenten Services Planned
Valley Lutherans again are re
minded of special services at St.
John’s church on Ash Wednes
day, Feb. 11. Services, to be con
ducted by pastor W. L. Zeile,
will begin at 8 o’clock.
rapidly develop bitter flavor. A
dry outdoor cache, safe from
squirrels, is suitable both winter
and summer.
People who use whole grains
prefer them to the refined
cereals which seem tasteless by
comparison. Whole wheat sup
plies valuable minerals and vita
mins, principally phosphorus,
iron, thiamin and riboflavin.
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GOES OUTSIDE
Ed Barrett left the Valley last
Monday to go Outside for sur
gical attention. He was accom
panied to Anchorage by Mrs.
Barrett.
Called Outside
Harold Winegarner of Palmer
left for the states last week,
where his mother is seriously ill.
Mr. Winegarner flew to the fam
ily home in Kansas. He expects
to be gone for several weeks.
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