THIS AND THAT WITH PAT
Did you know that Mrs. Gomez bought 7 pine trees to Adak when she
came up here. They were fledglins and she gave all but one away.The
one she kept is now 3 feet all and Is guarunteed to grow to 7 feet.
That would be something, a 7 feet, tall tree on Adak.
We hear that MATTSON, who has.the store for the Nevy Exchange at
ComSta takes more coffee breaks than a o6ffde salesman. • '
Did you know that there are four kinds of readers, The first is like
tile hour-glass; and their reading being as the sand, it runs in and
runs out, and leaves not a vestige behind, a second is like the sparge
which imbibes everything, and returnfe It in nearly the'same state,
only a littie dirtier; A third is like a jelly bag, allowing all that
is pure to pass away, and retaining only the' refuse and dregs. And
the fourth is like the slaves in the diamond mines of Golconda, who
casting aside all that is worthless, retain only pure gems. Coleridge
Anyone having any Betty CrocKer coupons they don’t want can get
rid of them by calling Mrs. Davis at X0551 after 5PM. ,
When you read Longfellow’s words about trees here on Aduk it’s "
enough to make you homesick for the great forests of the lower T48:
This is the, forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks,
bearddd with moss and in garments, green, indistinct in the twighlijje
stand liKe Druids or eld, witnvoices sad and propnetic, stand like
harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms. And Joyce Kllm®*1*
1 think that I shall never see A poem 'lovely as a tree Poems are
made by fools like me But only God can make a tree.
..Jackie Phillips at 052J will decorate cakes for a reasonable fee.
Her creations are the loveliest this writer has seen in many a day.
All you gals whose hubbyTs are bringing home'loads of shrimp mite
like this recipe for a cocktail sauce for them:
Tangy sauce: Combine 2/3 cup catsup, 3 tablespoons chili sauce,
2 tablespoons horseradish, 3 tablespoons fresh, frozen or canned
lemon juice, dash of cayanne pepper, dash tabasco. Pefiigerate.
Easy sauce: Combine l/&.«cup Mtiyonaise, 1/2 cup chili sauce or
catsup, 2 tablespoons prepared mustard, 1 tablesppon Worcestershire £
sauce, 1 tablespoon horse-radish and 1/2 teaspoon monosodium glutamd&e
and refrigerate.
This Household Hint from'the Navy Wives Club: A leafoflettuce
dropped into ,the pan absorbs the grease from the top of the soup.
Pomove the lettuce and throw it away as soon as it has served its
purpose...to stop frying pan explosions a little salt in the! pan
will keep grease from popping..if you break off a key in the lock
run an old jigsaw blade in the cylinder, twist till teeth bite in
arid pull out key*.
Since the Club Caribou copied the Hammerhead and started their
Hciil and Farewell Party bit, there is talk that the Club Bayview
rill soon start the same thing. All us- gals think that this is
a wonderful idea on the part of Patton, the Club Bttyview Manager,
who has really done an outstanding job - werll be aorry to see him
go. His family specM dinners on Sunday - specials on Saturday and
fine operation of the Bayviow are very pleasing to us.
bye now, ,• ’
Pat . ./ ,■ '