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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, March 13, 1963
Try Kangaroo, Rye, Kidney Pie
By Patti Behen
Kangaroo on rye, hold the mustard.
There's more than one way to reach that man's heart by way of his stomach.
Anything at hand might be an ingredient for an unusual dish.
WHETHER HIS TASTE fancies exotic dishes or kidney pie, Carol Lathrop, Ellinwood junior, has a cookbook to cover it.
Just take a swish of this and a dab of that, stir, and you can cook anything . . . if you have the right cookbook.
Miss Lathrop's cookbook collection calls for a well-stocked cupboard and a wide range of eaters.
BIRD'S-NEST SOUP is the master recipe in her book of Chinese cookery. You take one South Asian bird's-nest and boil it in water. After an hour, you remove the nest . . . and have your broth!
"Take Vele, an Make it clen, an bakke it to gobettsy, an sethe it..." Thus begins one of the recipes in Miss Lathrop's "Fifteenth Century Cookry Booke," compiled from old manuscripts in the British Museum.
This little book contains such strange recipes as "Peck Rosted" and "Blamanger of Fysshe," and is complete with glossary to explain the language.
It seems that in those days meat was not just cut in pieces; the 15th century cook would "hew" or "hakke" or "smite" it.
MISS LATHROP began collecting cookbooks when she received a basic "Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook" as a Christmas present two years ago.
Since then she has searched book nooks and novelty shops for cook-books of an unusual nature.
Miss Lathrop said many of the cookbooks were gifts, the latest addition to her collection being the 15th century "Cooky Booke," a Valentine present this year.
Her "United Nations Cookbook" was the result of a letter written to the U.N. It is a compilation of the favorite recipes of U.N. delegates' wives, such as kidney pie, suet pudding, roasted kangaroo tail and Russian borsch.
SHE HAS Japanese and Mexican cookbooks, which explain the preparation of sweet-and-sour pork and spiced roasted rooster.
There is even an "I Hate to Cook Cookbook." A typical recipe runs something like this: "Take 1 can of your favorite food, 1 can-opener, 1 pan, 1 spoon and go to work."
Her "1000 Ways Cookbook" tells how to prepare basic dishes 1000 different ways, and her cookbook of exotic recipes covers everything from abalone to zucchini.
"The Cookbook for Bedtime Munchers" gives pointers on the art of eating crackers in bed and the construction of a "Dagwood sandwich."
"Dinner for Two by Candlelight" is a main recipe in the "Playboy's Cookbook." It also gives instructions on the "Bachelor's Dinner for Staying a Bachelor." (This may reach his stomach, but you'd sure miss his heart.)
PEN-PALS ARE ALSO a source of obtaining unusual recipes. Miss Lathrop said. She corresponds with cooks in Japan, South Africa, Australia, Brazil and England, seeking imaginative dishes.
You name it, Miss Lathrop could tell you how to cook it. In times like these when anything can be cooked, it's everyone for himself!
Stylist Advises Pose in Gloves
CHICAGO — (UPI) — Women who are having pictures taken should pose with their gloves, suggests Emilie Romaine, photographer and fashion expert.
"You don't have to wear them just hold them," she wrote in National Professional Photographer.
- Emphasize the straight end rather than the fingers of the gloves. The hands are a busy element and the plain end of the gloves simplifies arrangement.
- Gloves with outside finger seams are suitable only for tailored and sport clothes.
- The light, very short glove that barely reaches the wrist is most appropriate for teens. Short gloves also may be worn with short sleeve or strapless dresses by women.
- Three-quarter length sleeves look best joined with an elbow length glove. Avoid wrinkling the wrist of the glove because it thickens the wrist and prevents a smooth effect.
KU Women Work, Study
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Several KU women can be found in various departments of Watson Library. Paula Sheldon, Leavenworth junior, checks out books to students in the circulation desk.
Communist Fashion Lords Rule Against Curves
SUE HARDISTY, Salina senior, sets her own working hours. As a recipient of a National Science Foundation research grant, Sue collects and analyzes material for a sociology study.
"From my job I've learned what research entails," she said. "I've also developed a respect for the time that goes into research."
Some KU women work off the campus as Francia Thompson, Evanston, Ill., junior, did last semester. Francia checked groceries and cashied 14 hours a week.
"I don't work for work's sake," she said. "This is one of the few jobs which do not require secretarial training."
"I needed the money and I wanted to help out with my expenses," she said. "It's surprising how much you can save."
Communist fashion dictators who met recently in Budapest, predicted that the modern Eastern European woman will have a straight profile with no more than a slightly accentuated waistline in this summer's styles. The fashion commissars, said Radio Free Europe, did not limit themselves to women's apparel. The "new Communist man" is expected to trade his flappy pants for drainpipe-thin trousers without turned up cuffs.
Rough, Rugged Purses
Paula said her job and studies are easy to manage. "My free hours fit right into my schedule.
Marian Jun. Webster Groves, Mo. senior, works in the library to save money for when she gets married.
Rough, rugged and practical describes new spring purses. They are made of wood, shell, bamboo and metal with handles made of small segments of these materials joined by chain links.
"I ALSO WANTED something to keep me busy," she added.
Comfortable overblouses this spring vary in lengths from the shorter midrifts to the extended tunics.
Outloud Red, Yellow and Black patent leather.
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