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Fun

What A Peach

f you're a fan of the new James and the Giant Peach
movie, you'll be sure to want to keep your peepers
open for the new CD/cassette featuring songs from
the film.
Many of the numbers on the soundtrack were writ-
ten by Jewish composer Randy Newman, whose pro-
fessional career began at age 17 after he was hired as
a writer for a music publishing company in Los An-
geles. Since then, he has recorded 11 albums and writ-
ten eight film scores, including Ragtime, Parenthood,
Avalon, Toy Story and Maverick.
Incidentally, Randy Newman is the nephew of com-
poser Alfred Newman (1901-1970), whose film scores
include Love is a Many Splendored Thing, Tin Pan
Alley and With a Song in My Heart.

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consider
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o you have a best friend,
or many close friends,
or just a few great pals?
What kind of a person
do you think makes a good
friend? Are you that kind of per-
son?
Do you find you tend to pick
friends who are like you, or very
different?
Can siblings be your best
friend? What about parents, or
other family members? Do you
know people who have been best
friends for 20, 30, 40 or more
years?

Color My
World

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Good, Old-fashioned hews

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riting in a 1905 issue of The Mother's
Magazine, T. Celestine Cummings
told readers, "There is no more de-
lightful way in which to entertain
in the latter part of the summer and early fall
than to have a picnic outing for the guests."
That holds true for today as well, though a
typical picnic now is more likely to in-
clude sandwiches, chips and
lemonade than the delicacies
suggested by Ms. Cum-
mings.
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Families fond of ele-
gant dining, however, may
want to consider some of
Ms. Cummings' ideas:

Cold Roast Lamb
sliced thin
Anchovy and Pickle
Sandwiches
Vanilla Ice in small
Nutmeg Melons
Watercress with Salt
Nut Sandwiches
Broiled Ducks
Orangeade
Sponge Cake
Bread and Butter Sand-
wiches
Cold Chicken Patties

Cook two chickens that are young and tender
in water to cover, seasoning with a teaspoonful
of salt, two cloves, a bay leaf stalks of celery,
sprig of parsley, and a green pepper pod: when
tender remove the chicken and strain the liquid:
free the chicken meat from the skin and
bones and cut into little
cubes. Mix 2 table-
spoons of margarine
in a saucepan: when
melted add to the
chicken liquid and
mix in the chicken;
. fill pastry-lined pat-
ty pans with the
chicken and bake
'with a top crust.

Ms. Cum-
mings also is kind
enough to offer
;, some advice about
making a success-
ful picnic. Food,
she said, need not be
too elaborate as
"the invigorating
air will give zest to
the simplest fare ...
No matter how many good
things you carry along, do
not try to serve them in conventional style.
Carry a quantity of paper napkins, that will
serve when pieced out for a table-cover as
well, if required ... There is nothing nicer or
lighter to pack the lunch in than a straw suit-
case."

ere's a fun way to make a
beautiful picture that looks
Just in case you're actually of a mind to try
like stained glass.
one of these, here is Ms.
All you need are:
Cummings' recipe
crayons
for the chicken
paper
patties:
Do
you
have
an
idea
a black crayon
or photo that would be
a paper clip, undone
good for The Jewish News
First, color the entire page
Fun for the Family section?
with the crayons. But rather
than drawing a picture, con-
Please send to
centrate on shapes and bold
Elizabeth Applebaum,
marks. Bright, strong colors
uppose you were going to de-
work best. Next, use the black
Family Fun, clo The Jewish News,
sign a stamp for the State of
crayon to color all over the en-
27676 Franklin Rd.,
Israel. What would it look
tire picture. Finally, use the
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like?
tip of the paper clip to trace a
With a piece of cardboard and some felt
picture in the black. You can
Photos become the
pens, you can create your own stamp for
property of The Jewish News
make outlines of familiar shapes,
Israel. You can draw on a rectangular
and cannot be returned.
or simply draw squiggles. As the
piece of cardboard, or use pinking shears
clip removes the black crayon, the
to get the edges to more resemble those of a
colors underneath will appear.
real stamp.

Make Your Mark

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Food For
Thought

re these Potato Pops the
tops? Or are they flops?
The Jewish News put
them to the test.

Mesquite-flavored Potato
Pops, certified Circle-K pareve

At first, the staff was slightly
hesitant about this concoction,
which sells at health-food stores.
Some remarked that they "look
like fried pork rinds," or "some-
thing you would buy in a bowl-
ing alley." Others expressed
concern when they saw the
words "all natural" and "unfried
potato snack." But here's proof
once again that you can't read a
potato pop by its packaging.

"This is quality junk food.
I would eat these."
— Photographer
Dan Lippitt

"Good mindless eating—
nothing lethal, nothing
special."
— Staff writer
Ruth Littmann

"A pleasant surprise."
— Staff writer
Julie Edgar