Tucson Daily Citizen from Tucson, Arizona • Page 16

THURSDAY, DECEMBER'20, 1973 FOOD FASHION FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT HOMES FOCUS PAGE 17 Jewish families begin Hanukkah festival today By CHERYLE RODRIGUEZ Cttizci SUH Writer At dusk tonight thousands of Tucsonians will begin to celebrate a festival older than Christmas itself. And without all the fanfare. Hanukkah, the. Jewish festival of lights which marks the defeat of the Syrians and rededication of the Temple, was first celebrated in 165 B.C. when a lamp, with oil enough for one day, miraculously burned for eight days.

Long-lost art aids college NEW YORK (AP) A small liberal arts college is $376,500 richer Mowing the auction of two long-missing Italian Benaissance masterpieces which had been ing dust unrecognized. "It's astounding," said an appraiser for Sotheby Parke Berhet Galleries here about the discovery at Salve Regina College in Newport, R.I. "They were sitting on this money and didn't know they had it." The college had the two paintings by Paolo Veronese in 1947 when New York millionaire Robert Goulet donated to the Roman Catholic Church his 50-room Newport summer mansion, which houses the school. "It seems obvious he didn't know what they were," said C. head ap- and vice president of Parke Bernet.

"They've never been catalogued and never been mentioned for centuries." After a private'dealer of-, fered the $.60,000 for. the paintings, HiidefsleyVwent to Newport to examine them himself. "Their quality was ately apparent," he said in ah interview. "I had no doubt about it at all these were two hitherto unknown Vero- neses." Equally miraculous, the festival remains comparatively untouched by the commercialism of other holidays. In observance of Biblical and historical facts, Jews everywhere will light the first of eight candles on the family Menorah (candelabra) tonight as they did thousands of years ago.

(It is only coincidental that Hanukkah tends to fall near Christmas; its December dates correspond with Kislev 25 to Tebet 2 on the Jewish calendar). Hanukkah still is a festival for the children, for it is they who will light candles, recite prayers, play games with drei- dels (four-sided tops), and open gifts. At the H. C. Wilsons, on the far west side of Tucson, the home is decorated with Stars of David, sequined in silver blue, and the kitchen smells of latkes (potato pancakes), a traditional Hanukkah dish.

As last year, and the year before, the Wilsons' elder daughter will light the first candle which stands for "Him" and His first commandment, "Let there be light." Tomorrow night their second daughter will put flame to the second candle "The Light of the Torah (book of laws)." And on the third night their son will light the candle of Justice. The cycle will continue until the lights of Mercy, Holiness, Calm Light of Patience; and the Light of Courage all burn together. There will be the final prayer, a final feast of latkes and a final giving of gifts to the children. At the close of the eight-day the which for Wilsons be wrapped in a soft and put away until next year. Then, once again, it will be taken out, as intact as the religious significance of the festi- itself.

There is-no need to remind Jews of the religious aspect of their holiday, for over the centuries they've kept the faith. Yule spirit told in plants Citizen Photo by Bruce Hopkins Poinsettias make a happy Yule Paula Wertman, designer, decorates an antique sleigh with potted poinsettias in the new Langers' Flower Shop in the El Capri Courtyard on East Tanque Verde Road. New Langers' Flowers opens Larry Langers of Tucson is having happy holiday season this year, all because the. new branch store of Langers' Flowers 'which opened early this month -in El Capri Courtyard on Tanque Verde Road. The main store at 60 E.

Pennington is the oldest flower shop in the city and was started by Langers' late father, Henry B. Langers, as'a feed and seed store specializing in dry climate seeds. In that first year he had a carload of nursery stock shipped in and had many roses left over. When the roses bloomed in the spring, he cut them and sold them and that was the beginning of the flower business, says his son. The original business was moved several times, until in 1955 it settled in its present location.

In addition to being the first florist shop in the city, Langers was the first to install an ice box and the first to use neon lights. Larry Langers, who worked; in the shop from the time he was 10 years old, was born in what was then the Storks' Nest, a maternity hospital at Court and Council. His mother claimed he was the first child born in'that facility. It's now known as the Stork Apartments. As a youngster, he packaged seed and drove delivery trucks for the business.

Part of his leisure time was spent shooting deer on the far east side where the new facility now is located. He took time outrfor the service from 1942 to 1946 and then returned to work in the shop from 1946 to 1951. His father died in 1949. After Larry's father's death, his mother ran the business and Larry went into the real estate business in San Fran-: Cisco. At his mother's request, he came back to help with the downtown store in 1972.

His mother died in September of this year. There's a different approach in the store at El Capri. Besides flowers, the Langers have old oak furniture not only sale but also as display pieces for some of the floral arrangements. That's the of Larry's wife, Lowell, who has a liking for such pieces and has been collecting for more than 15 years. Some of the pieces are antiques and include such things as love seats, plant stands fashioned and refinished from legs of old dining room tables, side boards, dining tables and desks.

In planning the interior of the shop, Langers held to the oak motif with English-oak- patterned Formica and Chapel oak in Marlite in some of the paneling. Flooring is in a brick patterned vinyl. The shop encompasses 1,360 square feet of space. Among other decorative items besides flowers and plants are antique copper and brass pieces, such as teakettles, hanging kettles 'and scales. Above the doorway is a leaded glass sign done by a 91- year-old craftsman in Oakland which reads "Langers since 1911." --Mary Brown But it's up in price By MARY BROWN Citizen Homes Editor Nothing can carry the message of Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noel, Feliz Navidad or Happy Yuletide better than a living plant, and at this holiday season there are many from which to choose.

Probably the most popular plant for Christmas giving is the poinsettia. These are available in various shades of pale pink to deep red, white with touches of red, and also pure white. Poinsettias require care, however, and it behooves the receiver of the plant to spend a little time seeing it has the best environment. Eunice and Verne Owen, well-known Tucson gardeners, have a few suggestions on care of Christmas plants. First, the plant probably will be gaily festooned with bright foil paper and ribbons.

Be sure the paper at the bottom of the pot has a hole for drainage. This goes for all Christmas gift plants. Keep the plant in a cool place where it will get light but not sun. Keep it out of drafts or it may lose its leaves. When the plant is brought from a florist shop into a home, it may lose some anyway.

Poinsettias don't like to be moved. Variations in temperatures are not good for poinsettias between 60 to 65 degrees is ideal. The beauty of some of these Christmas plants is that they can be planted outside for further enjoyment. Eunice and Verne suggest waiting until about the first of April to plant poinsiettias in the ground. Some of the new types may hold their blooms until late spring.

A south location is best, but they also can go on the east side of the house. When you set them out, cut back the stems, leaving about two or three nodes. Poinsettias need a slightly acid soil, peat moss or leaf mold. You could put some ammonium phosphate, about half a cupful, mixed in the planting mixture to a depth of 15 to 18 inches in a hole with a diameter of about 18 inches. The plants need good drainage and moisture, but not Keep the plants cut back to about six or eight nodes to the end of July.

For bushier plants keep pinching them back. As branches come out, each branch can be cut. If you want larger blooms, cutout some of the branches. If the leaves: burn yellow, with veins the plant needs iron chelate. You also can give some foliar feeding.

When you set them outdoors, be sure you don't plant them in a spot where there has been root rot. They are very susceptible to this disease. Poinsettias are a semitropical plant, so they don't like cold weather. If temperatures reach freezing cover the plants with cardboard never plastic. If plastic touches them it will burn the plants.

An old sheet or blanket also would be good to provide protection. As a mulch for poinsettias, the Owens suggest a good composted manure which should keep the soil from drying out. If the Christmas plant happens to be an azalea, again be sure there is a hole in the bottom of the foil wrapping. Azaleas take about the same care as poinsettias good light but not direct sun, cool temperatures, no drafts and should be kept moist. They can be planted outside and a north side location is best.

They need shade. Be sure they have good drainage and a very acid soil pure peat moss or a mixture of peat moss and leaf mold. Mix in a little sand for drainage. The planting hole should be large so they can have plenty of acid planting mix. They should be given an acid azalea' food.

Azaleas also can be put in a larger pot and kept in the shade. They need a 'misting' once or twice a day. It's important to keep them moist. If they decline, they don't recover well, and unless one is a very good gardener, azaleas probably aren't his dish. Still another plant popular at Christmas is the cyclamen.

These take about the same indoor care as long as they are blooming. They also can be planted outdoors in the ground or in a pot. For more information on plants and gardening, one can tune in on a program, "The Green Thumb," which Verne has each Saturday at 8:15 a.m. on radio station KTUC. Eunice occasionally substitutes for him and also answers questions which are 'telephoned into the station.

Book helps save' money A A mi Inside Focus WASHINGTON (AP) The Agriculture Department has published another of its yearbooks which it says will help families save money. It will cost $5.70, up 60 per cent from last year. The 1973 edition is "Handbook for the Home" and includes 78 chapters ranging in topics from -family money management, housing and tips on shade trees to home heating and community services. Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz says in a foreword the book "is a guide to helping families use their incomes" more wisely.

"It suggests ways that families can live fuller, more secure and more satisfying lives, and helps them avoid costly pitfalls of all kinds," he said. Although one chapter deals with air conditioning and heating, it does not specifically get into the effects of the current energy crisis on family living. These tips are included, however: for central warm-air systems using gas, oil and electric resistance heaters or heat pumps with electric resistance boosters heat quickly." This is a desirable feature for heating on chilly fall and spring mornings. basement is the best place for a furnace, especially coal-fired furnaces; These are used where coal is cheap, but they are apt to be dusty or messy." Yearbook Editor Jack Haves said the $5.70 charge for this year's edition compared with $3.50 annually since 1969 was the result of higher printing and paper costs. RUSSIA A famous Russian ballet dancer has refused his permit to migrate to Israel because his wife would have to remain behind, her permit withheld.

Story, page 19. FOOD Food columnist James Beard writes about French cooking and a cookbook by a close friend. Column, page 30. Action, Please! Edited By GILBERT MATTHEWS QUESTION My little baby got stuck by a defective safety pin. It really must have hurt because he screamed for about 10 minutes! I really wish the manufacturer of the pin could have heard my baby crying.

Maybe it would have made enough of an impression to prevent the company from distributing defective pins in the future. I don't know what to do about something like this. Do you have any suggestions? ANSWER If it makes you feel any better, the company said it is sorry about the incident. As to "suggestions" concerning what should be done, the firm invites any you may have. QUESTION My problem is big loss of Approximately six months ago I placed a huge order with what I thought was a reputable mail order company.

After two months had passed without any delivery of the ordered items, I wrote a letter of complaint. That letter was not answered and neither was another letter I sent So I wrote another letter, only this time I asked the company for a refund because nothing had been delivered. I still want my refund and haven't gotten it. Action, please! ANSWER Glad to be of service. The firm said it did send a refund check, but apparently it got lost in the mails.

Another check has been sent, it said. QUESTION The house a few doors down the street from ours is an absolute wreck. There are weeds growing throughout the whole yard and a big pile of trash out back. One of our friends recently told us he had asked the owner to clean up the mess. Our friend said the person in question told him, "Buzz off, buddy it's my mess and none of your business." We are no longer going to sit here staring at this deplorable situation.

We need you to help get action. Thank you. ANSWER Sanitation officials told the property owner to clean up the place. He did. Sound off! DEAR ACTION: I can't believe this is the USA.

First we have a fuel shortage. Then I heard the other day we may have a toilet paper shortage! Please excuse the play on words, but is America going to pot? If you have a problem to be solved, write to Action, Please! In care of the Tucson Dally Citizen, P. 0. Box 2S787, Tucson, Ariz. List your name, address and telephone number.

A Russian Jew Cooks in Peru' Food a part of immigrants' history "Basically, immigrants as a breed only last one generation," says Violeta Autumn. "They create a chance condition that is fragile in its permanence. "The immigrant never loses his traditional ways, but he does assimilate the new, and so manages to create something unique which lives as he lives and then is gone. "That is what this book is all about," explains the author of "A Russian Jew Cooks in Peru." "It is an attempt at recording one such moment -in history that happens to taste awfully good." Miss Autumn's book is un- usual in more ways than one. First, it contains recipes developed by the author's mother and other Russian-born Jewish people who migrated to Peru in the late '20s and early '30s.

The foods are a rather odd, but delicious-sounding (we haven't tried them yet) combination of Kosher and Peruvian cookery. In addition, the recipes are beautifully hand-lettered and illustrated by the author in an easy-to-read and artistic fashion. Glancing through the pages, one has the feeling that it is a gift from a friendly neighbor instead of a publisher. The publisher, by the way, is 101 Productions, 834 Mission San Francisco, 94103, from whom the book (a large paperback) may be ordered for $3.95. Illustrated recipes The recipes at right are typical of those to be found in "A Russian Jew Cooks in Peru," a new cookbook by Violeta Autumn, who also did the calligraphy and illustrations.

The author's parents, with many other Russian-born Jews, migrated to Peru in the 1920s. There they retained their traditional ways of cooking, but added spicy variations learned from their new neighbors. i5 oz. con, djwJLwtfi 2 2.