The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-31
Correspondence, Questions
and Answers

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and Answers
Question: What are "sundaes.' and
how arc they served? J. T. p.
Answer: Sundaes are form of ices,
which find favor whenever served.
There are as many ways to serve sun
daes as there are days In a month.
The foundation Is ice cream of some
preferred color or flavor. Over 1t Is
poured sauce of chocolate, caramel
or thick fruit syrup, then crushed nut
meats or macaroon crumbs strewn
over. with an orange carpet as finish.
An Improvement on this method Is to
place a canned peach, apricot or pear
in a glass. then fill with vanilla
cream; over all pour thick orange
or strawberry syrup, and cap with
one or two fresh strawberries. The
syrup is made of the fruit Juice boiled
with sugar until it Is of the consis-
tency of strained honey.
Request: Kindly give me some suE-
gestions as to the kind OF soil In
which heliotrope should be grown
H. NJ. G.
Reply: The heliotrope delights in
rich. porous soil. with plenty of
warmth. moisture and sunshine. The
soil should be made fairly rich with
some good fertilizer and enough sand
to allow of good drainage and keep
the soil from packing. A little char
coal mixed in Will be an improves
ment. The soil should be kept con-
stantly moist.
Question:: Can you suggest clean
ing mixture that will make linoleum
look clean and bright2 G. II. NJ.
Answer: Add one cup OF beeswax
shaved fine and melted with two cups
of turpentine. Sweep the lino1eum
free from dust, then apply the bees
and rub clean. Polish with dry
flannel, and the linoleun will look
like new.
Request: should like good recipe
for strawberry Jelly. r. II. e.
Reply: Take desired quantity of ber-
ries, wash carefully, and place on a
slow fire without drop of water.
When the Juice has come from the
/ berries. strain twice through a cheese
1 cloth: measure, and for every cup Of
Juice add a cup of sugar. Place on
brisk fire, stirring until 1t threads
4 from spoon. Pour in glasses and seal.
Cook one glass at a time.
L Question: Is there such thing as
'hygienic plum pudding? If so, how
4 Is 1t made? w. c. G.
Answer: This is the recipe: One cup
of grated carrot. one cup of grated
4 potato. one cup of seeded raisins. one
4 cup of sugar and one of -four, one-half
cup of chopped suet. one teaspoonful
4 OF cinnamon, one-half teaspoonful OF
cloves, one-half grated nutmeg. one
half teaspoonful bicarbonate of soda.
Steam three hours in cups and serve
: with hard sauce.
Request: I desire to have flower
; game of some kind at luncheon I
am to give some young girls in June
I should like guessing game, SO that
a prize may be awarded. Can you
help me out in the way of sug question.
W. r. II.
Reply: How will Floral Arith-
metic" game do? Here is specimen:
1. From pretty flower take stern.
grim-load.
2. From another take a girls name
and leave part OF speech. Ans:
Verbena-Ena-v verb. r
8. From this one take beverage
and leave a large room. Ans: Hare-
bell-beer-hall. S.st.S
J 4. From this one. plaything. and
leave a part of winter. Ans: Snow
ball-ball- snow.
5. From this take one and leave
title. Ans: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
g. From this take thin and leave
travelled. Ans: Oleander-lean- rode.
Z. From this take the end Of January
and leave raised platform. Ans
! Daisy. dais.
s. From this take title and leave
a pronoun of one letter. Ans: Iris
sir-I.
O. From this take an insect and leave
three fourth of nine. Ans: Gentian--3
ant-ine.
10. From this take to rival and leave
a Bible character. Ans: Violet--vie.
Lot.
IL. From this take foundation and
leave a shellhsh. Ans: Clematis-
site-clam.
Question: What is the best way to
, cook rhubarb? S. f.. M.
Answer: Make rich syrup by add
:. Ing sugar to water in which long
strips OF orange peel have been boilea
until tender, Cut a single layer of
, rhubarb three inches long and stew
, gently until clear. When done. re-
: move and cook another layer. Use
one orange to- one and one-halt
, pounds Of rhubarb, This Is the old
!, fashioned way OF stewing It, and one
!. or the best ways in which it can be
/, cooked.
A prize of 81 is offered for the corr
rect solution of the following Shakes
peare charades:
CHARADES