Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-13
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
By Laura A. kirISman.
PLANNING THE YOUNG GIRLS
SPREADS"

1 Il wish YOU would help me- writes q
! reader Of this column who signs herself
4 nineteen. II know several nice bows
/ who keep asking me to the movies in the
| evenings Now. when one Of these bows
takes me out, in this way. We generally
get home nj about ninc o'clock. and Il
seems awfully inhoSptahlc not 10 offer
him bite to cat before hc goes home
for, they usually stay till about ten
Q clock. To he shamclcsslv frank have
Just bought a chatting dish apron Mother
has n chatting dish and look rather nice
III itand ! thought would like to
make something on the chatting dish So
that ! could wear tins fr!ly little apront
Then, too. II gives a girl something 10 do
and tils UP the time nicclv when she is
busy concocting something II makes fun
What could cook onthc chatting dish that
would hc appropriated
| enjoyed reading this letter And
| think there may be Other young girls
reading my column. who have the same
problem confronting them tho problem
of filing up an hour in the evening after
gong ont with q hoy ana that most
Important problem of looking ones host,
SIT Of bv trilly apron But | would not
cook anything moro than cocoa On the
chatlng Glsh, d Is too soon after the dinner
or supper hour tn offer ANYTHING heavier
Cookies may accompany tho cocoa hat
that Is QuitC enough to cat between nine
aud ten = clock
The clever young Girl viii have t1c
dining room table spread with a pretty
white square Gt linen which reaches about
t1 the edge ci thc tahic. or If tho table i
81 the Esw g.as~-ioppcd variety, round
White contctpiccc TIL the middle Will hc
Sufficient The Thing that matters i
81 protect the table and yet not have il
prepared As for meal Another plan
i y have a white ceutcrntcc III tho
middle and 4 small dolly for each Plate
and saucer
The chatting dish tray viIl ~ already
On the table. fully equipped with spoons.
salt and pepper shakers, etc. ready for
use The cocoa powder Will stand on
another tray. with sugar bowl and cocoa
cups, Oh the serving table The milk of
course VIII hc kept in the refrigerator
untl! the moment for cooking h4s arrived.
Cookies which are to be served with the
cocoa VIZ also stand on i pate en ihe
serving table 4 small cup viii be used
a dlppar. % dip the cocoa uut of tic
chatng dish INTO other cups. So that
whatever cocoa IS not served at the first
helping may be kept hot for a second
helping
There are many brands q cocoa
powder on the market which has tile
sugar and milk already ii il the dIrec-
tions on hc box telling one merely to add
water to the powder and heat But if this f
prepared powder is used. il VIII be found
wiser - use equal parts Of milk or water.
instead u the water alone If fresh milk
IS no, handy cvaporatcd mix which I
comes III cans may he substituted
4 good variety Of cookie to serve is the /.
following which the young girl might !.
make herself
Brownies l-3 cup butter substitute.
l-3 cup powdered sugar. T.. cup lnoIassts
egg wei beaten. IS cup flour ] cup +
pecan nuts cur IN pieces Mix ingredients
n the order given. Bake n shallow
ancy. CAKE TINS, garnis hing top Of each
Eith = pecan