The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-01
Efficient Housekeeping
 By LAURA A. FIREMAN.
ANSWERED LETTERS.

An Appreciative Readers: You would do me a great favor by pub fishing in your column directions for crocheting an oblong-shaped twine shopping bag instead of the round kind you gave directions for recently"
 Answer: Oblong Twine Shopping BaS:-Crochet a chain nine inches long Cor as long as desired). Form bottom of bag by working treble into both sides of chain and 3 trebles in each end stitch. Continue work ing in rounds, l treble in each stitch. joining each round and making ch for first t, until the bag is as deep as desired. Six inches Is a good depth for nine-inch bag. The handle Is made exactly the same as for the round bag and is attached to the sides of the bag. Roses, for which I gave directions in the article on the round tWfne> bag, are now put on, and the bag is lined or not-as de- sired.
 Worried: Please tell me of a good way to demonstrate a new salad oil and a new kind of lard in stores. A manufacturer of these products has offered me the work of demonstrating them, but I don't know how to do it. Should l make cake with the lard and salad dressing with the oil-and how would l offer samples of these to the public? ?'
 Answer: In warm weather it is nice to dip small pieces of a lettuce leaf In salad dressing and offer these to
 
 made with a new oil. But in cold weather, when there Is no lettuce in the garden, it is nice to dip small | unsweetened crackers in the salad dressing and offer these to people. In regard to demonstrating the lard, would advise you to make a simple white cake with it, with no frosting l and cut the cake In small cubes about inch square; have a saucer of wood 1 en toOthpicks beside the plate holding the cake-cubes and stick a toothpick anyone to sample the cake. Give | each person a different toothpfck with ! a, cal<e-cube on it, throwing away the used ones.
 | tell you about a new kind of party my | sister and I are getting up for our 1 girl and boy High School friends You | can use it in the column if you wish l (for VIC are writing this from a dis l tance) and in return we would like i to have you tell US of some substan- | tial kind of sandwich we could serve | In the refreshment menu-something 1 that isn't sweetened, and which is i rather unusual. We are calling our | party Loony Party. Everybody Is to come cor dressed upp in loony fashion;
 hang on our walls, each man la | beHed with some other famous mans
 name. One game we will play is
 this: each guest will be asked to try
 to act like some Vell-known book i character (such as Mark Ta.pIey, Ro- i nleo. Major Pendennis, Priscilla, etce-
 toIra) but we will not tell each other
 which character we arc supposed to l be-the others must guess which one
 we are! Don't you think we'll have ! fun?"
 ] Answer: Indeed do. It Is I splendid idea. I would suggest small
 drums and trumpets favors for the
 refresl,nent table. The following
 sandwich filling is a delicious and | Eourishing one: Swedish Sandwich Filling: Cook 2 cups of tomatoes for i 3 minutes (the canned variety will dol | then add to them 1-2 pound of dried beef and 1-2 pound of cheese put l through tho food chopper together Let simmer for a moment longer. then
 add well beaten egg. stir over fire I only a minute, and let cool. This i mount makes 24 sandwiches, If a | less salty taste is desired, parboil the beef for minutes before putting it i through the chopper. Tomorrow-''What Shall I Serve In- 1 stead Of Ice Crca.n?''