The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-21
Efficient Housekeeping
 By LAURA A. HERMAN.
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M. L. M: Can you give me the recipe for cinnamon puffs? I ate them recently while away for the | holidays and I never tasted anything g | so good.'
 Answer: They are fine. Here is the recipe: Cinnamon Puffs: Put F pound of sifted four into a bowl and make a stiff paste. Take care to mix it quickly, and add the water gradu- ally to prevent Jumps from forming. Allow the paste to stand a few min utes-until slightly cool - and then beat into it unbeaten eggs, one at a. time. Season with 1 teaspoon of olive oil and pinch of salt. and drop this batter by the spoonful into deep, hot fat. Fry to a rich brown. They should rise so much in the cooking that they are like large balls. Roll, while still hot. in powdered sugar sand serve with a jelly sauce.
 Mems Club Chairman: We are go- ing to admit a few boy members to our Young Mems Club and I would appreciate it greatly if you could tell us of some good stunt to spring at want anything harmful but just something that will be slightly hair raising and which will make them think they are going to have a stiff time"
 Answer: I think the following Aeroplane Trick will answer your purpose. Keep the boys to be ini- tiated in an outer room and bring them in one at a time. Those out, side will hear the others shouting, and will be full of apprehensions. To m alce them still more apprehensive, advise them all to remove any valua,- bles such as watches and rings, be- fore going into the inner roomi This is what goes on in the inner room: Stand two of the strongest club members at either end of an ironing board. Blindfold the candi- date for initiation. and lead him to the ironing board. Make him step up on it (teH him he Is going up in an aeroplane), then have the two boys lift the ironing board. But first put the candidates two hands on either shoulder of a third boy, who stands directly in front of the iron ing board. facing the blindfolded boy. As the two boys lift the board two inches from the ground, slowly, the boy in front must kneel down slowly thus giving the boy on the board the sensation that he is going very nigh up in the air, above the head of the boy whose shoulders he is grasp ing. But in reality he must not be lifted more than two inches from the floor, on the board. When the boy in front has knelt quite low. all shout: "Jump!" to the boy on the board, and he will of course think he has quite 8 distance to jump whereas, he really has only two fncheS For Sa1etyS sake, have Sev- eral thick blankets folded on, the floor in front of the ironing board in case he stunl9bles when he jumps Then take off this boys bandage and let him stand with the old members. to see the other new ones initiated.
 Clara: Did I once read in your column that one should clean ivory with wood alcohol instead of water ?''
 Answer: Use grain alcohol or de- natured alcohol in place of water. For, water turns ivory yellow. This applies to piano keys, toilet articles in fact any ivory article.
 All inquiries addressed to Miss Kirkman in care of the Efficient Housekeeping" department will be answered in these columns in their turn. This requires considerable time, however, owing to the great number received. So if a personal or quicker reply is desired, a stamped and self addressed envelope must be enclosed with the question.-Editor.