Evening star., 1927-10-08

1ellies, cakes, sugar plums and MANY
other sweets. Ice cream and many
desserts are really confections. Candy
as it is known today is of compare.
lively recent origin, having developed
since sugar became plentiful and
cheap.
q. OF what material should the
floor of an icehouse be rnade?-
A. It makes little difference as to
what material is used for the floor of
an icehouse so long as 1t Is well
drained. The wood floor with verti-
lation under It perhaps drains . little
easier than the other noors.
O. What percentage Of automobiles
are bought on the installment plan:
III. d. -
cars were bought on the plan OF
payment down and the remainder IN
indictments.
@. Name some of the taverns or
inns at which George washington -
known to have stopped.-S. y.
A. Authentic Washingtonian tav'
erns include: City Tavern, Philadel-
phia; Bunch of Grapes Tavern. EOS
ton: True American Inn, Trenton,
n. T.: Arnold's Inn, Morristown: SUI
ferin's Tavern and Smiths Tavern
Smiths Cove. N Y; the Buck Tavern.
near Philadelphia: the tavern at East
Chester, N. y: Fountain Inn. Balti'
more; Days Tavern. Harlem;
Fraunces' Tavern, New York; Manns
Hotel, Annapolis; City Hotel, Alexan'
dria.
@. How did the custom Of having
a best man originate?--A. T. c.
A, Tradition relates that a best
man was employed in the stone age.
The bridegroom swooped down upon
the home of the bride and stole her
away, while the best man diverted
the attention of the brides father.
O. How may mushrooms be dried?
s.. c. w.
A. Mushrooms may be preserved
| entire by drying them in the sun or In
an oven. All moisture must be re-
moved before the material is packed
| in a perfectly tight container. Mush-
rooms so preserved. after a prelinni-
nary soaking in tepid water or milk.
may be cooked as il fresh. Dried
| mushrooms, and even tough dried
stems, may be ground and used as
powder for seasoning grayies and
other dishes. :
@. Where do most of the cranber-
ries come from?-J. f. c.
A. The principal sections producing
| cranberries are the Cape Cod region
| Of Massachusetts,, the pine barren re-
gion of New Jersey and central and
| northern Wisconsin. The industry is
carried on in O smaller way near the
mouth Of the Columbia River and on
the eastern end of Long Island and
| there are scattered fields In Maine,
New Hampshire. Rhode Island, Con
nccticut. Virginia, Minnesota and
| Michigan.
]. 4 +. What is New 1ea'ano 'D'n''n
A. New Zealand spinach is not a
true spinach. 1t is an annual vine
with thick. fieshy leaves, and grows
luxuriantly during the hot weather.
The tips are cut, cooked and eaten
like spinach. Z.
@. What is the second highest
mountain in the world?--W. F. II. 4
! A. Mount Aconcagua, Chile.Argen-
tina, is the second highest mountain
in the world. Its elevation Is 23,oSO
feet.
l. ". w no luFeLtcu COiIuCuoCu ihAAN'
A. p. T.
A. The first application Of a prac-
tical process for condensing milk wa
made by Gail Borden of Norwich. y.
Y, who began his experiments in Sol
and applied for patent in 1858. WHICH
was first rejected, but finally granted
August 10, 1885, 4 /.
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