Evening star., 1943-08-09
Readers Clearing House

Each Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday this space is devoted to
an exchange of ideas, recipes, house
keeping short cuts and suggestions
between the housewives in Wash
ington and vicinity. Please send
your contribution or requests to
Readers Clearing House, the Wom-
ans Page, The Evening Star"
The views expressed in this open
forum" are not necessarily those of
The Star, but are simply an ex-
change of opinions between readers
of the Womans Page.
AS 1t is obviously impossible for
this department to test all recipes
offered for the column we cannot
assume responsibility for them.
Betsy CasweH
CHINESE NOODLES.
f7hdnks to Mrs. NJ. D. H., Cheuy
Chase
Re: Request for Chinese noodles,
I believe if you will substitute thin
spaghetti you will get the desired
crisp effect. After all, isn't Marco
Polo supposed to have brought
spaghetti to Italy from China? The
column is the best idea of recent
years and I enjoy it tremendously.
TWO REQUESTS.
(Sent BY B. S., BrentDood.)
Have found many helpful sug-
gestions in your column.
Can some one give me a recipe
for ripe tomato pickle and also how
to use the vegetable peach which
grows on a vine like a cantaloupe?
PRESTO COOKER.
(Requested by Mrs. A. J. j.,
Washington
Your page Is wonderful and I
have saved every article. Thank
you for the method of canning to-
matoes in the Presto cooker. May
I please have Mrs. w. K. WIS phone
number or will she please answer in
your column the timing for apples
and any other fruits she has
canned2
ed Note: The telephone num-
Der has been gtDer direct to
Mrs. A. J .J.-B. c..
ROACH ExTERMINATOR.
(ThankS to Mrs. S. E. ~,
Washington
After battling reaches in a large
building for many years, and spend
ing much money on poisonous
liquids, pastes and powders, heard
Of some simple roach tablets, which
are harmless to humans and pets |
Within a few weeks the whole
building was free from these abom@
Unable pests, and I have not seen
q single one for years. The active |
ingredient in these tablets is boric |
acid. Just place them in the cor
ners of the rooms.
ED. Note-PLedse coll National
5000, Extension 395, for further
intormatton.-B. c.
TOMATO JUICE.
CHOCOLATE SAUCE.
PORCELAIN CLEANER.
(Thdnks to Mrs. r. D. P, Clinton.} |
I think Mrs. w, r. B. will find this
chocolate sauce satisfactory for all .
her needs.
3 tablespoons butter.
3 tablespoons flour.
4 tablespoons cocoa.
4 teaspoon salt.
II teaspoon vanilla.
! cup water.
! cup sugar.
Melt butter, add -four and water,
like making a cream sauce. Mix
cocoa we'll with the sugar, then add
to the sauce.
Stir until a thick custard, add
vanilla and salt. Serve hot or store
in refrigerator.
want to pass this tomato juice"
recipe on to others-we enjoy 1t so
much:
gallons tomatoes cut in quarters.
2 cups of chopped onions.
4 cups of chopped celery.
2 cups of chopped peppers (green,
red or mixed.
About tablespoons salt.
Mix ingredients and simmer until
tomatoes are very juicy and onions,
celery and peppers are cooked soft. |
Strain through wire strainer or
put through vegetable press. Re-
turn to the fire, add more salt II |
necessary and put in sugar to suit |
your own taste. Boil up once, then
bottle and cap or seal tight in pint |
or quart jars.
do not pare the tomatoes because
the skins come out in straining the |
Juice. If you do not wish your to-
mato Juice thick don't put too much |
pulp through when you strain them |
Cut the onions, celery and peppers |
Just fine enough to insure their |
cooking and being done by the time |
the tomatoes are well done.
Porcelain Cleaner.
l pint water.
l cake yellow soap.
Chip soap and melt in water. Add |
box of cleanser and u cup am
monia and put in a wide -mouthed |
jar.
] enjoy your page very much.
CANNING BAKED BEANS:
BOILED APPLE DUMPLINGS.
(Thdnks to Mrs. M. A. D.,
Washington.
I am sending in recipe for can
Honor II