Evening star., 1943-09-24

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Betsy Cas,OeH
X x II f.
SUGGESTIONS AND REQUESTS.
fTfanks to Mrs. E. L., Ariington.)
The lady wanting to remove white
spots on furniture caused from water
will find rubbing camphor over the
spots will bring the color back if
they haven't been there too long.
Also taking salt and vinegar and
washing lightly with it, will return
the spots to natural color.
Here is recipe my mother made
when I was young and remember
how we'll we all liked it in the winter:
Cabbage Filled Peppers.
6 sweet REQ or green peppers.
u head cabbage.
u teaspoon salt.
/ tablespoon mustard seed.
2 cups vinegar.
Wash peppers, cut off tops, remove
seeds without breaking the pepper
shells. Cut cabbage fine as for
slaw, add salt and mustard seed.
Mix thoroughly and place in peppers,
pressing it in tightly. If desired,
place tops on pepper cases and fas-
ten down with toothpicks Arrange
upright in stone jar and cover with
cold vinegar. Place cover over jar
and keep in cool place until ready
to use. Serves six. May be kept for
several months before using.
I would like to have some recipes
using herbs, like thyme, majoram,
ETC., as I enjoy the Readers Clearing
House SO much and am making a
scrap book of all the recipes.
also want to send my help in
the conservation we are instructed
In so much now. For instance, I
keep my sons white shirts that are
only worn at the collar and cuffs,
and make white shirts for my
grandson and dresses and rompers
for the badly. And I take the front
OF shirt for the back of a dress,
using the same button holes, or for
the front of the boys shirt, using
the sleeves to make sleeves for the
dress or shirt.
Also, when my house dresses are
worn but still have good material
in the skirt, I can get very nice
aprons from the material that is
still strong!
Editors notes Thanks also to
Mrs. E. L. for her recipe for to-
mato nincemeat, Which 1Dns SIM
liar to several others submitted)
GREEN TOMATO MINCEMEAT.
THANKS to Mrs. T. L. j.,
SilUer Spring.
Since this recipe has been used
successfully in our family for many
years I would like to answer a re-
quest in recent edition of The
Evening Star.
One peck green tomatoes, sliced
thin and scalded three times, then
drained. Put on stove I cup vinegar
l cup sour wine to which is added 4
tablespoons cinnamon, 2 tablespoons
nutmeg, 2 tablespoons cloves, 2 tea
spoons salt. Let come to a boil with
8 cups or pounds sugar. Add toma-
toes and cook until tender, then add
Is apples cut and diced and
pound suet chopped fine. Cook until
aples are nearly done, then add 3
pounds seeded raisins and u pound
citron. Cook about 10 minutes longer,
then put while hot in air-tight jars.
Keeps indefinitely
fThanks to Mrs. C. G., Lanham.)
I am sending in recipe for green
tomato mincemeat, requested by
Miss o. l.. This is convenient If
only small quantity is desired.
11a pints chopped tart apples.
pint CHOPPED green tomatoes.
2 teaspoons cinnamon.
teaspoon each salt, allspice and
cloves.
cups sugar.
pound raisins.
V cup vinegar.
cup suet.
Peel and chop apples. Mix all