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Evening star., 1944-09-14

take the arroz con polio OF the fire,
and let 1t dry out for about f1ve
minutes, while you decorate II pref
tily with pimento cut into fancy
shapes. sliced stuffed olives and
some Of the small canned artichoke
hearts. You can serve this right
from the dish in which IL was
cooked II you have used . good,
heat-resistant glass, pottery cas-
serole or saucepan.
At the Yacht Club, along with the
arroz con polio, the chef makes .
speciality Of serving crisp green salad
OF lettuce and escarole with bits of
hearts Of palm In 1t here and there.
You can probably get the hearts Of
palm In jars or cans at a grocer who
goes In for exotic foods, and the
right dressing is q simple French
dressing, seasoned with Just . hint
OF mustard and . good deal Of
lemon Juice. This cool type Of salad
OFFSETS the rather rich chicken-and-
rice combination and makes . most
pleasing contrast of color and tex
ture-so important in any meal.
There are many versions of the
arroz con polio, because nearly
every country has its own interpre-
tation OF the dish. In Puerto Rico,
ham and bacon replace the sau-
sages. In Senegal, where it goes by
the name Of "tiep-ak-ganard," egg
plant and chile peppers are added.
In Penang, in the Straits Settle
ments, coconut and coconut milk 20
into the pot. Blanched almonds or
hazelnuts are included in the Nor
way version, while in Hungary the
dish attains additional spiciness by
a man-sized shot of real paprika.
But still like the Cuban inter-
probation best of all-possibly be-
cause Of the charming environment
in which first encountered it-or
possibly gust because 1t is SO good.
In any event, 1t makes a fine main
course for dinner party with a
foreign accent-or Just for the fam.
ily's own pleasure.
Evening star., 1944-09-14

in Florida and okra was on every
table every day! Okra Is one of our
most nonacid vegetables and difi-
cult to keep even freshly picked.
For Mrs. w. N. F. who spoke about
her percolator: We have had one
done over four times in IL years,
and it Is like a brand-new one each
time. There are several places in
Washington that do this, though
we sent ours back to the factory.
Even the finest Mocha and Java
never tastes wrong.
Evening star., 1944-09-14
OKRA
(Thdnks to o. B. E., Arlington }

Thanks to o. B. E.. Arlington.)
A word about cooking okra. Mr..
J. F. H.. Washington, says his okra
turns black after three or four
evenings. 1t must be improper re-
frigeration as the black is mold
I have often served okra from the
glass containers. Pour of the liquid
cover with fresh water, add a table
spoon Of vinegar and a bit OF salt
do not boil rapidly but simmer
about 10 minutes, serve with but
ter and dash Of pepper. Okra is
tender and breaks up at a rapid boil
Vinegar cuts the "gooey." In storing
would suggest it be stored in orig
inal liquid in Its original jar. re.
moving just a few pods at q time.
Evening star., 1944-09-14
NAIL POLISH?
RUBBER GLOVES?

FeQUeSLeu OU MTS. L. X. =,
Washin0ton.)
Has any one found way to keep
nail polish from peeling of? have
to do lot of housework and 1t ruins
my polish. Also, is there anything
that will thin out polish that has
become thick and gummy?
Can q split in rubber glove be
mended? They are SO hard to find
and SO expensive. and they always
split after I've worn them a short
while.
The Clearing House has provided
me with some valuable information
and priced recipes, and I never fail
to read 1t.
Evening star., 1944-09-14

one piece, 4 slices bacon, sliced
onion, 2 tablespoons worcestershire
sauce. 2 tablespoons catsup, / table,
spoon green pepper, chopped, salt
and pepper. hot water. Place liver
in creased casserole and cover with
bacon slices. Add remaining ingred-
tents. using enough hot water to
nearly cover liver. Cover and cook
In SO degrees F. oven about IN
hours Remove cover last Is min
utes to brown bacon. Serves 6. l
find the liver always tender, never
dry when fixed like this.
Evening star., 1944-09-14

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and address.
We will withhold both and use
only initials. Please address
mail to the Readers Clearing
House, Woman's Page, The
Evening Star, Washington 4.
Views expressed in the Clear
ing House are not necessarily
those Of The Star, and as it Is
obviously impossible for us to
test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility
for them. B. C.,
Evening star., 1944-09-14
Baked Beans, 1914 Style

ever. They may be served with chilli
sauce or relish. One tablespoon of
molasses or / tablespoon Of mus
tard, mixed with 2 tablespoons Of
brown sugar, may be added before
heating to vary the flavor. If
heated in the oven, bacon may be
placed on top during the last IS
minutes.
BAKED BEAN SANDWICHES.
Leftover baked beans may be
used for delicious sandwich filings
For toast sandwiches, reheat the
beans and spread between slices Of
hot toast. with q sprinkling Of
catsup. For baked bean club sand
wicheS, spread slices of toast with
mashed baked beans, top with slices
Of hot, buttered toast, then with
sliced tomatoes, lettuce and mayon-
nanse, and then with final slice of
toast.
BAKED BEAN SOUP.
Melt 4 tablespoons butter or mar
garine in q double boiler: then re-
move from the heat and add 4 table
spoons -four, blending thoroughly.
Add 4 cups stock or water with 4
bouillon cubes and / slice onion and
cook over boiling water until thick
ened, stirring frequently. Add n
teaspoon salt and u teaspoon pep
per. Add cup baked beans slowly
to the stock mixture. stirring con-
stently Serves 6. To serve or 8,
make half this recipe.
Evening star., 1944-09-14
EGG COOKERY?
requested by Mrs. O. H.,
TDaeb ;n ufou

The many subjects brought up in
the Clearing House are very inter-
esting and helpful. For a long time
I have been away from the kitchen
and now that I have been intro
duced to 1t again, many little things
about which I used to know seem
very puzzling-especially without a
cook book. The one big question in
mind right now Is how to poach an
egg; also, how to cook a soft-boiled
egg without the shell cracking.
STOCKINGS FOR RUGS
(Thdnks to Mrs. E. F. G,
Washington
In answer to a question appearing
in the Clearing House concerning
stockings for rugs. I cut strips IN
inches wide and you can make them
any shape you like. The stockings
were all gone the day after my
letter was in the paper.
X X X X
STUFFED PEPPERS
(Thdnks to Mrs. N. J. DEL,
Tdkonla Park.)
nave not seen my recipe Tor
stuffed peppers SO here it is: Six
green peppers, n h-cup minced onion,
h-cup minced celery, 5-tablespoons
minced parsley, 6-strips of bacon
chopped. 3-tablespoons flour. H.
cups canned tomato juice, Soups
or cooked fresh shrimp, 2k-
cups bread crumbs, Tablespoon
melted butter (or margarine). Cook
seeded peppers in water 3 or 4 min
utes and drain. Cook bacon, add
celery and onion. Let cook, add
-four and blend. Add tomato juice
and stir. Add shrimp and 2-cups
crumbs. Fill shells and sprinkle
with remaining crumbs mixed with
Evening star., 1944-09-14
Thanks to Mrs. G. W. s.
ArIinqtOn.

If Mr.. Man" who Is fond of okra
will add little lemon juice to his
"leftovers" he will find it keeps in
excellent condition. l have just
returned from a visit to my parents
Evening star., 1944-09-14
Readers Clearing House

melted butter. Bake about 30 min
tltes In moderate oven. This sounds
queer but Is really delicious.
r X X 4
CANNING CORN.
Thanks to Mrs. Z. /. X,
SLIDER Spring.
In response to a request for can
ming corn bv the salt method. NV
recipe Is not the one you have In
mind but similar to it, In that 1t
Is made with salt and Is soaked
overnight before using. It Is a very
OLD one and comes from q Virginia
family. 1t is delicious, Just like
fresh corn from the garden.
Nine cups Of corn, cup sugar.
a cup salt, 2 cups water. Cook 20
minutes or Il hour and can OPEN
kettle method. Soak overnight be-
fore using.
might add that I received the
blue ribbon at the Victory Garden
Harvest last fall held in Silver
Spring, Md, for this.
Thanks to Mrs. v. p. g..
HyattsUille.)
Canned corn recipe, requested by
Mrs. M. M. W.. Washington. This
Is a very old recipe. I don't think
this Is just the recipe Mrs. M. M. w.
wants but 1t is delicious. I use this
recipe always.
Fourteen cups OF tender corn, 2
cups Of water, l cup sugar, VI cup
salt, 2 teaspoons of salicylic acid
Put all in kettle and boil IS minutes,
Let boil while filling the Jars. You
can double the recipe. You can use
canned lima beans or corn and lima
beans together with this recipe.
When you want to use it. soak 1t
Is or 20 minutes in cold water. drain
water on and add butter, milk and
sugar. to taste, If you like. NV
husband likes 1t as 1t comes out OF
the jar cold.
I would like to have your mixed
vegetable relish recipe.
Editors Note: Thanks. too, to
Mrs. r. W. c.. Ashton, Nd, and
Mrs. J. A. H.. Arlington, and Mrs.
r. M. K. Siluer Spring, for sim
liar recipes.
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BRANDED PEACH TROUBLE?
REQUESTED BY Mrs. X. L. G.,
Siluer Spring.
Recently the paper published two
recipes for branded peaches both
practically the same. I have tried
these three times following to the
letter and each time they have ex-
ploded and caused considerable
damage. SO surely there must be
an error somewhere, and it must be
in the sealing of the jars. All recipes
say SEAL" but I can't see how they
can ferment and make brandy ii
sealed and If they don't, how lons
should they stay unsealed to finish
fermenting.
Editors Note: There seems to be 4
5000 deal OF trouble about this Can't
some one settle the problem for us7
II
MOLASSES ICE CREAM.
Thanks to Mrs. L. D. H.
Washington.j
Some one may be interested in nv
recipe for molasses ice cream be-
cause of its simplicity. economy and
food value.
One l3-ounce can evaporated
milk. n cup molasses, teaspoon
gelatin. Soften gelatin in smallest
possible amount of cold water, dis
solve IN small amount Of hot water:
cool. Whip ice cold milk in cold
bowl with cold beater. Mix gelatin
solution with molasses and add to
milk; beat. Freeze, stirring once
when well thickened.
X
BRAISED LIVER.
Thanks to Mrs. S. A. M.
WnShington.)
Two pounds liver (beef or calf In
Evening star., 1944-09-14
Candle SHORTAGE

Kerosene is now not available fol
lighting in homes in Fire, and there
are not enough candles to make
rationing feasible.
Evening star., 1944-09-14
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melted butter. Bake about 30 min
ltes In moderate oven. This sounds
queer but Is really delicious.
X
Evening star., 1944-08-27

his head back between his shoulder blades
The neck cracked and they both fell. Then
the other one Strengthened, and Bob saw
gag tied about his mouth. His hands were
bound. too behind his back. Bob tore away
the gag, and at that moment Chen looked
up and cried out, you. youp'
Bob stared The short hair, the soldiers
uniform could not hide ravaged girls face.
piteous and trembling Chen's wife.
But Chen was cutting the wires that
bound her hands Il heard you" she whis-
pered. Il heard you'll couldn't answer
"Hush," he said This one is dead.
Where are the others?"
Drunk - all drunk in there =" She
pointed to the next room. How this one
knew was a woman - had managed to
keep it hidden - then somehow - but per-
haps he did not know - perhaps he ="
she turned away her head.
Hush" Chen said He began to chafe
her bleeding wrists
But she could not keep silent. She had to
keep whispering, gasping. They are all
drunk tell YOU Now is the time They
celebrate heard them shouting that they
had bombed all the American planes -"
mot ALL Bob whispered grlmly.
Hush" Chen said 1--WE will kill them"
He croaked like frog, and out of the
darkness the stealthy sound of padding feet
No Erb<
and like hill tigers the men crept through
the dark into the court. The girl was calm
now; she motioned to them to follow her
into another room. and there lay the Japa-
nese soldiers even the three guards asleep.
The guards still clung to their guns but the
others we're stripped. half naked in their
drunkenness In silence the Chinese fell
upon them. Nine guerrilas to twenty-five
of the enemy, but the determination of the
nine, the swift movements of their hands,
accustomed to just such odds, sienced the
enemy before they could cry out
Here said the girl passionately This
one stirs. She took dagger from her inner
belt and thrust it into the mans throat.
GOULD Helen have done that? Perhaps.
Bob thought - if this had been America.
if these enemies had been on home earth!
Now he saw Chens wife clearly in the lam
tern light. She was only GIRL slender and
dark her short hair lying straightly against
her cheeks.
Have they gasoline?" Chen asked her,
wiping his knife on dead mans uniform.
Doubtless, she said They followed her
and found in an outbuildng ten-gallon cans
of it, The men loaded them on their backs.
Come" the girl said to Bob. "You and
Evening star., 1944-08-27
DESCENT INTO CHINA
Continued from preceding page


will, too" She hosted a can to her shoul.
der. staggered a step or two and held He
stopped and lifted can to his own shoulder
I'VE will carry them at least to the horses,
the girl said But the men were already trot.
ting with them into the night.
BY dawn they were in the village again.
Chen took Bob to the two rooms which were
his home, and the girl stepped into the door
and looked around. Now that she was at
home she trembled with fatigue you have
moved the table" she said to Chen.
1T is better under the window"
''WHEN thought they would kill me and
wouldn't see it again. saw it as it was BE-
fore" Tears of fatigue swan into her eyes.
Il want it as it was" she said childishly.
Without a word Chen lifted the small un-
painted table and set it against the wall.
Then he turned to Bob. You had better
eat little food and 60 quickly, There will
be enemies searching for US
Il will get you something" the girl said
sadly We'll, it's not New York"
No" Bob said You must rest
Il can never rest" she replied,
She went into the small kitchen and came
back with some small loaves of bread and
a pot of cold tea You had better not wait
for the tea to be hot" she said.
He ate and they sat watching him,
You had better come back to America
with me. he said. Il can squeeze you In"
But the girl shook her head. NO she
said The Jobs not finished, She smiled
Come. Chen said the men are waiting
with the gasoline He rose as he spoke and
the girl rose too. Stay at home, Chen
told her. sleep while am gone
DO not separate me from you, she salo'
He took her hand and they went out. IN
the east a gray light was coming through
the clouds. 1t was light enough to lead them
out of the village. into the fields, to gulde
them to the false farmhouse. The men set
the cans down. and Bob filled the empty
tank while the men tore away the mat roof
The sun was still behind the hills when ne
climbed into his seat. The engines were
roaring, and his heart raced ahead.
''All set, sweet" he said to Helen across
the world 'I'Il make my date"
Then he looked down and saw those stead
fast figures upon the earth, the handful Oh
blue-coated peasants, Chen holding MS
young wife's hand He leaned over. 30
long" he shouted Some day
Who knew? Perhaps he and Helen woulo
come back in a new and better age. to ma
them still alive, but free - these two "ro
were what he and Helen might have oeeh
had they been born Chinese. 1m emu
The messenger., 1944-05-01
TABERNACLE SOCIETY REFLECTS MRS. PENNEY

Mrs. Frederick E. Pinney, Church St., was reelected presi- dent of the Tabernacle Society of the Church of the Sacred Heart at the annual meeting Thursday even ing, April 27, in the Church Hall. Other officers reelected were Mrs. Herbert F. Stiles, vicepresident; Miss Carmella Maselli, treasurer; Mrs. Lawrence s. LeHane, sec retary. Mrs. Daniel Corette, Mrs. Timothy J. Clark and Mrs. James G. Lagan were elected to the ex- ecutive committee.
 An installation supper is sched- uled for May 28.
The messenger., 1944-05-01

Harold K. Pitt, son of Mrs. Eliz- abeth Pitt, 1O3 Glenwood Avenue, has been assigned to the S.S. Jos eph Hooker, Moore, Mccormick Lines, Inc., and is getting his mail care of New York City Postmaster.
 Francis Spera, son of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Spera formerly of Bloomfield, entered the military service April IS. Francis is grad uate of the local High School and is a brother of Vincent Spera who was inducted through the local board.
 Lawrence Jones, son of MT. and Mrs. George Jones of Cottage Grove Road, left May 5 for ser ivce in the Navy.
 Angelo DeMeo is now an Air Student in training at Wofford College, Spartensburg, sc. He was formerly located at Greens burg, NC.
 Lincoln Randall has been made a Private First Class and moved from Camp Hood, Texas to Camp Roberts, California.
 Paul Vasquez, formerly of the 742nd MP. Bat. at Fort Custer, Micigan, now has San Francisco APO.
 Earl Knickerbocker has been transferred from Nashville, Tenn. to Fort Jackson, sc.
 Edwin L. Baldwin, of the Air Forces, has been made Sergeant.
 Sgt. Anseil Wimbish has been transferred from Camp Edwards to Camp Devins.
 Steven Suchana, recent in- ductee from North Bloomfield, is stationed at Camp Stewart, Ga.
 It. (j.g.) George R. Imboden of the U.S.N.R. is being transferred to a Rhode Island station. He has been located at Fort Benning, Ga., for the past several months.
 Walter Sinnott, IT,, F 2/c of the Seabees has recovered from an attack of malaria suffered at his station some where in the South Pacific.
The messenger., 1944-05-01
RECREATION COMMITTEE CONSIDERING PROGRAM
Youth Canteen and Blue Hills District Park Suggested

DIStFlCt fdFk SuSS0SCeu
 The establishment of a teen age canteen in the center and playground for children on the East Side will receive the immedi- ate consideration of the Bloom field Juvenile Recreational Com mittee.
 Both projects were the subject of discussion at a meeting of rep resentatives of all local organiza- tions held at the Town Hall We'd nesday evening, May 3. The idea of the canteen is the proposal of the Center Grammar School Moth CTS Club. The playground for the East Side youngsters is part of comprehensive park development sponsored by representatives of the Bloomfield Village Associa- tion.
 Herbert F. Stiles of Tunxis Avenue, who has been elected chairman of the Recreational Com mittee, will call another meeting shortly to which all interested townspeople are invited to con- sider further reports of what can be done immediately with both these projects and to hear an out line of the complete recreational program contemplated for the youths of the Town.
 While it is explained that the proposed East Side Park will have to have the consideration of. other Town officials and probably be brought before regular Town meeting before officials of the Village Improvement Association can continue with all they have in mind, no objection is anticipated to the building of a baseball dia- mond for immediate use.
 Most of the property which it is planned shall be developed for Park purposes is owned by the Town or the East Side Fire Dist rict and runs from Blue Hills Av- enue to the East Side School prop erty abutting both sides of Rock we'll Avenue. Besides the baseball diamond when fully developed, the property will provide facilities for tennis, badminton, bowling on the green, and skating in addition to spacious dawn areas. A covered bandstand is another feature of the preliminary plans.
 The local Lions Club has voted to donate $1O0 to start a super vised recreational program for young people. A public meeting will be held May 22 at 8 pm. in the High School auditorium to out line the aims of the program.
The messenger., 1944-05-01

More than 200 attended the mother and daughter banquet Thursday night, May 4, in the Fed erated Church parish house, spon- sored by the Women's Guild. Mrs. Earl Powers was in charge of the program, which featured a tab leau by a group of the daughters. The group headed by Miss Marion L. Pinney served the dinner.
The messenger., 1944-05-01
NEWS ABOUT D h THE BOYS ON 1Ezzzz4E<}A
 THE WAR FRONf&A

1AllSNlO 1Ail1 ASNn O/ ' O'O.O. Atherton was home again on short leave after another visit to the shores of England.
 Corporal Nicholas Ostapekvich of the Air Forces has been trans ferred from Plant Park, Tampa Florida to Avon Parks, Florida.
 Robert Hayes, son of MT. and Mrs. Lewis E. Hayes, 90 Wade Avenue, has enlisted in the Navy and left two weeks ago for Samp- son, NY. for his training. His brother, Lewis, was given a med ical discharge from the army last year.
 John and Joe Lynch, sons of John J. Lynch, 218 Cottage Grove Road, were home for a late April visit. John is now at Sheppard Field, Texas. He previously at tended the Army Tech School at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Joseph is in the navy and has an assign ment at Barin Field, Pensicola, Florida. He got his boot training at Sampson, NY.
 Walter Heeber who was induct- ed with the January 1914 class is now attending a gunnery school at Fort Riley, Kansas and his bud dies there may be interested to know that he will be celebrating a birthday May 23. His brother George is now at Camp Lee, Va., Herbert Heeber, the first of the family to be inducted, has been in the South Pacific for nearly year. He is a Staff Sergant.
 William T. Walsh, IT,, has fin ished his boot training at Samp- son, NY. with the rating of Sea man second class and has now been assigned to the U.S.S. Missouri. detail at the Naval Training Sta tion in Newport, RI. He had a short visit with his parents here on his way to his new station. Fifty-three cadets from Con- necticut are receiving pre-flight training at the cadet center in San Antonio, Texas. Among them is Robert E. Painter of 157 Pros pect Street.
 E. c. Tavenor has been work ingon busy schedule during the past sixty days. After being transferred from the Infantry to the Air Cadet Corps he was sent from Camp Robinson to Sheppard Field, Texas. Almost immediately he found that the Cadet Corps was disbanded and he found himself back in the Infantry and at Camp Beaugard, La., and a few days later he was moved to Camp Van Dorn, Miss.
 Anna Antiuk of the Waves has moved to Kingsville, Texas.
 Staff Sgt. John B. Larensen, of the Air Forces, son of MT. and Mrs. John B. Larensen, ST., 793 Blue Hills Avenue, is now on for eign duty. His brother, Sergeant William R. Larensen of the US. Marine Corps has been in the South Pacific for more than year.
 Edward Wade of the US. Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, Illinois, recently spent a short