Evening star., 1944-02-18
Readers Clearing House

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margarine. Sliced ham fried, q veg.
Ietable or salad and light dessert
completes the meal.
REMOVING IODINE STAINS?
REQUESTED by Mrs. G. C. B.,
Wdshington.)
should like to know how to re.
move iodine spots without injurinl
the color of the material.
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TREATING METAL?
REQUESTED by Mrs. X. A. j.,
Washington
wonder if any kind reader coulc
suggest way to treat metal or
kitchen sinks, etc, from rubbing
= black on clothing.
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BLACK WALNUT CHOCOLATE
CAKE.
(Thdnks to N. B., Washington
One-half cup cocoa, "a cup water
cup brown sugar, 2 cups cake
flour, u teaspoon salt, l teaspoon
soda, teaspoon baking powder, "a
cup chopped or ground black wal
nuts, n cup shortening, / cup sugar
~ eggs, l cup milk, l teaspoon
vanilla.
Combine cocoa, water and brown
sugar. Heat to boiling. then cool
Sift and measure flour, add salt,
soda, baking powder Sift again,
then add walnuts. Cream short
ening, add white sugar and beat till
light. Add well-beaten eggs, blend
Add cool cocoa mixture, add dry in
gradients alternately with sweet
milk. Add vanilla.
Bake in 8x8x2 or 9xl2x21a creased
pan, about As minutes at $50 de-
grees. (Takes longer in the smaller
PAM
RECIPES USING MANY EGGS?
VARIOUS SUGGESTIONS.
(Thanks to Mrs. A. c. G.,
Washington
Gardenia Plants: Answering a
question asked some time ago-the
plant has mealy bugs. If plant is
put in bathtub and shower turned
on full force 1t helps rid the plant
of them. This can be done quite
often without hurting the plant
In fact 1t Is good for the leaves.
After the shower, be sure and ex-
anime plant and remove remain
ing bugs, pinching them off be-
tween a piece of tissue. If there Is
cool room with a southern ex-
posure put plant there all winter
and it will blossom in May and
June and most of the summer in
stead of starting earlier with only
a few blossoms.
Kiss Pudding-our favorite: First
part. One pint of milk heated in
double boiler. When hot stir in a
cup of sugar, heaping tablespoon
of cornstarch moistened with a
little cold milk, egg yolks slightly
beaten and pinch of salt. When
it is cooked like custard (shghtly
thickened) remove from fire, cool
and flavor with vanilla (Stir
while the custard is cooking. Pour
into sherbet glasses until they are
half full.
Second part. Beat egg whites
stiff. Add u cup of confectioners'
sugar, slowly beating after each
addition. Then add l square or
ounce OF bitter chocolate melted.
Beat. Pile on custards and chill
in refrigerator about 3 hours before
serving They will keep for next
days meal If you wish. This recipe
makes S, but with a little more milk
(about 1ls of a cup) and l level tea
spoon more of cornstarch it will
make without harming the recipe
To the reader uncertain about
type Of chocolate to use when just
chocolate is called for: Always use
bitter chocolate unless otherwise
specified.
Just word about whether recipes
calling for q number Of eggs are
practical. These recipes are just
right for me because it is the only
way either my husband or I eat
eggs. Eggs contain valuable food
substances and try to use dozen
week in my cooking. I think we
need them In our diet. I am sure
there are others who must have to
use such recipes to have their fam
lily eat enough eggs.
I am all for old-fashioned recipes,
too. I need recipes containing eggs
and butter (or margarine) because
I have to put weight on my tall
husband. He has a great deal of
travelling to and from work each day
which helps keep his weight down
and want it to go up. Can any one
help me?
Tipping beauty operators is fine,
but not hair stylists (men). I don't
like it,
May I offer one point which has
constantly amazed me? All my life
I have been taught waste not, want
not" but lately the Government has
come out with the same slogan in
other words and saying we must
do this for victory. Using every
thing possible has always been a
must" in our house. A soup kettle
on the back of the stove for making
use of scraps, last years coat re-
modelled to make a dashing jacket
embroidered flowers on the frayed
cuffs of a blouse, house dresses gone
beyond repair made into potholders
and so on. Hasn't my mothers New
England thrift been the standard
for other homes outside our six
States? What opinions have you
readers on the subject?
BY the way, mothers, teach your
daughters to cook and sew. Insist
upon it. My mother taught me and
certainly am grateful, so much Sc
will never be able to thank her
Don't get the wrong idea, girls. l
am no drudge. We dance, bowl
skate, swim, see movies, plays and
attend concerts and symphonies by
budgeting closely. I am an artist
too, have a 5-month-old son and dc
all INV nUyy, hn,,cou,orly