Evening star., 1944-03-31
(ThdnkS to Miss H. I. c.,
WdShiuoton,)

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A tasty salad can be made of
almost any vegetable, raw, cooked
or q combination of raw and left
over cooked ones may be used in
any convenient mixture, as for in
stance:
Finely cut or diced cabbage, green
pepper. carrot and snap beans. Or,
lettuce, beans, green pepper, po-
tatoes, cucumber and onion. Or,
spinach, cauliflower, celery, carrot
and radishes.
The tasty" result will depend on
the dressing and seasoning:
1st. Marinate the cut-up vege-
tables with a good French dressing
(about l tablespoon to 2 cups of
diced vegetables). Mix thoroughly
so that every piece of vegetable is
reached by the dressing.
I'd. Add 2 tablespoons of mayon-
naise which has been mixed with an
onion and pepper relish pepper
hash0 and again mix thoroughly.
Mixed sweet pickle may be chopped
and used in place of above relish.
Sd. Salt and pepper to taste, ac-
cording to whether seasoned cooked
vegetables enter into the mixture.
4th. Let stand at least half hour
for the seasoning to penetrate, and
serve on a lettuce leaf. Serves 4.
This salad can be mixed hours
ahead or even the day before If kept
In covered container in the ice box.
However, lettuce should not be in
cluded in a salad which is to stand
overnight, but 1t is almost the only
vegetable which will wither.
SCRATCH ON MAHOGANY?
REQUESTED by Mrs. A. L. M,
Arlington.)
Perhaps one of your readers can
help me. I have a mahogany bed
which has q very deep scratch on
the headboard. Is there anything
I might put on it to help its ap-
pearance? I'd appreciate sugges-
tions very much.
MOUTH ORGAN?
REQUESTED by L. L., Wdshington.)
would like to know If some of
your readers Of the Clearing House
could tell me where I could get a
couple Of mouth organs. My son
who Is overseas has asked for them
twice in his letters. I have tried
all over Washington, with no luck.
He said he was at an isolated camp
and wanted them to pass away the
lonely hours. Will appreciate 1t if
some one can help me.
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CYCLAMEN PLANTS?
REQUESTED by Mrs. E. q. H,
Wdshington)
Will some one please write about
the care of cyclamen plants? I
have a beautiful one that has fin
ished blooming. I believe there is
q rest period and the bulbs may be
held over and started. next fall.
I think your column Is priceless.
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SPONGE DROP COOKIE?
REQUESTED by Mrs. B. G.
ArIington.)
Would appreciate receiving from
Sou or having a request made of
your readers for a recipe for a cookie
known as sponge drop cookie, which
recipe I unfortunately lost recently.
DISH RACK TROUBLE?
(Requested by Mrs. A. B. X,
WGShtngton)
I wonder If one of your readers
could help me with a small but
annoying problem I have2 My only
dish drying rack, and I can't buy
another like it, is a blue rubberized
one and the rubber has gone soft
and comes off on the dishes. Is
there anything to be done for this,
or must I throw 1t away and &c
without one?
May I tell you how much I enjoy
the Clearing House? 1t is one of the
finest Star features, and a great
boon to housewives, especially to in
experienced ones like myself.
SPOT REMOVAL; POEM RE
QUESTED; CROCHET PATTERN.
(Tha1,ks to Mrs. T. r.,
Takom1 Park.
To remove iodine stains: Add am
monia to sudS and wash article.
Ammonia will remove stain.
For grease spot on rug: Pour full
strength ammonia on grease spot
and rub with a clean cloth. The
grease will disappear. Clean coat
collars of mems suits same way. Will
not hurt fabric.
Does any one have the complete
poem which starts:
Mrs. Grammar once gave a fine
ball,
TO the nine different parts of our
speech.
To the short, to the tall;
To the stout, to the small.
There were pies, plums and pud-
dings for each.
At first little articles came,
In q hurry to make themselves
known.
Fat "a an and the but none
of the three,
Could stand for minute alone."l
1t covers nouns, verbs, adverbs,
adJect1veS, pronounS, conjunctions. |