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berries lay as close as raisins in a
plum pudding. Popped corn also was
a general favorite. Gov. Winthrop
described it as early as 1880, saying
it was "parched corn, which turned
inside out and was white and floury
within"
Corn played its part as much in
social as in economic life The
corn husking or harvesting was one
Of the rare occasions on which the
Puritans had some fun.
Corn kernels served Colonial chill
dren in their play, as counters in
simple games, and when the family
sat working around the kitchen fire
In the long winter evenings it was
part Of the boys work to shell the
corn from the ears.
In the form of "nocake" or moo
kick" corn was the mainstay Of the
traveller. A spoonful mixed with
water or even with snow served for
food and provided nourishment on
the journey This was Indian corn
parched in hot ashes and afterward
beaten to powder and carried in a
leathern pouch.
There were times when taxes were
paid in corn, when it served as legal
tender, and the rise and fall in its
price are indices of financial history
Evening star., 1944-10-30
Painted Beauty

Painted and decorated furniture
has really come into its own these
last few years. What started out as
a makeshift way Of doing over old
furniture has become a fashion in
itself. Peter Hunt, with hts creative
skill and artistic i1ventiyeness, has
been largely responsible for a fas-
new vogue in interior dec
He gives old broken down
furniture new lease on life. and
1t Is nothing for him to turn a mon
Evening star., 1944-10-30
By Dorothy Bihiman

strosity. hidden away in an attic
into Q handsome piece OF furniture
that would look well In the loveliest
home. His pieces are, OF course
hand painted, and three figure
prices are charged for some Of those
offered in q local store.
Peter Hunt once had an antique
shop in Provincetown. r.. I. About
eight years ago he started painting
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ANSWERS no QUERIES.

(Thanks to Mrs. Fl. s., Rockville. J
Here are few suggestions for Mrs.
+ w. B., Woodbridge, D. c., whose
difficulty is runny cream pies. 1t is
possible her husband Is right and
her recipes call for too much sugar.
It's common experience to have
watery custard and pumpkin pies
when too much sugar is used. So
she might try using one fourth to
one-third less sugar than her recipe
calls for. Perhaps her recipe calls
for cornstarch as thickening agent.
have observed that the use Of corn
starch with large quantity of sugar
seems to produce chemical action
when heat is applied, and turns a
portion of the cornstarch to sugar.
When placed in the oven the filling
would be subject to a higher tenn
perature than during the boiling
and the change would be more
noticeable. Reducing the amount of
sugar should help this, also using
some flour in place of part of the
cornstarch. I hope the suggestion
will prove helpful.
Some time ago some one requested
how to make I.eanut butter at home
from homegrown peanuts. Since I
have seen no answer to this I might
add my 2 cents worth.
When I was a girl we used to use
salted peanuts and made butter from
them. We used an ordinary food
grinder first putting them through
a coarse grinding attachment. We
thnno thrnt1nh OF ton !,
ment and then at the last through
the nut grinding attachment. Pea
nuts are hard and must be reduced
gradually. If I remember correctly
we put them through the nut grinder
attachment twice This produced
rather Sti1 and dry butter, but had
a superior flavor to any have ever
tasted. One might add a good salad
oil to overcome the dryness, or,
mixed with little butter or mar
garine it will spread more easily.
We, too, have raised peanuts this
year and while haven't tried it yet,
it seems it would be simple to place
the nuts in pan and roast in the
oven, stirring frequently and only
heating long enough to remove the
green taste.
Peanuts may also be boiled in
strongly salted water, then shelled
and eaten as when roasted. These
are more tender and easily ehewed.
For boiling select those nuts which
are not quite mature or ripened but
which have kernel fairly well de-
veloped.
For Mrs. M. T. N, Washington.
I recently read description of how
to make glasses from bottles. / have
not tried this but the process is as
follows: Tie a stout string which
has been dipped IN kerosene around
the bottle where you wish to break it.
Touch match to the string and
dash the bottle into cold water. Il
suppose the string ends should be
clipped close to the bottle and be
afire all the way around) This cuts
the neck away, as with knife Then
you grind the sharp edge away in
sand and your glass is finished.
Mrs. B. M A, Arlington, might
try setting her yeast bread into a
large pan of warm water, renewing
the water as it cools, or place it near
the heat register or radiator. In cool
weather my mother always warmed
her flour so it no longer felt cool
Evening star., 1944-10-30

T.
Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and address;
we win withhold both and use
only initials Please address
mail to the Readers Clearing
House, Woman's Page, The Eve
ming Star. Washington 4.
Views expressed in the Clear
ing House are not necessarily
those of The Star, and, as 1t is
obviously impossible for us to
test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility for
them.
Betsy CaSsceH.
Evening star., 1944-10-30
By Barbara Bell

Teen-agers delight the jerkin
with suspender straps and match
ing gored skirt. Make plain skirt
too for contrast and you'll have sew
eral costumes in one.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1860 is
designed for sizes II. IL, Is, H. is
and 18. Size IL, jerkin and skirt
requires 3 yards of 35 OF 80 inch
material; blouse, short sleeves, 2h
yards.
For this pattern, send 20 cents,
In coins, your name, address. pat
tern number and size wanted to
Barbara Bell, The Washington Star,
Post Once Box 80, Station G, New
York 10, N. Y.
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Halloween Doughnuts

You can't beat traditional dough-
nuts and cider for q Halloween treat.
Check up on your deep-fat frying
equipment before starting to pre-
pare doughnuts. A deep saucepan
Will do for a fryer. II you haven't
a wire basket, use a slotted spoon
or long handled fork for lowering
and removing doughnuts. A good
salad or cooking oil will give dough-
nuts nice brown color. It should
be deep enough to cover doughnuts
completely. The temperature should
be at 375 degrees F. by your fat ther-
mometer or hot enough to turn a
1-inch cube of day-old bread to
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ENGLISH MUFFINS.

(ThankS to Mrs. r. G.. B.,
SilDer SPRING.
English mullins: y yeast cake. "a
cup lukewarm water, y cup scalded
milk, cooled, l tablespoon melted
shortening, cups sifted flour, q
teaspoon salt.
Soften the yeast in lukewarm wa
ter. Make a sponge Of milk, soft
ened yeast and water, shortening,
and q cup of -four. Mix well. Cover
and put in warm place to rise for
about an hour. When this sponge
is light, add remaining flour Q4
cups which has been sifted with
the salt. Beat this soft dough until
Evening star., 1944-10-30

to the hand before adding her
sponge or yeast. She placed the
flour in the container she used to
mix her bread and put this in the
oven with the door open. She stirred
the flour frequently until it all was
slightly warmed. Be careful not to
overhead as 1t would then have to
be cooled.
QUERY ON CAKE?
BOILING WATER PASTRY"
(ThGnks to Mrs. A. L. c.,
Wdshington.)
May compliment you on your ex-
cellent column? I've never known
anything quite so helpful to an in
experienced housewife.
Many thanks, Mrs. M. B. F.. for
Hungarian Frosting" I believe,
however, you omitted the chocolate
from your Imperial Chocolate
Cake" in the recipe recently printed,
or is it actually not a chocolate
cake but referred to as such because
of the chocolate frosting?
Here is an excellent recipe for
Boiling Water Pastry"
One cup lard, Il cup boiling water,
3 cups flour, y teaspoon baking
powder, y teaspoon salt. Pour the
boiling water over the lard and beat
with fork until creamy. Sift to-
gether remaining ingredients and
add to lard and water mixture.
Mix thoroughly together. Wrap in
wax paper. place in refrigerator and
leave overnight. This makes enough
pastry for l double and l single
crust pie.
To you brides and new cooks who
haven't had much luck with pies,
beg you to try this: my pies are de-
licious and I've only been baking six
months. I have passed this around
to other new cooks who also swear
by it. Be sure to chill pastry over
night.
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USING DUTCH OVEN?

Washington
Tread the letters published on this
page regularly and have not only
enjoyed them but benefited greatly
by them. And l want to thank you
all for your cooperation in helping
other homemakers.
l have been presented with a
Dutch oven" I would appreciate it
very much if any of the readers can
tell me how to use it, and give any
recipes for dinners to be cooked in
II
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CLOTHING FROM HOSE.
Thanks to Mrs. B. S. L.,
CiIa,ox Cnasriaan

May 1 put in my cents worth
about the clothes from hose" sub
ject? Several years ago. a relative
and tried making an afghan and a
rug from discarded knitwear tno
wooD and found it not worth the
effort. The afghan was bulky, but not
warm, and both articles stretched
way out of shape and wore un-
evenly in a very short time. We
both felt We had wasted a lot of
effort for nothing!
Evening star., 1944-10-30
RECIPE WANTED?

RECIPE WANTED?
REQUESTED by Mrs. M. r. Meg,
Washington
I enjoy the column SO much! 1t
is so chatty and friendly! Can
some one send me a recipe for a
fruit and nut loaf cake?
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Our thanks to the tollo,Ding
readers, ,uhose suggestions Were
similar to others previously re-
ceiDed: Mrs. L. C. II. and d. G.,
Washington and Mrs. B. J. H.,
Arlington.
The information sent in by
Miss c c. c., Washington, has
been forwarded to the reader for
UhOm it 1DuS intended.
Evening star., 1944-10-30
Thanks to Mrs. J. J. B. L.,
DnIidSn11ille Md

With regard to the use of scraps
of soap, 1 have found the following
most satisfactory. Leftover laundry
and toilet soaps are shaved into a
pint Jar, and a little household am
monia is poured in; the jar is then
filled with boiling water which fur
ther dissolves the soap and mixes
with the ammonia. This makes a
nice soap jelly, fine for dishwashing
and easy to scoop out. The am
monia kills the perfume" of the
toilet soap, and adds sparkle to
dishes and glassware.
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LEFTOVER SOAP.

LEX NV LAs oohe.
(ThdnkS to Mrs. L. -, Chillum.)
I think my method OF using up
leftover soap is the simplest, most
effective one so far. Sew together
two face cloths wash cloths with
basting stitches on one side. Drop
all leftover soap into this bag and
use it in the bathtub. Whenever
there are pieces to be added, simply
open basting stitches and drop in
more soap. Then sew up. Every
scrap of soap is used up this way.
And bath soap is saved. / hope you
find this method satisfactory.
Evening star., 1944-10-30
Readers Clearing House

lit is elastic. Again cover and put
in warm place to rise. When
doubled in bulk, toss. dough on q
Toured board and lightly work in a
little flour. Roll the dough out into
a sheet about l inch thick, cut in
large rounds (this recipe makes 81,
then cover and let rise for about
IAN hour. Bake" slowly on both
sides on a lightly creased griddle
over a burner on the stove. After
mullins are cold, split, butter, toast,
land serve hot.
Evening star., 1944-11-28

Forrest Sykes goes well with a
roast beef sandwich, but first we
better explain what boogie woogie
piano player has to do with the
Spectator a la carte vitaminS.
It couldn't have happened in any
place but the Brown Derby. When
AL Simmonds' chef didn't show up
he simply told the guests to help
themselves to the kitchen. Nobody
went hungry. Even the entertainers
seemed to know where the icebox
was Granted Mr.. Sykes didn't
eSactly look like he belonged in the
kitchen, wearing green satin tails
| topped off with an ice cream satin
blouse. Need we add that Mr.
Sykes designed it himself?
Forrest studied piano for a while
as kid, but was pretty much like
every other kid He thought 1t was
sissy stuff; he refused to practice
and at 10 fatty refused to play
another note. From then on it was
strictly boxing and football.
When Forrest finished high school
he decided he might make it up to
his mother for not fulfilling her
dream of concert pianist in the
family by directing the church choir
In his spare moments. He shaped
the choir up so well that before long
his hymnal sessions were being
broadcast. And broadcast they were
until some Jealous cleric discovered
that Forrest was swinging" the
church services.
Il honestly didn't realize I was
swinging those hymns" Forrest
said, but it sure was lucky for me.
The word got around and before
long I found myself making money
for swinging at the piano in the
local night spot
BY the way, you should try the
Brown Derty's roast beef sometime.
At last we found an entertainer
who wants to go broke. He's not
crazy, he's only suffering from a
phobia. Burton of Burton & Kaye
dance team currenly knocking each
other around the Lotus floor in an
act which they call satirical ball
room, firmly believes that every
entertainer can get rid of his or her
phobia by a simple matter Of suffi-
cient exposure to it.
That, he might add. has familiar
ring Of freshman psychology about
it.
But to explain Burton's seemingly
peculiar ambition, the entertainer
has always lived in mortal dread of
the day when he would find himself
fat broke.
AS fears go. this isn't exactly a
novel one. If Burton is really Sc
rious about the whole thing he
might get himself a cub reporters s
job for about a week.
Running around the Trade Winds
floor 'emceeing" for three straight
weeks In row might be tough work
for anybody but Norman Duke At
the age of II Norman started to get
in shape From the time he ran
his first marathon in Italy he kept
himself in trim by running in vari-
Gus places all over the world, Monte
Carlo, Texas, France. In 1890, in
this country, Norman was the
youngest entry to run in the AAU.
Born in Yugoslavia and educated
in Italy, Mr. Duke arrived in this
country at the age of Is, unable to
speak word of English.
He couldn't afford private English
Evening star., 1944-11-28
After Dark
News and Comment Of the Night Clubs
o

lessons, so he did the next best
thing. Norman went to work in
famous New York hotel as sandwich
man and dishwasher.
Talent from North, East, South
and West came into Constitution
Hall last week to lend fitting punch
to the opening of the Sixth War
Loan drive. Let's see. There was
Barry Wood, Danny Kaye, Gene
Krupa and Paul Whiteman, to men,
ton only few of the night club
acquisitions.
Right along with this out-of town
glitter came vocalist and band
leader Eddy Howard. Maria Kra-
mer of the Roosevelt decided that
the Victory Room could spare Eddy
for one night and for such a good
cause.
The other evening none other
than Jack Dempsey and Gene Tun-
ney ducked into the Embassy Room
for q look at this Borge fellow.
Judging from their broad grins, we
would say they weren't disappoint-
ed =. II orchids were things to toss
about one would surely fall in the
direction Of the Neptune Room for
Art Hinett's sparkling rendition of
Star Eyes"-plus the way he swings
from that number into a pop tune
|. Choruses are catching-latest
spot to string a line OF pretties
around their floor show is the China
Clipper.
Some pointed, others asked for
autographs when Carol Bruce and
Janet Blair walked into the May
flower Lounge last week Paul
Young of the Roumanisn Inn thinks
its about time he does something in
the night club vein and before New
Year OF course, you haven't
heard anybody but Russ Cullen play
Purple Shadows Its strictly Du-
bonnet Room property, with slight
option held by pianist George Berg.
He's the composer . We noticed
Ida Clark counting on her fingers
When she stopped for a breathe we
discovered what was behind all the
higher mathematics All In all,
Ida's Trans-Lux repertoire includes
about 1,400 tunes. Other evening
at Costin's watching the flddling of
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For free information, MITCHELL QUICK
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the stoekhoid-
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at p m. at the Hotel Continental for the
election OF trustees and such other busi-
ness as may properly come before said
meeting. Signed: CHAs. H. PARDOE,
sPEcfAL MEETING of the stockholders
OF The Metropolis Building Association will
be held at the ONCE Of the association,
md and Pa. ave. Sc, Wednesday, Decem-
ber 9th. 1874. at 1:30 pm, for the pur-
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properly come before the meeting RU-
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l WILL NOT BE responsible for any debts
made by any one other than myself
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I WILL NOT be responsible for any debts
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Hangar ., Arlington Va on~
Evening star., 1944-11-28
|WilI Talk on Roses

DIR. r. G. Allen, secretary Of the
American Rose Society, will talk on
The Science Of Rose Growing" at
the next meeting Of the Potomac
Rose Society at 8 pm. tomorrow at
the All Souls Unitarian Church,
Sixteenth and Harvard streets NV.
DR.. Allen has carried on the rose
research program sponsored by the
American Rose Society at Cornell
University and the New York State
College of Agriculture.
Evening star., 1944-11-28
veterons' COMMITTEES
To Hear Senator Boil

"The Veterans Stake IN Foreign
Policy will be discussed by Senator
Ball, Republican, OF Minnesota at
q meeting Of the Washington Chap
ter of the American Veterans Com
mittee at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
Statler Hotel.
The organization comprises men
and women serving with or honor
ably discharged from the Allied
armed forces or merchant marine,
whose stated objective is ito achieve
q more democratic and prosperous
America and a more stable world y
Its chairman is Charles c. Bolte,
who was wounded while serving with
the British at Ell Alamein.
The Washington chapter was or
ganized in September, with Bill Best,
Salerno veteran, as temporary chair
man.
Insure your future security by
buying War Bonds and hanging on
Evening star., 1944-11-28
Citizens Postpone Meetino

The North Capitol Citizens Asso-
ciation meeting was called of last
night due to rain and lack of a
quorum, John F. Hardie. association
president announced. It's next
meeting will be announced by the
Executive Committee.
Evening star., 1944-11-28

some de Jong was Mrs. C. c. CAL
houn. And Mrs. Calhoun, in case
you've forgotten, was one of the
few D. c. hostesses who entertained
the Duke Of Windsor when he was
the Prince of Wales.
Evening star., 1944-11-28

All persons to be hired In this
area, must be referred BY the local
United States Employment Service
ONCE. unless the specific advertise
ntent indicates otherufse.
Evening star., 1944-11-28

Insure your future security by
buying War Bonds and hanging on
to them!
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-11
Charlie Chaplin
Indicted on
Mann Act Count
BY JAMES LINDSLEY

LOS ANGELES, Feb. LIZ
Slight, white-haired, dapper
Charlie Chaplin, who as the
lovable little tramp comedian
used to play with deft fingers
on worlds heartstrings in the
realm of film mimicry, faced to-
day the stern reality of FEEDER
al indictment charging him with
Mann Act violation.
The 54-year-old, four-times-
married comedian was accused
Of the additional felony of con-
spiracy as a Federal grand jury
late yesterday concluded a long
inquiry into his relationships
with red-haired Joan Berry, %,
Chaplin's former protege who
asserts Chaplin is the father of
her 4-months-old daughter.
Six others, including several
persons prominent in fashion
able Beverly Hills, were indict-
ed along with Chaplin for an
asserted conspiracy to deprive
Miss Berry of her constitutional
rights following her arrest on a
vagrancy charge Jan. 2, 1943, In
Beverly Hills.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-11
Three Detroit
Strikes Ended
War Output Hit
by WoIkouts

DETROIT, Feb. II - (P) -
Strikes which interrupted war
production in three plants in the
Detroit area yesterday we're re-
ported settled today.
Production of tank and air.
craft parts at the Motor Pro-
ducts Corp. was resumed when
approximately 100 employees
reported on the first shift. Both
the day shift and the afternoon
shift were idle yesterday. af-
fecting a total Of 5000 workers.
The workers, members Of the
United Automobile Workers
(CIO), were ordered by the War
Labor Board yesterday to ere
turn to work without delay" so
that the board might proceed
with a hearing on the dispute.
Montague Clark. personnel
manager of the company, said
hte employees left their jobs be-
cause 100 women workers in the
shell department were dissatis-
fled with proposed wage scales.
A General Motors spokesman
said most of the 5000 day-shift
employees at the Corporation S
See STR1KES-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-11
Matonlb Pupils
Buy a Jeep
Ceremonies Mark
Patriotic Effort

Following ceremonies at the
A exander Macomb public
school, scheduled for $50 p. m.
today, when pupils will present
the War Department with a jeep
purchased through war bonds
and stamps, every boy and girl
is expected to show just pride
derived from a personal partici-
patton in the war effort.
The jeep is inscribed: Pre-
sented by Students Of Macomb
School, Mount Clemens - a
name which it may carry to far
flung battle fronts. 1t will be
turned over 10 the United States
Army, as represented by Sell
fridge Field officers. The field s
drum and bugle corps will offer
music during a jeep parade on
Grand avenue. and plans were
made TO give rides 10 represen-
tative boys and girls.
The Macomb schools invest
ment in war bonds and stamps
is now we'll over the $50, 900
See JEEP-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-02-11
u. !. 'Heavies'
Hit Frankfurt
kozi industrial
City Blasted Anew

LONDON. Feb. IL - (P) -
American Flying Fortresses
blasted Frankfurt on the Main
with tons of high explosives
again today, striking the already
hard hit southwest German in
dustrial and transport center
for the second time in four days
and the fourth time since Jan.
30.
While this devastating assault
to flatten Frankfurt was in pro-
gress, Liberators again operated
Independently of tn e Forts,
slashing at military installations
in the Pas-de- Calais area and
American Maruders in their
ninth operation in II days struck
other targets in the rocket
gun" sector of northern France.
Today's operations kept the
unprecedented Allied aerial as
sault coming through yet anoth-
err 24-hour cycle and followed
up yesterdays mighty attacks on
the German manufacturing city
of Brunswick and the Gilze-Ri-
jen air base in Holland which
precipitated furious air fights
in which American heavy bomb
ers and fighters were credited
officially with downing "a en-
envy planes.
Raj Mosquito bombers made
their ninth assault this month
on Berlin.