Evening star., 1944-07-24
Readers Clearing House

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about 20 minutes. Remove at ouce
from the pans.
They are different from regular
dinner rolls because they are SC
light on the inside but have . crusty
outside.
MARYLAND BEATEN BISCUIT;
CORN PONE WITH MOLASSES.
Thanks to Mrs. W. N. McGy
Stluer Spring.
Recipes requested by Mrs. j.. r. D.:
Maryland Beaten Biscuit: / quart
of flour, ! teaspoonful salt, large
tablespoonful Of lard. Add the salt
to the flour. then rub the lard thor
oughly into 1t with the hands. Put
u pint Of milk and "a pint Of water
in . pitcher. add 1t gradually to the
-four, stirring and kneading all the
while-add just enough to moisten
the flour, the dough should be very
stiff: knead minutes, and beat
with . hammer or q mallet 80 min
utes. Then form into small biscuits,
stick with q fork here and there
over the surface. Bake in . mod
erately quick oven (375 degrees)
about 20 or rs minutes. They should
be brown on top and sides almost
white, with . slight crack around
the sides.
Corn Pone: l quart corn meal
white is best). pour just enough
boiling water to scald it through,
stir it thoroughly. let it stand until
cold, then rub in q tablespoon of
butter and N teaspoon Of salt. Beat
two eggs until light, add to the meal.
mix we'll: add pint Of sour milk or
buttermilk, add "a cup molasses,
beat until smooth. Dissolve / tea
spoon of soda in q tablespoonful of
boiling water, stir 1t into mixture,
turn into a CREASED baking pan In
quick oven for IS minutes.
TO BANISH CENTIPEDES?
REQUESTED by Mrs. C. c. G.,
Washington
Will some one please tell me what
to do to rid my house Of centipedes?
I've tried all kinds of sprays. I'd be
most grateful.
ed. note: In ansDering this
request. please remember that
trade names cannot be used in
this column
THERE'S A WAR ON"
Thanks to Mrs. A. B.. Washington. J
To Mrs. F. B. NJ, Washington
No doubt you have received many
insults. But I'll bet it's because
you've "dished out" more Of them
than you did in your previous 10
years OF your service before the
war came along.
Many people, employees. public
servants and yes, some short-sighted
business people. are dropping all
but the sheerest pretense of COM
mon politeness and decency because
this war boom gives them a feeling
OF cocksureness. They tell the pub
lie of" at the least opportunity.
You may be sure-you who take ad-
vantage of your fellow men because
OF the war-that We will remember
1t, and therell come a day when
you will be begging for a chance to
be good. Yes, we'll remember!
Thanks to Mrs. N. T. p,
Washington)
I've never been q store clerk. and
have no intention of ever becoming
one because I couldn't stand the
attitude that the customer Is al
ways right" But I do know from
various salespeople friends of mine
that the stores are extremely un-
derstaffed. the clerks overworked
and put upon by selfish. unthinking
customers. Mrs. B. r. c. shouldn't
feel too offended when snapped at,
for though it's unkind, it's human
nature, and the chances are it's not
you that annoyed them. but the pre-
v1ous naughty customer who looked
down her long nose and through
her lorgnette and demanded q Ger
tain commodity whether or no.
Undoubtedly there are stores and
services and people that take ad-
vantage Of the situation, but the
majority are really short of help or
short of merchandise. Isn't it rather
petty to mentally blacklist certain
establishments? Personally, I've
done 1t myself. and still do, but 1
consider it q fault of mine to be
spiteful, rather than a virtue.
1t means a lot of give and take
to win a war. and We can each of us
be helpful by being considerate of
others feelings even though they
do not consider ours. Aren't you
more apt to be curt with people
when you have 4 headache or
stomach ache?