Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-10
Readers Clearing House

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SPRINGERLE.
THANKS to Mrs. S. D. M,
Washington
In Monday, April 3, Readers Clear
ing House, Mrs. j. G. requested a
cake recipe for sending overseas. !
do not have cake recipe, but !
clipped the inclosed cookie recipe
from an old edition of Good House.
keeping Magazine, which may be of
help to her.
Springerie: Four eggs, 1 pound
powdered sugar, tablespoon grated
lemon rind, ~ cups sifted cake
flour, / tablespoon baking powder,
anise seeds.
Beat eggs until light. Then stir
in the sugar and beat with a spoon
until thoroughly combined. Add
lemon rind and flour, which has
been sifted with the baking powder,
and mix thoroughly. Chill l hour,
then roll out to 1a-inch thickness
and cut into fancy shapes with
cookie cutters. Grease baking sheets
and sprinkle with anise seeds. Ar
range cookies on the sheets and
leave exposed to air over night, or
for IL hours. Then bake in moder-
ate oven of $50 degrees F.. for 80
minutes. When cool store in a COW
cred jar for two or three weeks be-
fore serving. Makes about II
Springerle.
SMOOTH ICE CREAM.
THANKS to Mrs. w. r. M,
Falls Church,
Would like to share a recipe for
a smooth ice cream.
Beat 2 egg whites. Continue to
beat and add u cup sugar and 2
tablespoons corn sirup. Add u tea
spoon salt, l tablespoon vanilla.
Whip until thick (but not stiff, /
pint Is per cent cream. Beat in the
egg mixture. Freeze without stirring.
Use cream off the top of bottle, or
substitute evaporated milk that has
been chilled in freezer before whip
ping.
have also substituted 2 saccharin
~ grainD tablets for the sugar.
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CARPET BEETLES:
DARK PEACHES.
THANKS to H. B. r., Washington
The worms Mrs. T. o. M. speaks
Of are the larvae Of the black carpet
beetle. They are very difficult to
get rid Of because they get behind
the Dashboard, in floor cracks, etc.
At one stage they are very small,
hard-shell flying beetles and you
find them trying to get out near
the windows.
They are very destructive and it.
will require persistence to rid the
house of them.
If she will write for leaf1et No. $50,
United States Department of Agri-
culture, it will be of great help.
In regard to the reader who had
dark peaches at the top Of her jars
I would like to tell her that had
the same dificulty when I canned
open-kettle method. Since I have
canned by the hot-water bath
method have had no difficulty and
the peaches taste better. I follow
the instructions as to time OF
processing exactly, preparing the
fruit and cooking for short period
before filling jars to within half an
inch of top.
There are 10-cent books put out
by the glass jar manufacturing COM
panies on home canning and they
are reliable.
appreciated Mrs. A. A. G.'s letter
giving the reason for the rubbery
taste of canned foods, and thanks
to you for your splendid Clearing
House.
Editors note: Thanks to Mrs.
F. H. c. and Mrs. T. r. H., Wash
ington, for submitting similar
information on carpet beetlesJ
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
We are most grateful to the
following readers, whose contri-
buttons 1Dere similar to others
previously receiDed::
Mrs. r. N. r. and Mrs. C. r. A.,
Washington; Mrs. J. L. D., Ar
Hngton.
Our thanks, too, to Mrs. c. s.,
Mount Rainier, and Mrs. A. G.
A., Arlington, for sending in
copies of the poem, "Cricket on
the Hearth" These haze been
forwarded to the reader 1Dho re-
quested it, as, due to lack OF
space, We cannot publish long
Uerses in the column.
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REQUEST ANSWERED.
(Thanks to Mrs. F. w. j.,
Washington
The kindergarten verse called.
THE Moo Cow-Moo" will be found
in Book I of my Bookhouse."
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BUTTER MOLD?
Requested by Mrs. G. H. r,
HendersonDille, N. c.
| have circular, half pound sized
butter mold which Is made of wood
and which I should like to use with
oleomargarine. However, when I
try to remove the margarine from
the mold it sticks to 1t. Will some
kind reader please tell me what to
do to remedy the situation?