Evening star., 1944-01-24
Thanks to Mrs. L. L. F,
WuShin0tOn.)

the convalescent child who mus
stay in bed, and who cannot use hi.
hands much. This last cuts dowr
the number of activities tremen.
dously, and I certainly sympathize
with his mother.
What about mouth organ
watching a minute-glass for boiling
eggs, magnifying glass with q
handle, a mirror to reflect sunlight
sound on the walls, pictures pastec
on large sheet of cardboard
changed frequently?
If he is to be trusted not to put
small objects in his mouth, making
ball of yarn by winding the yarr
about lot Of interesting tiny toys
little china dogs, ETC., which he finds
as he unwinds the yarn.
Soap-bubble pipe, if he is old
enough to know how to use it?
Looking over his mothers costume
jewelry, beads to wear, necklaces to
jingle, etc? Changing his bed
around so that he can sometimes
look out OF one window, sometimes
another? Or, If he can be out OF
doors, wrapping him up and putting
him on porch, in big chair or car
riage, so he can see and hear what
goes on in the street? This will
often amuse a convalescent child
for long periods.
Your nice chatty page must make
a lot Of strangers here feel at home
and not SO forlorn as they'd be II
they didn't have these over-the-
fense neighbors to chin with. 1T
certainly is well worth the news
print as morale builder, quite
apart from the value of the ex-
changed suggestions.
SWEET CRULLERs.
(Thanks to Mrs. J. c., Washinoton. J
Two cups sugar, / cup buttermilk,
l cup sour cream, teaspoon soda,
2 eggs, II teaspoon salt, -four to
stiffen.
Roll out. fry in hot fat. Let
brown on one side before turning
over. Drain on paper or sideways
on a rack
Editors Note: We wish to
thank Mrs. C. tor submitting
her cake recipe Which ,De cannot
print at this ttme.)
LEFTOVER MEAT RECIPES.
Thanks to Mrs. E. A. P,
Arlington.)
Frequently there's just a small
amount of meat left over from
roasts, etc, so I am especially in
terested in recipes using same.
Thought some one might find two
that I have concocted useful to
them. These are approximate
amounts; you can judge according
to leftovers on hand.
Chicken Croquettes: l cup faxed
chicken, u cup dressing and enough
cold gravy to make consistency that
can be easily handled. Form into
fiat cakes. Dip in bread crumbs
and fry golden brown on both sides.
Leftover pork when there's no
gravy: Fry a few diced onions in
fat very slightly brown. Add diced
pork, Continue frying a bit longer.
Add l can bouillon soup. Season
to taste. Slice raw potatoes and lay
on top Of mixture. Cover and simmer
until potatoes are soft This can
be thickened with a little -four or
cornstarch mixed with water. Very
tasty with hominy and crisp salad.
Having a baby and being quite
far from the stores, I find it neces-
sary more than ever to experiment
with whatever I have on hand.
The Clearing House is an i'm
mense help. I'm sure the lady with
the sick child found the many sug-
gestions most helpful. My good
wishes 60 along with the many
other interested readers for the
speedy recovery Of her baby.
MILK? ACORN SQUASH;
CABBAGE WITH PRUNES?
(RequeSted by E. v. S., Arlington.
I would like to ask a question
Why is milk heated to the boiling
point and then cooled as called for
in some recipes? 1t seems such a
waste of time unless some chemical
reaction takes place that is neces-
sary.
Try baking acorn squashes whole,
then cut open and, with one scoop
Of a tablespoon, out come the seeds.
Add butter and salt and pepper. I
find them moist and delicious. The
outer shell usually hardens suf-
ficiently to make eating out of the
rind easy. I notice in some cafe
terias the rind is so soft that it is diff
ficult to separate the meat from the
rind. Or can the rind be eaten?
My mother used to make a sweet
sour cabbage dish with prunes.
Does any one know the procedure
and ingredients?
The everlasting rolls are grand.
CLEANING SILVER;
FRIED POTATOES.
Thanks to Mrs. A. C. O.,
W1shington.)
I am a regular reader of the
Clearing House and I feel it my duty
to tell those who use the hot water
soda aluminium recipe for cleaning
silver to be careful. If the silver is
weighted to stand, it has lead in
which will melt and ruin the piece
I know from experience!
Here is a good dish-Fry potatoes
the usual way. Just before taking
from skillet, break two or three eggs
over-turn minute and dish up.
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ROAST BEEF REHEATED.
Thanks to Mrs. r. W. r.,
Greenbelt, Md)
To retain original rareness, have
found the double-boiler method most
desirable. Half an hour before sup
per place double boiler on stove with
plenty Of boiling water in lower Sec
ton so entire utensil may be thor
oughly preheated. Ten minutes be-
fore serving simply put in upper
section required quantity OF sliced
roast beef, replace cover.
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