Evening star., 1944-04-14
COOKIES FOR OVERSEAS.
Thanks to Mrs. T. E. R.,
Si1por Cs,-;,11

Thanks to Mrs. T. E. r.,
SilUer Spring.
AS a home economics graduate
I have always been interested ir
new recipes and cookies" are q
hobby of mine. In the last II year.
I have mailed cookies to men in the
service in the United States ane
Alaska. I find small cookies, moi
over 2 inches in diameter, two
wrapped together in waxed paper
(31a inches square) arrive unbroken
Drop cookies should be flattened q
little with the fingers so to pacl
more compactly. 1 have found the
following to be favorites with the
boys and I hope these recipes will
help Mrs. j. E. p, Washington.
Hermits: l cup shortening, / cul
white sugar, l cup brown sugar,
eggs, 11a cups finely chopped raisins
" cup chopped nuts, teaspoon
cinnamon, u teaspoon cloves, J:
teaspoon nutmeg, l teaspoon soda
( tablespoons coffee, cups flour.
Cream sugar and shortening to.
gether, add eggs, raisins and nut.
and mix. Add balance of ingred.
tents and mix well. Chill in refrig.
orator for at least hours. Roll anc
cut in small shapes. Bake at 40(
degrees until brown.
Butterscotch Brownies: u cur
shortening, cup brown sugar. !
egg, l cup flour, teaspoon baking
powder, Il teaspoon salt, n cur
nuts.
Cream shortening and add sugar
gradually. Mix well. Add egg anc
beat well. Add balance of ingred-
tents and mix. Spread in an 8x8x2-
inch pan which has. been well
creased, Bake at $50 degrees for 2(
to Is minutes.
Fruit Drops: l cup shortening
IL cups sugar, 3 ggs, 8 cups flour
teaspoon cinnamon, l teaspoon
allspice, u teaspoon cloves, l tea
spoon nutmeg, cup seeded raisins
cup currents, l cup chopped al
monds, VI cup citron, sliced.
Cream sugar and shortening, ado
eggs and beat well, then add fruit
and nuts and mix, then add bal
ance of the ingredients. Drop on
creased tins and bake at 400 de-
grees, II to Is minutes. Citron may
be omitted.
Chocolate Chunk Cookies: cup
shortening, u cup sugar, q cup
brown sugar, 8 eggs, u teaspoon
salt, teaspoon soda, 3 cups flour,
cup chopped nuts, package choc-
olate chunks. Of chocolate chunks
cannot be found, chop up a choco-
late barr
Cream shortening and sugar, add
eggs and beat well. Add chocolate
chunks and nuts and mix. Add bal
ance of the ingredients and mix
well. Drop on creased cookies
sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for about
IL minutes.
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OKRA.
(Thdnks to T.. B. D., Falls Church,
In response to the request of Mrs
M. J. S., Takoma Park, asking how
to cook okra, I have found that If
it is cooked in the top of the double
boiler about As minutes with no
water it is particularly delicious.
The addition of water is what makes
it gluey and Shiny. I season it with
butter, salt and pepper.
I recently spent two years In
Puerto Rico, where this vegetable is
used extensively. In Spanish it is
called "quingombo," from which ]
assume the name of chicken
"gumbo" soup was derived, since it
contains okra. I had never cared
for okra before I was forced to eat
1t along with several other foods ]
had not cared for either. Imported
foods and vegetables were very
scarce due to the submarine war
fare and in or@er to maintain a
balanced diet many native foods
and vegetables were introduced.
successfully, too, into our house
hold.
In st. Croix, v. l., okra is also very
popular, where it Is jokingly re-
terred to as "Cruzan asparagus"
USING Butter MOLD.
(ThankS to Mrs. M. McC.,
Washington .
I trust the following will prove as
successful IN using oleo as it has in
butter maAing:
Scald butter print and rub we'll
with salt. Scald again and rinse
with cold water. May have to be
used several times before oleo will
come out easily. ALWAYS scald and
rinse in cold water before using.
NEVER use soapy water when wash
ing wooden utensils that are used
in butter making. Be sure oleo is
firm and not soft when molding
Editors note: We Dish to
thank Mrs. McC. for her noodle
recipe Which is similar to Others
sent in.)
(Thanks to Mrs. C. II. W.. Mclean. J
In answer to Mrs. G. H. r. about
her butter mold. Wash In hot,
soapy water and then dip in boil
ing water and last in icy cold water
to cool. Use at once. Repeat this
every time you use your mold and
I don't think you will have any
more trouble with the butter or
margarine sticking.
(ThdnkS to Mrs. J. A. c.,
Mount Rdinier.)
Tell Mrs. G. H. r. of Henderson
Vile, N. c., to scald the butter
mold in boiling water for a few
minutes, then place in cold water
for several minutes. Must remain
in the cold water until used.
Editors note: Thanks to M.
D. T., Arlington, for a suggestion
similar to the one dboUe
SUNDAY NIGHT SUPPER DISH
DRAIN RACK.
Thanks to G. R., Washington
Entertaining without a maid calls
for dishes that will keep" while
awaiting the arrival of guests. A
Sunday night supper dish of this
type is Country Captain" a IA
vorite in Georgia.
Country Captain: Cut 3 pounds
of chicken into IL pieces. Brown
sliohtlv in hot fat Tn 2 tahlespoons