Evening star., 1944-05-03
SUGAR COOKIES.
Thanks to Mrs. F. II. B., Tnkona
Parkl

ooonN SSOn4E,C.
Thanks to Mrs. F. H. B., Tnkoma
Park
One-half cup shortening, a tea
spoon salt, n teaspoon grated lemon
rind, u teaspoon nutmeg, / cup
sugar, eggs well beaten, 2 table
spoons milk, 2 cups sifted flour, /
teaspoon baking powder, " tea
spoon soda.
Combine and blend shortening,
salt, grated lemon rind and nutmeg.
Add sugar, to this gradually and
cream we'll. Add and mix well,
eggs and milk. Sift flour, baking
powder and soda, add to creamed
mixture blending we'll. Drop by
teaspoonfuls on creased baking
sheets. Let stand few minutes, then
flatten cookies by stamping with
glass covered with damp cloth.
Sprinkle with sugar. Bake 375
degrees to IL minutes. Makes 81
dozen cookies.
QUEEN ANNE" LACE PATTERN;
Mo1d LAHVAE!
(Thanks to Miss B. A. S.,
Washington
am making a table cloth Of the
Queen Anne" lace pattern and en-
joy crocheting its very much. / in.
tend to make a bedspread of the
same pattern when I have finished
the table cloth. I wish I had seen
this pattern 30 years ago as you
mention it was printed then.
found the directions in the book
"Old and New Favorites" Book No.
173, price 10 cents. 5-and-10-cent
stores.
I am using Royal Society thread
No. 80.
I have often wished the women
who crochet could have a con-
vention or some kind of a get
together and display their work and
exchange patterns, etc.
About the small worms mentioned
In the paper short time ago.
One reader stated these small
yellow worms belong to the carpet
beetle family. I do not think they
do belong to the carpet beetle family,
for have never had carpet beetles.
I have seen these little worms in
at least three different places where
1 have lived. I find them on cot
ton materials more than I find them
on woolens. have not found any
holes in the cloth, so I do not
think they eat cloth. They die
Immediately when put In the sun
light.
Sometimes I find a little empty
shell where the worm has either
craWled out or has died, do not
know which.
Can some one please tell me If
these worms belong to the moth
family, or are just another house.
hold pest?
DYEING A STRAW HAT.
Thanks to Mrs. w. Z. c.,
AleIandriaJ
To lady who asked about dyeing
straw hat. A milliner told me
several years ago to get a package
OF dye powder (the kind to be
boiled. Heat sufficient water to
cover hat in an enameled pan dish
pan is good. Dissolve dye and put
hat, which has been wet previously,
SO dye won't streak, in the kettle
Boil according to directions on
package, adding salt to set dye, etc
When desired shade is obtained re-
member, color is darker when weD
take out, rinse we'll and shape on
paper and dry. Hat is now ready
to be blocked and trimmed. This
can be done with panamas, bali
hunts and closely woven straws. I
dyed a balibuntl, which I brought
from the Philippines, a turquoise
blue, using a darker blue dye and
putting in about one fourth pack
age at first and then adding a little
more to get the desired shade. One
can always make it a little darker,
so be careful not to get too much
dye in bath at first until you can
see what the color will be.
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RAT DIFFERENTIATION
Thanks to Mrs. A. r. W.,
WdShington.)
The District of Columbia Health
Department issues booklet on COM
munity rat control which may be
helpful to the reader who asked
about exterminating rats.
They suggest bait made by %
using 2 level tablespoons of pow
dered red squill (the only effective
poison, they say, that will kill rats
and safeguard the lives of humans
and pets that might eat it,; 90 add