Evening star., 1944-05-08

| DTOp kumQuaLS INTO DOlllng sugar
solution made by adding p poune
sugar to 3 cups water. Boil to %:
degrees. Pack in jars. Strain SiruI
over fruit. Seal while hot. The frui,
may be allowed to plump" in vesse
covered for Is minutes.
have not tried this myself, but
all the recipes in the bulletin are
supposed to be tested.
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SEVEN CHOCOLATE
ICING?
| REQUESTED by Mrs. L. A.,
Odkton, Va
Can some one please submit 9
seven-minute chocolate icing?
have looked in all the papers ano
books and as yet fail to find choc-
olate icing.
have a wonderful seven minute
white icing, but have never found
chocolate one.
I do enjoy your page so much
would not fail to read it. I wish you
lots of luck.
X
RICE WINE? CHERRY TOMATO?
EGGPLANT.
(ReQuested by Mrs. B. w.. B.,
Arlington.)
Could some one give me a recipe
for rice wine? Also would like to
know of some way to prepare what
Is called the cherry tomato"
Here is a recipe for eggplant
Slice and brown on each side. Put
In casserole. Put l slice of cheese
on each slice of eggplant. Season
with salt and pepper, a teaspoon OF
sugar and add u small can of toma-
toes and a pinch of baking soda
Bake in moderate oven y hour. Put
crumbs on top.
GAMES FOR CHILDREN?
REQUESTED by Mrs. J. r. L,
WaShington.)
I would like to give a birthday
party for my nephew, aged S, and
wonder If your readers could give
me some help on games suitable
for children this age. Also how to
conduct the party and any other
ideas that might prove useful.
X X X
STRETCHING SUGAR; STRING
BEAN PIE. REQUESTS?
(Thdnks to Mrs. J. M. j.,
SilDer Spring.
This is in answer to the lady who
has trouble making her sugar
stretch. I like plenty of cream and
sugar in my coffee, but I cannot
stand the calories they contain, so
I use sweetened canned milk. It
takes the place of both cream and
sugar, and since it is really only
milk instead of cream it is much
lower In calorie content, and besides
I like 1t that way. So you might
give it a try.
Here is recipe that might be of
use to the lady who has so many
quarts Of string beans. have used
both fresh and canned beans in this
recipe. Naturally the canned ones
won't have to be cooked before they
go into the oven.
String Bean Pie: One pound string
beans, 3 eggs, cups scalded milk, i
cup soft bread crumbs, l teaspoon
salt, 70 teaspoon pepper.
Wash beans, shred, add " tea
spoon salt and two cups water. Boil
Is minutes. Drain and reserve
liquid. Beat eggs and add to bean
liquid. Add crumbs, milk, salt and
pepper. Spread beans in deep pie
plate and pour in the egg mixture.
Bake in 350-degree oven about 30
minutes, or until firm like a Gus
tard. In using canned beans
(bought, not home canned) I notice
that a pound was about equal to
can of beans.
I notice IN most of the recipes for
cookies and cakes to be sent over
seas was included the statement
that they keep well packed in a tin
box. Will some one tell me where
to get the tin boxes? Also is it DOS
slole to buy such thing as a rain
barrel? The spouts from my house
run down to the ground and would
like to shorten one and catch some
OF the nice, soft rain water. Besides
the ground at the base of the spouts
stays bare. The water seems to
drown everything that is planted
there, including grass. I wonder if
there is something I could plant
that needs an excess of water, that
would do we'll in such spots. Does
any one know?
Inanks Tor any suggestions, 7
think this is the most wonderful
way to exchange ideas.
X X
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,
Our thanks to Mrs. F. N. w.
ana Mrs. J. A. NJ, Washington,
for their contributions, ,Dhich
Were similar to others previously
received.
PESTS ON AFRICAN VIOLETS?
(ReQAested by Mrs. A. w. H.,
Arlington)
Do you have information about
plant lice on African violets? At
the time you printed information
on the African violets my plants
didn't have any pests on them, SC
I threw that page away. Now there
IS white matter on the violets and
am told they are plant lice, but
can't seem to find any one who
knows what to do for them.
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