Evening star., 1944-01-28
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cover with fresh water and heat to
boiling, simmer 20 minutes. Drain,
put into a creased bean pot or
casserole. While beans are simmer
ing, cut salt pork into cubes. Meas
ure and mix seasoning. Add sea-
sonings to beans, mixing them
through well. Bury salt pork in
beans. Pour in hot water to cover.
Cover dish and bake in a slow oven
of $50 to 300 degrees Fahrenheit un-
til beans are tender, from 6 to 8
hours. Remove cover during last 80
minutes of cooking. to brown. Add
boiling water as needed. The beans
should be tender, but not mushy.
This amount serves to 8. The
recipe may be doubled.
All brown sugar may be used in
stead OF molasses, or all molasses
may be used.
Beef Stew: to 11a pounds bone
less beef (chuck, bottom round,
neck, flank or shank, 2 tablespoons
flour, 4 tablespoons drippings or
lard, l cup chopped onions, 2 cups
boiling water, bay leaf, 2 teaspoons
salt. 4 cloves, cup celery, carrots,
4 small or 3 medium potatoes.
Cut meat in IN Inch pieces. Roll
In -four and brown with onion slowly
for Is minutes. Add cloves and bay
leaf, half the water and half the
salt. Cover and simmer for Ia
hours. Add vegetables, remaining
water and salt, cover again and cook
another 80 minutes. Thicken gravy
II desired. Serves 4.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
I'VE Dish to express our appre-
citation for their recent contribu-
tons to Mrs. J. w. A., Arlington;
Mrs. P. M. H., Bethesda; Mrs.
H. A., East Falls Church, and
L. W. H., Washington. These
'Dere similar to others previously
sent in
APPLESAUCE CAKE:
DEVILS FOOD CAKE.
Thanks to Mrs. E. E. F.,
Wdshtngton.)
This Is very good recipe for
applesauce cake for Mrs. S. j. A..
Alexandria:
One-half cup vegetable shortening
or butter, ! cup sugar, Y teaspoon
salt. u teaspoon cinnamon, Y tea
spoon cloves. Y teaspoon nutmeg,
y cup raisins Soaked In warm
water, then drain water of and
sprinkle well with flour, IL cups
flour (not cake four, / cup un-
sweetened applesauce, l level tea
spoon soda, egg beaten lightly, l
scant teaspoon baking powder.
Cream sugar and butter, add
spices and raisins, dissolve soda in
applesauce and let foam over con-
tents Of bowl. add eggs, beat we'll, add
the flour, add baking powder into
the flour, sifted three times, and add
to mixture, mix we'll and bake in
moderate oven. I bake mine in an
electric oven, $50 degrees, 40 to so
minutes.
An Eggless, Butterless Devils
Food Cake: Mix ~ cups Of brown
sugar and u cup of lard. Add II
cup OF grated chocolate dissolved in
u cup Of boiling water and one tea
spoon OF soda dissolved in u cup of
sour milk. Sift together * cups of
flour, u cup cornstarch, II teaspoon
OF ground cloves and u teaspoon
baking powder. Add to first mix
ture, mix and bake.
Try it and see If you aren't en-
thusiastic about it!
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WATERMARKS
SOFTENING FRUIT CAKE?
Thanks to Mrs. X. D. F.,
Arlngton)
In response to Mrs. I. A. C.'s
question on watermarks in glass
vases. Sour milk left in the con-
tainer overnight will remove the
stains.
Can any one tell me how to soften
a fruit cake which has become ex-
tremely hard?
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USES FOR EGG WHITES;
LEFTOVER MEAT;
(Thanks to Mrs. N. J. De J.,
Takoma Park
For the lady who knows of no use
for egg whites but angel food cake,
here are few Of the many:
Meringues: Three egg whites beat
en- stiff, add pinch of salt, teaspoon
vanilla and l cup sugar. Mix we'll.
Put piece of heavy brown paper
in cookie sheet and drop meringues
on this. Make depression in the
top of each with back of spoon. Bake
at $50 degrees for so minutes. These
should be placed in a cold oven and
left on pan until cold. Makes about
IL.
For delicious cookies use the above
recipe adding cup Of dates and
nuts, mixed. Drop in same way
making smaller than for meringues.
Prune Whip: Four egg whites
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