Evening star., 1945-10-15
USES FOR OLD HATS;
UNUSUAL RECIPES.


fFrom Mrs. L. F. M, Arlington. J
Old felt hats have wonderful pos
sibilities. If they are white or pastel
put them in the washing machine
and scrub them we'll. Then make
booties from the larger fiat pieces
A pattern is included with most
layette patterns. A dolls hat for the
small girl of the family may be
made by cutting circle of the felt
putting it in a pan of hot water and
boiling for Is or 20 minutes to soften
and then while it is still quite warm
working crown into it by rubbing
and pulling down over the top of a
bottle. Repeat until the desired
shape is obtained. From scraps, cut
circles, diamonds, etc, and make a
belt by overlapping contrasting ones
and edge stitching on the sewing
machine. Nosegays may be made by
threading yarn through five petaled
flower shapes and tying bunch of
Is or 20 together. Gay dress trim
mings may be made from all sorts of
little bits. You don't need to be
clever-just copy some you see in an
ad or cut patterns out of magazines.
Ideas will come as you work with it.
Coin purses are another possibility
Two circles laid together and
stitched halfway around, finished at
the top with upper, and an enve-
lope (use paper envelope for a
pattern are possibilities. They may
be laced with leather To make
leather lacing take circle cut from
an old shoe and, beginning at the
outside, cut one-eighth inch spiral.
This is slight variation from the
regular angel food recipe but excel
lent:
Angel Sponge Marble Cake: One
and 4 cups egg whites, cup plus 2
tablespoons sugar, u teaspoon salt,
teaspoon cream of tartar, n cup
-four white part), u teaspoon va
nilla (white part), % cup cake -four
(yellow part), u teaspoon orange
extract yellow part).
Beat egg whites on large platter
till foamy, add salt and cream of
tartar and beat till stiff, but not dry.
Fold in sugar and divide into parts.
To one part fold in u cup flour
sifted times and vanilla. To other
part fold in beaten egg yolks, "a cup
-four and orange extract. Into un-
creased tube pan put alternate
spoonsful of white and yellow. Bake
60 minutes in slow oven 600 to $50
Ennrnnel
before removing.
I am also including a recipe for
cookies which are novel and deli
cious.
Brandy Snaps: One-half cup mo-
lasses, y cup butter, teaspoon gin
ger, Is teaspoon salt, l cup -four, "a
cup sugar.
Heat molasses to boiling point.
Add butter, then slowly stirring con-
stantly, add other ingredients which
have been sifted together. On
creased cookie sheet drop u tea
spoon batter p inch apart. Bake
In slow oven, allowing them to turn
to medium brown. Cool slightly
and roll over the handle of wooden
spoon.
CORRECTION.
In the recently printed recipe
tor "Fldn,tngo Relish" the num-
Der OF onions required tUds oiuen
as sir. The correct number is
IL. We regret the error.
DRAWER FINISH?
From Mrs. E. G. Washington.
would appreciate it so much If
some one could tell me how I can
make an unpsinted chest of draw
ers look like waxed birch.
TAMALES.
from Mrs. H. Y. S., Washington
For Mrs. r. S. L. of Washington.
From La Cocina, Mexicana, put out
by Ell Paso Herald-Post. The masa
of which tamales are made is a
Underground corn similar to hom-
my. 1t is marketed in dry form
but if not obtainable tamales can
be made with corn meal. Prepare
as follows:
ITO 2 quarts of meal add broth
enough to make a thick dough, y
pound rendered tallow fat from
lamb, plenty of salt and l teaspoon
dried chilli pulp. Mix together and
add more broth to make a rather
thin dough. Have corn shucks
soaking in warm water until soft.
Cut off the end and spread u the
shuck with paste, then the filling
and roll into tamales. Place tamale
in large vessel lined with corn
shucks. Pour stock over them and
steam for IL hours.
Filling: Boil together / pound
beef, pound pork and one chicken
until tender. Put through meat
chopper and save stock. Remove
seeds of Is red chilis, boil until ten
der and grind. Save the water. Fry
meat and peppers in pounds lard