Evening star., 1945-12-13
Readers Clearing House

purchase mixed citron, orange peel,
lemon peel, cherries. chopped fine
and sold by the pound. use
pound of this mixture in place of
the y pound citron. I sometimes
even drain can of crushed pine
apple and put the pineapple in the
cake. Last year I baked over Is
pounds of this cake and shipped
over half of it overseas. I have
used this glazed fruit you buy all
ready fixed up. I use almost any
kind of candied fruit can find with
good success. This recipe makes
about pounds and you can easily
make half for small family. I bake
one tube which holds five pounds,
loaf pan about 2 pounds and toy
tube pan which holds l pound. l
make 2 patches of this cake as the
loaf pan and toy tube make grand
gifts for friends.
Bake in very slow oven 2 hours
or until straw comes out clean, leave
in pan over night. Take out and
wrap in waXed paper after pouring
brandy or any kind of wine over
cake. If you keep cake any time
pour more wine over cake. You will
find that this improves flavor and
keeps it moist and easy to slice.
Wrap in heavy cloth and keep in
covered tin box to hold the flavor.
Black Walnut Fruit CoOkies-One
cup butter Cor oleo), cups sugar,
cups flour, 2 eggs, cup cream Il
use canned evaporated milk mixed
with some water), 2 teaspoons bak-
ing powder, pinch salt, Y pound
figs, u pound raisins, y pound
dates, 4 pound coconut. n pound
black walnuts. Make real stiff bat
ter and drop by spoonful on creased
cookie sheets. Leave space between
each cookie. These cookies are very
rich and delicious.
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.
From Mrs. B. C. T., Washington. J
To Mrs. w. C. T, Mclean, Va:
You will find complete instructions
for making the yarn type doll you
describe in the December, 1945,
Ladies Home Journal, page 1877.
Described in that article are the dia-
grams and numerous instructions
for making a baby doll out of a
child's sock, a yarn doll, a spool doll
and clown doll made from man S
white SOCK
To Mrs. F. P. F., Alexandria: You
may be interested in the NEW book
by Peter Hunt, which may be pur-
chased at any book store. He is the
man who takes outdated, ready-to-
throw-away furniture and fashions
it into colorful, modern, serviceable
pieces. In his book you will find
easy -to-follow, practical instruc-
tions. The title is Peter Hunts
Work Book" Complete handbook
on decorating old and new furniture.
FROZEN COOKIES.
From Mrs. C. L. G., Washington. J
Am inclosing a recipe for Christ
mas cookies for Mrs E. H. of River
dale, Md. They are known as
frozen cookies and as far back as
1 can remember mother used to
bake them far in advance of the
Christmas season and keep them in
huge crock separated by cardboard
from the aniseed cookies and the
familiar pfeffernusse. I'm sure she
has the recipe for aniseed as she
was asking where she could obtain
the seed, so I'll just send on the
frozen cookies.
Cream together l cupful brown
sugar, / cupful white sugar, cup
full lard, "a cupful butter. Add 3
eggs we'll beaten. Sift together 3
cupfuls pastry flour, / teaspoon salt
l teaspoon soda, l teaspoon CHINA
mon, teaspoon cloves. Add the dry
ingredients gradually to the first
mixture, using about 21a cupfuls
more of sifted flour. Last of all add
l cupful of chopped walnuts. Form
dough into a long roll, freeze over
night, slice thin in the morning and
bake on a creased cookie sheet.
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POEM;
STAIN REMOVAL?
(From Mrs. d. J. H., Washington J
Hang up the baby's stocking
Be sure you don't forget
The dear little dimpled darling
Has never seen Christmas yet.
told her all about it
She opened her big blue eyes
And seemed to understand me
She looked SO funny and wise.
know what I'll do for-the baby
thought it the very best plan.
I'll borrow a stocking from grandma
| The largest that ever I can.
And hang il. by mine, dear mother,
Right in the corner SO
And write letter to Santa
| And fasten it onto the toe.
Write This is the baby's stocking
And now before you go
| Just fill it full of goodies
| From the top way down to the toe.
Recently received this from my
mother, who sang it to us as chill.
dren.
Does any one know how to remove
blue paint from the side of penn.
broke table? (All mahogany table,
Or how to remove stain from per.
Gale sheet which was left in thu
bottom of clothes basket-varnish
I presume.
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PARCELS FOR BRITAIN.
(From M. H., Alerandria.J
I have sent packages to England
for long time and so would like tt
help H. G. j. of Silver Spring.
Packages to Scotland, Wales anc
England can be sent to individual.
once month but must meet tht
following requirements.
i Weight not more than 5 pound.
gross and must not contain any
more than pounds in weight o.
any one article. Size not more thar
18 inches in length and not more
than a inches in length and girtf
combined.
:. The outside of the package shoule
have:
|, (D A yellow sticker "Interna.
. tional Parcel Post-instruction,
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