Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-07
MOTHS IN MOHAIR?

From Mrs. r. E. ", Hyattsuille.
Recently we purchased q divan
and chair upholstered in all-wool
mohair. Friends now tell us that
this material attracts moths. Is
there a spray or anything, besides
careful cleaning, that would prevent
destruction by moths?
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CORN MEAL DUMPLINGS?
(From Mrs. d. F. L., Washington.
1 wonder if any Of your kind read
ers has a recipe for corn meal
dumplings? In Virginia, where my
husbands home was, they were
cooked with turnip greens, and very
delicious, but have been unable to
find the recipe.
CARE OF LINOLEUM.
From Mrs. A. C. O., Washington
If the reader who has trouble
keeping linoleum clean will scrub all
the wax off, clean, and then put on
one coat of white or clear shellac
she will have no more trouble. You
can walk on it one hour after APP
plying.
CHRISTMAS COOKIES.
From Mrs. E. F. L.. Takon,a Park
For Mrs. E. N. of Rlverdale: Long
keeping Christmas cookies, very
good. Sugar, l pound; shortening,
l pound half butter. eggs, 3; baking
powder, 2 teaspoons; f1avoring, 2
teaspoons; sweet milk, u cup; flour,
pints. Mix and bake in moderate
ly quick oven. Good for cutout
cookies. Roll thin.
ELECTRIC WAXER.
From Mrs. I. P. F., Washington. J
To Mrs. E. S. Y. re Electric
waxer: Ours has been in constant
use for seven years. We don't know
what we'd do without it. Our physi-
clans Office, residence has lin
oleum floors plus our fine hard
wood floors which I'm sure would
not be kept in such beautiful con-
dition if we did not have the waxer.
We have had to have one inexpen-
sive repair job on the waxer, which
certainly isn't bad, considering the
amount of use we give it. All lin
oleum floors get waxed once weekly
and wood floors once monthly. Like
most electric equipment the waxer
should not be abused, but will last
a long time with careful, even
though constant Use
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FRUIT CAKE.
REQUESTS?
From Mrs. P. J. c., Rockville.
Am sending in a recipe for Mrs,
M. B. H. of Washington for truly
good fruit cake. I made two last
year and just ate the last for
Thanksgiving and it was just as
good as when made.
Dark Fruit Cake: One-half pack
age seedless raisins, u package
seeded raisins, "A package currants,
u pound citron, l package orange
peel, l package lemon peel, 4 slices
candied pineapple, Y pound butter,
2 cups brown sugar, 6 eggs, l pack
age maraschino cherries, y pound
walnuts (shelled, 2 cups flour, i
teaspoon salt, l teaspoon baking
powder, l teaspoon cinnamon, l
teaspoon mace, u teaspoon nutmeg,
l teaspoon allspice, Il teaspoon
cloves, "a cup wine Git improves the
favor, fruit juice or cider.
Prepare fruit and nuts acco2 ding
to general directions, mix flour,
salt, baking powder and spices:
Sift half mixture over fruits and
nuts and mix well. Cream butter,
add sugar gradually, then beaten
eggs. Stir in -four, alternately with
wine or fruit juice, add fruits,
Bake $50 degrees for 2 hours
Makes about or 51a pounds.
Now for a request: Would like to
have some good candy and cooky
recipes for Christmas. Now that
shortening and butter are unra-
toned I can make use OF these.
Would the lady that sent In a
recipe for curing old Virginia hams
last year please send it in again?
We are butchering in about 2 weeks
and would like her recipe.