Evening star., 1945-05-29
Readers Clearing House

cial sugarless version Of the IA
nous 7-minute frosting:
Sugarless minute Frosting-Two
egg whites, IN cups light corn sirup,
" teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons
orange juice, " teaspoon grated
orange peel.
Combine the unbeaten egg whites,
corn strup, and salt in the top part
Of double boiler and beat with q
rotary egg beater until thoroughly
mixed. Set the pan over lower part
of double boiler which contains boil
Ing water and beat mixture con-
stantly while 1t cooks. Cook Z min
utes or until frosting will stand in
peaks. Remove pan from boiling
water; add orange juice and peel
and beat until thick enough to
spread. If the frosting separates
In the bottom Of the pan before
spreading, beat again. Makes
enough frosting to cover the top
and sides Of the 2-layer cake or /
square 9-inch cake. i
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TO CLEAN BAG?
(From Mrs. B. D., Wastington.)
Would some one please tell me
what can do with a lovely quality
white leather pocketbook that has
turned yellow with use? Is there
some place that dyes leather? II
would like to have 1t dyed tan. Or
could it be cleaned, or what?
Thanks.
EGG SHAMPOO.
CATSUP?
(From Mrs. J. o. S., Mount Rainier.
Several days ago a reader request
ed information on how to make an
egg shampoo.
An excellent egg shampoo can be
made by beating together an egg
and teaspoon Of liquid green soap.
Rub well into scalp, rinse with hot,
then lukewarm and also cold water.
Another way to make an egg
shampoo is to beat the whites of
2 eggs as stiff as possible, then take
it handful at a time, and rub well
into scalp with a circular move
ment. Dry the hair in the sun for
20 minutes, then brush. This will
leave the hair clean and fluffy.
Now q request, will some one
please tell me how to make catsup
out of tomato soup? saw a recipe
in a newspaper, but have mis-
placed 1t.
FAVORITE RECIPES.
(From Mrs. r. c. S., Brentwood, Md.
I myself, as many others, look
forward to the evenings paper
which simply wouldn't be complete
without the Clearing House. Since
I have obtained some very useful
recipes and household hints from
the Clearing House I would like
very much to contribute two of my
favorite recipes:
Peanut Butter Cookies-One cup
granulated suger, cup brown sugar
l cup shortening part butter for
f1avoring, cup peanut butter. 2
cups flour, eggs, teaspoon vanilla,
l teaspoon soda, pinch Of salt.
Add ingredients as given. Drop
by teaspoon on q creased cookie
sheet. Mash down with fork. Bake
at $50 degrees for 10 minutes. II
made in small cookies are exception
ally good
Sliced Bread Pudding-Six slices
of stale bread. trimmed and but
tered; eggs, u cup sugar, 4 tea
spoon salt, ! quart milk, y cupl
raisins.
Place buttered sides of bread down
in casserole. Sprinkle raisins be-
tween layers. Combine eggs, sugar.
salt and / cup of milk. Stir until
sugar is dissolved. Add remaining
milk. Pour over bread. Let stand
80 minutes then place in pan OF
warm water and bake at $50 degrees
F. for ! hour or until firm.
FLUFFY WHITE ICING?
.-.-s. From Mrs. G. M. McC.
Chepy Chase.)
I enjoy the Readers Clearing
House very much and have found
every recipe very good that I have
tried. I would like good recipe
for a fluffy white icing, soft inside
and a glaze on the outside, both in
Z minutes but preferably with the
boiled sirup. All my white icings
turn out runny-and I always let
the sirup spin q thread. Also a
good recipe for q chocolate icing,
thick and light chocolate color, one
that swirls on cake, also one in
caramel that swirls on q cake.
Also does any one know how to
get rid Of red squirrels? They have
tunneled into our terrace for years
and have not known how to get
rid of them