Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-11

daddy" and "daddy's coming home, 3"
etc., SO that daddy was person in
my little boys mind, before the first
meeting. Then when daddy did
get home. I let the two of them
get acquainted without interfering
in any way myself; and they were
friends Immediately. Don't force
them on each other and don't feel
| hurt yourself If one or the other
seems cool or distant at first. Above
all don't force them to kiss and hug
unless it is spontaneous on both
their parts. The StrangeneSs will
soon wear off and blood ties will
bring them close together If they
are left alone. Prepare your hus-
band by letter ahead of time, too
not to feel hurt if he gets the wrong
response from the child at first.
Remember, he is as any other
stranger to the child and may get
the same reaction. You may find
your child jealous of the attention
you give to daddy yourself. Mine
was, and resented it little, but with
added and mutual attention by both
of us, he soon got over it.
have two favorite strawberry pie
recipes, one cooked, the other I'M
cooked, which may please Mrs. w.
A. F. of Washington. For the I'M
cooked pie, crush l cup berries, mix
with "a cup water, cup sugar and
3 tablespoons of cornstarch. Bring
to boil, cook until thick and add l
tablespoon butter and l teaspoon
lemon juice. Add a'few drops of red
food coloring, and cool slightly
Line a baked pie shell with whole
berries, then cover these with the
cornstarch mixture. Chill and gar
nish with whipped cream.
For the cooked pie, mix l or more
cups of sugar according to. the
sweetness of the berries with Ia
tablespoons each of cornstarch and
-four Spread about q of this mix
ture on bottom of unbaked pie shell.
Add / quart of washed whole berries,
then sprinkle remaining sugar mix
ture on top. Dot generously with
butter and add top crust. CriSs
cross strips make a pretty pie, but
it tends to run over. Bake 20 min
utes at AIS degrees or until crust is
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$50 degrees and bake until filling is
set and berries done, about 80 or 40
minutes.
QUERIES?
From Mrs C. N. NJ, Washington
Will some reader give me a good
recipe for watermelon rind pickle?
Also one for making preserves from
watermelon rind? And is the same
recipe equally good for cantaloupe
rind?
Also has some one recipe for
making preserves from citron and
where may one obtain citron, and is
this the time of year to make citron
preserves? I mean the old-fashioned
kind spiced with ginger and lemon.
Please tell me a good recipe for
making sweet picked peaches and
are cling peaches to be preferred to
open stone for pickles?
Has any reader a good recipe for
making stuffed peach pickles? My
mother used to make these by re-
moving the pit and filling the cavity
with mustard seed and India relish
and tying the peach back together
before they were picked. These
were delicious.
Since the subject of African vio-
lets was gone into so thoroughly
last year perhaps no one needs the
advice, so if some reader will
kindly call me at Columbia 1914
and tell me how to rid this little
house plant of "mealy bug" I shall
be grateful. I have recently become
interested in raising this window
plant and do not know how to get
best results Am I correct in be-
lieving that this plant thrives and
blooms more profusely when kept
somewhat rootbound and does 1t
injure the plant to put water on
the leaves?
X y X X
TWO GOOD RECIPES.
| From Mrs. w. E. c., Washington
I am regular reader of the RICH
and have received so many helpful
suggestions 1 feel I can help little
by sending in my recipe for Devil
Food Cake, which never fails, also
my fruit cobbler in which either
canned or fresh fruit may be used.
Devil Food Cake-One and one
half cups sugar, Il cup shortening,