Evening star., 1945-11-02
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fFronl Mrs. A. d. A., Washington. J
For Mrs. j. G. B. of Bethesda: To
tone down a high-gloss surface, pour
some paraffln oil on q pad OF cheese
cloth and sprinkle generously with
powdered pumice stone. Rub. Re-
peat the process on any spots which
remain and rub dry with dry cloth,
A paint store gave me this infor-
nation, which used yesterday to
great success on the woodwork
which had a high-gloss enamel
finish.
For the party who requested in
formation for a chop suey dish, I'd
like her to try the following: Two
tablespoons shortening, 2 pounds
shoulder pork, veal or lamb sliced
very fine, large onions cut up fine,
2 sticks celery sliced fine, large can
mushrooms cut up with liquid in
can, cup water, 6 tablespoons soy
sauce, III tablespoons sugar, can
bamboo shoots sliced very thin,
tablespoon salt, dash of pepper and
one can of bean sprouts. Cook
meat quickly in shortening for 20
minutes, add water, salt, pepper
and sugar, onions and celery. Cook
80 minutes. Add bean sprouts,
bamboo shoots, mushrooms, soy
sauce and cook Is minutes more.
Thicken slightly. Serves eight.
II it's not too late, I'd like to send
IN my mothers recipe for a savory
meat loaf. One pound top round
steak ground twice fusing only the
meat and no suet), 3 large onions,
Y cup bread crumbs, teaspoon
powdered garlic salt, " teaspoon
pepper, u teaspoon paprika, n tea
spoon salt, 2 teaspoons Worcester
shire sauce, 8-ounce can Spanish
tomato sauce, teaspoon marjoran,
3 teaspoons parsley, " teaspoon
thyme, 8 tablespoons Parmesan
grated cheese and " teaspoon poul-
try seasoning. Mix thoroughly and
bake in slightly creased baking dish
/ hour at $50. When half done, pour
catsup or tomato sauce over the top.
If the lady who had the soiled
photograph hasn't received a reply,
I'll try to help her il she'll call me
at Oliver 0379. If the picture is
just soiled, several things will clean
it, but if 1t has faded for any rea-
son, the studio who made it origi-
nally should replace it.
JOY" LOGS.
From Mrs. !. E. B., Washington }
Dissolve 4 pounds copper sulphate
and 3 pounds rock salt in one gall
Ion water. Soak paper logs three
or four weeks, turning end to end
frequently. Do not use too many
papers es they swell. Use earthen
crock. They must be thoroughly
dry before using.
: ANSWERS 10 QUERIES.
(Fron Mrs. ". M. CheDy
Chase, Nd
Writing to the Clearing House is
.funi wish I had time to do 1t more
often. First of all, I'd like to thank
Mrs. S. w. w. and Mrs. W.,B. D. for
their help in regard to a child's rag
Ian sleeve sweater. =
NOW IOr some answers 10 requests.
For Mrs. S. w. W.:
Home freezers are no more expen-
sive to operate than an average re-
frigerator. 1t is hard to say what
size unit to get for two persons.
However, If you have room for q
large one, by all means get the larg-
est you can afford. When I first got
mine, thought I would never I'LL it,
but after very short time, couldn t
find enough room in it for all the
things I put into it. You will find
that it eliminates lot of canning
jobs. This past summer I froze most
of the vegetables from my victory
garden. I experimental with green
peppers. I washed, removed the
seeds and sliced them. I prepare
them by eithers baking or frvinr