Evening star., 1945-11-28
FRUIT CAKE RECIPEp

From Mrs. M. B. H., Washington. J
The intensive cake season" being
at hand, I am writing to ask some
one to give me the recipe for a good
fruit cake.
CHICKEN A LA KING PATTIES?
NARCISSUS BULB QUERY?
(From Mrs. J. s., College Park, Md
Now that chicken and butter are
somewhat more plentiful. I should
like to serve chicken a la king in
those big puffy patty shells. These
are not made out of pastry dough.
Does any one have simple quick
recipe?
Also I should like to know if mar
clssus bulbs grown in water can be
planted or saved" after dying down
in bowl.
SCHEDULES.
(From Mrs. F. L. M, Alexandria,
thought I might be able to help
Mrs. P. N. with the schedule that
I used two years ago when my sec
ond child was an infant and my first
was three years old Mrs. D. G. L.
gets up so early that her schedule
might not work out for Mrs. P. N.
and also Mrs. P. MS first child
might be an early riser as mine is.
I did all of my work including
sheets, shirts and diapers. but I do
have an electric washer and ironer.
I always did my washing on Mon
day rain or shine. If it rained, I
hung it in the basement. Tuesday
was ironing day and the day to do
the baby's washing. Wednesday
was the day for extras, such as do
ing up curtains, washing windows,
waxing floors, polishing furniture
entertaining at lunch, etc Thurs
day was baby's wash day again and
the day for doing the upstairs
rooms. On Friday I cleaned the first
floor thoroughly. Friday afternoon I
took the car to market and bought
staples and meat and vegetables for
the week end. Saturday was baby's
wash day again and also the day
for baking, scrubbing the bathroom
and the kitchen floor. I never did
any shopping on Saturday, so If I
felt inclined / would also wax the
kitchen floor at this time. We were
then living in an old house which
had enormous rooms and lots of
halls and as it took one hour to
scrub the linoleum in the buffers
pantry, kitchen and breakfast nook,
1t did not always get WaXed! Sun
day was fairly easy with only a
small baby's wash to do and the
Sunday dinner to cook.
always bought food for one day
ahead so that in case Of rain, I !
would not be left in tne lurch |
Rainy afternoons were utilized in
baking cookies, etc.
AS. remember my days went |
something like this.
&c ann Get up. Heat water for
bottle and while bottle was warm
ing, get baby up and changed.
Bring him downstairs and give him
bottle Put him in carriage for
nap. Unfortunately, my baby was
the type that had to have his bottle
held fer him.
$500 Wash and dress self. Get
3year-old up and dressed. Call
husband. Strip baby's crib |
$3.50 or soD Start breakfast
whiA husband shaves and dresses.
t7:30) Breakfast.
8 am-Husband left for work. |
Made lunket or jell-o for 3-year -old's S |
dinner and if necessary, dessert for
own dinner Washed baby's bottles
and sterilized. While sterilizing, do
dishes. Make beds and straighten
up bedrooms. Do 3-year- -olds daily |
wash. Straighten up and dust down.
stairs, if time. On Mondays, gather
up clothes for washing and sort
them. On Tuesdays, start ironing. |
9:15-Make formula.
9:30-Bathe baby.
9:50-Start warming bottle and
put 3-year-old out to play. I
10 am-Feed baby and put out
side for nap, weather permitting
10:30-Wash, iron or clean. What
ever is scheduled for day.
11:30-Prepare 3-year-old's din
ner. If having baked potato, start
the potato at II am. Put dinner
in hot plate to keep warm: Bathe
3-year-old and feed her. While she
is eating, prepare salad, sandwich
soup, ETC., for own lunch.
l2:3U-Put 3-year-OlQ 10 DeQ. Eat
own lunch. Do dishes and sweep
kitchen. Bring in washing and fold
diapers, if dry Otherwise do this
after pm. If time, rest for Is
minutes to half hour. If time,
bathe and dress self.
1:45-Bring baby in, change and
dress him for afternoon.
2 pm.-Feed baby
2::30-Get 3-year-old up from nap
and dress her. Battle and dress self,
If not already done so.
3 pm. or later-Out to market, |