Evening star., 1945-03-30

| Betsy CasweH
solid pastels, with contrasting shade
OF rickrack trim. These are made
with a big front, brief panties and
fairly wide shoulder straps.
Two or three dimity dresses-if a
dainty, small-patterned print is
used, the pattern may be very sim
pie. These may be dressed up with
white organdy collars, edgings Of
rufling or very small lace.
Two white batiste petticoats.
Two pairs of seersucker overalls
for spring and early fall.
Mrs. j. N. H. asked about light
salads-chopped lettuce with grated
carrot, and a sprinkling of raisins
or chopped pecans. Chopped salted
peanuts are an interesting addition
to a great many salads.
Cubed apple, chopped celery and
pecans on shredded lettuce.
| Any leftover fruit with a few
chopped nuts.
Be sure all salad ingredients are
well chilled. A good French dressing
used on above salads.
Here are two recipes for Mrs. A.
G. c.:
Swedish Meat Balls (for 6 Peo-
ple)-One and one-half pounds
ground round steak. egg, bread
crumbs, / green pepper, ! onion, 2
cans tomato soup, bouillon cubes,
paprika, salt and pepper.
Soak bread crumbs in beaten egg.
Add meat, seasonings and " each
green pepper and onion, chopped
fine. Chill this in refrigerator while
preparing the following:
In heavy skillet fry out other
II pepper and onion, cut in strips.
Add 2 cans tomato soup and equal
amount of water. Bring to boil and
dissolve 2 bouillon cubes.
Form very small balls of the meat
mixture and drop into tomato mix
ture. Cover and simmer about 1h
hours. Serve on spaghetti or boiled
rice. These are delicious reheated
and when cold make fine sand
wiches.
Another favorite here is Oven
Beef Stew. I use bean pot, but
any large casserole with very tight
fitting lid will do. Place about IA
pounds cubed beef Ctougher cuts
will do) in baking dish. Add cups
water, 3 or sliced onions, salt and
pepper, celery seed and bay leaf
(optionaD. Cover and place in oven
300 degrees F. for an hour. Add
diced potatoes and carrots, recover
and place in oven for another hour
Remove meat and vegetables and
thickened liquid with -four. This is
better reheated than when newly
made.
Can some reader please tell me of
a protective coating to use on solid
color linoleum drainboard that shows
every mark?
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FRIGHTENING CHINTZ?
requested by Mrs. o. B.,
Washington.J
One pair of my set of chintz dra-
peries and bedspread looks very
dull. 1t is green, yellow and brown
flowers and leaves Is there any
way it can be frightened up?
BLEACHING WOODS?
Requested by Mrs.. w. J. C,
WuShington.)
Will some good reader please tell
me how to bleach furniture? Will
only certain woods bleach, or will
all grains take such process?
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ANSWERS AND SUGGESTIONS.
Thanks to Mrs. A. G. c,
Springfield, Va.)
Mrs. E. H. T., Hyattsville, re-
quested suggestions for summer
wardrobe for 18-month-old girl.
Make her sunsuits to play in; six
should be ample and 4 would prob
ably do If you wash them often;
Buy or 8 cotton knit shirts, striped
or in pretty colors, to wear morning
and after the sun goes down in the
evening. For afternoon make 3
pinafores as pretty as you please,
but make the trimming easy to iron.
Woven seerSucker is, of course, the
best possible material for the SUM-
suits and leave off the ruff1es be-
cause you won't want to iron them!
# you travel or take your baby out
lot you will need ! or dresses
also, but your little girl probably
has a doting aunt or grandmother
who gives her those.
The pinafore can be worn over
plain dress in cool weather and
looks adorable.
Cleaning Hint: Bread soda on
wet cloth with a little elbow grease
will remove paint from your icebox-
I mean spots of paint which you
don't want on there!-and leave
your icebox sparkling white.
If any of you mothers are lucky
enough to find corduroy to make an
overall and jacket set for your child
be sure to buy enough to make 2
pairs of pants to one jacket.
cocoa MOCHA CAKE ICING.
Thanks to Mrs. H. r., Washington.)
In appreciation of the many help
full suggestions which have appeared
on your page may submit my
recipe lOT COCOd ulOClld Cdhc lCAllS
which we enjoy when chocolate is
not available. Melt rounding table
spoon of margarine in double
boiler with pinch of salt. Add 3
level tablespoons of cocoa and alter
nately about " to 3s box of Ak
confestioner's sugar with strong
black coffee until it is the right
consistency to spread on cake, add
ing n teaspoon vanilla with the cof-
fee.
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QUILT SCRAPS?
requested by Mrs. w. G. S.,
WGshington.)
My mother, who will be 80 years
old in July dearly loves to work on