Evening star., 1946-09-30

, kernels, or nuts, raiSinS or currant
!: may be stirred into the batter TO
variety.
But here's an overnight griddl
l cake: One yeast cake, 21a cups foul
cup lukewarm water, IL cup
milk, u teaspoon salt, tablespoon
:, shortening, 4 tablespoons sirup. Sif
-four, salt into bowl. Dissolve yeas
in the lukewarm water, cool, mi:
with the milk. Add sirup, melte'
shortening to flour, mixing well; adj
yeast mixture, beating into smooth
batter. Cover, set aside to ris
overnight in warm place. In tn
morning beat well and bake on no
griddle like the other recipes. Their,
are many packaged ready toni,
pancake f1ours that are easy to use
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| COMMENT.
From E. c., Washington)
Something occurred near us re
Gently which made me think of tn,
letter from the lady in Alexandra
talking about children playing in ths
street. Since the authorities talk st
much about providing recreationa
facilities" maybe this will strike
home.
! Where we live is a suburb. The
streets are by no means main high
ways but nonetheless are vel
travelled. not only by private cars
but by heavy trucks because they're
building around here. Just the same
children are encouraged by theil
parents not only to play in the
streets but they (the parents)
actually defy others to stop them
There were quite a few cars parked
on both sides of this street, leavins
only a small center for cars but
ample under ordinary circumstances
A large but, happily, unladen truck
was coming. Because there is a slight
doWngrade the truck was going
about 18 miles an hour. Suddenly
a boy of 8 darted from behind a
parked car. I know he did it
deliberately because 1 saw the whole
incident. No, the truck didn't hit the
boy. 1t hit and rather badly
scratched up one of the parked cars.
Now, who pays the bill?
Near us is a huge public school
playground. A few years ago when
the recreation place idea was the
be-all-end-all solution of juvenile
delinquency the authorities said this
community might utilize the school
playground. Even so, most of the
really troublesome children played
on the streets. Across the road from
us is a big vacant lot. The owner
has given permission for the chilren
to play there. No! Only the street
suits.
OF course we, who object to
damaged property and being vic
timized where potential accidents are
concerned, just don't count! When
one man questioned the police as to
why the children didn't play on the
school grounds any more he was told
the authorities had closed it because
of broken windows. But private
homes don't matter. Neither do
cars, even with parts so hard to get.
What are the people of the District
OF Columbia, Maryland and Virginia
going to do about all this? Or doesn't
the generation of today care what
happens to the Nation which gives
them SO much?
CRAB CAKES.
From B. M, Washington
For Miss D. E. D., Occaquan, Va.
Grab Cakes-One pound cooked crab
meat, 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, 3
teaspoons prepared mustard, egg,
salt, pepper (red or black, celery
seed, ETC., to taste.
Mix well, mayonnaise, mustard
and egg. Pour this over the crab
meat that has been seasoned with
the salt. pepper, etc. Add just a
little cracker meal and mix lightly
with fork so as not to break up
the lump meat. (This mixture is
very moist) Lift with a spoon and
drop into dish of cracker meal
covering the outside completely and
form into cakes. Fry in clear grease
or Oil, browning on both sides, turn
ing only once. (Since the meat is
already cooked you only need to
brown and heat the cakes.) I use
only the above ingredients, but
onion, etc, may be added. The
flavor is in the mustard and pepper
| depending on how hot you like
/ them.
From Mrs. w. w. S., Washington. J
In answer to the inquiry of Miss
D. E. D., would like to give my
recipe for crab cakes. 1t is one of
the easiest I've seen.
One pound crabmeat, / large egg
q smalD, 2 teaspoons parsley,
tablespoons horseradish mustard,
slices bread moistened with 3 to
tablespoons milk, salt to taste, tea
spoon red pepper, or to taste.
Pick crabmeat for shells. Mix all
ingredients thoroughly then make
into patties. Fry a golden brown in
well-greased pan and serve. Makes
about 10 cakes.
From MIS-. r. E. w., Siluer Spring. J
Real Baltimore Crab Cakes: -Four
cakes enough for servings are made
like this: Into bowl put l pound
crab meat Carefully pick out any bits
OF shelD, Add teaspoon white pep
per, 112 teaspoons salt, / teaspoon
dry mustard, tablespoonful Wor-
cestershire sauce, an egg and a
tablespoonful mayonnaise. Then
very important, level tablespoon
full chopped parsley. Make into 4
balls and press into fiat cakes. DIP
in flour, then in beaten egg, then in
crumbs and fry in very hot fat
Serve with cold slaw and French
fried potatoes.
WARNING ON SLEEPING BAG.
/, From Mrs. w. r. c., Woodacres,
Md
! This is word of warning to Mrs
A. G.. and all other mothers whc
use the zippered sleeping robes OF
5 bags. I have a friend whose IA.
, month-old son was strangled by on,
. last winter in his sleep. He hat
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