Evening star., 1946-02-05

aDle at bakeries or easily made al
home.
With this a punch of grape Juice
gingerale and orange juice goes very
well.
OF course, salted nuts, mints, OF
perhaps popcorn for the first sug-
gestion menu add to your party.
I have used both menus for my
own teen-ager son and know they
go over big with the crowd.
I might suggest to the young
hostess that 1t is always the best
policy to have on hand plenty OF
three or four varieties rather than
a little of many different items.
From Mrs. L. A., Washington
Here are few suggestions to help
you anticipate your guests needs
II yours is a dancing crowd, have
the records out, II you are going to
play games such as Chinese check
ers," Monopoly" ETC., have as large
a variety as possible and have them
out where the guests can see them
and get the idea spontaneously
and with enough chairs for every
body SO there won't DC last
minute chair hunt over the house.
Darts are swell game If you have
rubber-tipped ones or have a "rec''
room or basement. The regular
darts can be too destructive to a
living room as half of them usually
hit everything but the target. You
can give prizes for highest score,
BOBBY prize, next to highest score,
next to BOBBY, most earnest con-
testant, ETC., till everybody has one.
Comic valentines are a natural
for prizes for everybody-easy on
you and the budget, too.
Have bowls of peanuts, candy
dates, dates and /or fruit placed at
strategic spots around the living
room to nibble on during the eve
ming. Everybody likes to eat, es-
pecially teen-agers.
For table decorations cut a large
red heart from construction paper,
edge with white paper ruffle or
mount on white dolly. Use it in
center of table under main dish.
Use smaller heart mats under ac-
cessory dishes. Have heart-shaped
cookies. If you have a punch bowl
use it on the centerpiece. Fill it
with lemonade spiked with fig
water. If you prefer fruit punch a
good recipe is two parts grape juice
and one part water Cor two large
trays of ice cubes, plus Juice of
half dozen oranges and juice of two
lemons, sugar to taste. Have a stack
of plates and a platoon of glasses
preferably in knitted coasters to
guard against water rings) and let
the guests serve themselves. Don't
forget the ladle)
A good accessory dish is scads of
sandwiches, any kind, and olives If
you can get them. This all can be
prepared in advance, except the fizz
water, which should be dumped in
at the last minute. Tall red candles
add to the effect.
Another thing, teen-agers USUALLY
have a parental deadline to meet.
SO have a clock out so they WON'T
have to worry about whether it is
time to beat feet" or not.
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PRESSURE COOKER RECIPES.
SPIDERS?
from Mrs. w. M. T., Arlington.)
I have been using a pressure
cooker constantly since I was mar
ried almost five years ago and 1t is
my choicest household possession
Perhaps other readers would be in
tereSted in making:
Four-minute Custard: Add pint
of warm milk to four slightly beaten
eggs. Add 1s cup sugar, u teaspoon
salt and ! teaspoon vanilla. Place IN
custard cups or heat resistant dish
tbof will Ar tho cooker Place rack