Evening star., 1946-02-07
TWO SUGGESTIONS.
(Fron, Mrs. J. X. c., Washington. J

stockings in water with gum arabic,
roll in turkish towel until most of
moisture is taken up. There will be
no brown streaks. This helps to
prevent runners.
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SPONGE CAKE.
From Mrs. J. S. F., Annapolis, Nd
For Mrs. D. L. S. of Milton, West
Va. I've used this sponge cake re-
cipe from an old book of my moth
erS and it is always successful, al
though I bake it in tube pan.
Don't be afraid that it's not COM
plete, for there are but three in
gradients.
Sponge Cake: Four eggs, l cup su-
gar beaten together 20 minutes. Then
fold in l cup -four sifted Q or times.
1t is signed Mrs. Daniel Hale, Lady
Manager Worlds Fair, Dover, New
Hampshire" If you use a dover
beater prop a book up in front of
you while you beat and it won't
seem long. I add flavoring too.
SNOW PUDDING.
MOIST OATMEAL COOKIES?
From Mrs. E. F., Lan1am, Md
Snow Pudding: Make any flavor
gelatin and when partially set beat
into it, two beaten egg whites.
(ChilD.
Custard Sauce: Two egg yolks, -
cup sugar, Ia cups milk, / teaspoon
vanilla. Heat milk and pour over
other ingredients except vanilla.
Cook in double boiler until smooth
and thick as heavy cream, when cool
add vanilla.
Unmold gelatin and serve with
sauce.
Could some one please send me a
recipe for really moist oatmeal
cookies? All I ever make are very
hard and dry.
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KEEPING STARCH;
COPPER PAN?
(Front Mrs. H. B., WashingtonJ
I have never seen an answer to
the reader who inquired about how
to keep the starch she made for
her laundry. I, too, often need just
little, and when making up
batch of the quick" method, use
the amount necessary and keep the
rest in a quart jar in the refrigera-
tor. Many times this starch is kept
for at least three weeks and it never
becomes rancid. The secret is to
screw the lid on loosely, so that it
will not ferment.
Now for a question: Would some
one suggest what to do with a
chromium coated, copper frying pan
on which the coating has been
secured off? I have been told that
it would injure any food that has
been cooked in it. If I remember
correctly, the early settlers all used
solid copper pots and pans, and
SOME of them lived to tell the tale I!
Thanks for the recipes for the
pressure cooker. We like ours, but
have not made habit of using it
often enough.
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ANSWERS TO QUERIES.
From Mrs. L. w. L., Washington. J
I have often seen things in your
column and have been tempted, or
rather intended, to have my say, but
just never have gotten around to it.
Lately, some things have especially
interested me and thought maybe
I could help out.
Re pork chops: I empty can or
pound of sauerkraut in baking
dish, slice an onion on top of it, lay
| my pork chops on top, salt and
pepper we'll, add a little water and
bake covered in the oven for an hour
or so. If in a hurry, while the oven
is heating, start pan on top of stove
then pop in oven. Baked sweet pota-
toes and bread pudding go fine
with this.
Nylon: To the party who asked
about doing up a nylon blouse that
looked like it had been slept in even
after ironing-I made my girls
blouses from this same material and
tried to iron them every known way
but finally found the only way ]
could make them stay ironed was to
put light starch in them, sprinkle
and iron-in that way my girls got
use out of the blouses which other
wise were messy-looking.
Letting down children's dresses
A long time ago some one asked for
help along this line and I have
never seen it answered. I have two
girls and have consistently let down
their dresses and coats spring and
fall. First, I put all hens in by
hand usually you have to straighten
or shorten dress anyway. take
hens out of coats or dresses to be
dry cleaned before sending them to
the cleaners-sometimes I have tc
do additional cleaning on the bot
tom myself; after rehemming use
a damp cloth and hot iron and the
garment is very presentable. With
cotton dresses, I take the hem Out
before washing and rub it, little
leXtra. Sometimes the edge il
stretched from ironing and darker
Icolor but after two or three wash.
.lings it isn't noticeable. I have
turned down wool, velveteen, cordu.
Troy, rayon and cotton, and my
daughter is almost 10 and still wears
dresses have let down or straight.
lened. might add what ] used t.
Ihear them say when was a child
"It will never be noticed on a trot.
ting horse!"
Housework: If women would brin,
to their homes a few of the prin.
: ciples of Office work, / believe the,
would accomplish more. No reading