Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-13
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allied Americans. My husband Is
Italtan-born and Is a fine example
OF all man should be, while am
British-born. We are both active in
community and welfare work. We
would not want to live in any COM
munity where we would not be well
come members of the church, civic
and social activities. I have heard
that some small towns have preju-
dices against people of foreign birth,
The small town may be North
South, East or West, but we want to
be definitely part of 1t. What is
your advice, readers?
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BURN TT LIGHTLY"
From Mrs. H. W. L.,
District Heights, Md
In view Of the recently published
recipes for burnt sugar cake, this
poem (from the Kansas City Starr
should appeal:
BURN IT LIGHTLY"
HE told me he wanted
A cake like the ones
think I could make one.
At least could learn.
But who in the world
HAS got sugar To burnf
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TO OVERCOME SHYNESS?
(From Mrs. r. c., Takoma Park,
Md
In few months I'm planning
to take my 16-month-old son to
Florida to see my relatives; he has
never been there and I'm afraid
he's going to be afraid of them,
since he's shy of strangers anyway,
especially men. He is all right if
I'm not around at the same time.
He stays with strangers in. the eve
ming when we 60 out, but If I'm
around there he clings to me. I
know my people will feel badly If
he doesn't go to them. Will some
one please tell me and soon how to
meet this problem and help him to
feel friendly toward strangers? It
has embarrassed me SO many times.
BY the way, I have certainly been
thankful for the many tips on ira
Yelling with children, which have
appeared in the RICH lately, as I
have been planning this trip for
some time and I know they will be
OF great help.
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WHERE TO STORE?
From Mrs. r. B. L., Washington. J
Should the following articles be
kept in the refrigerator or cupboard
that is after they have once been
opened? Raisins, honey, strip,
dates.
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GUMBO FILE.
from M. E. M, Washington.)
Here's an honest to goodness
recipe for the Gumbo File asked for.
Gumbo File: / soup chicken, 31a
pounds or more, Ia teaspoons salt,
"a teaspoon pepper, 2 tablespoons
flour, l medium onion chopped,
tomato sliced, II teaspoon thyme, n
cup celery cut slices, 2 dozen oysters,
2 tablespoons chopped parsley, 2
tablespoons file powder, 2 quarts hot
WdeSi, cups UOleT rice, cash cay
enne pepper. Bone chicken, cut
meat in small pieces, sprinkle lightly
with salt and pepper, fry light golden
brown In hot bacon fat in pan. Take
out chicken, fry onion in pan, pale
yellow, not brown. Combine chick
en-, hot water, celery, thyme, tomato
and onion. Simmer 21a to 3 hours.
Mix -four to paste with cold water.
add, let thicken. Add oysters and
Cook until edges of oysters
curl. Take from heat. Hold file
powder over and let sift into SOUP.
Stir lightly, but do not cook the file,
makes the soup mucilaginous. Put
rice in each soup plate, then add
gumbo. Be sure to have rice dry.
each grain separate. After cooking
put over slow heat until moisture is
absorbed.
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FRYING FISH:
SCRAP BOOK HINT.
TART APPLE JELLY?
from Mrs. C. G., WASHINGTON.
For Miss T. S. Washington, rela-
tive to frying fish. I have had ex-
cellent results from using soybean
Hour for coating fish for frying. It
not only adds extra food value but
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