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Evening star., 1946-04-11

AS spring really develops, the urge
to give parties seems to become
greater and greater. A rush of teas
or cocktail parties usually keeps pace
with the new blossoms busting out
all overland for them new and in
teresting hors d'oeuvres and canapes
are needed.
Here are few suggestions that
we have culled from our files.
Cut squares of sweet pickle and
squares of cheddar cheese and string
them on toothpicks.
Wrap small wedges of canned
pineapple in bacon and broil quickly
Of you can find the bacon and the
pineappleD
Serve bits of broiled chicken livers
on toothpicks.
Mash tuna fish fine, season it well
with horseradish and shake of to-
basco sauce and spread it on rounds
of toast.
Fill tiny patty shells with hot,
curried crab or lobster.
Have a big compartment dish of
all sorts of raw vegetables crisped
beforehand in salted ice water-car-
rots and cucumber strips, cauliflower
foWerets, radish roses, broccoli buds,
artichoke hearts picked in brine,
celery curls, spring onions. In the
Evening star., 1946-04-11
Frozen French Fries

Housewives who are doing their
best to help with the food and fat
conservation program, and are in
terested in preparing a delicious
meal quickly, will be delighted with
the new frozen French fried pota-
toes that are now on the market.
Put out by a New York company
that has been producing precooked
and quick-frozen meals for the
Naval Air Transport Command and
other military units, the new prod
uct is now available in grocery stores
in Washington, Arlington, Alexan-
dria and District areas.
The new 10-ounce package fits
easily into any refrigerator's freez-
ing compartment. The potatoes are
wrapped in celophane to prevent
dehydration, with a heavy over
wrapping of waxed paper and an
outer box of cardboard. The pota-
toes are unsalted so that the indi-
vidual family may have them salted
to taste. Directions on the back of
the package call for an oven pre-
heated to 400 degrees, a cookie pan,
and just putting them on the top
shelf of the oven for 20 to 80 min
utes.
This frozen product was selected
Evening star., 1946-04-11
PASSOVER ROLLS.

AoSoNc 1SobAo'
From Mrs. r. S., Washington.)
One-third cup melted vegetable
shortening, l cup boiling water, l
cup sifted matzo meal, eggs. Melt
shortening in boiling water. Stir
flour all at one time into the water
and shortening mixture, stirring
over low heat until the mixture
leaves the sides of a pan in smooth
compact mass. Remove from heat,
beat in eggs, one at time. Con-
tinue beating until mixture forms a
thick dough. Drop by tablespoons
on creased baking sheet one inch
apart, piling dough high. Bake in
hot oven (450 degrees) for 20 min
utes. Then reduce heat to moder-
ate (350 for 20 minutes longer.
Remove from baking sheet and cool.
Can be cut open and used as rolls
for sandwiches.
Prune Cake for Passover-Twelve
eggs, glass cake meal, "a
pound almonds, pound prunes, 2
tablespoons potato starch, 2 cups
sugar (glasses), teaspoons CHINA
mon, ~ lemons. Grind l pound of
prunes, a pound nuts, 11a lemons,
2 teaspoons cinnamon and mix all
together. Separate yellows and
whites of eggs, add two glasses of
sugar and then add mixed prunes.
Add the flour which has been sifted
with the potato starch. Beat whites
stiff and fold in. Bake one hour or
one hour and Is minutes and when
finished, sprinkle with sugar and cut
in squares while warm.
Almond Nut Cake for Pass
over-One-half cup matzo cake
meal, l cup sugar, "a to Y cup
milk fruit juice can be substituted
for the milk, a cup potato flour, l
cup chopped almonds, 2 eggs. Take
Y cup cake meal, a cup potato
flour, l cup sugar, y teaspoon salt
and sift together times. Then
add l cup chopped almonds, table
spoon melted butter Cor other short
ening), 2 eggs, between a and "a cup
milk Tor fruit juice) and mix, beat
ing thoroughly. Then add l tea
spoon of lemon juice and bake in
moderate oven for about q hour.
Almond Macaroons for Pass.
over-Four teaspoons matzo cake
meal, l1a pounds powdered sugar
whites of five eggs, ! poune
Evening star., 1946-04-11

almonds. ground fine, grated rind of
2 lemons. Beat the whites of eggs
TO a snow. Add the sugar and
grated lemon rind and almonds.
Mix we'll together with 4 teaspoons
cake meal. Grease very thin
paper with olive oil, sprinkling some
powdered sugar over it and place on
a tin. Form the cakes and place a
little distance from each other and
bake in a very moderate oven
When done, let them cool before
you touch them.
Matzo Meal Sponge Cake
One-haf cup matzo cake meal and
Y cup potato flour mixed together
and favored to taste (rind of one
lemon and juice, ll2 cups granu-
lated sugar, eggs. Beat the yolks
of the eggs and sugar together until
very light. Then add flavoring
cake meal and potato flour; last of
ALL. whites of 8 eggs beaten to a
stiff froth. Stir lightly and turn
into a pan which has been lined
with paper and creased. Place the
pan in the cold oven, set the heat
control at 300 degrees, light the
oven, and bake for an hour or more
Potato Flour Cake for Pass
overnight eggs, IA cups sugar,
juice of u lemon and rind of
whole lemon, scant cup of pota-
TO flour. This cake is excellent for
young children and invalids and
those allergic to wheat flours. Sep
arate the whites from the yolks,
add pinch of salt and put them
in refrigerator. Beat the yolks and
the sugar until light. Add the
lemon, continue beating, and then
fold in the stif1y beaten egg whites
Now sift in the potato flour lightly
folding it in carefully and thorough
ly. Bake in an ungreased tube pan
or in a spring form in a moderate
oven 1925 degrees for so minutes.
When done, remove from oven, in
vert pan on a wire rack and cool
before removing from pan.
Filled Hremsiach-Dough. 3 eggs,
y cup warm water, rs cups
matzo meal, l tablespoon potato
flour, teaspoon salt, dash of pep
per, tablespoon fat. Filling
Three-quarters pound cooked beef,
slice of onion, salt, pepper, CHINA
mon to taste, l teaspoon chicken
fat. Mix the ingredients of the
dough to form a very thick batter
and place in the refrigerator for
few hours. When taken out it
should be firm enough to shape.
Add matzo meal if necessary Put
the cooked meat and the onion
through the food chopper and mash
well with the fat and the season.
ing. Grease the hands, take a heap
ing tablespoon of the dough in the
palm of the left hand, pat it out
fiat, and put piece of the chopped
meat about the size of half walnut
in the center. Then inclose the
meat with the dough and pat it to
form fiat, round or oval cakes. Fry
in deep fat or in a frying pan until
golden brown. Place a dab of
jelly on each one and serve hot
as a garnish around the meat
course. Or it may be served alone
with cinnamon and sugar. or made
smaller and served with clear chick
en- soup. Instead of meat, the
hremslach may be filled with
mashed stewed fruit or jelly or
stewed prunes, stoned. Serve hot
with fruit or jelly sauce.
Evening star., 1946-04-11

for manufacture because of the
many benefits it offers the house.
wife. French fries at best, take a
long time to make There is also
considerable waste of much-needed
fat. Few housewives have the fat
thermometers necessary to MAIN
tain the right temperatures for
cooking Frozen French fries elimi-
nate the danger of fire and skin
burns and also the strong odor that
must be suffered when frying them.
Evening star., 1946-04-11

lime juice. Mix together IL cups
chopped onions, a cup of diced car.
rots and quarter teaspoon of mar
joram and arrange them on top OF
the meat. Cover all closely and
bake in a moderate oven for about
three hours or until the meat is
tender. Add boiling water or stock
from time to time as needed.
For the last IS minutes of cooking
take off the lid and let the contents
of the dish brown. Serve hot from
the dish.
Evening star., 1946-04-11
BANANA PUDDING.

from Mrs. J. B. H., Jr., Abingdon
To Mrs. M. L. c., Manassas, Va,
in answer to the request for ba-
mana pudding, here is one I've used
with success. Banana Pudding
three-fourth cup sugar, q cup flour,
a teaspoon salt, 2 cups scalded
milk, 2 eggs, separated, l teaspoon
vanilla, 18 vanilla waters, 3 sliced
bananas Blend 4 cup sugar, flour
salt, add milk. Cook over hot wa
ter until thick, stirring constantly
Cover and cook Is minutes. Beat
egg yolks slightly, add custard grad
ually to eggs. Return to double
boiler and cook 2 minutes. Keep
Evening star., 1946-04-11
Readers Clearing House

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and address.
We will withhold both and use
only initials. Please address
mail to the Readers Clearing
House, Woman's Page, The
Evening Star, Washington 4.
Views expressed in the Clear
ing House are not necessarily
those of The Star, and as it is
obviously impossible for us to
test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility for
them. B. G.
Evening star., 1946-04-11
Recipe Roundup

Here's nice little tidbit to put
in your basket when you take a
picnic lunch out to the garden patch
these busy spring days. Picked eggs
have special flavor appeal for the
men of the family we find!
Boil, say, IL eggs-if you have
q good-sized group going along
for IS minutes and then drop them
into cold water When they are
good and cold, shell them and put
them into deep bowl or crock.
In the meantime, wash and boil
about 4 beets. When they are ten
der, skin and slice them and put
them In the bowl with the eggs.
Boil Ia cups of vinegar with 11s
cups OF the liquid in which the eggs
were cooked, together with 2 bay
leaves, u teaspoon of allspice,
teaspoon of salt and 2 tablespoons
Of sugar. While this is hot, pour
1t over the whole eggs and sliced
beets and let them stand in the
refrigerator for "a hours before you
need them. Then take out, drain
them and allow them to dry before
wrapping them in waxed paper to
take along.
A good fruit salad is a rare and
beautiful thing and very welcome
when it is encountered. Here is
one dreamed up by a masculine
acquaintance of mine that makes
use of the good, fresh pineapples
now reasonably plentiful in the
markets.
Take a large, sharp knife and
cut off both ends of a pineapple,
keeping the leaves attached to one
end to use later. Cut out the meat
carefully from the shell. Cut the
meat in dice after removing the
hard core.
Mix the meat with u cup of diced
apple, a cup of halved white grapes
y cup of celery cut in dice also and
y cut of broken pecan meats. Put
these all in a bowl and blend with
q thin mayonnaise well spiked with
lemon juice. Chill. Also chill the
pineapple she'll
When ready to serve, fill the shell
with the salad, surround it with let
tuce leaves and portions of fruit
salad leftover after stufing the
shell. Top with the lid" with
leaves.
Have you ever tried Baked Alaska
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Evening star., 1946-04-11

ffOHt Wf D. u. L., Df.t w uotHIytOH./
Some one in your most stimulat-
ing column asked for uses for left
over bread. I have always consid-
cred the following a delicious casse-
role dish: Butter your slices of
bread, cut into strips or squares to
suit your fancy and place in baking
dish one layer of bread and slices
of cheese or bits grated Just cut of
pieces of any size. Keep alternat-
ing the bread and cheese until the
casserole is filled. Then pour over
the following: Two eggs, just
beaten with a fork; 1l2 cups of
milk, can of mushroom soup. Have
some of the cheese and butter on
the top to run through and brown
while baking in about $50 degree
or hotter oven. OF course, add pep
per and salt to taste. 1 have had
many compliments on this and it is
attractive and really very palatable.
Sprinkle a dash or so of paprika
over the top after taking it out.
Serve hot.
Would like to add that I am
grateful to the person who suggested
using scotch tape to replace ill-fit-
ting corks in salt and pepper
shakers 1t works beautifully.
FURNITURE INFORMATION.
From Mrs. w. B. D., Arlington.)
For Mrs. D. T. O'C., the De-
partment of Agriculture publishes
an excellent pamphlet on selecting
durable furniture, but I haven't the
number of it. An equally fine one
however, Better Buymanship,' No
26, Furniture. may be obtained from
the Household Finance Corp, 9l9
North Michigan avenue. Chicago II.
III. Inclose pa cents in stamps to
cover mailing charges.
From G. L. ~, WaShington.)
To the reader who requested help
in purchasing furniture, there was
a handbook on this subject pub
lished by the excellent radio pro-
gram, Home Is What You Make
It." If she will write to them at
Box 80, Madison Square Station,
New York 10, N. Y, and inclose 25
cents, she will be able to get it if
it's still available.
I'd like to see the RICH seven
days a week. It's the first page in
The Star I read.
KEEP GRATED ORANGE?
From Mrs. II. G., Arlinqton.)
l wonder if your readers know of
a way to keep grated orange until
such time as needed. 1t seems
shame to waste lemon and orange
skins when several weeks later a
recipe turns up and you think of
the dozens of skins thrown away
another time.
SIZING RUG.
From N. G. La O., Hyattsuiue, Nd
In answer to Mrs. A. S. Of Alexan-
dria, an old rug can be sized to give
it the original stiffness. To l gallon
of ground glue, use gallon Of
hot water. Apply to the back of
the rug with calsamine brush.
BRAIDED RUGS?
From Mrs. H. F., Arlington)
Could you tell me where I could
get complete instructions in booklet
form on making braided rugs?
X
HOUSEKEEPING PROCEDURE.
From Mrs. w. H., ST., Arlington.J
For Miss v. E. S. of Washington
who wants help on housekeeping
procedure, ETC.: Americas House
keeping Book" compiled by the New
York Herald Tribune Home Insti-
tute and published by Scribner's, is
wonderful. 1t has been my standby
for everything from waxing floors,
painting screens to budgets. Cook
ing for Two" by Ida Bailey Allen.
25 cents at many dime stores, is ex-
cellent in its field.
Evening star., 1946-04-11

l egg Slightly beaten).
l tablespoon milk.
3 cups rice cereal.
Prepare white sauce, using one
half cup chicken stock and one-hal1
cup milk. Add to chicken and pars-
ley and chill thoroughly. Shape in
pyramids or cylinders. Roll oven
popped rice cereal to fine crumbs
Dip croquettes first in flour, then
in egg Ito which the milk has been
added and finally in the finely
rolled cereal crumbs. Fry in hot
deep fat 1865 degrees F. for 2 tc
5 minutes or until golden brown
Yield. 10 crOuuetteS.
Evening star., 1946-04-11
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Evening star., 1946-04-11

baking dish with waters and then
bananas in alternating layers
Pour cuStard over them. Beat egg
whites until stiff, add 4 cup suga1
gradually and spread over custard
bake in slow oven 1925 degrees)
20 minutes. Serves 6. Packageo
pudding mix can be used instead
of making the custard. But it is
much better to make your own. My
only question is, where do you get
the bananas?
(From Mrs. B. w. NJ, Manassas, Va,
In response to the request fol
banana pudding with vanilla waters
I would like to submit my recipe
Take a package of vanilla if large
pudding is wanted, half of the pack
age, if a small one is desired) ano
make according to directions or
package except do not cook quite as
much. Line pan or casserole with
vanilla waters or cookies, slice ba-
nanas then pour some of the va
nilla mixture over this, put another
layer of vanilla waters or cookies
then more sliced bananas and pud-
ding mixture. Repeat this until you
have the size pudding desired. After
it cools- some set in the refrigerator
to get cold if desired cold.
From Mrs. F. H. D., Chepy Chase. J
To M. L. c., Manassas. Va. Since
bananas are not yet on plentiful
list, and we long ago became ac-
customed to the sound of mo su-
gar" l would like to submit my
recipe for one of our favorite des-
serts. Banana Pudding: one recipe
vanilla custard, 2-3 bananas, 1920
vanilla waters, one recipe meringue
Vanilla Custard: using one package
of prepared vanilla pudding mix
ture, increase the amount of milk
to 2ls cups, then follow directions
on the box This makes a smooth
custard Meringue: whip the whites
of eggs until stiff. (They will
whip much nicer if they are re-
moved from the refrigerator and
allowed to reach room temperature.
Gradually add tablespoons sugar
and whip until quite firm. Banana
Pudding: grease a baking dish
preferably glass; with butter or
margarine. Begin with a layer of
the waters, then layer of bananas,
and a layer of custard. Repeat
until all the custard is used. Be
careful not to put the waters too
thick, else the pudding will be dry.
Remember, also, that few pieces
of banana gives delightful flavor
therefore one banana will go long
way. Pile meringue on top of the
pudding and bake in a hot oven
(400-425 degrees until the meringue
is golden brown. My family likes
the pudding served slightly warm
and this with glasses of cold milk
for supper is indeed dessert fit for
a king.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Information sent in by the fol-
lo,Ding has been forwarded to the
individuals for Uhom it Was in
tended.
Mrs. P. W., jr, Brentwood, Nd,
Mrs. w. G. S., j. F., Miss B. M. c.,
Arlington; Mrs. J. H, Aleran-
dria; Mrs. G. D., Chevy Chase;
Mrs. H. S., Takon1u Park; T. A.
G., F. S., Mrs. F. c., Mrs. E. d. L.,
Mrs. A. Med, Mrs. B. P. B., w.
L. D., Washington.
Our thanks to these readers,
WhoSe contributions 1Dere similar
to others previously received:
J. M. H., Alexandria,; Mrs. A.
A. T., CheUy Chase, Miss K. B.,
Mrs. M. G. E., Mrs. B. H. w.,
Washington.
Evening star., 1946-04-11

SOUTH AMERICAN CATFISH?
From j. M. H., Washington)
Although I'm only Is, I read your
column consistently. Do you think
you could help me with a problem ?
I have 10-gallon aquarium and
should like to get pair of South
American dwarf catfish, preferably
undulatis or taleatus. Could any
one tell me where to find a pair?
Evening star., 1946-04-11

Have you ever tried Baked Alaska
cites? Here is dessert that looks
terribly complicated and very fancy,
but is really no trouble at all to
Evening star., 1946-04-11
MAKING HOT STARCH;
COFFEE HINT.

MAhINN I1O1 . hFCf1,
COFFEE HINT.
From Mrs. c. N. S., Takoma Park,
Md)
To the ladies who find making
hot starch a chore: I have found
that cold starch works just as well
and takes only a minute to mix.
For coffee lovers: Keep your. left
over coffee in a vacuum bottle and
1t will be hot and deliciously fresh
for those spare minutes when you
need a lift.
Evening star., 1946-04-11
COOKING FOR. TWO

From Mrs. J. H. c., Arlington.)
Miss v. E. S. asks through your
column how she may obtain the
folder on Cooking for Two" 1t can
be obtained by writing to the Agri-
culture Department, Washington Is,
D. c., and asking for folder A j S-2l.
I really enjoy the Readers Clear
ing House and I sure hope it will
continue for many years to come.
Evening star., 1946-04-11
COMMENT;
RAISIN SAUCE?

need a lift.
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COMMENT;
RAISIN SAUCE?
From Miss E. L. Y, Washington.
I enjoy the RICH so much and all
the readers seem to also, judging by
the letters they write praising it. So
I am at a loss to understand the
suggestions to classify" it.
Why change something that
every one agrees is just right as is?
The only change I would suggest is
to make it longer.
I think whole page, or column
on one subject would not be nearly
SO interesting as variety of sub
jects. I greatly regret putting aside
all flower questions in The Sunday
Star as was particularly interested
in those and as l don't get the Sun
day paper have lost them, and had
so enjoyed them when they were
with others on the page each day. :.
think the very fact that each Letter
is on different subject adds much
interest.
Now I wonder if some one can help
me. Some time ago, maybe two
years, some one sent in recipe for
raisin sauce to be used with baked
ham. clipped it, used it and was
delighted with tit was delicious.
The other day I wanted to make it
again, and cannot find the recipe
anywhere. Does the RICH have it,
and if so could it be reprinted? Per-
haps some reader might supply it.
1t was raisins, brown sugar, corn
starch, vinegar-but I cannot re-
member the proportions.
I should be very glad to have it
again.
y X
Evening star., 1946-04-11
Croquettes
of Chicken

2 cups ground, cooked chicken.
cup thick white sauce.
2 teaspoons parsley Chopped.
Flour.
Montana labor news., 1946-02-28

across Britain. MANY stories were
carried in the L. s. press, also.)
Here are some Of the articles OF faith
to which members OF the Legion OF
| Christian Reiormers subscribe:
THAT Adolf Hitler was an instru-
ment OF God, used TO end the reign OF
Mammon.
2-That the reign OF Mammon has
ended. destroyed by Hitler, but that the
British empire is crumbling because
OF It's part in that reign.
3-That Britain can be saved through
the Legion of Christian Reiormers, and
that the British people have an appoint
ment to rcgcneratc the world.
Plans are being made by the British
f~ascists to take over other mansions
in the country. They are directing a
huge promotion and publicity drive IRON
London and insiders say all they lack
now is a leader-and they expect TO
name him soon.
One of the figures back Of the group
but still under cover is the millionaire
Duke of Bedford, formerly Marques OF
T%avistock. The duke was a loud advo-
cate of Moslcy in the House Of Lords
and was one of those who called Tor
peace with Hitler at any price.
} The Duke of Bedford lists many
: ~fascists as friends. including many who
were put in detention camps as internal
5 enemies of the country. One of these
is John Beckett, a former member OF
: parliament and former dctainee. An
other is the organizer Of the old British
National party. Edward Godfrey.
Beckett and the Duke OF Bedford ap-
7 pcared at a recent rally Of the newly
formed British Peoples party with God
frey presiding while they spoke. Beck
{ cit is the new party's publicist and sec
{ rotary and former editor of Action
5 official organ OF Moslcy's British Union
| OF Fascists.
Together with the late Lord HaW-
Haw (William Joyce. Beckett organ
:, lied a group called the National So
cialist league just before the war broke
out. 1t was a pro-llitlcr propaganda
agency. Joyce himself was director OF
propaganda for Mosley's fascist union
: before he fled England to become a
British stoogc for the Nazis over DNB.
The tieup of individuals makes a pat
tern from which one can see that many
OF these apparently separate groups are
: really one big movement with one big
: idea. They hope for a dramatic revival
OF fascism in Great Britain.
The special branch Of Scotland Yard
dixie our FED is said to be watching
these fascist groups. There is a rcal
danger that the government there. as
here, will poopoo the idea Of a new
or revived fascist menace That is wha'
happened before. Folks said the fas'
cists we're fools or harmless c~racnrot!
that no sane person should be alarmed
81 at their sinister propaganda.