Evening star., 1946-09-25
SUGGESTIONS,
From G. X. B., Cherry Chase

From G. X. B., CheDy Chdse.)
For Mrs. w. M. B.. Washington
Beef Stroganoff: One pound OF
round cut in small strips. and
Drowned in drippings Add 2 table
spoons of flour. tablespoons OF
Worcestershire sauce, can con-
densed tomato paste, can mush-
rooms and liquid, medium onions
finely cut. Simmer for one and one
half hours. just before removing
add l pint of sour cream. Serve with
rice or mashed potatoes.
For some one who asked for a
different way Of serving egg plant:
My mother used to soak it in cold
salted water and drain This is alb
solutely unnecessary. Have skillet
full of bacon fat bubbling, peel anc
cut egg plant in strips as for French
fries, dip in leftover waffle batter
and drop in skillet as many as vol
can at g. time. 1t takes only a few
minutes until they are Drowned, anc
the inside Is soft. You may add sal
| If you like afterward, but the batter
makes them just right for us.
Also you can have platter full O.
French fried potatoes in 20 min.
utes by peeling and cutting while
fat is heating and dropping them II
dry. Drain on paper towel, and salt
/ hoard my bacon fat for thes'
things as it not only adds flavor bu
there is no popping.
For an out-of- this world topping
for meat or chicken pie: Sift cup
of all purpose flour, measure and adj
4 teaspoons of baking powder,
teaspoon of salt, add to ] egl
whipped up with cup of milk
and add 3 tablespoons of meltet
fat. not butter or margarine. Pou
and spread out on meat mixture
and bake about 20 minutes unit
light brown. 1t is very light and di
gestible.
TRUNK?
From A. E. S., WaShington.)
Thank you for entering my re
quest if you have space. read tn
RICH with interest every day in Tn
Star and find so much Of value II
this Treasure House of Informa
ton" have a problem and trus
this friendly column may help m
find its solution.
I have an old trunk, almost
hundred years old. 1t is a small
rather heavy, flat-topped, oblon
boxlike trunk, with an inner com
partment. 1t never seems to hav
been painted, just natural stained
with-time wood, like the treasur
chests of old. The wood is nc
nailed, but the pieces match int
each other at the corners. Thi
old trunk has travelled far and wild
in its time, by land and sea, bot
here and abroad. Now the WOO
is old and dry, with age and us'
The lower part is cracked apart.
Would soaking the whole trun
in water cause the wood to unit
together again? Or would it
better to apply linseed oil to tn
entire outside surface? Perhar
this would revive the wood an
make it less brittle. Could it the
be given a waxed preservative fin
ish? I would like to preserve thi
old chest for another hundred year.
as is. So please good friends an
neighbors of the RICH, come to m
aid, and lend me your ideas"
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PICKLED PEACHES.
(Fronl Mrs. B. F. D., Washington.
A bout week ago there was
request for picked peaches. I hay
not seen response to that request
so am sending the recipe that ha
been used in our family for a lon
time
Spiced Peaches-Choose pound
of perfect peaches. Wash and pee
them but leave them whole. In
large preserving kettle combine
pounds Of sugar, l quart of vinega
and l TABLESPOON each of Who'll