Evening star., 1946-07-05
AFRICAN VIOLETS.

from Mrs. A. B. ~, Cherry Chase. J
Mrs. A. H. E., Alexandria, asks
how to plant an African violet. ]
have rooted them in water and have
been very successful in planting
Here is my method. When roots
appear and a cluster of leaves, ]
fill a small pot with fine, rich soil
I very carefully set the mother
leaf on the soil. sprinkle soil over
the roots, leaving the tiny new
leaves on top to catch the light. ]
prop more soil in back of the large
stem so it does not tip over. then
set the pot in a saucer of water,
filling it as the water is absorbed
In few days the plant will show
it is really growing.
Sometimes outside leaves rest on
the pot. They do have a tendency
to rot or turn yellow. remove
them.
1 should also like to exchange
leaves of my violets for leaves of
red or yellow.
CORRECTION?
From Mrs. C.. r. r., Washington J
/ would like to thank you and
Mrs. M. c. for the Raisin Cake
recipes in Clearing House June Is
Would like to ask Mrs. M. G. II
she doesn't mean teaspoon" not
tablespoons Of baking powder?
Tablespoons is quite good deal
of baking powder.
CIRCA 1905.
From Mrs. O. H. P. c., Washington J
I am inclosing directions for max
ing rose beads" as requested re-
Gently.
I found it among many other clip
pings tucked away in a White
House Cook Book" of the 1905 vim
tage Copyright, 18s9)-in which a
pound of butter, quart of thick
cream, a pinch Of this and pinch
of that were standard measurements
and cook until done" was the
helpful advice to the helpless bride.
I know the book hasn't been fol-
lowed for more than IS years, so the
clipping must have been published
longer ago than that in either The
Star or the Post-I THINK The
Star.
The shad roe recipes. I throw in
for good measure" but who wants
them? Me, I'll take my roe broiled,
not boiled, with bacon-but not in
salad, please!
How to Make Rose Beads: Sweet
smelling rose beads are made from
rose petals. Grind as many rose
petals as you can collect in the meat
chopper. Put the juice and pulp
into clean kettle and boil until a
thick mass. An iron kettle is best
to use, SO that the beads will turn
black. When cool, roll little Jumps
of the pulp into round or oval
shapes, sticking a pin through each
one while it is soft.
Stand the pins upright with their
points in cardboard mat. This will
preserve the shape of the bead.
When dry, string on dark thread
They should be kept in a tight jar
or metal box to preserve their
fragrance.
Shad Roe Well Prepared: Shad
roe and bacon form a delicious COM
bination. To prepare them. boil the
roe Is minutes in salted water, drain
it and keep it warm over steam. Fry
the bacon crisp and brown and in
the bacon fat brown the roe. Serve
1t with the bacon and a garnish Of
parsley or crisp lettuce hearts.
Croquettes of shad roe are an
other delicacy. They are made of
four roes boiled in salted water for
Is or 20 minutes. While they are
boiling, make thick cream sauce
of a pint Of rich milk or cream with
four tablespoonfuls of butter and
four Of flour. Add the cream sauce,
a teaspoonful OF salt, some red pep
per and the juice of two lemons to
the roe, cool, shape, dip in beaten
egg and fine bread crumbs and fry
brown.
To Make Shad Roe Salad, boil
three roes in salted water for Is or
20 minutes. cool them and slice them
neatly in thin slices. Pour over the
hours are longer. they are not so
strenuous as the husbands,
Therefore. unless the wife is sick