Evening star., 1946-01-03
IRISH SODA BREAD;
PARAKEETS?
(Fronl Mrs. c. A. r,
pnfurenf Pfp>r Md

From Mrs. c. Az
Pdturent Riper, Md
Think I can help Mrs. M. P. F.,
Washington with her request.
Irish Soda Bread-Six tablespoons
shortening, Q cups packaged biscuit
mix, tablespoon sugar, u cup
seedless raisins, tablespoon cara
way seeds, " cup milk.
Add shortening to biscuit mix and
cut IN with 2 knives until mixture
Is like coarse meal. Add sugar,
raisins and caraway seeds, then stir
in milk until blended. Spread in
bottom of creased 9-inch pie plate.
Bake in 375 degrees for 80 minutes
or until done. Serve at once, cut
IN pie-shaped wedges, with apple
butter or preserves, for dessert.
Serves 6.
Can any one tell me If parakeets
will eat anything besides their reg
ular feed?
WET COCoNUT CAKE.
(From Mrs. H. C. p, Washington
Since I am a Southern cook" and
delight in the fact, the inquiry rela-
tive to wet coconut cake" inter-
ested me, as had just finished fix
ing two when / sat down to read my
Star and the RICH column. In
order to make wet" coconut cake
you should crate your own coconut.
We do. Freshly grated it retains its
moisture-and when putting layers
together you use the juice from the
coconut.
May I submit the following:
Buttermilk White Cake Two
scant cups of sugar, " cup shorten
ing, 2h cups cake -four (sifted sew
eral tines, l scant teaspoon salt, /
teaspoon baking powder, y teaspoon
soda dissolved in little cold wa
ter-about 2 teaspoons), / teaspoon
vanilla, l teaspoon almond, l CUP
Of fresh buttermilk, egg whites
beaten not too stiff and folded in
lastly with baking powder (do not
beat after adding thesestwo items)
Cream shortening, sugar, salt and
f1avoring thoroughly, then add flour
gradually with buttermilk, beat,
then add other items as listed. Bake
in creased layers-in moderate ovan.
Four Minute Icing-(To be made
with electric mixer or Dover egg
beater).
One cup sugar, u teaspoon salt,
3 tablespoons white corn sirup, 2 un-
beaten egg whites, 3 tablespoons
cold water, after removing. from
stove add teaspoon vanilla, tea
spoon lemon.
Put all these in double boiler and
beat and cook over hot boiling wa
ter for 4 minutes on No. 8 speed
Gf electric mixer is useO.
After removing from fire-cool a
little then add handful of freshly
grated coconut.
Take layers and spatula and put
coconut juice over layer-before
adding the icing. Then sprinkle
the dry coconut not included in the
icing. Fix each layer like this un-
til all are added. Sprinkle sides and
top with grated coconut. Let stand
quite few hours, say three or more
before cutting-in cool place. (Not
icebox, though. 1t will stay moist
as long as there is a piece of it
but it won't last long. Too good!
I enjoy the RCH and have often
thought I'd answer requests in it.
I consider 1t an essential part of
the paper.
Happy New Year-to all!
X X y
BABY LAUNDRY SAVERS.
(From Mrs. r. S. G., Arlington.)
For Mrs. j. L. NJ: Here's the way
I solved the problem of constantly
having to change baby's pad and
sheet. When she was in the basket
stage" I bought two dozen inexpen-
sive gauze diapers (be sure to get
the kind that is doubled-open on
both ends, with a fold at one edge
and a seam at the other) and a
large sized crib sheet of plastic
coated flannel. The diapers I used
exclusively for sheets and the water
proof sheet cut into II rectangles
each about 13 inches by II inches
In making babys bed / put one OF
the rectangles, flannel side next to
her, under her hips. The rectangle
was changed as often as necessary
but sheet and pad were changed
only once a day unless otherwise
soiled. In the evening washed the
rectangles Il found 1t easiest to
spread them fiat on the drainboard
and wash with a stiff brush and
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