Evening star., 1946-09-23
ANSWERS AND QUERIES.

4O r01 o. W. A.s aAO SlluICl
an opened bottle Of sirup Is kept II
the refrigerator and then heAtet
before using. no mold will form OF
it. In heating, you might add {
tablespoon or two Of butter, thu
avoiding too lavish use Of butter a
the table.
For the lady who wished q curt
for biting flngernails I submit thu
following, which my husbands uset
on his young sister. 1t was 20 ef'
fective that to this day (quite a few
years having passed by now) she hal
very long nails-so long that he
who dislikes long nails. as mos
men do, wonders whether the CURE
was not worse than the disease! HI
told ner that whenever she fount
herself biting her nails she was tt
stop and tell herself that that va!
not the time to do 1t, but that at l;
o'clock she could chew to her hearts
content. She did this for severa
days, having q grand chew at II
Then she started to forget to bite
at II as other demands ON her time
put this in the background. It wa
no time at all before her nails
started to grow In.
There is q wonderful well-known
brand of scratch remover polish
which can be obtained in 8 and II
cent stores and groceries. It works
like magic on mahogany and Il
very easy to Use. What I should
like to know Is whether there isn't
something similar to use on mapls
furniture? Apparently this manu-
facturer only puts out the polish fol
the darker furniture.
For Mrs. 9. A. H., Vienna: I gave
q stork shower several years ago
The largest gift was q bAthinette
donated by our coffee club. The
recipient was examining its various
features, and in drawing up the
lid, discovered many gifts inside
donated by the other guests. This
was q surprise, as when she came
into the room 1t looked as II the
bathinette. plus q large stork hold
ing q few little presents In his bun.
die" were the total take" I hat
pink and blue paper booties fillee
with candies and nuts on the table
Refreshments were light, the CAKE
having pink and white icing, and
we played bridge, 30 I can't offel
specific ideas on those phases ol
the party.
Can any one offer a suggestion fol
cleaning moss fringe ON q slip Gov
er? It has become quite soiled from
lingering, yet the cover is not ready
to be cleaned.
REGIONAL RECIPES.
(From D. G.. WashtngtonJ
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To the lady desiring regiona,
recipes: I'm sure the United State,
Regional Cook Book" edited by
Ruth Berolzheimer and publishee
by the Consolidated Book Publish.
ers, Inc, Chicago, would suit YOU
needs exactly.
The regions covered are: New
England, Southern, Pennsylvania
Dutch. Creole. Michigan Dutch
Mississippi Valley, Wisconsin Dutch
Minnesota Scandinavian, South.
western and Western. Also Genera
and Cosmopolitan recipes. There art
numerous recipes under each sec.
ton. Here are some nice ones:
Creole Pilaf: CA famous creole
dish and an excellent way Of utiliz.
ing leftover meat or chicken) u
One and half cups diced colo
cooked chicken, veal or lamb, cur
boiled rice, IN cups cooked to-
matoes, large onion, " green pep
per. 2 large stalks celery, l tea
spoon salt, u teaspoon pepper, but
tered crumbs. Mix together chicken
rice and tomatoes and cook for 10
minutes. Chop and add onion, green
pepper and celery. Season. Turn
mixture into q baking dish and
cover with buttered crumbs Bake
for l hour in a moderate oven $50
degrees. Serve hot. Serves 4.
New England Popovers: "a favorite
for breakfast; but popovers are q
party whether at breakfast, lunch
con or supper)
One cup sifted -four, 4 teaspoon
salt, cup milk. 2 eggs we'll beaten,
l teaspoon melted butter or other
shortening. Sift flour and salt to-
gether and gradually stir in milk
mixing well. Add eggs and melted
butter or other shortening and beat
hard for 2 minutes with a rotary
egg beater. Pour into creased Gus
tard cups or metal popover pans
that have been we'll creased and
thoroughly heated. Bake In a very
hot oven $50 degrees until the pop
overs puff, about 20 minutes. then
reduce the heat to moderate $50 de-
grees and brown, about Is to 20 min
utes longer. Makes 8 large popovers.
CRAB NORFOLK?
from 1t. Col. W. M, CheUy Chase.
Can any one give me a recipe for
Grab Norfolk in individual cas-
seroles? As I remember 1t, it con-
sisted Of slice of ham topped with
crab flake Jumps and baked with
butter and seasonings.
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DESILVERING MIRROR?
fFrom Mrs. C. Z. M, Washington.
How can the silver on the back
OF a mirror be removed completely?
nArAErAT Ho0DTrC
(Fronl Miss M. L. r., Bethesdd.)
For Mrs. r. r. H., Washington
I am sending in q recipe for oat.
meal cookies, which I have used fol
a number of years, with very good
results. I use the rolled oats right
from the box, also use the seedless
nectar raisins and do not chop them
hope Mrs. r. R. H. will like them
as well as my friends have. ]
use the cookies to solve my gift
problems at Christmas time.
Oatmeal Cookies: One half cur
butter, n cup lard, cups brown
sugar, 3 eggs, y cup milk, ~ cups
-four, 2 teaspoons soda, "a teaspoon
salt, n teaspoon cinnamon, " tea.
spoon cloves, u teaspoon nutmeg
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