Evening star., 1946-09-03
EGGPLANT; BEETLES.
From F, c., Washin1ton

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A reader recently asked for ways
of cooking eggplant. Here are three
which I like
Slice eggplant and cut it into
pieces from one half to three quar-
ters inch square. Cut celery stalks
into lengths of about one half inch
Stew eggplant and celery in sep
arate saucepans Ito keep flavors
separate) until tender. Drain we'll
Make a thick white sauce, fairly
rich and well seasoned with salt
and pepper. Put the two vegetables
in a baking dish, cover with the
sauce, top with buttered crumbs and
bake till top is slightly Drowned
This Is a good way to use up the
outer stalks of celery.
Slice eggplant and cut slices in
strips about one and a half inches
wide. Beat an egg slightly with fork
and add scant tablespoonful of
water. Dip slices of eggplant in
egg, then in flour and again in egg
and saute in frying pan. They must
be fried carefully-the aim is to
have the outside crisp and the in
side soft. They should, of course
be seasoned with salt and pepper
like little lemon juice squeezed
over them while frying.
Slice the eggplant as for the above
method. Pour little French dress
ing over the slices, place on creased
pan and bake in hot oven till easily
pierced with fork and the outside
is crisp. The baking time is short.
I never peel eggplants-why waste
the vitamins and minerals in that
rich colored skin?
To the reader who is troubled with
pin-head size mottled beetles, which
confined themselves to the bath
room for several months, but are
now spreading into other rooms :
The description sounds like carpet
beetles" an early stage of a de-
structive moth similar to the buf-
falo moth. If they are such, they
have nothing to do with the larger
reaches which appear at night and
they would not be controlled by
roach powders, but require special
treatment by an exterminator who
understands their nature.
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KILLING TICKS:
NEW NAME FOR RICH?
From J. K. P, Alexandria
AS evidenced in recent letter,
many people seem to find it difficult
to kill ticks, which amuses me, for
I have always found it so easy.
Simply touch lighted match to
the tick. There will be a small pop.
and he will no longer be able to
do harm.
I wonder if 1t would not be good
If you could have a more catchy"
name for the Readers Clearing
House? Many friends have told me
of this or that which they read in
The Star, but they always fail to be
able to remember the name Of the
column they read it in; of course,
know they are referring to the
Clearing House. I wonder what
other readers think of this?
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GLASSED BOOKCASES
From Miss M. B. H., Washington. J
Before coming to Washington in
1917 I had had built-in bookcases,
open, and had observed consider
able deterioration in the appearance
of my books, and I decided to buy
a mahogany sectional bookcase,
four sections high and two sections
wide, handsome article OF furni-
ture. My books behind it's glass
face look elegant; even those which
had shown evidence of previous ex-
poSure had the air of aging but
well-bred aristocrats, and do not
seem at all abashed by their prox-
unity to newer and even to de luxe
editions. They are within reach
and "comeatable," and have not
deteriorated in % years.
But this was not sufficient to ac-