Evening star., 1946-03-15
SPAGHETTI:
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(Fron, Mrs. p. J. c., Rockville, Md
Here is my recipe for real Italia
Spaghetti as served in a night clu
In Pennsylvania where my husban
was chef for Q years. Three table
spoons butter, Y cup olive oil,
large or small cloves garlic (choppe
f1ne), one medium sized onio
chopped fine, 3 stalks celery, chop
ped fine, " pound ground steak,
cans tomato paste, 2 quarts toma
toes, mashed fine, can mushroom.
diced, "red hot" to suit taste, sal
and pepper to taste. Melt butte
and oil, cook onion and garlic unit
yellow, add celery and about \
pound of ground steak and cool
until meat is Drowned. Then ad,
tomatoes and cook until it begins t,
thicken, then add tomato paste an,
mushrooms and red hot" Cook il
all about hours. The longer yol
cook it, the better the taste. Max
meat balls with remainder of groun,
meat. Always be sure to get "spa
ghetti' as 1t is fine and cook onl.
when pinched with fingers the end
will be white.
When I serve spaghetti, I hav,
blue cheese salad and hard rolls
butter and coffee. Any kind of pis
goes we'll as dessert.
Now for my request, I have two
boys, and and would like sugges.
tions on decorating their bedroom
They have twin maple beds anc
bureaus. There Is one fuu-lengtf
window. The room has slantine
ceilings. I have a blue rug with
tan and old rose flowers in it.
want to paper and make draperies
and spreads but am at loss as
to what would be nice for little boys
of that age.
Can some one help me with my
kitchen chairs? They are 10 years
old and have been painted and re-
painted but are still good. How can
I remove all paint and paint again
20 there won't be so many layers OF
worn off paint?
am interested in kitchen deco
ration. also. My floor is a mottled
background of green, orange, gray
and cream with red, black and
cream blocks. What could I use for
the main theme? The walls and
woodwork are ivory, cabinets, white.
From Miss F. S., Smethport, Pa
I saw in the RICH where a reader
requested a recipe for real Italian
Spaghetti" I'm considered an
excellent cook and I've served many
spaghetti dinners with success.
do a lot of baking and cooking but
never follow a recipe, so I'll try to
make this as accurate as I can.
Italian Spaghetti: One pound ham,
burger, package spaghetti, l large
can tomatoes, small can mush-
rooms. l small can pimientos, l
chopped green pepper, 2 medium
size onions (chopped), 2 cloves
garlic, chopped, l teaspoon salt, l
dash red pepper, u teaspoon cara
way seeds, l cup water, cup bread
crumps, egg. Fry onion, garlic,
green pepper and mushrooms to-
gether in bacon fat or salad oil.
Meat Balls: Add salt and pepper
to hamburg. Add the well beaten
egg. Mix in bread crumbs and if
too dry to hold together, add a
little milk or water. Make into
balls. Fry in fat until brown. Then
add ths Drowned onions, garlic, etc.
Pour CIer this a can of tomatoes,
/ can of tomato paste and enough
water to cover. Add caraway seeds
and / chopped pimiento. (Some-
times add pinch Of cloves and
mint but not necessarily Let cook
slowly hour. Cook the spaghetti
In boiled salted water until tender,
is to 20 minutes. Drain and add
the sauce. Arrange on a large plat
ter. Garnish with strips of pimien-
tos and few Spanish olives. Serve
with Italian grated cheese. Pork
chops can be substituted in place
Of meat balls If desired.
Menu: Spaghetti and meat balls,
nodded salad, hot rolls, mince or
lemon pie or apple pie a la mode,
olives and pickles, coffee or tea.
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CHICKEN CHOW MEM?
(Fron, F. V. H., Washington Grope,
Md)
Would some one please send in a
recipe for chicken chow mein? I
know you use celery, chicken, spa
ghetti, onions, but don't know how
much or what else to use.
X 4 X X
SOYA FLOUR RECIPES?
(From Miss F. L., WASHINGTON
Can any one give me recipes for
quick breads, cakes, cookies using
soya flour and no wheat flour or
other cereal hourS?
X X X
KENTUCKY LACE CAKES.
QUERIES?
from Mrs. J. B. M, Silper SPRING.
Kentucky Lace Cakes: One cup
yellow corn meal, IA cups butter
milk, u teaspoon salt, " teaspoon
soda, egg. Mix salt and soda with
milk, add to corn meal alternately
with well-beaten egg. This is a thin
batter Fry as pancakes. using ba-
con drippings for the frying.
Has some one a recipe for a Marble