Evening star., 1946-03-29

AAAoll, IL pCllIldllCIlU CONGT becomes
dirty, can be busted or even washed
off quite easily.
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SOYA FLOUR.
| (From Mrs. E. E. H., Arlington.)
| For Miss F. L., Washington, who
asks for recipes for soya flour with
out white flour. Soya flour Is not
used alone but proportionally with
white flour, cup soya to cups
white. Since it came on the
market, I have used it for yeast
bread (rollS and loaf and find 1t
excellent. Soya is bean (not q
regular -FOUR, wholesome, nourish-
ing and lacks starch, needs only
small amount of shortening. One
cup soya to cups white, 2 cups
milk (yeaSt cake), l tablespoon
shortening; make like the usual
raised bread. Add soya after sitting
white flour.
CREOLE GUMBO.
/ (From 1t. Il. ~ J. M. w., Paturent
RiDer, Md.)
Several weeks ago there was a re-
quest for a good creole gumbo
using file. The New Orleans news
paper publishes very good creole
cookbook. Their recipe for "gumbo
file" is one chicken 1--WE have found
pounds Of round steak or veal is
just as good, " pound of lean ham
2 tablespoons of butter or shorten
ing, bay leaf, 3 sprigs Of parsley,
l pint Of oysters, / large onion, /
sprig thyme, 3 quarts of boiling wa
ter, u pod of red pepper without
seeds, salt, pepper and cayenne to
taste. Clean and cut chicken as for
fricassee. Dredge with salt and black
pepper according to taste. Cut ham
into dice shape and chop onions,
parsley and thyme, very fine. Put
butter or shortening into deep stew
pan; when hot, put in ham and
chicken. Cover and fry for about
5 or 10 minutes. Then add the
onions, parsley, thyme, stirring oc-
caSionally to prevent burning. When
Drowned, add boiling water and
liquor from oysters. Add the bay
leaves, chopped very fine, and the
pepper pod, cut in two. Allow the
gumbo to simmer for about an hour
1--WE have found this to be the i'm
portant step When nearly ready to
serve add the oysters. Allow the oys-
ters to cook for or 4 minutes and
then remove the pot from the fire.
Take two tablespoons of the file and
drop gradually into the pot of hot
gumbo, stirring slowly to mix thor
oughly. Serve with boiled rice. Serves
six. Never boil gumbo with the rice
and never add the file while the
gumbo is on the fire, as boiling after
the file is added tends to make the
gumbo Stringy.
USING SLIP COVERS?
(Fron1 Mrs. J. T. D., Garrett
Park, Md.) .
I would like to know, if putting
slip covers on mohair furniture
would cause moths to get in it? I
have been told by furniture uphol-
Sterers that slip covers should be
removed once week, and the furni-
ture aired because If they are left
on the furniture for a period of
time, it will cause the moths to be
very bad. For that reason I have
always been afraid to use slip covers
on my furniture. would appreciate
it very much if some one could give
me some advice.
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DECORATING ROOMS FOR
BOYS;
KITCHEN DECORATIONS;
MOLDY APPLESAUCE? CAKES?
(From Mrs. r. H. j., Arlington.)
The RICH has really helped me a
great deal being bride and away
from my family. call it my friend
in need"
On Decorating a Bedroom for
Small Boys: There are lovely spreads
on the market in rose with blue and
white boats on them with draperies
to match. However, if you prefer
to make them, why not get (if pos
sible) some heavy tan monks cloth
and use a running stitch OF rose and
blue wool for the border. The walls
could be finished in rose or papered
with appropriate boats, planes, etc.
There are lovely papers for the walls
now.
For Kitchen Chairs Repainted,
etc.: Most hardware stores have a
good paint remover. Failing that,
coarse sandpaper does it, too, but
is hard work.
For Kitchen Decoration: I'd Sug-
gest using red trimmings on furni-
ture and making red and white