Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-12
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POLLING ANTS.

POLLING ANTS.
from Mrs. j. T. S., Washington. J
II Mrs. C. B. S., Arlington, can
get some elderberry leaves and put
them on shelves or places where the
red ants are-she can actually watch
them march away. They will not
stay where the leaves are. We were
rid of them in this way many years
ago. And they never came back.
We got the elderberry leaves from
country woman who had produce
stand outside a big market.
From Mrs. J. NJ, Washington.
To Mrs. c. B. S., Arlington. If
you get some sassafras oil and put
a few drops on cotton round the legs
of the table or where the ants come
from, l am sure you won't have any
more trouble with them.
BAKED DOUGHNUTS:
MITTEN HINT FOR WINTER.
From Mrs. J. E. T., Arlington.)
I believe this is the recipe re-
auested by Mrs. M. c., Washington,
and Mrs. A. M. T., Dickerson, Md.
These are not called baked dough-
nuts" but do taste like doughnuts.
French Breakfast Puffs: Five ia
blespoons butter, "a cup sugar, /
large egg, IL cups -four, "a tea
spoons baking powder, Il teaspoon
salt, Il teaspoon nutmeg, Il cup
milk
Cream butter, add sugar gradually
and cream, blend in egg yolk and
mix well. Sift -four, baking powder,
salt and nutmeg together and add
to creamed mixture with milk. Fold
in egg white beaten stiff. Pour in
muffin pan q full. Bake 20 to 25
minutes $50 degrees F. Roll in 6
tablespoons butter (melted), then
roll in Y cup sugar and teaspoon
cinnamon mixed. Serve warm. Zone
dozen.)
This suggestion is rather out of
season, but I recall that last winter
there were several requests for ways
of keeping mittens on small chill
dren and I found the most satisfac-
tory way Of keeping them on my
two small children was to work
either ribbon or yarn back and
forth through the wrist, then tie
them on. I prefer yarn as it washes
better and I take three strands and
braid it. / use a very small safety
pin to work the yarn through the
rubbing.
from Mrs. II. L. B., Washington.)
At last l have found where Mrs.
M. c. of Washington may be able
to find her recipe for Baked Dough-
nuts. A friend found it in a bag OF
enriched flour. The address is:
Julia Lee Wright, The Flour Bin,
Box 660-KC, Oakland 4, California.
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ANNOYING HABIT.
from Mrs. NJ. X. R., Washington. }
Mrs. B. R. of Alexandria makes
much plaintive plea for help in the
problem presented by her finger
sucking child, that I can't refrain
from answering
I am an experienced" mother-II
hope. When my second child was
just an infant, she started sucking
her thumb and I did everything I
ever heard of to cure" her: painted
her thumb with the worst tasting
things I could think of; used the
usual nasty, nasty" admonitions,
and finally, in desperation, since
everyone who saw her warned me of
the bad effects of her habit, such as
misformed mouth, etc, etc., made
a splint Of cigar box wood and bound
her little arm in that straight jacket.
Her grandmother came Unexpectedly
to visit one time and saw the splint
and I'll never forget her reaction.
Finally, when my third baby came
along and l had just too much to
do to worry about the thumb suck
ing decided to ''let her do it."
She is now grown, a wonderful,
sweet natured woman with the most
perfect mouth and teeth you ever
saw.
In comparison, I must tell you
about the oldest child of this daugh-
ter. She developed the thumbsuck-
ing habit and her father determined
he was going to break her of the
habit. He started in by using the
usual bitter tasting things, 1 had
tried a generation before. Finally,
when he found that did no good, he
started spanking her and yelling at
her and generally making her life
miserable. The result is that Is
nervous, highly strung child and I'm
very much afraid of what the future
holds for this lovely child who, if
left to her thumb sucking, would
undoubtedly be very sweet, even
tempered child.
So Mrs. B. r. take my advice and
let your child alone with his fingers
or his thumb. He will get over the
habit in time and much sooner if
you fail to pay too much attention
to it, than he will If you try to
break" him. And your own life
will run along in a smoother vein.
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DRYING SAGE?
From Mrs. G. N. R., Brandy
1Ctne, Md
I have nice crop of sage and
would like some information on
time to cut, the drying and prepa-
ration for use in seasoning
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OKRA.
from Mrs. L. NJ. H., Washington. J
To Mrs. ]. A. H., jr., and others
interested in okra canned or fresh.