Evening star., 1946-03-07

To Mrs. ]. G. S.: 1t is exposure te
air that makes your gold chest tar.
nish. Try polishing first, drying
thoroughly. then coating with wax
This should do the trick, but fail.
ing that, there is a jewelers. lacquer
used on silver placques and so forth
that you might investigate.
COMMENTS.
FRENCH SOUR DOUGH" BREAD?
From Mrs. X. S. E., Siluer Spring. J
AS a newcomer to this area I have
become quite interested in the RICH
l have intended to write for some
time. A recent column had sc
many questions on which I'd like tc
comment that decided now is the
time.
To Mrs. M. G. Van H., Washing.
ton: I have occasionally put my
baby to sleep on a big bed by pin.
ming his harness to the mattress
with large blanket pins. Then nc
bars are needed. You might moi
find this satisfactory for regular use
though. / use harness of the
sleep-safe type.
l don't know how to address this
but when my baby was 10 months
old and still drinking from the bot.
tie, the doctor suggested that I buy
new nipples for him and do not en-.
large the holes. His theory was thai
q q a., ~
sucking. If the milk is hard to get
he'll get enough of sucking anc
take to the easier way of drinking
from cup. 1t worked for me, bu,
may not help with an older child.
To all who are interested I'd like
to recommend a book. 1t Is "Tht
New York Herald Tribune House.
keeping Book" This is we'll.
indexed compilation of information
similar to that which appears in thi.
column. There is an excellent table
of stain removal, for instance, ane
instructions for the care of al
household items.
Now to my own current problem
While in Southern California I be
came acquainted with a type Of
bread I've been unable to find here
There all the groceries sold two
types of French Bread" regular
and sour dough. Here the breac
known as Vienna is similar to the
regular French. l can find no trace
Of a sour dough bread. II founc
the sour dough bread as far East
as Ohio, so I'm sure it was not q
purely local product) Can any one
tell me where to obtain the recipe
for French sour dough bread?
DRINKING FROM CUP; HINT.
(From Mrs. J. E. S., Arlington.)
You have had so many drink
from cup" ideas, but none similar
to mine. I put my 10-month-o ou,
in the yard in his stroller lin sum-
mer, of course1, dressed only in 9
sun suit. 1 handed him a colorfu
cheese glass filled with water anc
showed him that he could hold it
OF course he spilled most of it, but
who cared? When it was empty.
refilled it. This was repeated fol
several days. He got soaked each
time but had a grand time, ane
learned to hold his own glass anC
drink without dribbling so much o.
it. Soon I was able to trust hin
with milk or orange juice.
For the lady who asked: Honey oI
Sirup should never be refrigerated
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CLEANING TOYS?
From Mrs. r. M. P, Arlington.)
I should like to know a satisfac'
tory method of cleaning stuffed toys
If starch is used, ,sshould one us,
gloss starch or corn starch?
BISCUIT AND PASTRY MIKES
(Fron, Mrs. /. M. s., SilUer Spring.
Basic Biscuit Mix: 8 cups of en-
,riched flour, "a cup baking powder
teaspoons salt, liz cups shorten
ing. Sift the flour and measure it
sift again with baking powder an,
salt. Cut in the shortening to fine
even crumb. Place in closed con
tainer. Keep in the refrigerator
Two cups of this mix with enough
milk to make soft dough yield
II biscuits.
Variations from basic dough-
Cinnamon honey roll up. Rol
dough into circular shape, "a incl
thick. Spread lightly with melte'
butter and honey. Sprinkle witt
cinnamon. Cut into pie-shape,
pieces and roll into shape, begin
ming at the wide end. Bake in yer
hot oven, $50 degrees, 10 to IL min
utes.
Cheese and bacon biscuits: To tw
cups Of biscuit mix add q cup graf
ed cheese and two slices of dice,
bacon, Drowned until crisp. Ad,
milk, roll, cut and bake as standar,
biscuits.
Pastry mix. Sift flour, measure
cups. Sift again with teaspoon
salt. Cut in cups of shortening
Cover and keep in the refrigerator
Use ~ cups of the mix, moistene,
with several tablespoons water fo
a 1-pie crust.
SWEET POTATO PIE
FRESH PINEAPPLE?
From Mrs. o. C. S.. Mitchelluiue
Md.)
I am sending in this recipe fo
sweet potato pie as requested by Mr..
M. c., Washington. Use your ia
vorite pie crust, then fill with tn
following: Three eggs, u teaspoo
salt, 70 cup sugar. TX sups mill
IL cups cooked, mashed, sweet 20
tatoes; l teaspoon ginger, 2 tea
spoons cinnamon, u teaspoon nut
meg. Combine in order given. Pou
in unchilled pie shell and bake q
425 degrees for As to so minute.
I use half sirup and half sugar wit
same results. When obtainable,
cut marshmallows in half and ar
range on top of pie when done an
put back in oven to brown. This pi
is really delicious as it is moist an
not dry like SO many sweet potat
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