Evening star., 1947-02-13

gar to suit taste, boiling water to
make it as thick as you want.
Cooked Salad Dressing: u cup
sugar, l teaspoon salt, l teaspoon
mustard, Il teaspoon paprika, 2
tablespoons flour, 2 eggs, u cup
vinegar, " cup water, 8 tablespoons
butter. Blend sugar, salt, mustard,
paprika and flour. Add eggs. Heat
until smooth. Add vinegar and
water, cook, add butter and chill.
Salad Dressing: Mayonnaise, salt,
sugar, vinegar. Blend together, all
to taste. Stir condensed cream into
make thick as you want. (Hope
hubby likes one Of these.
(From Mrs. J. NJ, Washington.)
Shred small cabbage and
sprinkle with salt, pepper and sugar.
Add the Juice of lemon and mix
we'll. Add whipping cream, a table,
spoon at a time, mixing well with
a fork, until it looks creamy.
from Mrs. r. M, CheUerly.)
My favorite cole slaw dressing is
also the simplest one I know. Will
keep in refrigerator indefinitely.
Blend and use 1 can sweetened
condensed milk, "a cup vinegar, l
teaspoon salt, teaspoon dry mus
tard.
MEAT LOAF.
(From r. +. S., WGstington.)
To Mrs. r. N. c., Takoma Park.
T would like to tell you OF my meat
loaf recipe. There are no hunks
of vegetables, the taste is very good
and the texture is fine and even,
the things you dislike about other
recipes. One pound meat ground
(beef only or, better for the flavor,
Y pound beef and u pound pork j,
u cup bread crumbs, egg, u cup
canned tomatoes, teaspoons celery,
minced; 2 teaspoons green pepper.
minced; l teaspoon chopped pars-
ley, II teaspoon salt, onion,
minced; teaspoon fat, Y teaspoon
pepper.
Saute all vegetables together in
the fat. Add all other ingredients
to meat. Shape into loaf and put
in a baking dish. Bake at 325 de-
grees for IL hours.
from Miss E. G. G., Arlington.)
One and a half pounds ground
beef, or beef and pork, IL cups
very dry bread, 11a cups tomato
juice, l egg, l small or medium
size onion, salt and pepper to taste.
Break up bread and pour tomato
Juice over it to soften. Work up
very fine with the hands, add beef,
egg seasoning and grated onion,
according to your taste. I some
times add chopped green pepper.
I have never used celery In this
recipe, but I think you could add a
half cup finely chopped celery. You
can use less tomato juice If you
like.a frmer loaf.
X X X II
CHRISTMAS CACTUS BLOOMS.
(Frona Mrs. w. Fl. w., Washington.)
Regarding the Christmas cactus
blooms, my sister had a huge plant
with over 200 blooms which fell off
before they opened. The florist told
her she kept it too wet. I have
several buds on mine which look
very healthy.
SHIELDS?
(Frona Mrs. M. X. L., WGSfington.)
I need information about shields
to be worn In mems coats. My hus-
bands coats are sometimes ruined
by perspiration. Can shields for
mems coats be purchased ready
made, or can some one tell me how
to make them or where printed di-
rections can be found?
X X x 4
RAT CATCHING.
from Mrs. II. M. M, Washington.
I suggest that you place several
traps around wherever you see evi-
dence of the rat, and bait them with
raw bacon. Tie it on securely with
string and be sure the trap is set
to spring easily. One suggestion,
if you have a pet dog or cat in the
house, be sure that the doors are
closed so that the pet cannot get
into the area where the traps are
set. Be sure you have the large
rat trap. I caught a rat once
in a mouse trap but he got away.
That's how knew it was a rat.
From D. S. P, WGShingtop.)
Set the rat trap with any of the
usual attractive bats, then, simply
throw'a piece of cloth over the trap
so that the trap will be covered.
From Mrs. J. W. B., Arlington.)
We also had an unweleome visitor
(rat) in our cellar and walls, 1t even
got up to the attic and pulled out