Evening star., 1947-04-23

gnOcCnl. LOU Top WIN DutCer ana
chopped parsley. Brown under
broiler.
Whew, I would have to be real
hungry before I'd go to all that
trouble! Have never used this rec
ipe-just happened to have it.
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AFGHANs: SHOCKING; GRAVY;
CLASS IN CERAMICS?
From Mrs. L. w. B., Washington
To Mrs. G. M, Arlington. Re
afghan. Most dry goods and de-
partment stores have a booklet of
afghan patterns put out by promi-
nent wool manufacturer which is
excellent. I am making the one
shown on front cover of same called
Granny" pattern. 1t uses all colors
and can be put together in pattern
or not.
To someone in Va. about smock-
| ing: 1 have shocked about Is
dresses for my little girl in the past
two years, and would recommend
that a beginner get pattern which
includes shocking, to start. It's
sometimes difficult to adapt extra"
shocking to another pattern unless
you know how much a given kind
will gather the material. Incl
dentally when you have completed
the shocking the elastic part you
speak of will have been formed by
the stitches. Do start on yoke
pattern instead of a round neck, as
they are simpler
A few household hints: In max
ing gravy thickening some may not
know that cornstarch may be used
In place Of -four with the advantage
OF never a lump. However. il you
ever do get Jumps in cream sauce
or gravy they can be eliminated
quickly by using a rotary beater
right on the stove.
Can some one tell me OF a class
in ceramics offered by some recrea-
tional branch Of the Governments
Several years ago such a class was
conducted In Baltimore.
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COTTAGE AT BEACH.
HOME SHAMPOO?
CHENILLE SPREAD?
From Mrs. M. S., Brentwood, Md.
| To the lady who. is interested in
buying a cottage at the beach. II
you have the means to purchase q
place of this sort, I see no reason
why 1t wouldn't be grand. As you
say you may tire of the same old
place summer after summer-well
what II you did? There's nothing
stopping you from renting 1t and
using the money for q vacation for
your family elsewherel
Do any of the readers have q
recipe for making good shampoo
for the hair?
Can any one suggest uses for q
colored chenille bedspread with a
design in the centers that is worn
too badly to use on the bed?
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CLEANING PERCOLATOR:
RICE; IRON RUST SPOTS.
(Frona Mrs. L. NJ. r. Washington.
The question of cleaning the
stains from coffee percolator was
asked. Try the chlorine bleach used
in washing clothes. Pour about one
tablespoonful in the percolator
spread around the stained part with
dish cloth and watch the stain dis
appear. Wash with hot suds, fill
with water and let stand / hour
| It brightens the aluminium and re-
moves the stale coffee odors.
Rice: I have read with interest
the various recipes for cooking rice
but no one offered my recipe. You
| will find the rice tender, separate
| grained, no washing, and ALL the
STARCH retained with a wonderful
flavor.
Wash and drain well one cup rice
Use heavy utensiI ga quart size
Place / tablespoonful of butter In
pan and melt. Add dried rice and
stir continuously over a hot fire
until rice has lost its opaque appear
ance and looks starchy white OF
light straw color, then add 5 cups
rapidly boiling water quickly, tea
spoon salt Cover and boil rapidly
for Is or 80 minutes. Lower fire ant
cook until water 1t all absorbed