Evening star., 1947-03-03

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| ing House are not necessarily
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/ to test all recipes submitted, we
1 cannot assume responsibility
! for them. Betsy CasiceH
dren) and spread icing over top and
sides. While icing is still soft place
a long stick of peppermint candy in
tcenter Of cake for center pole. Ar
range animal cookies in pans up
right around edge Of cake, with
stick Of candy to represent pole be-
tween horses, elephants, etc.
Animal cookies may be decorated
with icing or left plain. Stripes on
tigers, white icing on bears to make
them polar bears, red blankets on
elephants, etc. A canopy may be
made from stin white paper and
pasted to candy stick poles. After
the children have looked at the cake,
stick candy, cake and cookies are all
good for them to eat.
Inexpensive sponge cake: One
cup cake flour, / teaspoon baking
powder, " teaspoon salt, 2 eggs (sep-|
arated), u cup cold water, tea
spoon vanilla, n cup sugar. Sift
-four once, measure and sift together
three times with baking powder and
salt TO egg yolks add water and
beat with rotary egg beater until
light and foamy. Add sugar gradu-
ally, beating well after each addi-
ton. Then add -four in small
amounts, beating enough to blend.
Beat egg whites stiff. Fold into
flour mixture along with vanilla.
Rake in moderate oven $50 degrees
IS minutes or until done. Invert on
rack until cakes are cool.
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THE LITTLE THINGS"
From Mrs. r. J. H., Washington
This poem was asked for sometime
ago, but have not seen 1t published.
The little things We fret shout
And vet they BRING rsaret about
| And cause Us many lar.
The little things Of sham and pri4~.
VIII often honest friends divide
And cause heart to bleed.
The little things we fret about.
The broken cup and plate,
The argument we bet about
That often ends n hate. ..
Which sharp R repr,sal or,i i;.hnn,.n. Srinxs
oni Is 1he due soe e silly III things. si ''''eA'
The little things we fret about.
=; Aren't worth the rage We spend;
They're things We should forset about
| In laughter let them end.
For ssTrexs hurt, hurt n. lets nS saye our tears
Let's not so grurnbling through the years
Ger silly cares and small.
p EDaAK ! A. GUEST.
HOOKING RUGS?
From Mrs. A. Fl. Men,,
Siluer Spring.
I am very anxious to learn how
to hook a rug and am wondering II
your readers would be kind enough
to pass on their knowledge and
experience. Where are the frames
purchased, and Is it possible to use
old suits and topcoats for the hook
ing?
know nothing about the art OF
hooking, and sincts1 f0tn will be
leaving WashingtofN sam wonder
ing II the ladies would call me at
Sligo. 2D79.
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THANK you" NOTE.
1From Mrs. S. S., AlernndridJ
I would like to thank the many
ladies who so kindly answered my
request regarding the tonsillectomy.
I have been granted reprieve until
spring, but will remember your ad-
vice. I'd also like to thank those
whose telephone numbers I have
and whom 7 have not called.
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CORRECTION; SUGGESTIONS.
| from Mrs. B. R., Wdshington.}
I believe there was an error inI
the recipe for Friendship Cocoa
Cake" a supposedly fool-proof, mix
easy recipe printed in the RICH dur
ing the last week in January. II
was nearly ready to pour my batter
into pans when I noticed the pro-
portion of u cup sugar to eggs,
2 cups flour. I added cup Of
white sugar, and the cake was Of
excellent flavor and fair texture,
though not as moist as I like.
Sorry I didn't save the initials of
the sender.
Tips on feeding baby: If youI
want to save your gelatin mix for
the baby and use plain gelatin
for adult desserts, three scant table
spoons of the commercial mix with
two thirds cup hot water will make
two servings of nice tender gelatin.
T divide 1t In two glass baby food
jars.
| An egg yolk cooked with about
/ ounce of milk OF formula in oil
custard cup Gust set 1t in bottle
warmer and stir constantly makes
q nice smooth custard which baby
likes, and leaves the egg whites
uncooked for cakes, etc. There's
q wonderful recipe for Snowflake
[cupcakes" on the. side OF one Of
the vegetable shortening cans.
Wish we could mention brand
names and get some direct informa-
ton but since we must be more
subtle, can any reader say a good
word for the automatic washer with
the slant front which Is not bolted
to the floor? I'm particularly In
terested in knowing II this type is
sturdy enough to wash slip covers,
bedspreads, mems work trousers and
4 by cotton rugs.
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FRUIT IN CAKE
REQUEST?
! From Mrs. B. J. X, Brentwood
I Am sending in advice to Mrs. F.
H. T., Washington. to clean silver.
The proportions are ] teaspoon salt,
/ teaspoon baking soda to each
quart of boiling water. Put the solu-
ton in an aluminium dish pan or in
/ another pan with some aluminium
object in the pan.
Place pan Of solution over low
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