Evening star., 1947-03-12

nutmeg, add Q teaspoons grated
lemon rind and u cup chopped
dates for variation.
CAKE RECIPE?
From Mrs. A. r. L., Kensington.)
Will the lady who sent in this
cake recipe, or some one who copied
it, please, please send it in again.
A visitor lost mine and I miss it so
very much. 1t was sort of a sponge
cake and mentioned that is was a
good party cake for children. No
shortening was used and "a cup of
orange juice in place of milk and
1t was good without icing or orange
icing was very good.
X X X
A NOVEL VERSION.
(Frons Mrs. c. E., E, Wood
Bridge, Vn.) &
Have you ever seen this Twas the
Night Before Christmas" poem? My
son sent it to me last Christmas
while he was stationed in Manila.
He was with the 86th Black Hawk
Division, 342d Infantry.
TWAS THE NIGHT. BEFORE CHRISTMAS;
through the yard
Not creature was stirring, not even
My SOCKS were stuffed in my shoes to
And alas, in my tent there was no fireplace.
My friends in their shorts and me in
Had Just ss aettied down for tropical
When out II the area there arose such
That I sprans from my cot to see what
was the matter.
became so entansled In my MOSQUITO net
That II no one one m had helped me- would
And then very cautiously I pulled back
Expecting to see battalion Of Japs.
But to my amazemsnt saw there instead
He sat in bis sled. which was pulled by
As they bounced along saily in short
bounds and leaps.
Then they. came to = halt and away
And vf5y f;nt' suddenly there he was in my
He was ,,si1 shuckling King so merrily. that his fat
Just like the poem was shaking like Jelly
And then as I wondered, I was sure
When I not noticed hi; bis pack was an old bar
Then he reached in his bag. and without
Turned n, se my tie terminate with pack Of
He dug in again and came up with some
dfsa hen RnsS aucFs sh sS sfsf
And then reached in for a can of tomatoes
And then he remarked. there was work
he must do.
So he raised plump finger and away
/ d.shssdS e asFh Tn. tent nap and was able
Him in his sled as he waved to me.
Away +. Willys. on Ford" was his CRY
And in no time at all he was clear out
ri 'ti,n and haSs "a, to laugh when I'm gray
At the thought Of st. Nick sliding down
| the tent pole.
That's all there is to 1t, the story is
But before I sign OF here is my wish
May your Christmas be happy and filled
with GOOD cheer,
A tn the New w Year. sna merry 'Af'''n'u'
NURSERY CARE.
From Mrs. J. W. F., Washington.
For Mrs. j. j. r., who requested
information concerning the care Of
her child while she works, may
present my experience with a nur-
Sery?
My 3-year-old son had no play
mates, so I solved the problem by
substituting in a nursery and taking
him with me. This nursery takes
children from 6 am. to pm. 1t
is operated by two nurses who are
particularly careful of the children S
Health. However, you will find that
all nurseries in the District are
under strict health rules, requiring
daily inspection of children, an iso-
lation room, sterilization of drinking
glasses, silver and many other pre-
cautions. If a child becomes Ill, the
parent is notified and must remove
the child as soon as convenient. II
there is no one else to take care OF
the child, of course a working moth
er has to remain at home and miss
her work.
The nursery has much to offer a
child in the way of equipment, and
provides educational experiences and
contacts with other children. I be-
lieve that any properly licensed
nursery in the District would be
a satisfactory solution TO q working
mothers problem of Dow to care
for her child during the day.
II 4 X
i CHILL.
i From Mrs. E. B. NJ, Washington. }
j In answer to G. Z. S., who asked
for good recipe for chilli and chill
mac" submit the following which
i has proved quite popular. The
spaghetti may b omitted, Ia which