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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-28

It would seem that there are
almost as many ways of cooking
southern" fried chicken as there
are good southern cooks. I've tried
variety of methods and finally
have settled upon this one as pro-
ducing the best. results. And with
it I insist on cream gravy or, for
special occasions, fried cream"
Chose small chicken-between a
pound and a half and pounds.
Dress 1t, disjoint it and put it in
the icebox to chill.
When you are ready to cook it,
heat a heavy iron skillet, with
enough fat in 1t to cover the pan
about l inch deep. Put some flour,
salt and pepper in large paper
bag, drop in the pieces of chicken
and shake until these are coated
well. Put them, flesh side down, in
the sizzling hot fat, putting the
largest pieces in first. and at the
hottest place on the skillet. Don't
crowd.
When the chicken is nicely
Drowned on all sides, lower the
flame and cook slowly until tender,
Remove chicken and place over hot
water to keep warm.
Make a gravy by pouring all
drippings, except 2 tablespoons,
from the pan. Add 2 tablespoons
-four to the remaining drippings,
stir and smooth over low heat I'M
til lightly Drowned. Add a cup of
cream and keep on stirring until
smooth and thick. Season with salt
and pepper and serve hot with the
fried chicken.
To make the fried cream" I men
toned, put a stick of cinnamon in
a pint of milk. Heat this to the
scalding point and then stir in 2
tablespoons cornstarch and l table
spoon flour, which have been blend
ed into smooth past with 3 table
spoons milk.
Cook for 3 minutes, stirring all
the time. Remove from the heat,
stir in the yolks of well-beaten
eggs and let cook for l minute. Take
out the cinnamon stick and add
tablespoon butter and y teaspoon
vanilla.
Pour this mixture u inch deep in
a shallow creased platter. Chill and
when cold and firm cut in finger
length pieces about an inch wide.
Roll these in cracker crumbs, then
in egg and again in crumbs. Fry
in hot, deep fat until lightly
Drowned. Drain on absorbent paper
and then put the fried strips in
hot oven for minutes. Serve hot,
wrapped in napkin.
A platterful of chilled, sliced to-
matoes, dressed with mild vinegar,
salt, basil and oregano, makes a
fine side dish for fried chicken and
this fried cream.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-28
The Chef Saws

Want a couple Of real he-men
salad suggestions? They won't make
you socially popular, but if you've
got special gentleman you want
to feed and impress, he'll certainly
sit up and take notice!
I'll give you the milder version
first: "Caspacho Salad"
Peel large cucumber, cut It into
small dice and soak 1t in sailed ice
water for an hour. Drain and re-
turn to the icebox to crisp. Peel 8
large tomatoes, chop them and drain
off the juice. (This salad must NOT
be sloppy) Mince a big, white
onion-not necessarily mild, either.
Mix the vegetables together. sea-
son with salt. celery salt, table
spoon minced chives, and freshly
ground black pepper. Add just
little French dressing-enough to
moisten. Now work in a cupful of
stale breadcrumbs. Pack in a serv-
ing bowl and chill for hours in
the icebox. Unmold on a lettuce
lined platter and serve with extra
French dressing on the side.
This rather odd but delightful
Mexican salad is mentioned by
Madame Calderon de la Barca in
her letters written in 1889. The
sturdier and more elaborate version
OF it has come to be called Caspacho
Salad Andalusio, from its Spanish
origin. This is really the one prefer.
But don't say didn't warn you!
Cut thick slices Of French bread
and allot to each slice the services
OF l Glove of garlic. Crush the garlic
cloves with some salt and freshly
ground black pepper. Add oil as II
you were making mayonnaise When
the mixture is smooth and like paste,
spread it on the bread slices.
Peel some tomatoes and a few
sweet red peppers. Chop up couple
Of onions, add peppers and chop
fine. Add tomatoes and chop some
more. Season with a little wine
vinegar and spread on top O. the
garlicked bread slices. Let stand
in the refrigerator for at least an
hour before serving on lettuce
sprinkled with French dressing
the salad plate being set into a
deeper plate filled with crushed ice.
This salad must be very cold to be
at its best.
While we're on the subject of
salads, have you ever tried a cooked
cauliflower salad? Cook the cauli-
flower as usual, with a little milk
in the water to keep it white, but do
not let 1t cook too much as 1t needs
to be good and firm. Drain 1t and
chill 1t thoroughly. Set the whole
head in lettuce Lined bowl and
pour over 1t thin dressing Of may
onnaise mixed with lemon Juice and
little catsup, salt, pepper and
minced chives. Serve more dressing
in a separate bowl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-28

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and address.
We will withhold both and use
only initials. Please address
mail to the Readers Clearing
House, Woman's Page, The
Evening Star, Washington 4.
Views expressed in the Clear
ing House are not necessarily
those of The Star, and, as it
is obviously impossible for us
to test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility
for them. Betsy CasaOeH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-28
CLEANING FLAT PAINT?

From Mrs. T. N. B., Washington.
Will the Falls Church lady please
tell me how to clean fiat painted
walls without leaving marks2
\ u n
LOCATING BOOK?
from Mrs. J. H., HynttSDtlle.)
Please let me know where I con
find the Complete Home Decorator. "
FOR CHILDRENs PARTIES.
From Mrs. M. L., BerUyn.)
Here are a few suggestions to
delight the children of our RICH
readers:
Stand-up animals. Stick animal
cookies into position in fudge that
has Just been poured. into q pan
When hard, cut in narrow pieces
between each animal. r.,
A very young childs birthday
cake. Make a "cake" of three layers
of gelatin, different flavors. Dust
with powdered sugar on outside to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-28
Mushroom, Rice Sauce !


Another suggestion for beating
meat prices-a mushroom and rice
loaf.
Wash and pick over 2 cups brown
rice, add 4 cups water and a tea
spoon of salt and cook in a double
boiler for one and a half hours. Put
3 tablespoons butter in a frying
pan and when it is hot, but not
smoking, add a cup of sliced onion,
3 chopped green peppers and a cup
of sliced fresh mushrooms.
Simmer for five minutes. Then
turn into the cooked rice, together
with 2 eggs, lightly beaten. Add a
cup grated Parmesan cheese. Stir
we'll. Turn into buttered casserole,
sprinkle with bread crumbs and
bake in a moderate oven for half
an hour. Serve plain or with to-
mato sauce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-28
Home Economist.

Violet Faulkner Is on Vacation)
creased 8-by-8-inch pan. Pour cof-
fee cake batter over marmalade.
Apricot or Prune Coffee Cake:
Mix l cup chopped cooked apricots
or prunes, tablespoons melted
margarine or butter, 4 cup sugar
Spread evenly over bottom of
creased 8-by-8-inch pan. Pour cof-
fee cake batter over fruit.
Banana GIace Coffee Cake: Ar
range the slices of four large ba-
nanas, overlapping the slices to
form diagonal strips. Brush the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-28
Plum Conserve

Plum T. OnSefUe
If you have friends mentioning
along the sand dunes of the New
England coast, bride them into
bringing you home some of the
wonderful beach plums indigenous
to those parts. Then you can make
your own beach plum conserve,
which closely resembles the Mira
belle Conserve so popular in France
of old.
The plums should be picked when
they are red, covered with cold
water and then brought to a boil
The first water should be thrown
away, fresh water added and the
plums cooked until soft. The stones
then should be taken out and as
much sugar added as there is liquid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-28

In these last days of summer, do
you ever wish for a dessert bread
recipe that's as simple to whip up as
mullins? A bread that has all the
fresh out-of-the-oven appeal and
fragrance-and can be made with so
many variations that you'll make 1t
time and again for any meal, from
breakfast to late-evening snack?
The basic recipe given below makes
a f1eecy-light coffee cake Combine
it with a fruit in season right now
cherries, peaches or bananas-and
you'll make dessert that your fam
lily will long remember. For break
fast bread, use a crumb topping or
a marmalade glaze. But it's won
derful for brunch, too, because the
bread is made of rich muffin batter
When an upside-down cake Is your
fanily's idea Of the dessert of the
day, pour the batter over the fruit.
It's especially good this way made
with cranberries, as the berries
bubble up through the batter while
the cake is baking, and the cut slices
are beautiful as well as delicious.
Sauces made from dried fruits, such
as apricots and prunes. combine
nicely with this batter. too.
All these coffee cakes are good
eaten just as they come out of the
oven, but for special occasions serve
them with whipped cream or ice
cream. Or if you've used apples or
peaches as the topping, you might
like to vary the dessert still further
by serving the cake with vanilla
or lemon sauce.
QUICK COFFEE CAKE.
Basic Recipe.)
IL cups sifted enriched flour.
y cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder.
l teaspoon salt.
1egg.
y cup milk.
3 tablespoons melted shortening.
Sift together flour, sugar, baking
powder and salt. Beat egg. Add
milk and shortening. Stir into flour
mixture, mixing only enough to
moisten -four. Bake in creased 8-by-
8-inch square pan or 9-inch round
pan in moderately hot oven (40O de-
grees F. Is to 80 minutes.
Coffee Cake Variations.
Cherry Coffee Cake (pictured) ::
Cook 4 cup cherry juice for min
utes. Remove from heat. Add 2
tablespoons margarine or butter.
Blend 3 tablespoons enriched flour,
4 tablespoons sugar, Il teaspoon Gin
namon and u teaspoon salt. Add
-four mixture to cherry juice, stirring
well. Cook until slightly thickened
for about minutes. Let cool. When
coffee cake batter is spread in the
pan. sprinkle 2 cups cherries over
1t, and add the topping mixture
Bake the coffee cake about so min
utes
Spicy Peach Fluff: When the bat
ter is in the pan, arrange cups of
sliced peaches about six on top
of the batter, pressing the slices into
1t slightly Sprinkle mixture of Z
cup sugar, u teaspoon cinnamon,
and tablespoons of raisihs or cur
rants over the peaches. Bake about
40 minutes.
Crumble Coffee Cake: Sprinkle
the following topping over the bat
ter. Cream together 2 tablespoons
margarine or butter and table
spoons sugar. Add u cup dry bread
crumbs, "a cup enriched flour, and
IA teaspoon cinnamon. Mix to con-
sistency of coarse crumbs.
Marmalade Glaze Coffee Cake:
Spread u cup narmalade evenly
over the bottom of a lined and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-28

bananas with 2 tablespoons melted
margarine or butter. Mix table
spoons sugar, u teaspoon salt, n
teaspoon cinnamon, teaspoon
grated lemon rind. Sprinkle the
mixture evenly over the bananas.
Bake As to so minutes.
Cranberry Upside-down Cake:
Pour the coffee cake batter over a
mixture of tablespoons melted
butter or margarine, " cup sugar,
and ~ cups whole fresh cram
berries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-28

Crispy Wheat Shells hold your fTozen desseT
SUNDAY.
Frosted Fruit Juice
Broiled Chicken Wnd Rice
Frozen ASPARAGUS NTH Lemon Butter
Sauteed Eggplant
Wheat Shells filled NTH Ice Cream
iced Coffee
MEATS Shells
shredded wheat biscuits % cup brown sugar
" cup butter Ice cream
Berries
Roll biscuits we'll with brown and soened but
firmly layer bottom and sizes OF
large muffin using cusard or back OF spoon
F. 10 minutes Cool NIL with Ice
cream or filling Top with crushed berries Serves
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Recipe Roundup

(Put some marbles in the bottom
of the kettle to keep the conserve
from sticking and scorching)
Cook until mixture sheets from
the spoons Then pour conserve into
sterilized jars, paraff1n and seal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-28

From Mrs. J. X. c., Washington
In reply to Miss S. Y, Hyattsville,
request for the poem, Little Boy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-28

class of women who must slavlShly
follow the latest fashions; who will
bow to the pressure and no matter
how unbecoming the new styles, will
insist upon wearing them simply be-
cause some famous name" designed
them. I think, though, that too
much progress has been made In
emancipating the average American
woman from the cumbersome styles
of 20 years ago, and they will never
60 back to them. They simply
aren't practical and comfortable for
woman who drive their own cars
and do all sorts of active work and
take part in all kinds of sports.
Why should we streamline every
thing from automobiles and washing
machines and allow ourselves to be
pushed back 20 years in the matter
of clothes? 1t just doesn't make
sense. a~ Nh 80 80
There is another feature to be re-
membered. I believe most women
would feel quite guilty buying some
of the new clothes Using yards, Of
unnecessary material when millions
of people all over the world are
freezing in worse than rags!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-28

(From Mrs. L. H. B, Washington
I think these are the lines OF 8
child's prayer which Mrs. r. B. P
is asking for:
Now I lay me down to sleep
/ know the Lord my soul will keep
And I shall wake to see the light !,
For God Is with me through the night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-28
BunT-1N IRONING BoAD.

BUnT-IN IRONING BOAD.
from Mrs. J. v. r. c., Washington
To Mrs. A. M. H., a built-in IRON
ing board is very useful, particularly
If you have shelves below for ironing
sloths, sprinkler, etc. One warning,
II you plan to have a maid, would
think long and hard before mkaing
laundry part of kitchen, particularly
if you're going to have part-time
help, such as a laundress. We
found the arrangement a nuisance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-28
POEM INFORMATION.

From r. J. H., Washington.
The poem asked for appears in a
book eff I Were King'') by Justin
Huntly Mccarthy the story is
romance. based on the life of Fran
co.'s Villon the vagabond poet. It's
one of those historical tales that
came out at the turn of the century,
quite interesting, too! Read 1t
sometime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-28
|e frostinp. Decorate with

resemble frosting. Decorate with
candles.
Ship Dessert. Pour gelatin into
glass sherbet dishes. Just before 1t
begins to thicken, place a section
of grapefruit or orange in the center.
Make paper sail and insert 1t into
the fruit with a toothpick. Scotch
tape or glue will hold the sail and
toothpick together.
For that first birthday cake candle
holder. Clip the top Of a marsh
mallow like petals. Tuck in a small
candle.
LITTLE BOY BLUE"
(Fron Mrs. R. L.. Bradbury Park
Enclosed please find the poem,
Little Boy Blue" for Mrs. s. Y,
Hyattsville. I copied it from q
book which I purchased in case
with three others at Christmas time
for my little girl. They also sell
these tiny books at the 5 and 10
for dime. The book was called
Little Boy Blue and Other Poems. "
The little toy dog is covered with dust,
But sturdy and staunch he stands;
The little toy soldier is red with rust,
And his musket mods in his hands.
Time was when the little toy dog was new.
And the soldier was passing fair;
And that was the time when our Little
Boy Blue
Kissed them and put them there.
Now, don't you 20 till I come" he said,
And don't you make any noise!'
Then toddljng of to his trundle bed
He dreamed Of the pretty toys;
And, as he was dreaming, an angel sang
Awakened our Little Boy Blue.
Oh! The years are many, the years are
But the little toy friends are truel
Aye, faithful to Little Boy Blue they stand,
Each in the same old place,
Awaiting the touch of a little hand
The smile on little face:
years through.
In the dust OF that little chair,
What has become of our Little Boy Blue
Since he kissed them and put them there.
EUGENE FIELD,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-28

Blue" by Eugene Field. 1t Is in the
book called "101 Famous Poems,
and can be bought for Is cents at
book department at department
stores. .-s $50
X X X
CHILD'S. PRAYER; a
POEM WANTED?
From Mrs. H. v. H., Washington
In response to a request in The
Star from Mrs. r. B. P, perhaps
this is what she is looking for:
Now 1 lay me down to sleep
And pray the Lord my soul to keep.
To guide and guard me through the nieh'
That I may wake with morning light.
Iwould like to get the poem "Ain't
No Jestice in This World"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-28
COMMENT.

From Mrs. C. F. D., ArlingtonJ
I'd like to add my opinion on the
new long skirts. In the first place,
my husband forbids me to lengthen
mine, and see absolutely no beauty
in the new creations. If the de-
signers had to live on white
collar" salary, they might think
twice before making such a radical
change. 1t looks like many OF us
who oppose them are just going to
be lacking in style this fall and
winter. I surely hope it will be a
temporary fashion, so that we who
must stick to our present wardrobes
will not be too conspicuous to appear
in public.
From Mrs. w. J. M, Washington
I hope enough women will ex-
press their opinions concerning the
new fashions which the multi-mil-
lion dollar garment and designing
trades are trying to thrust upon us,
so that something can be done about
it. If we all see it as it is-simply
ruse to get women to discard
their complete wardrobes and buy
new ones-we will surely refuse to
be taken in by it. For years the
fashion designers have been stress
ing the American" type of woman
and girl and the fashions that are
especially suited to her because OF
her active and busy life and they
carried. the casual" idea to such an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-28
Report to the Housewife
By Helen Ridley

RiQlet Faulkner Is nn Vacation \
Evening star., 1947-08-10

beauty record no soap equal. Always use
pure, mild Ivory Soap for baby-begin using it
regularly for your own complexion, too.
Evening star., 1947-08-10
Life is Just a bowl Of bubbles
voRys IMPROVED! NOW IT svnsHes UP MORE svos FASTER

DC NEWS about baby mild Ivory The
~N>0 most famous soap in the world has
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same tender care for baby's tender skin. More
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brand of soap
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U Pure, mild Ivory has coddled babies skin for
generations. Millions of Ivory babies have grown
up to be glamour girls-girls with RADIANT youth
full, naturally lovely compilations. Ivory has
Evening star., 1947-08-10

OF THAT IVORY LOOK! If you'll prom
~ se yourself never again to be careless about
your complexion-if you'll start using pure, mild
Ivory regularly can have smoother, lovelier
skin-Ves, That Iuory Look!D in just one week.
Sounds wonderful, doesn't it? 1t is! Pure Ivory,
mild Ivory, sudsier Ivory-for baby, for you.
Evening star., 1947-10-01

since suffering a collapse year ago.
Mr.. Hull, whose career as Secre-
tary of State covered the longest
span in the history of the Office, was
said to be feeling particularly
happy" because he has completed
the monumental task of writing his
memoirs, except for final revisions.
Andrue J. Berding, who covered
the State Department for the
Associated Press during much Of
Mr.. Hull's tenure as Secretary, and
who has been helping him prepare
his memoirs for publication, said
the work is expected to be published
next spring.
1t will be in two volumes Of 100
pages each. presenting "compre-
hensive story" Of the foreign policy
of the Roosevelt administration, MIR.
Berding said.
Much of the work has been COM
pleted during Mr.. Hull's stay at the
Naval Hospital. Mr.. Berding spends
an hour a day, three days a week,
with the former Secretary, going
over the material with him.
Mr. Hull has few other visitors
besides Mrs Hull, who spends part
of each day with him. His physi-
clans insist that he rest much of
the time, with no activities to put
any undue strain or excitement on
him.
Mr.. Hull resigned as Secretary OF
State in November, 1914, because Of
i'll health. He spent seven months
in the Naval Hospital, and went
back little more than a year ago
for checkup. He suffered q COL
lapse while in the hospital on Sep
tember 80, 1916, and was reported
Evening star., 1947-10-01

sceen star, to Federal Judge J. r. r.
O'Connor yesterday.
She testified as defendant In a
suit by M. J. Schemp, former mas
ter Of the fishing boat Conquest,
which she bought in 1945, asking
$2,336 damages for injuries he al
legged he received aboard ship.
Il never knew just what the crew
was up to-" she said. "On one trip
to Mexico they were supposed to be
Evening star., 1947-10-01

In serious condition on his 18th
birthday anniversary.
While recuperating gradually, he
has been forced to remain at the
hospital since then and his ply
sicians want to keep him under OBJ
servation there for a few more
months despite his marked improve
ment.
Evening star., 1947-10-01

Former Secretary of State Cordell
Hull was described as feeling and
looking better than he has in a long
time" on the eve of his 18th birthday
anniversary tomorrow.
1t will be a quiet birthday for the
veteran statesman at Bethesda
Naval Hospital. where has been
gradually regaining his strength
Evening star., 1947-10-01

hauling clans. I learned later they
were off catching turtles and hunt
ing for buried treasure"
Miss Windsor said she is trying
to sell her interest in the boat. The
court took the case under advise
ment.
Evening star., 1947-10-01
Actress Tells Of Troubles
Of Owning Fishing Boot
BY the Associated Pres,

By the Asseciofed Press
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1.-Tribula-
tions of an actress who entered the
commercial fishing business were
related by Claire Windsor, silent