Evening star., 1947-02-03

metal tray or pan inside OF the Dag
and set fire to the cinnamon. Close
the bag and let 1t burn itself out.
You will find the mustiness has
disappeared after one treatment OF
this.
A suggestion: II toast gets too
brown or burned you can remove
the burned part with a crater and
the toast is none the worse.
A request: am very much inter-
ested in African violets, but only
have the purple ones. I would be
glad to exchange leaves for any
other kind. have found that keep
ing egg shells in on the dirt will
keep the plants blooming. Also, I
set the pots in water and keep them
there for at least one hour week
and then add water from the bot
tom couple of times a week.
SUGGESTION.
(Fron, B. L. A., Wnshington.)
In answer to v. K. N, Party
Queries"
Molasses Mint Taffy: Two cups
light molasses. 2 teaspoons vinegar,
~ tablespoons butter or margarine,
n teaspoon salt, " teaspoon baking
soda, z drops oil peppermint.
Cook molasses and vinegar In a
large saucepan slowly, stirring con-
stantly, to 260 degrees F. or until a
little of the sirup dropped in cold
water becomes brittle. Remove from
heat and add butter, salt and baking
soda. Stir until mixture ceases to
foam, then pour into creased or
oiled pan about 12x8x1 inch. When
cool enough to pull, drop peppermint
| in center and draw corners toward
the center. Press together, then
pull the candy until 1t is light In
color and begins to harden. Then
pull into long strips " inch In
diameter and cut with scissors into
pieces inch long. ct helps to dip
scissors In hot. water OCCASIONALLY
Wrap in cellophane or waxed pa
per. Makes 80 pieces.
Make molasses taffy the same way
but omit the mint.
Also here are some good fruit
drinks.
Ginger Cider Ale: TWO cups cider,
cup orange juice, 12-ounce bottle
pale dry ginger ale, ice.
Combine cider, orange juice and
ginger ale. Add ice as desired. Makes
about AZ cups before adding ice.
You may like to add a bit of lemon
juice.
Old English Hot Spiced Cider: One
half teaspoon whole alspice, 2-inch
stick cinnamon, whole cloves, l
quart cider, 70 cup brown sugar firm
ly packed, grated nutmeg.
Tie allspice, cinnamon and cloves
into a cheesecloth bag. Heat cider
and brown sugar together. Add the
spice bag and let simmer over low
heat about 10 minutes, or until the
cider is spicy enough to suit your
taste. Remove bag. Serve In mugs
piping hot with a dash of nutmeg.
Makes about 31a cups.
One of my friends is saving her
husbands empty shaving soap mugs
perfect to serve this hot drink in.
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BISCUIT RECIPES.
From Mrs. J. H. M, GaithersburgJ
To Mrs. R. L. G., Baltimore, who
asks for a recipe to make biscuits.
r find this butterlnilk biscuit recipe
delightful and easy to make. Two
cups of flour, "A teaspoon soda, "a
teaspoon salt, l tablespoon baking
powder, 2 tablespoons of shortening
and q cup of buttermilk. Mix and
sift dry ingredients. Work in short
ening with hands, then mix in but
termilk with fork. Do not work
this dough very long, just long
enough to work in the buttermilk.
Roll u inch thick, cut, place on
baking sheet and bake In moder-
ately hot oven, 400 degrees, until
done and brown. Yields is biscuits.
Hope this will be the kind Of bis
cults you want to make.
(Frons Mrs. c. !. D., Arlington
For years I have tried to make
biscuits that weren't like lead and
finally ran across this recipe which
think is wonderful. Hope you like
it as we'll as we do. Two cups en-
riched flour, u teaspoon salt, 4 tea
spoons baking powder. "a teaspoon
cream tartar, 2 teaspoons sugar,
u cup shortening, 70 cup milk. Sitt
dry ingredients and cut in shorten
ing until mixture resembles coarse
crumbs. Add milk all at once and
stir Just until dough follows fork
around bowl. Knead very gently on
lightly Toured surface for that even
texture. Pat or roll n inch thick;
cut with biscuit cutter. Place on
ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in hot
oven 450 degrees 10 to IL minutes.
Makes about 16 small biscuits.
(Frona M. D. s., Washington.)
Plantation Biscuit. -Four table,
spoons shortening, 2 cups sifted
flour, 4 teaspoons baking powder, u
teaspoon salt, "a cup milk. Sift
flour once, measure, add baking
powder, salt and sift again. Cut in
shortening with two knives or pastry
blender. Add milk gradually and
stir with fork until soft dough is
formed. Roll 4 inch thick on
slightly Toured, cloth-covered board.
Cut with small biscuit cutter. Bake
in hot oven $50 degrees Is minutes.
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