Evening star., 1947-01-27

Let stand in q warm place to raise.
Soften shortening or butter in the
rest of scalded milk, cool to luke
warm. Add to above mixture then
add other ingredients. Mix raisins
with a little Of the flour before add
ing. Mix and knead dough thorough
", let rise until double its bulk. d.
vide into loaves. Knead again, put
in creased loaf pans. Let rise until
double its bulk. Bake In moderate
oven about $50 degrees for about
As minutes until done.
Before putting in oven, I cover
with melted butter or margarine and
sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon
mixed. Instead of the above covering
I sometimes brush with plain icing
after taken from oven and slightly
cooled.
CONVERT GASOLINE LAMPS?
COURSES IN HOME ECO
NOMICS?
From Mrs. X. J. B., Washington
Would appreciate it immensely II
some one were able to give informa-
ton concerning the problem OF try
ing to convert old gasoline lamps
into electric ones. I seem to be un-
able to find the right size of socket
to invert into the lamp. Also is 1t
possible to be able to purchase the
electric burner type so that I may
be able to use glass chimney?
Also what public school gives
courses in home economies?
MAH-JONGG.
From II. G. S., ArlingtOn.)
If the reader who wanted to know
where to get book on how to play
mah-jongg will 60 to the Public
Library at Eighth and K streets
NV. she will find several books
there on the subject.
from Mrs. B. w., Alexandria,
I noticed in your column Mrs.
r. j. C. asked about learning to
play mah-jongg. If she will write to
National Mah-Jongg League, Inc,
1919 Broadway, New York %, N. Y.
she will receive all the information
she is seeking.
From Mrs. E. G. p, SilDer SPRING.
For Mrs. J. A. G., directions for
playing h-jongg may be found on
pages 391 to 401 in THE Complete
Book of Games" by Clement Wood
and Gloria Goddard.
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CHRISTMAS CACTUS?
From Mrs. X. r., Wdshington.)
Can some one give me directions
for getting a Christmas cactus to
bloom? It's several years old and
the buds drop off.
X
CORN BREAD.
from N. G. La l., HyattsWlle.)
In answer to Mrs. F. L. M. of
Alexandria here is a recipe for good
corn bread, at least it's the way we
like it. I am indebted to RICH for
it, but it is a combination of two
different recipes found there.
One egg, l cup buttermilk, cup
ccrn meal, either white or yellow.
I use about II of each as the white
get is most too fine and the yellow
is a little coarse, 2 tablespoons flour
can be used or omitted, l teaspoon
baking powder, u teaspoon soda,
Y teaspoon salt, tablespoon melted
shortening. Sift dry ingredients to-
gether and stir into the beaten egg
and buttermilk. Add shortening
and hastily turn into a piping-hot,
well l-greased heavy skillet that you
have had in the oven while you were
stirring up your corn bread. Bake
about 20 minutes at about 450 de-
grees. When nice and brown turn
out bottom side upon your warm
oven. This keeps 1t warm and
doesn't let the nice crisp bottom OF
your corn bread get steamed or
softened up. For I like the crisp
part.
I have also enjoyed the oatmeal
rolls sent in by Mrs. M. H. B. of
Hyattsville as well as many other
recipes and also gotten useful in
formation on many lines. I always
read RCH and have quite q large
scrap book that I have gotten into
fairly satisfactory shape.