Evening star., 1947-04-24


corn sirup, teaspoon vanilla, 1i16
teaspoon salt, tablespoons shorten
ing, melted, tablespoon -four, cup
chopped pecans, i nine inch un-
baked pie shell. Combine eggs, mo-
lasses, corn sirup, vanilla and salt.
Add melted shortening Clutter or
margarine. Mix nuts with flour
and stir into egg -molasses mixture.
Pour into unbaked 9-inch pie shell,
bake in moderate oven 40 minutes,
or until firm. Cool, serve with or
without whipped cream.
Pecan Pie: One-fo,lrth cup but
ter, 2i3 cup brown sugar, firmly
packed, a teaspoon salt, q cup
dark corn airup, 3 eggs, beaten, /
teaspoon vanilla, u recipe plain
pastry, l cup pecan halves. Cream
butter and sugar together until
fluffy; add next four ingredients.
Line pie pan with pastry and
sprinkle with pecans: pour the fill
ing over pecans. Bake in very hot
oven, 10 minutes; reduce tempera-
ture to moderate and bake 35 min
utes longer.
Ambrosia, to Mrs. A.V.T., Wash
ington: I have a good recipe for a
dessert called 'Ambrosia" but never
heard of a pie by that name.
believe you could use the following
recipe in baked pie shell and
brown lightly in the oven with
meringue Six oranges, a cup
sugar, tablespoon sherry f1avoring,
1hs cups fresh coconut or 4 ounces
moist packed coconut. Peel oranges,
removing all outside membrane.
cut in thin slices. Place alternate
layers of coconut, oranges and sugar
in serving dish. Sprinkle with
sherry havoring. Press down with
plate; chill for u hour. Makes s
servings.
+ IRISH STEW.
from Miss M. E. R., Washington.
For Miss M. M, Kensington: Two
pounds shoulder OF lamb, Il cupI
flour, / teaspoon salt, "a teaspoon
pepper, tablespoons fat, l No. 81
can (21s cups) tomatoes, l cup sliced
carrots, 3 medium onions, sliced; 81
cups diced potatoes, water. Cut
meat in 1-inch cubes. Combine
flour, salt and pepper. Dredge meat
with -four mixture and saute in fat
until Drowned on all sides. Add
tomatoes and simmer l hour. Add
carrots, onions. potatoes and enough |
water to cover. Simmer l hour
longer. Add salt and pepper to
taste. Approximate yield: Six por-
lions.
GLASS STOPPER.
From r. S. r., Washington
In answer to Mrs. K. l.. D., Alex
andria, who wants to know how to
'emove a glass stopper, please tell
Ter If she will hold the bottle under
he hot-water Spigot and let the
water run hot it will come out easy.
FEAR OF BATH.
fFrom E. G. B., Arlington.)
To Mrs. G. j. B., whose baby has
developed fear of her bath: I had
'xactly the same experience with
ny small son when he was about
z months old. I got along by
him in kitchen pan for
few weeks, then, while staying
With friends, had an opportunity to
ct him observe another child of
lbout his age in the tub and he
vas eager for his regular bath. No
rouble since. Good luck!
X r 4
COFFEE CAKE.
From Mrs. O. C. B., Arlinqton.)
The recipe requested by Mrs. P. j.
J.. Washington, few nights ago
ould be this one:
Coffee Cake: One beaten egg, y
up sugar, u cup milk, 2 tablespoons
melted shortening, / cup flour, y
salt, 2 teaspoons baking
powder. Combine eggs, sugar, milk
and shortening. Add -four sifted
With salt and baking powder. Mix
" 'SAA o1io pun iatO WdA paper llIlcQ
'-inch square pan. Sprinkle with
mixture of "A cup brown sugar,
,easpoon cinnamon, / tablespoon
flour, tablespoon melted butter
and Il cup broken nut meats, US
lally use pecans and I use more
cinnamon than the recipe calls for
Spread evenly over raw dough and
cake in moderate hot oven, 375 de-
yrees, 20 to Is minutes I hope that
this is the recipe Mrs. P. j. D.
In January 7 started working
again and found that I didn't have
rs much time as usual to read two
newspapers every day and Sunday.
Since we wanted a morning paper
We thought we would cancel our
to The Evening Star.
'ut just couldn't get along without
having the Clearing House, so we
stopped the Sunday Star. which
ioesn't have the Clearing House
md continued to get the daily.
From Mrs. M. S. ~, WASHINGTON
In reply to the request for a recipe
or Coffee Cake here Is one nv