Evening star., 1947-01-28
CORN BREAD.

One cup white corn meal, "a cup
-four, 2 teaspoons baking powder, !
teaspoon soda, 2 teaspoons salt, 1
sugar, large egg or 2
small beaten. Buttermilk, enough
to make a smooth thick batter, u
cup melted shortening. Sift corn
meal, flour, baking powder, soda,
salt and sugar together. Beat egg or
eggs in pan, add buttermilk, mix
dry ingredients into eggs and milk
until a smooth thick batter is made.
Then last add hot melted shorten
ing. melt the shortening in an iron
skillet and leave a small amount to
bake the bread in the iron skillet.
This makes golden brown hard
crust on the bottom Of corn bread
and golden color on top. Bake in
hot oven 425 degrees until. done.
, Spoon Bread: Two cups boiling
water, cup white corn meal, tea
spoon salt, l tablespoon shortening,
l cup milk, 2 eggs, separated. Mix
water, corn meal, salt and shorten
ing. Cool. Add milk and beaten egg
yolks. Mix we'll. Fold in stif11y
beaten egg whites. Pour into creased
baking dish and bake in hot oven
400 degrees 80 to 40 minutes. Serve
from dish. Serves s to 8.
fFro1. Mrs. S. r. c., Riuerdale.) 4
The following is recipe for brown
crusted corn bread.
Maryland Style Spoon Bread: One
cup corn meal, Y cup boiling water,
teaspoon salt, l tablespoon sugar,
l egg, " teaspoon soda, I cup but
termilk, IL tablespoons melted
shortening. Put meal into . mixing
bowl and pour boiling water over it.
Cover and let stand until cool. Add
salt, sugar and beaten eggs. Dissolve
soda in buttermilk and add to the
batter. Mix we'll. Add melted Short
ening. Pour into q deep creased bak-
ing dish and bake in hot oven 375
degrees for 80 or IS minutes.
(Fron, Mrs. M. A. p, Washington.)
Johnny Cake: One and a fourth
cups sifted flour, cup yellow corn
meal, 2 teaspoons baking powder,
y teaspoon soda, teaspoon salt,
2 tablespoons sugar, eggs well
beaten, IL cups buttermilk, table
spoons melted shortening.
Sift flour once, measure, add bak-
ing powder, salt, soda and sugar and
sift again. Add corn meal, combine
eggs, milk and shortening. Add to
dry ingredients, mixing well. Bake
in a creased pan, s8x8x2 inches in
hot oven AS degrees 40 minutes or
until done.
I, too, enjoy the RICH very much.
especially the discussions on child
care and guidance, as I have j.
year-old daughter.
(From Mrs. E. E. s., University Park
One cup meal, VI teaspoon soda,
u teaspoon salt, ! egg, cup butter
milk or over, enough to make thin
batter, 2 tablespoons fat (bacon or
sausage grease will make it tasty.
Mix all ingredients well. Put fat
into pan and let it get red hot, then
pour melted fat into batter. Stir
and quickly pour the batter back into
the hot pan. (The secret of obtain
ing a crust is to pour the batter
while the pan is hot9 Bake in oven
at $50 degrees until brown.
QUERIES.
from Mrs. J. M. G, Leesburg.)
Could the lady who used the fruit
favored drink mix IS fruit gelatin
tell me how strong she made 1t,
how much sugar, etc?
How can I best finish pine
paneled walls (new) where there
will be lot of use, probably finger
smudges?
Can any one tell me where to get
plans for . Welsh cupboard or a
hutch cupboard to be made by
cabinetmaker?
And last, won't some one who
has a home freezer write about
freezing different things? How
about ready to bake rolls, pies, etc?
Grated fresh coconut? Fresh pine
apple? Things different from the
usual garden vegetables, fruits,
meats, butter, etc. I hope I haven't
taken the lions share Of the page,
but I've been saving up long time,
knowing that I'd get the answer In
The Starl "
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POEM OFFERED.
From Mrs. H. d. K, Arlington.)
THE HOUSEWIFE.
BY Lucy e. Buford.
There was an an old woman who always
She lived in a house where no help was
hired. -.
Her last s1;.nse MerdS AZ. on xoi,r sa.th were
Where sweeping amt done. nor churning,
And everything W there will be just to my
For where they don't eat. there's no
washing Of dishes,
And although the anthems are constantly
I. having no voice, will get rid of the
Don't mourn mourn for me now. don't grieve
'c.us. II I'm g so,n. to do nothins. forever
~ 4
SMITHFIELD HAM?
ROSE BUSHES?
From Mrs. G. c. B., CheDy Chase.)
Have thoroughly enjoyed the ideas
and recipes on the Wonlan's Page
for the past months. They surely
are big help to newly married
girl.
Have been trying to find recipe
for preparing Smithfield ham.