Evening star., 1948-09-08
Sour Cream Dressing:

| SUuT STe1m dressing.
Beat a cup Of rich sour cream
until thick and light. Add to it grad
ually 1 teaspoon salt, a dash OF
paprika, tablespoons vinegar, l
teaspoon mixed mustard, table
spoon sugar. Mix all together be-
fore adding beaten cream.
Home Made Pressed Cold Corn
Beef:
Get solid piece Of beef for this,
either the brisket or the rump. Soak
over night, then next day rinse the
beef well and either sew it in a
piece Of muslin or have 1t skewered
securely 80 it will retain a good
shape after boiling. Put into kettle,
cover with cold water and add a
sliced turnip, sliced carrot, a
sliced onion and a few chopped
stalks of celery-stems of celery, not
full stalk. Bring to the boil, then
cut heat down so meat will simmer
until thoroughly done. 1t will re-
quire from four to five hours to
cook siX-pound beef-but to cook
less is not economy as you can use
it in so many ways. Do not let the
water do more than just gently
ripple (boiling fast has tendency to
tougher meat. did you knowO. Let
beef cool in the water in which it is
boiled and when cold take it out,
put 1t on one plate and use another
plate on top, weighting the top
plate down with wrapped brick or
some article equally as heavy as a
brick. Keep it pressed all night.
Mashed Carrots:
Scrape carrots, rinse and boil un-
til very tender. Cut into small pieces.
When tender enough to mash easily,
mash with one tablespoon butter,
one teaspoon sugar, salt and pepper
to taste. Beat with a fork until
light or put through a ricer.
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BALBOA
CANAL ZONE?
(Fror1 M. NJ. ,Tnkomu Park
I hope some reader who has lived
IN Balboa Canal Zone can help me
by answering some or all of the
following questions:
l. What type Of electric house
hold appliances can be used there?
I understand that the electric cur
rent there is Is cycles. Will vacuum
cleaner, washing machine, radios,
ETC., operate this current?
2. If answer to the above is mo-"
then is 1t possible and advisable to
buy come type of converter to make
them useable?
3. Are shoes for women and chill
dren available there or should one
take enough to last for the period
of stay?
4. Are evening gowns worn to
social affairs and if so what kind
OF materials?
I will certainly appreciate any in
formation from any reader who has
lived in Balboa.