Evening star., 1948-12-20
PERSIMMON PRESERVES;
ANTHOLOGY?

PERSIMMON PRESERVES;
ANTHOLOGY?
(From Miss T.. S., WdShington.)
Persimmon Preserves: Equal
amounts of fruit and sugar by
weight. Be sure fruit is ripe. Put
fruit in cold water for IL hours.
Then cover with water and stew
gently until tender Remove, drain
and spread out to become cool and
firm. Make sirup of cup water to
each pound sugar. Boil until clear,
skimming constantly. When clear,
add persimmons and cook 10 min
utes. Remove fruit, spread on dishes
and set in the sun. Add juice and
peel off a couple of lemons to sirup,
boil thick, add persimmons, cook
20 minutes, put in jars. Seal when
cold.
This is from a very old cookbook
before the days of pressure cookers.
1t has no recipe for persimmon
jelly. I hope L. C. M. is aware of
the 'puckers" in partly ripe per-
simmons!
Does any one know where I can
find an anthology called Golden
Leaves Of English Poetry" and rec
ordings of "The Spirit Flower" and
Herd Girls Song?
COOKIE RECIPE?
FISH DISHES OFFERED.
From E. T. c., Washington.)
When I was a child my Grand
mother made the most delicious
lemon and ginger cookies that
would stay soft for simply ages.
Has any one recipe for same?
May I offer a good recipe for fish
chowder?
Dice potatoes and onions into a
small amount of water and boil for
few minutes or until tender. Add
a can of fish fillets broken in small
pieces, butter and salt and pepper.
Simmer for twenty minutes. Serve
with crackers, croutons, or toast. Al
small amount of celery or celery
seed may be added for extra flavor.
Tuna Supreme: Cook one box egg
noodles until tender. add one can
tuna flakes, one can cream of mush-
room soup and one cup milk. Mix
well. Pour into creased baking dish,
sprinkle with bread or cracker
crumbs. Bake in moderate oven
until crumbs are Drowned. The
above makes q good inexpensive
meal, If one dish meals are liked In
the household.
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CHILDS' MAGAZINE.
From Mrs. E. B. D., Washington
Mrs. G. A. r. Falls Church: Il
can heartily recommend Chill
dren's Activities" a magazine which
comes every month. It is full Of
interesting stories, ETC., and three
of my grandchildren are subscribers
to it and love it, as well as their
parents. 1t can be obtained by
writing to Child Training Asso-
citation, 1913 S. Wabash avenue, Chi
cago, Ill. I am sure your daughter
and you would enjoy it.
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COMPOST HEAPS?
r(Fron Mrs. W. H. E., SiEuer Spring.
What do you readers Of RCH
think about compost heaps?
Personally, think any one who
can afford a suburban home should
be able to buy what fertilizer they
need and not annoy their neighbors
with it. 1t not only Is unsightly,
smells for weeks after every rain,
but Is an ideal place for mosquitoes
and gnats to breed. I know as I
once raked into one accidentally
and had to run for my life" and
was shocked at discovering why we
have so many gnats and mosquitoes.
The heaps I have reference to are
not buried and only about 5 feet
from our line. Isn't that almost as
bad as leaving garbage pals uncov-
cred? Please let me know how
some of you feel about this.
SQUEAKY SHOES.
from Mrs. L. L. A., Greenbelt.) |
For the lady who wanted to know
what to do for squeaky shoes. Have
the shoemaker open up soles on
the sides and sprinkle powder inside.
The squeak will be gone!
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ECRU CROCHET COTTON?
From A. G. F., Tdkond Park.)
Do any of the readers know where
I can find ecru crochet cotton, O.
N. T. No. 3; would certainly appre-