Evening star., 1948-06-09
MEANING OF CARD?

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Will you be kind enough to In
quire among readers of your column
II any reader can furnish me the
meaning of each card as used fol
fortune telling" purposes? I've
found that the dull moments OF
party can be livened up If some one
Is able to tell fortunes" but unfor-
tunately I have no knowledge Of the
various meanings supposed to be
attached to the various suits and
denominations Of them. One eld-
erly lady in Chicago once told me
how to make a layout" and OF
certain combinations like two
queens and q jack means an old
friend back :" and the like, and
it Is something similar I wish to
obtain.
BABY TEARS" PLANT?
(Fron1 Mrs. P. F. G., StlDer Spring. }
Can any one tell me where I can
get baby tears" plant?
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CLEANING GRASS RUGS.
(Fron1 Mrs. w. B. F., Washington. J
Replying to Mrs. F. w. H., Hughes
vile, regarding cleaning grass rugs
take my rugs in the back yard
turn the hose on one side, turn over
and hose the other side and let them
dry. The day should be warm and
sunny. Have done this for years
and they come good and clean. II
you have no yard, sweep thoroughly
with vacuum and wash up with
warm with ammonia in water, not
too wet and wipe dry as possibly.
COMMENTS.
from Mrs. J. S., SilUer Spring.
My paper curtains are fine in the
winter but drip terribly when the
humidity is around 80 as so often
happens here.
Readers interest in Pennsylvania
Dutch designs can find book pub
lished by the Metropolitan Museum
of New York. 1t can probably be
found in the libraries here although
it is probably out of print by now.
Peter Hunt has published a PAM
phlet of Pennsylvania Dutch de-
signs to aid amateur furniture deco
rators.
That new aluminium foil is good
for everything the package claims
African violets seem to flourish
under variety Of conditions of SUM-
light up to maximum of about
three hours. The leaves bleach yel-
low If they get too much sun. They
seem to need above all, rich soil and
of whatever treatment
you give them.
Has any one with dust allergy
used the tank cleaner that traps the
dust in water?
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BOOK WANTED.
(Front Mrs. r. E., Washington
Can any of your readers suggest a
book Of wild flowers, birds, leaves,
bugs, ETC., for man who is a biol
ogy major about to finish college?
I would like to find a brief illus
trated copy for very special friend.
BANANA PIES.
From Mrs. S. L. B., Alexandria,
For Mrs. J. H. F., Arlington. I am
sending two recipes for banana pie
which I hope she will like:
Banana Cream Pie - One cup
milk, cup light cream, 3 table
spoons flour, l tablespoon corn
starch, Y cup sugar, u teaspoon
salt. egg yolks, slightly beaten; /
teaspoon vanilla, l baked pie shell, 2
bananas sliced thin. Scald milk and
cream in top Of double boiler. Com
bine flour, cornstarch, sugar. and
salt and mix together thoroughly.
Add to scalded milk and cook IS
stirring constantly. The
mixture should be thick and smooth.
Pour over slightly beaten egg yolks,
return to double boiler and cook one
longer. Cool and add va
nilla. Pour this filing over the
sliced bananas in baked pie shell,
top with meringue and bake in slow
oven Is minutes or until firm and
Drowned.
Banana Pie-Mash 2 ripe bananas
through a potato ricer. Add cup
of sugar, u teaspoon salt and 2 egg
whites unbeaten. Beat all together
until stiff like meringue. Add u
teaspoon of almond extract. pour
into a baked pie crust and bake in a
moderate oven 375 degrees for Is
minutes. Whip l cup of whipping
cream until stiff and add u tea
spoon of vanilla. Spread over the
baked pie. Dot the whipped cream
with pieces of currant Jelly and
sprinkle with Y cup OF chopped
nutmeats.