Evening star., 1948-02-19
EMERGENCY SHELF.

from DR.. M. r. O., Washingto'a.)
Some time ago q lady asked how
to manage her emergency shelf so
that she can always produce a meal
for six when her husband brings
unexpected guests. The answer to
this Is, of course, canned and pack
aged goods, supplemented by cream,
eggs, butter, ETC., from the refrig-
orator. In half an hour she could
give six persons q meal consisting
of SOUP e cans of one variety, I,
corner beef hash e or 3 cans, with
poached eggs If desired), buttered
noodles, peas Il or 2 cans, hot
gingerbread and coffee. The ginger
bread can be made from a package.
The coffee can be powdered. A few
cans of evaporated milk should
always be on the shelf in case milk
and cream are low. Another quick
meal is canned fruit or vegetable
Juice, 2 cans Of chicken, cut small
into 2 cans of mushroom soup,
thinned slightly with milk or cream;
boiled rice on which to serve the
chicken, / or z vegetables from cans,
such as Frenched green beans or
beets (make Harvard sauce, a
cherry upside down cake, coffee or
tea.
To make cherry upside down
cake, use 2 cans soured cherries
with lemon juice If possible, thick
ened with cornstarch after sweet
ening to taste, as sauce over upside
down cake.
If the lady will compose q few
menus Of this kind and buy the
articles to make them, she need
never be embarrassed. OF course
she should use or replace each can
or package before It grows stale on
her shelves. Probably she will have
bread and lettuce on hand; II not,
she can make up packaged mullins
or something of the kind and forget
salad. In case she has neither but
ter nor margarine on hand she
should be able to produce apple but
ter, jam or jelly. Other useful
staples are small jars Of mayon-
naise, hard candy. salted nuts,
marshmallow whip (to dress up the
hot gingerbread, for example,: /:
canned cranberry and apple sauces,
stuffed olives, black olives. Chinese
noodles, ketchup, cookies and so on.
Crackers, cheese and frozen foods;
If they can be kept in proper con-
dition, will help. But any woman
can do without all these latter
things and still serve good meal
quickly.
(Frorn Mrs. A. W. w., Washington.
Here Is favorite emergency menu
of mine. 1t is filling, 1ourishing,
with varied colors to make it inter-
esting, and takes very little time.
She should have on hand, for a
dinner for six, 2 cans tuna fish,
2 cans cream Of mushroom soup,
1 pound Of quick cooking rice, l
can Of green peas, can Of chopped
beets, prepared biscuit mix and
l large can Of peaches.
When the company arrives light
the oven, set 450 degrees for biscuits.
put undildted mushroom soup, tuna
fish and peas in top of large double
boiler, cook rice as directed, pour
off half beet juice, dissolve 1 tea
spoonful cornstarch in remaining
Juice, add 4 tablespoons vinegar, l
lump Of butter, cook until thick
ened. Mix biscuits, cook In muffin
tins. BY the time the table Is set
her dinner will be ready. She can
add anything such as pickles, olives,
etc., she may have in the refrigera-
tor or on the shelf. I hope Mrs. w.
will find this suggestion helpful.
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CLEAN GOLD METAL FRAMES?
(From Mrs. T. O. M, Washington.)
Would like to know how to clean
gold metal frames that have an
easel back. They are ,tarnished, but
I feel that some one of our dear,
kind readers can solve this problem
fa, YSoa