Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
RECIPES WANTED?

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I would like recipe for yeast,
buckwheat griddle cakes, in some
WAYS like my husbands grand
mother used to make. She added
soda In the mornings, after the
dough had been set the night be-
fore. It foamed up and was reacy
to bake (that was in New England
wears ago.. have tried several, but
none seem to be right. Maybe some
one has a recipe that may be 1t. !
love your page, but miss it week
ends.
HINTS.
From Mrs. S. V. W, Fairfdr)
| A simple and sure way to clean
a brick fireplace is to mix powdered
pumice with soap shavings, add one
CUP of ammonia, and scrub bricks
with the mixture. Rinse well and
wax.
Constarch, sprinkled literally over
freshly stained area-tablecloth,
rugs or fabric-covered furniture
prevents a lasting stain. 1t absorbs
the LIQUID and does not allow 1T to
soak into the fabric.
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COOKIE RECIPES;
PLASTIC CHAIR?
From Mrs. H. W. B., Washington
To M. w. p, Arlington, Anise
Cookies. Three eggs, cup sugar
w to 2 cups -four, l tablespoon
anise seed, " teaspoon baking
powder.
Beat eggs very light, add sugar
continue beating 80 minutes; add
flour, sifted with baking powder
and the anise seed, rolled fine. Beat
again S minutes. Drop from tea
spoon on we'll creased and Toured
pan, / inch apart. Let stand over
night, or about 10 hours, at room
temperature to dry. Bake In a mod
crate oven, $50 degrees r.
Pfeffernuesse. One pint corn
sirup, l pint New Orleans molasses
u pound shortening, butter or fat
u pound brown sugar, AZ pounds
flour, / teaspoon soda, teaspoons
cinnamon, u pound citron, cut fine
u pound almonds, chopped nne,
lemon, rind and juice.
Warm strip, add shortening and
lemon juice and the remaining in
gradients in order given, soda mixed
with -four. Almonds and citron may
be omitted. Roll into little balls,
size of marble, brush with white
of egg and bake until brown, $50
degrees r.
The following is a recipe for a
Vanilla Bean Cookie. They take a
little extra work but are well worth
the trouble. Get the vanilla bean
from the drug store and let dry for
about three or four days or until
bean is dried sufficiently to pound
to dust.
Vanilla Bean Cookie. One vanilla
bean, pound to dust, cup butter, 2
cups -four, 2 cups powdered sugar,
u cup ground almonds.
Mix in order given, and shape
into crescent. Bake in 300 degree
oven until they puff. but do not
brown. Roll in powdered sugar
Dry for a few days in warming
oven.
have a plastic leather chair that
has a tiny slit in It. Can any one
tell me what can use to mend 1t?
Would adhesive tape give enough
or is there something else I can use?
CARAMEL SAUCE?
From Mrs. r. M, WGshingtofi.)
Perhaps some one could tell me
how to make super smooth cara
mel sauce for using with plain egg
custard pudding.
GERANIUMS?
from Mr.. z. CaS, WGshington.)
Even though my wife has tried
all the ideas she has ever noted
in your column, she still cannot
get her geraniums to blossom, al
though they have wonderful foliage.
get all day sun from southern ex-
posure, etc. She has splendid luck
with tricky items like African vio-
lets, but raising blooms on geran-
iums-no!
Can you help?
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ANSWERS TO QUERIES.
REQUEST?
from Mrs. E!J. W., Alexandria,
To Mrs. w. r. T.. Arlington, re-
storing table In basement. We have
a small coffee table that we put
in the basement this past summer