Evening star., 1948-01-27
FRUIT CAKE.
TURKEY.

(FrOm Mrs. j. U. M, ArHngt0n.)
For c. v. B., Silver Spring. Try
baking your fruit cakes in the fol-
lowing manner. Put your cake pan
in large roaster. / use my turkey
roaster. Put hot water in roaster
until about IL inches deep around
cake pan. Cover with roaster top
and place in moderate oven about 3
hours. Have oven hot enough that
you can hear water gently bubbling.
I bake all my fruit cakes in this
manner and have never had any
trouble with crust or fruit getting
hard.
For Mrs. I. p. F.. Washington. I
use the covered roaster method Of
cooking turkeys and they always
turn out beautifully. You don't have
to bother with basting, just put the
lid on and forget 1t for about 2
hours. They always come out sweet
and succulent. I think this method
far superior to the open pan method.
CHOCOLATE CAKEa
SAVING HINTS.
from Mrs. F. +. r., BIddensbur0.)
would like to know how to make
chocolate cake out Of quart Of sour
egg nog. Also icings to cover and
decorate for birthday before Febru-
ary 5.
Hints for money saving: Save
bones, gravies and vegetable juices
for Friday soup or stew when you
clean out" the ice box.
Save candle ends and remelt for
molds.
Save used fat for all frying.
Save soap pieces and put in jar Of
water.
Save mayonnaise jars for ice-box
food storage.
Save baby's leftover formula, add
chocolate sirup for older children's IS
chocolate milk.
Save dry bread, crackers, ETC., roll
into crumbs, and store In large jar.
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FRENCH BOOK.
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For Mrs. F. j. S., Piney Point
who recently inquired where she
may purchase a French nursery
rhyme book, I would suggest she
write to the Book Department, City
Of Paris Department Store, San
Francisco, Calf. They carry large
selection of French books for adults
and children-the latter very clever
ly illustrated-and while it may
take come correspondence to pro-
cure just the book she has in mind,
I am sure she would have an excel
lent choice there. If Mrs. F. j. s.
is familiar with French book stores
in New Orleans or any other city
with a large French-speaking popu-
lation, she could no doubt obtain
and same service there.
QUERY?
(Frons Mrs. B. N. F., Arlington.)
would like information about
travelling via auto with triplets. My
triplet girls are 10 months old, stand
alone and, feel sure, will walk alone
by April, when I plan to take a
!, 200 mile auto trip with them and
my husband.
Will you experienced baby travel
ers please advance any suggestions
you may have regarding heating
food in the car (they drink canned
milk from a cup, mixed with water) /,
sleeping, most suitable clothing IN
the car, etc., etc. y
Assuming that we will build up the
back floor with luggage to make 1t
even with the seat, where they will
sleep and travel except when sitting
in their car Seats please take me
from there. In the name Of mutual
understanding for motherhood.
please everybody, contribute an idea
to my cause. And If you think I'm
being naive in attempting such a
venture, keep in mind that I've
travelled" with them 7 days a week
for 18 months.
REMOVING INK FROM BED
SPREAD.
from Miss P. H., Washington.)
To Mrs. D. N. H., Arlington. Re-
moving ink from bedspread. Writing
ink, unless it is washable cannot en-
tirely be removed without damaging
the fabric. Ink eradicator should
be applied with an eye-dropper and
absorbed with clean blotting. paper.
This treatment should be repeated
until the stain has been removed.
With a washable ink, soap and water
will remove the stain. Use a clean
rag and warm soap suds.
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