Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
PORTABLE ORGAN.

from Mrs. &. w., Washington
TO the lady inquiring where to
buy organ that folds like a suitcase.
My sister got one recently at a
popular r4ail-order house in Phila-
delphia. They have q branch on
Wisconsin avenue.
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- RAIsIN SAUCE.
(Fronn Mrs. /. n. H., Arlington.)
In answer to the request In your
column from Mrs. M. J. S.. Takoma
Park, for raisin sauce, I am submit
ting the following recipe One cup
seedless raisins, minced, 2 cups wa
ter, y cup sugar, liz tablespoons
lemon juice. Simmer raisins in cold
water until soft. Add sugar, cook
is minutes. Finish off with lemon
Juice. d 4-.al
From Mrs. E. C. r., Falls church,
Here is the recipe for raisin sauce
for ham as requested by Mrs. M. j..
S., Takoma Park. Soak u cup seed
less raisins in two cups lukewarm
water for an hour Simmer in the
same water until tender, then add
I teaspoon cornstarch (mixed with
a little water, / tablespoon lemon
Juice, and two tablespoons sugar.
Cook until slightly thickened. Pour
over slices Of cooked ham in bak-
ing dish and heat In 350-degree
oven for 20 minutes.
from Mrs. S. E. G., Washington
To M. j. S.. Takoma Park. Your
request for raisin sauce to go with
ham. One-half cup raisins, LIZ cups
water (or CIDER, >. tablespoon corn
starch, / teaspoon dry mustard, u
cup brown sugar, "a teaspoon salt,
pepper, vinegar, to 4 tablespoons.
Add raisins to water Cor CIDER.
Simmer 10 minutes. Combine corn
starch, mustard, brown sugar, salt
and pepper. Blend in vinegar. Stir
into raisins and water. Cook 3 min
utes longer, stirring constantly.
Serve hot with baked ham or Cana
dian bacon, or pour over cold sliced
ham in a shallow dish and bake In
q slow oven 300 degrees for 80 min
utes. Makes about 2 cups.
(From, Mrs. C. L. M, Lorton.)
In answer to M. j. S., Takoma
Park who wanted raisill sauce.
Three fourths cup brown sugar, IL
cups ham broth, u cup raisins, 8
tablespoons cornstarch, u cup Vine
gar, thinly sliced lemon, table
spoon fat. Put these ingredients in
the top of a double boiler. Stir and
cook until raisins are plump and
sauce is desired consistency. Simple
but good!
POEM WANTED?
(Fron, r. D. G., Wdsl1ington.)
I am eager to secure an old poem
I'd known at childhood. Each
Thanksgiving time I wish for 1t
again. 1t starts:
OF that nrst Tpankssivinf. Day,
Founded BY our Pilgrim Fathers
In that time so far away
Hope your good column readers
will help me out.
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CLEAN SILVER SERVICE?
From Mrs. r. S. ~, Washington
Will some one please tell me how
I may clean silver service That Is
almost black? It is en antique
service but during the years has be-
come black and Just ordinary silver
polish will not take OF all the tara-
ish.
COOPERATIVE NURSERY
SCHOOL.
From Mrs, J. /. S., Fort Belpoir.
This is In answer to Mrs. A., B.
j. c.. Washington, D. c., request
about cooperative nursery schools.
We have Just finished organizing
one and now actually have it oper-
ating and successfully at that!
OF course, we were very fortunate
about securing an unused building
for our school. We are group OF
Army families living on an Army
Post and the Post itself generously
provided us with large wooden
building, consisting Of two big
rooms. Any large show room, or a
vestry room would do, too. We have
so children in our school going for
8 hours t9 to 12) days week. BY
charging each child eight dollars a
month tuition, we are able to pay
for 8 teachers, buy toys and equip
|ment every month and still have .
fund set by for emergency
The law states that there must be
a teacher present for every Is chill
dren in q nursery school. We have