Evening star., 1948-09-27
CUCUMBER PICKLES;
GOOD BOOKS;
Y10I1SErInI HIMTS

GOOD BOOKS;
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
from Mrs. G. S. B., Toms Brook.
To the ladies who asked for q
recipe for cucumber pickles, here Is
a very simple one:
Pierce your cucumbers with q
knife and let them soak for several
hours in salted water. Qt's best to
soak them overnight). Boil to-
gether dor pounds of cucumbers)
3 pints Of vinegar and 2 pints Of
water, 3 pounds Of brown sugar, 2
small peppers grated, 4 onions, 4
tablespoons mustard seed and 4 Of
celery seed, cinnamon bark. Arrange
your pickles in the jars and pour the
boiled vinegar mixture over them.
If you will substitute part saccharin
the pickles will stay very crisp.
To the lady who wanted sugges-
tions for good books to read, here
are a few that I considered very
good.
Forgive Us Our Trespasses," by
Lloyd Douglas, has an excellent les
son and is interesting for any age.
Also by the same author Is another
marvellous book. "The Robe" THE
Emperor's Physician" is another
fine book. I enjoyed "Red Plush"
by Guy McCrone. very much. All
of Elswyth Thames books are good,
start with Ever After" If any one
reads any of these I would appre-
ciate hearing other opinions Of these
books.
And now, just a few household
hints-A teaspoonful of glycerin
added to a pound of flour in cake
making will aid greatly in keeping
cake fresh. Also the grated rind
of an orange or lemon added to
cake mixture not only gives the cake
a nice flavor. but also prevents 1t
from becoming stale.
Rich fruit cakes are often spoiled
in appearance by the fruit settling
at the bottom. To prevent this,
shake the fruit in some -four and
add it to the cake at the last minute.
To remove chewing gum stuck to
clothing, rub with ice and the gum
will roll off and leave no marks.
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KEEPING BABY COVERED?
from Mrs. A. j., Arlington.)
SOS! My baby is 9 months old
and very active. During the night
she changes places and positions in
her crib quite often. I'm at loss
as to how to keep her warm during
the nights that have become quite
chilly. She doesn't like any cover
ing over her and kicks until 1t is
OF. Could some of you
very kind readers please give me
your ideas about this problem?
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HOMEMADE ICE CREAM?
(Fron Mrs. W. S. L., Dahlgren.)
I enjoy your column so much. I
always look for 1t the first thing
when I pick up our paper.
Will you ask your readers to send
in recipes for homemade ice cream?
I would like a recipe for gallon.
DEEP FREEZING BOOKLET.
from Mrs. F. M, Washington.)
To Mrs. N. N, Leesburg. regard
ing deep freezing: A booklet on the
subjects Canning, Freezing and
will be sent free upon
requesting it from Home Service
Bureau, Potomac Electric Power Co,
Tenth and E streets NV, Washing
ton 4, D. c. It tells what NOT to
put in sandwiches for deep freezing.
This booklet contains many useful
hints.
PLANTS WANTED.
From Mrs. F. X. M, Washington }
With frost coming soon does any
reader have more house plants than
they can find housing accommoda-
tions for?
know q couple of shut-ins that
will derive many happy hours from
your excess foliage instead Of leav-
ing them out for Jack Frost. To
fill the request write F. K. M, care
RICH.
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PHILODENDRON?
From Mrs. r. w. NJ, Falls Church, }
One more question about philo-
dendrons. My one plan is about six
feet long. If I break of the end pot
it, will the original plant continue
to grow where it was broken of?
Mine is just one long runner OF
leaves.