Evening star., 1948-08-29

For Mrs. M. c., Fort Meade. Fol-
lowing Is a recipe for Spetzels: Two
beaten eggs, u cup milk, cup flour
! teaspoon salt. Holding bowl slant
wise and as mixture or batter drop.
into boiler of boiling water sniI
small portions of at edge Of bowl
The pieces should be the size Of ar
oyster. When they rise to top oi
water, skim and drain. Serve with
brown butter or grated cheese.
COMMENT.
From E. w., Rockpille.)
Your recent "low-cost" menus sem
In by r. P. M. seem to me pretty
extravagant for two people. Yea
outlet, sausage, ham slice (the mos
expensive way to buy ham, by the
way, roast pork, hamburger, tuns
and fried chicken. Quite a bit o.
meat, I'd say. for two people for ont
week. Too many leftovers. How.
ever, perhaps she was only thinking
up nice, attractive meals, and moi
counting costs, which is very pleas.
ant way to plan-if one can!
enjoy your column.
y *x*
LEMON MERINGUE PIE.
From Mrs. M. J. r., Silper Spring.,
This recipe makes an economical
but delicious pie.
Pastry: It is best to have ingredi-
ents chilled before starting. espe-
cially shortening. Work fast anc
use hands as little as possible. Two
cups sifted flour, y teaspoon salt
% cup shortening. 4 to 6 table.
spoons ice cold water. Sift -four anc
salt together and cut in shortening
with 2 knives until largest piece.
of fat are size Of small peas. Ado
water, using small portion at time
until mixture will hold together
Roll on Toured board. Bake in hot
oven $50 degrees until lightly
Drowned. This makes 2 nine-inct
shells.
Filling: For one pie. One cur
sugar, u cup cornstarch, u tea
spoon salt,>1h cups boiling water
2 egg yolks. 1s cup lemon juice,
tablespoon grated lemon rind,
tablespoon butter. Combine sugar
cornstarch and salt. Add watel
gradually and cook slowly until
smooth and thickened, stirring con.
stantly. Cover and cook slowly Il
minutes. Beat egg yolks and poul
hot mixture over them gradually
stirring constantly. Cook 5 minutes
longer. Just before removing from
heat add lemon juice, rind and but.
ter. Mix we'll and cool. Pour into
pastry shell, top with meringue ano
brown lightly UNDER LOW FLAME
in oven. CAUTION: Leave over
door open and watch constantly a.
meringue will brown quickly.
Meringue: Two egg whites 4 ia
blespoons sugar, II teaspoon va
nilla. Beat eggs until stiff Ado
sugar and havoring. Beat a little
longer.
DECORATING PROBLEM?
(Fronl Mrs. B. D., WGshington.)
have a decorating problem
about which I would welcome any
and all suggestions.
We are soon moving into a new
home and my problem is this. WI
are planning on painting the living
room and bottom half Of the dining
room in a dark green. The wood.
work and the fireplace mantle il
to be white. The upper half of the
dining room is to be papered in 6
bright paper with a white back.
ground to Offset the dark greer
walls.
We're bit hazy, however. as tt
whether we should paint the en-.
trance hallway and the wall leading
up the stairs and the upstairs hall.
way in the same green paint. o.
would paper be more effective ir
this area and if so what type anc
color? Our only fear in the greer
paint in the hallway, ETC., is that
it might look dark and might moi
be very cheerful.
II any of the readers have hac
similar problems or have seen this
color scheme worked out effectively
I would certainly appreciate theil
suggestions and ideas on this sub.
Ject.
Keep up the good work Of the
RICH. have found IL truly won
derful