Evening star., 1948-08-27
RECIPES WANTED
AND OFFERED.

(From Mrs. C. !. j., WGShington.)
Since we moved here six months
ago, I have been enjoying the
Women's Page every day.
I would like to make . request
for some good drop cookies or bars
or ice box cookies. There have been
some such recipes in RICH (good
ones too, I tried them but how
about some more? I'd like bigger
variety in my recipe box.
Here are two Of my favorites as a
contribution for all the good recipes
I have gotten from RCH.
Dream Bars: One-half cup butter
or margarine, u cup brown sugar,
1 cup sifted flour. Mix the ingredi-
ents into a crumbly mass. Pat into
a jelly roll pan and bake at 375 F..
for 10 minutes. Remove from oven.
Two eggs, cup brown sugar. l
teaspoon vanilla, 2 tablespoons flour,
u teaspoon baking powder, 4 tea
spoon salt, III cups coconut, l cup
nutmeats. Beat the eggs. and add
the sugar and vanilla. Mix the flour,
baking powder and salt; sift over
coconuts and nuts. Add to sugar
and egg mixture and pour over the
previously baked crust. Bake 20
minutes In q moderate oven, cool
slightly and cut in bars. These are
really delicious.
Oatmeal Drop Cookies: One cup
shortening, cup sugar, ! beaten
egg. u cup orange juice, 2 table,
spoons grated orange rind, " tea
spoon salt, / teaspoon soda, 2 cups
quick cooking oats. II cup chopped
dates, Y cup walnuts, teaspoon
vanilla, 2 cups flour.
Thoroughly cream shortening and
sugar; add eggs and beat well. Add
orange juice, orange peel and va
nilla. Stir in flour sifted with salt
and soda. Add oats. chopped dates
and walnuts. Drop from teaspoon
onto creased cookie sheet. Bake in
moderate oven, 375 F. II to IS
minutes. Makes about 4 dozen
cookies.
To Mrs. A. M. g., Fredericksburg,
who wanted to know whether fiber
rugs could be repainted. I might
add that my mother successfully re-
painted her fiber porch rugs. Her
pattern was quite complicated and
took more patience than I would
ever have, but they did turn out
beautifully.
For Mrs. E. 3. K, Arlington. I
travelled quite a bit with my babies.
On our trip back to Minnesota this
summer my baby was on a canned
milk formula. I boiled the water
needed and added the Maltese and
then on the trip all I had to do
was add the canned milk to it for
each days supply. We had bottle
warmer and stopped for gas each
time we needed to heat bottle and
while the gas was being put into our
car We plugged in the warmer at
the station and got the bottle ready.
Thanks for all the help I have re-
ceived through RICH.
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PLANT FOOD.
fFrom S. M. j., Arlington.J
Up until now the plants in my
home, such as the African violet,
marigold and petunia, have always
had that sickly and stunted look. A
friend introduced me to a new plant
food in powder form to be mixed
with water that has really done
wonders for my plants. am over
joyed and proud of my plants now
and would certainly recommend this
new plant food to the readers Of
RCH. This plant food may be pur-
chased at flower shops in the vicin-
ity of Washington. The bottle has
a green and white label.
II Il n
REMOVE ONION ODOR.
From Mrs. c. L. B., Washington. J
In reply to the party who wanted
to know how to remove onion flavor
from pans where they are cooked.
I have found II you invert them
after drying, over an open flame
for q few seconds, it removes the
odor.