Evening star., 1948-02-27
CRUSTY ROLLS;
WEAVING

WEAVING.
From E. T. G., Washington.)
ToL. E. r., Washington. Here is
a recipe for hard rolls: Crusty
Rolls = Water, boiling, II lacup;
ahoftening, q. tablespoons: :: sugar,
l tablespoon; salt, teaspoon; COM
pressed yeast, l cake; au-purpose
-four, sifted, about 4 cups; egg
whites, beaten. 2. Combine boiling
water, shortening, sugar and salt;
cool TO lukewarm. Soften yeast in
a part Of the cooled water mixture;
stir and combine with remaining
water mixture. Add / cup of the
flour; beat until smooth; add
beaten egg whites; beat thoroughly;
add enough Of the remaining flour
to make soft dough. Turn out on
board and knead about 10 minutes
or until smooth and satiny. Place
dough in a warm creased bowl;
brush top very lightly with melted
shortening; cover and let rise in
a warm place 80 to IS degrees about
11z hours or until doubled IN bulk.
Punch dough down thoroughly; fold
in edges and turn over so that
smooth side is on top; cover and
let rise about q hour or until
doubled in bulk. Punch down;
divide into III to 2 dozen portions
of equal size, cover and let rest for
10 minutes. Shape into rolls, place
2 inches apart on creased baking
sheet which has been sprinkled with
white corn meal Cor flour); cover
and let rise about n to Y hour or
until doubled in bulk.
Bake in hot oven $50 degrees
for 20 to Is minutes. For added
crustiness have a large fiat pan
filled with boiling water on floor
of oven during baking. Makes
about dozen rolls.
What type to weaving do the
ladies want to learn? I use a
small loom and make baby jackets,
bonnets, booties, blankets, head
squares, luncheon sets and other
articles. make two, sometimes
three 4-inch squares in Is minutes
and about five pinch ones. It
is very easy to learn and once
you have learned to weave and
to wrap the loom, I don't believe
you would forget it. You can make
yarn rugs and lovely blankets on
the loom. If you like them pieced.
The squares can be put together
by sewing or crocheting. I sew
mine together with the same yarn
I use for my squares. There are
dozens. Of designs you can make
on the loom. Several large depart
ment stores here In Washington
carry the looms.
About the packaged foods, there
is a packaged icing now In three
fiavors, vanilla, strawberry and
chocolate. I use four boxes for
a nice thick icing. We like it very
well. ***
COMMENT.
From Mrs. M. De A., La PldtG.)
To Mrs. F. S. L., Washington: I
was glad to read your letter in the
paper about relief packages to Eu-
rope, and I would be more than
glad If they would come down on
the postage rate. I am one of those
who adopted some people and am
sending food and clothes packages
to Europe but, as you say, the post
age Is awful! have my husbands
relatives in Italy. I have to send
clothes, food and also medicine to
seven children and six adults. Also
I send packages to people in Ger
many. I have several families and
I could some times send more, ex-
cept for the high postage.
X X X II
DYEING WOOL FOR RUG?
From Miss E. D. H., Takonra Park.
would like to braid a rug OF
wooden materials that I have col
lected, such as old skirts. How
ever, the skirts are not very pretty
colors and I would like to have
them dyed. Is there some reader
who knows how can do this? I
have tried removing the color, but
the powders sold for this purpose do
mot affect my material. When do