Evening star., 1949-03-31

House
/ oLD-FASHIONED ICE CREAM.
UNUSUAL DECALS?
from Mrs. J. E. p. Alexandria,
For Mr.. H. I. w.. Washington.
can't claim that this recipe for
ice cream is particularly old
fashioned, or perhaps I should say
that don't know that it is (for
it may we'll be-. but at least it
contains nothing synthetic or
ready mixed" and I can definite
ly vouch for the fact that it is
delicious. and we'll worth the extra
trouble it takes to prepare. Ice
cream. pint milk, 2 tablespoons
-four, tablespoons water, "a cup
sugar, 2 egg yolks. cup heavy
(whipping) cream. l teaspoon
vanilla. Scald the milk. stirring
constantly. Mix the flour and cold
water to a smooth paste. and add
to it slowly the scalded milk. con-
tinuing the stirring. When thick
ened, cook over hot water for
about Is minutes. Add the sugar
and beaten egg yolks and cook
2 minutes. Strain the custard
through fine sieve. and. when
cold, add the cream and vanilla
and freeze. This makes smooth,
rich cream and. of course, can be
varied by adding berries, chocolate
bits or melted chocolate, nuts,
macaroon crumbs. or what-have-
you. With fresh berries, it Is ad-
visable to increase the sugar to
one cup. Evaporated milk may be
used in place of the heavy cream,
too, but we much prefer the whip
ping cream.
The RICH answers most Of my
housekeeping questions before I
get around to asking them. but
one of the things I am most con-
cerned with at present is not apt
to be asked by any one else soon,
so I'd better break down and
enter my plea for information.
Does any one know where in the
Washington area I can find un-
usual decals, suitable for decorat-
ing my small sons furniture2
What have in mind is something
such as circus figures, simple air.
planes or boats, or nurSery-rhyme
figures or scenes. not the woody
bears. lambs, etc, found in all
the dime stores. which are much
too babyish. No Pennsylvania
Dutch hearts or Peter Hunt de-
signs, either. please, they're not
masculine" enough. I could de-
sign my own figures. and paint
them on, of course, but since the
furniture is in constant use, in
combination bed and playroom,
I'm afraid paint would never have
chance to dry before some small
hands streaked across it. 1 would
like to see the decals before buy
ing, which Is why I specified
local source. but if the only way
can get them is ordering by
mail. I would appreciate informa-
ton about out-of-town sources,
too.
SOFA BED; CASSEROLE?
(From Mrs. J. F., Siluer SpringJ
We lived for year in an un-
furnished bedroom apart
ment. AS you plan to do, we
gave our son the bedroom. We
bought a very good sofa with the
same name as railroad cars, which
opened up into a double bed. 1t
has just two disadvantages. /. At
the end of the year I was tired
of folding and unfolding daily.
2. We like to read in bed and
occasionally people dropped in
after we had opened the sofa.
Now that we are in larger apart
ment our sofa is ideal for guests.
Be sure to get the type that opens
out rather than a back which
drops. Mine doesn't give away"
the fact it Is a bed at all.
Wish some one would come up
with a good casserole that doesn't
have cheese or tomato sauce in 1t.
My husband won't eat either and
all nv recipes except one call for
one or both.
Our favorite in the days when
l. I worked I cooked half an hour
the night before and finished 1t
the night I used it. Scar pork
chops figure two per person.. put
in deep casserole, slice potatoes
and onions, salt, pepper, dot with
margarine Cor butter) and pour
over milk until it is an inch to
inch and a half deep. Bake in
350- degree oven for an hour. Good
reheated, too.
A small portion is excellent If
you must provide for baby sitter.
I prepared it in the morning so
had no last-minute mess.
The cigarette ash treatment OF
burns on furniture (done by a
helpful relative) completely ruined
my buffet. The burn looked better
than the white wood showing on
my lined oak.
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UTENSILS.
(From M. r. M, WaShingtonD
For Mrs. P. M. T., Vienna. The
copper bottom kitchen utensils I
use over gas flame look as tar
nished in a day as those that my
mother uses with her electric
stove for two weeks or more. The
paste you make of salt, -four and
vinegar, however, will renew the