Evening star., 1949-01-20
CELLULOSE SPONGES;
MENDING CHINA; CAKE;
GIFT SUGGESTION

(From Mrs. Il. 81 Wdshtngton.)
Has any one really tried the
cellulose sponges, now available at
1O-cent stores? They are wonderful
for odd jobs. AS they are bulky, I
cut mine in half for easier usage.
They are excellent for wiping bath
room tile and the outside of the
fixtures, as they leave no streaks and
are easily washed. I also use them
daily to wipe dust from our metal
easement windows, plus the moisture
collected there from condensation.
The window ledges are always clean
and free from dust and streaks and
the bathroom title CLEANS without
polishing with a cloth. Simply wet
the sponges, squeeze dry" and pro-
coed. Really wonderful.
My mother used white lead paint
to repair broken dishes. She applied
thin coating to the broken edges
of each piece, left them apart for
several days till the surface of the
paint became tacky. Then she care
fully joined the broken edges to.
gether and made sure they were
tightly pushed together and would
stay that way throughout the drying
period of about a week. This method
of mending is completely permanent
and is scarcely discernable. On one
occasion, dish mended in this way
was dropped on the floor and it
broke in entirely different places.
The old mend of several years held
secure. Incidentally, We repaired
sugar bowl handles, such as you
speak of, too.
For mothers who want youngsters
(either SEX to take interest in cook
ing, the following recipe is excel.
lent. It is simple to make, as the
measurements do not have to be
exact for success, it is wholesome
and delicious, and 1t simply cannot
be a failure. Seven-year-olds get a
big kick out of making it. OF course,
supervision will be needed, but the
child can do all the measuring and
mixing himself.
Molasses Cake: One-half cup cane
sugar, / egg (unbeaten), shortening
the size of an egg. Stir all together.
Add n cup dark molasses which has
had one teaspoon soda and one tea
spoon salt mixed in it. (The mo-
lasses will swell and foam. When
molasses is stirred in. add IL cups
flour (unsifted, l small teaspoon
baking powder, and l teaspoon
ground cinnamon Stir until smooth.
Lastly, add / cup boiling water (this
is why you do not need to sift the
-FOUR. Pour in creased 8-by-8-inch
pan and bake 80 to 40 minutes at $50
degrees. Cake is done when tooth
pick inserted comes out clean, or
top springs back at pressure of
finger. This cake Is delicious when
cool, with sweetened whipped cream
as a topping. The child can do this,
also.
1 have q suggestion for gifts,
especially for college students, as
they love packages, and things to
eat. I make several patches of the
original Toll House cookies, but
make them very small so that they
pack easier and break less. I pack
them carefully, one by one, ip snug
layers in the wide-mouthed glass
Jars such as canned pears come in.
I paint the push-on lids OF these
Jars with black enamel paint (this
can be purchased In dime stores at
IS cents a small cam the day before,
and often decorate these, when dry,
with the individuals name in some
clear enamel color like yellow. At
Christmas time this year I also
painted at one edge Of the lid, a few
holly berries and leaves, with red
and green enamel. I then wrapped
each jar with colored cellophane,
tied with a ribbon at the top, and
let the loose cellophane flake out
like so many rabbit ears. The effect
was glamorous and very much IN
the holiday spirit. One batch OF
cookies will I'LL two jars, with a few
left over. They keep'fresh for weeks,
as the lids fit tightly when pushed
on. 1 pack the jars in cardboard
boxes, with sheets of newspaper
wadded into slightly loose balls. as
insulation. Packed carefully this
way, with no loose space, either in
side the jars or outside them, I have
sent them hundreds OF miles, with
never a mishap.