Evening star., 1949-06-15
Readers Clearing House

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APPLE DUMPLINGS:
ALUMINIUM GRIDDLE?
from M. M. S., Ednlonston.)
Here is a recipe for old-fash-
ioned apple dumplings: One pint
flour. cup finely chopped suet
Gall skin and fiber removed, l
teaspoon salt. l teaspoon baking
powder. Mix salt. baking powder
and -four, add suet and mix to
firm dough with ice water, knead
2 minutes and roll out " inch
thick. Lay dough on Toured
cloth. fill with sliced apples mixed
with sugar and cinnamon or other
fruit as desired. Draw up sides
Of dough with cloth entirely COW
ering the apple. tie cloth. leaving
room for pudding to swell. drop In
kettle Of rapidly boiling water.
having a wide rack in bottom of
pan to prevent dumplings from
sticking to pan. Keep water con-
stantly and rapidly boiling for 2
hours. Serve with cream or any
preferred sauce.
How does one renew an alumni
mum griddle? The pancakes stick
all the timel
. AFRICAN VIOLET.
fFrom Mrs. C.. H., Arlinoton.)
am wondering If some African
violets bloom more profusely than
others. I have only two kinds OF
purple and they have been in con-
slant bloom for three years. am
not sure Of the names, the bios
SONS are deep purple, have from
one to seven blooms on q stem,
some measuring 1Hs inches in di-
ameter. The foliage Is a dark
green. with rosy hue underneath,
which varies, according to light or
soil.
I pot them in ordinary woods
dirt. with some gravel in the bot
tom for drainage. place them on
my window sills and give them
plenty Of water from the bottom.
Occasionally they get some plant
food and are in the south, east
and west windows.
I don't think the violets like to
be changed and am sure 1t Is
much better to water from the
bottom, as the roots go down to
the water. Most people don't take
time enough to water the pot
thoroughly when doing 1t from
the top.
I surely do miss this page on
Saturday. I. for one, seldom have
time to read 1t on Sunday.
Il II Il
VACUUM CLEANER?
WASHER?
(Fron Mrs. r. r. MEG,
WashtngtonJ
About o year ago I purchased
a vacuum cleaner upright type)
I find 1t very difficult to clean
rugs that have a pad under them.
It seems almost impossible to push
1t back and forth. It is splendid
for the summer type rug. I have
had the person from whom 7 pur-
chased it adjust it twice but have
noticed no improvement. Maybe
some kind reader can make sug-
gestion.
And o second problem: Has
anyone had this experience? !
find my automatic washer is not
whitening my clothes sufficiently
even when 7 use q good bleach
and also the soak period on
washer.
THUMB SUCKING.
Fron Mrs. r. L. S.. WGshington.)
Mrs. G. z. H., Arlington. asks
for advice concerning her l8-
month-old girls thumb sucking.
When my little girl was about
that age, she burned her hand
rather badly. and we had to keep
1t bandaged for q month. We
placed O white sock over the
bandage to keep same In place,
and tied O ribbon around the
wrist with q knotted bow. OF
course, she was rather proud Of
her fancy bandage and showed 1t
to every one she met! But the
important point. to Mrs. @. z. H.,
is that she was completely broken
Of her thumb-sucking habit. She
was q little restless for an hour
or so the first night. but didn't
attempt to transfer her sucking
to the other thumb. May sug-
gest, therefore. that Mrs. @. z. II
put . sock on her little girls hand
each night for about four weekss
And ! certainly hope 1t works.
WASHING CLOTH.
(Fron Mrs. J. r. X. Buckeystrom. }
Just saw q tablecloth. Queer
Anne pattern. that was washet
and q little starch put In It and
dried on curtain stretchers and 4
was perfectly lovely. Also thre,
mats of same for buffet.
KIDNEY STEW?
from Mrs. o. b. X. Washington
WIN some kind reader please tel
me why kidneys emit such q vil'
odor while cooking? ] am refer
ring 10 . kidney stew.