Evening star., 1949-08-22
MINT DRINK.
SHRUBBERY?

May I add my thanks and ap-
probation for your ever helpful
page. I'm all for a Saturday page
too.
First, I want to give a recipe
for a very refreshing and tangy
drink with ginger mint. Boil ]
cup sugar and "a cup water fol
3 minutes. Pour over juice o1
s lemons and "a to u cup crushed
mint leaves. Let stand till cold
Add ice cold ginger ale and serve
Immediately with a sprig Of mint
in each tall glass. Serves 6.
Second is there some kind RCH
reader who has some shrubbery
or hedging which I may have. We
have moved into our new home
at last, but the yard looks so bare
could give some African violets
and begonias in exchange.
DRYING BEANS.
from Mrs. E. N. H., FGirfGrJ
To Mrs. c. v. E. Of Washing
ton: You don't need a recipe fol
drying beans. You just use string
beans that are clean CASUALLY ones
which have fully developed beans
I'M, use big darning needle and
string them on q twine. Don't
put the beans on too tight or they
break in half and fall off,. After
you get them strung tie the string
ends together forming q big ring
or loop and hang them up to dry
After they dry you can put them
in a large cloth bag and hang
it up. You do break the ends
off (and strings before you start
putting them on the string. It
isn't necessary to break the beans
in half or parboil. II the beans
are washed they must be thor
oughly dry when strung. as they
spoil very easily.
From A. E., Silper SpringJ
Dried string beans for Mrs
c. v. E.. Washington: Oh. how
love dried string beans. We
had them every year down home
Also had what we called picked
corn. The corn on the cob was
put down in q salt brine. When
ready to use it was cut of and
simmered slowly In bacon OF
drippings or butter.
Now you have to spread your
green beans out in the sun to dry
and I do mean dry. You can
take a big needle and strong
thread and string them up. In
country homes I've seen them
hung behind the big cook stoves
to dry and can vouch for them
too. There is nothing to compare
with them, especially when served
with a pan of good corn bread,
and I still say our good Southern
cooking Is the best.
INFO ON ROSES, PLEASE?
From Mrs. H. r. w.. Takond
Park
received cuttings from a beau
tiful yellow climber this spring
and planted them to the depth
Of the second leaf in sandy soil
and covered them with glass jars
as I had seen my mother do. One
hasf hbout a '2-tucfI fshp6t fand
another looks as though it might
have rooted but the rest Of them
have died. I am so anxious to
save this one. Could any one tell
me If I could transplant it this
fall to q spot where I want to put
q trellis or should I wait until
spring? Thanks SO much to all
the grand people who help each
other via RICH.
I dimly remember mother TAX
ing Jars off for a short time each
day, but I have forgotten how
long after they were planted. !
tried it. but something must have
gone wrong as they turned brown
shortly after. Please write me
the RICH.
4 k X
BLACK SPOTS ON L1NOLEUM?
from r., S. p, Ordnge.)
Sometime ago, vanished my
linoleum and 1t was all right for
q while, but now I have noticed
huge brown spots all over it. I
would like to hear If any one has
had this trouble and what was
used for cleaning them off.