Evening star., 1949-01-19
THANK YOU" NOTE;
RECIPES GIVEN.

Seafoam Candy-Three cups light
brown sugar, Y cup cold water, /
teaspoon vinegar, 2 egg whites,
butter size of walnut, l teaspoon
vanilla, "a cup chopped nuts. Boil
sugar, water and vinegar until
brittle ball is formed when tested
in cold water. Remove from fire,
add butter and pour sirup into stiff
fly beaten whites of eggs. Flavor,
and beat until creamy. Add nuts
and drop by spoonfuls on waxed
paper. This also makes a delicious
icing for spice cake.
Plum Pudding - One-half cup
chopped suet, III cups dry bread
broken, soak and drain; u cup
-four, II cup sugar, u cup chopped
nuts, raisins, u teaspoon salt, chop
ped citron, ! teaspoon spices, a
little cloves and fill the spoon with
nutmeg and cinnamon, u cup sour
milk or buttermilk, / teaspoon soda
In the milk. If u cup milk Is not
enough, use a little more. Use 2
coffee cans, grease well and cook
in any pan or kettle you can put
water in and cover with a lid.
Steam 8 hours. Serve with vanilla
or nutmeg sauce. Or hard sauce.
Serves S.
Nut Bread-2 eggs, 8 cups flour,
4 teaspoons baking powder, ~ cups
milk, cup sugar (scanD, l cup
chopped nuts, IL teaspoons salt,
"a cup butter or margarine. Beat
eggs and add milk. Sift flour. sugar,
salt and baking powder. Cut in
butter. Add liquids and nuts. Mix
quickly, just enough to dampen all
the -four. Pour into creased loaf
pan. Let rise 20 to 80 minutes.
Bake so to 10 minutes at 800 de-
grees moderate oven). Makes
large or 2 medium loaves. Cuts
better If kept for q day.
+ Y x y
COCONUT MACAROONS.
From Mrs M. j., Washington.)
One can shredded coconut, 4
tablespoons sweetened condensed
milk. Put coconut in mixing bowl
Moisten with condensed milk. Shape
into balls the size of a marble or, for
larger macaroons, drop from a spoon
on creased baking sheet. Bake only
until nicely Drowned, $50 degrees to
400 degrees. Remove Immediately
from pan with spatula and place on
rack on waxed paper to cool. These
are delicious and so simple to make
They never fail!
POEM WANTED?
From Miss J. H., Washirgton.)
Do any of the readers know or
know where I could find the poem,
Was Lincoln King?
NEW ORLEANS;
CRIB SHEET.
(Fron. Mrs. E. z. H., Washington
To Miss M. T. B.: In reply to your
query about New Orleans and the
Mardi Gras. I'd like to help as much
as I can. I lived there for quite q
few years.
First, the people there don't dress
up unless it's for a special occasion.
The same clothes you wear here are
suitable there, especially at night, as
the dampness makes it very cold
In the daytime light jacket or suit
is just about right. I was there for
the last Mardi Gras, and I don't
think the temperature went below
60 degrees. 1t rains good deal, so
prepare for that. Everybody dresses
in all kinds of costumes on Mardi
Gras Day. I appreciated the clever
ones instead of the crazy ones. If
you don't know any one in the So
ciety set, don't expect to attend any
balls, as they are held entirely by
exclusive Societies.
Second, as to what to see. I could
name quite a few things, but you
can get detailed pamphlets from any
Of the hotels there. Also, the street.
cars and buses will take you within
walking distance of any place that
you'd like to see. Just get a city
map and save yourself a lot Of
money, as it isn't as large a city as
and you will be sur
prised how quickly you get places.
You will be intrigued by the parades,
the nightly ones. They
are something that I don't believe
you've ever experienced Have a
good time. as that is the place for
it. If you're not in the mood, you'll
get in it, because everybody's happy
then.
Now I'd like to give little hint to
mothers about their baby sheets. If
your baby loves to play with the
rubber sheet. like mine, you can end
that by taking ~ yards Of narrow
elastic and stitch it around the sheet,
stretching 1t as you sew. When you
come to the corners. just take 1t and
lay it along the side or end and it
makes your sewing in a straight line.
and, too, the corner is squared and
just fits over the crib mattress. No
more Strengthening the sheet several
times day.