Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-26
Readers C|earinq House
Conducted by BETSY CASWELL
FISH AND Chips.

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(From Mrs. L. c. M, Bethesda
Fish and chips" is Z regular
weekly dinner menu at our house.
My husband is English 50 when
we visited my mother-in-law IN
London I asked her to show ne
how to make them. We also went
to a Fish and chips" shop and
watched them prepared the same
way.
The chips are French fried
potatoes, Of course. The two can
be prepared in about 20 minutes.
While fat is heating in deep pan,
pare and slice potatoes as for
French fries. While potatoes are
cooking put about two heaping
tablespoons flour. u teaspoon salt
and 1s teaspoon pepper in small
bowl. Add enough water to make
a batter that is thin but not too
runny. Cut fish In serving pieces.
dry on paper towel and dip each
piece in the batter just before
dropping in the hot fat. Turn the
fish when golden brown on under
side. When completely golden
brown, remove to q double layer of
paper towels laid on a cake rack.
Serve Immediately. This will be
exactly as served in London fish
shops.
Any white fish will do but, of
course, the epicures delight is
lemon sole. Founder filet is al
most the same.
hope this will answer your
question. and that you will enjoy
fish and chips" as much as we do.
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TO REMOVE WHITE MARKS.
(From Mrs. C. H.. Beaufort, N. c.
To the lady who asked how to
remove white marks from a table
caused from heat:
/ Recently I had the same ex-
perience with the heat from
waffle iron going through the table
pad on my mahogany dining room
table. I applied spirits of cam
phor with a soft flannel cloth and
the white marks disappeared. A
coat Of wax was then applied and
the results were very gratifying.
Iron, Mrs. C. D. F., Chevy Chdse.J
Recently, some one requested
ways of removing white heat
marks from dining room tables.
The following works quite we'll:
On shellac or varnish finishes, dab
the spots with a cloth dampened
with spirits of camphor or essence
Of peppermint. Let dry and polish.
On a lacquer finish, rub with a
paste OF pumice and linseed oil.
in the direction OF the grain and
then polish.
Has any one had any experience
with baby Of a year who abso-
lutely refuses cup?
QUERIES?
Iron, E. T., Washinoton.J
I wonder if any one has the
answer to the following questions:
How can crude Mexican pottery
be treated before using for baking
in order that the flavor OF the
damp clay doesn't permeate the
food?
Also. what should be the treat
ment Of the new plasticware, to
get rid of the odor particularly
in the pieces that have tops on
them, refrigerator dishes, pitchers,
ETC.?
Does some one have the recipe
for English mullins? And what
makes the ready-baked ones so
expensive?
Does any one know where in
Washington one can buy a paint
for use on synthetic leather?
y X X
BOOTIES.
Iron, Mrs. D. y, Alexandria,
For Mrs. M. j. OIL, Arlington:
I'm not sure you will be able to
find large booties for your son.
but they are so easy to knit, and
so much fun to work out patterns
to match different costumes. I
made two pairs last summer with
knit uppers and crocheted soles
that were easy and the soles a bit
sitter than plain knit. They
really looked like shoes. II you
would like further information or
helm write mo fhro,,oI, Drry