Evening star., 1951-10-10
Conducted by
BETSY cAsWELL
PHILODENDRONS.
DOLL BODY.
ANTS.
CLEANING TILE.

BISCUITS.

61SIO14S.
From Mrs. r. j.. Silper SprinoJ
For the lady asking about philo-
dendrons. I noticed q tiny drop
Iof moisture at the tip Of each
leaf during the extremely hot
weather but no harm came Of 1t. I
water mine only about once o
week (when the dirt feels dry)
and have wonderful luck with 1t.
It gets no sun.
For the lady asking about an
old fashioned doll body, If she will
write me through RCH, ! can
help her.
M. P. c., Washington. The
RCH recommends black pepper
for ants.
Mrs. w. r. M, Vienna. We
cleaned old paint off Of our tile
floor with a razor blade. We took
most of the rust of, with a satu-
rated solution Of oxalic acid. But
this should be well washed OF
after using.
For the lady who wanted sug-
Igestions for Sunday dinners after
Sunday school and church. 7 do
not attend the former but do go
to church, and have dinner ready
In about half and hour after I
come home and here is a sample
dinner. Pot roast, string beans,
POTATOES, lettuce salad with Rus
sian dressing, dessert and a bever-
Iage. The roast is salted and put
on three hours before wanted in
"a $50 degree oven. The beans are
prepared and washed the night
before and stored in hydrator.
The dessert is also prepared on
Saturday, either ice cream bought
and stored in freezing unit, or a
cake is made. Sometimes do the
makings Of a pie which can be put
together Sunday morning or after
church. I mean by this that the
crust is baked. Put in refrigerator
along with the filling. the egg
whites for meringue. When I
come home I see to the roast and
perhaps add q little water and
cover until wanted, as 1t has been
cooking uncovered and without
any water to bring out the best
flavor. I put the beans and the
potatoes (Which have been peeled
that morning into water) In the
pressure pan with salt and bacon
grease. Set at Is and cook 10
minutes, at that pressure. In the
meantime. ] make salad and cof-
fee and have one of the children
set the table. Before you know
1T. dinner is ready. The gravy, by
the way. is pan gravy which is
only the juice plus some hot water.
It Is taStier and quicker than
thickened gravy. It all takes q
little planning but is worth 1t.
Mrs. r. NJ. Washington. Bak-
ing powder biscuits do not store
well In the refrigerator as the
baking powder loses its leavening
Ipower. I recommend ice box rolls.
They also make grand sweet rolls
or loaves Of bread-all from the
same dough. It keeps o week or
two. but don't work the whole
amount at once.
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Low FAT DIET?
fFrona Mrs. p. g. r., WashinotonJ
Can any Of you readers help In
the preparation Of q low-fat diet?
Recipes and food suggestions will
be appreciated.
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P, Mrs. w. s. E., Mrs. K. A..
g. r. Brentwood-Mrs. L. r.
Falls Church-Mrs. H. K. B.
Gaithersburg-Mrs. H. L. p.
Manassas-K. L. p. Silver Spring
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w. M. e.
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were similar to those already
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