Evening star., 1952-12-07
Conducted BY
BETSY CASWELL
LIGHT FRUIT CAKE.
mrs. w. D. M. Washinoton)

Recently I noticed q request
In the RICH for q light fruit
cake recipe. May I submit my
tried-and-true recipe which I
use year after year. I use vari-
Gus size glass dishes for this. I
have some small size about 4
inches in diameter which use
to cook the "give-aways" in.
Then I have an oblong dish, also
small, and large round casseroles.
One recipe makes 4 small cakes
OF loaf and 3 small, or Ia
times the recipe makes / large
and l small.
Light Fruit Cake: One-half
pound butter Il use oleo), l cup
sugar, 2 cups flour (sift before
measuring, ! teaspoon baking
powder (double-acting). / VI cups
milk, 3 eggs, / pound white
raisins, ! pound package ready
cut-up mixed fruit and "A to
" cup nutmeats.
Cream butter and sugar and
add eggs, milk and "a Of flour.
Dust fruit with remaining -four.
Bake in creased, lined pans 275
degrees for 2 hours. Put pan
OF water on oven floor.
Would also like to include q
recipe called Scotch fruit cake:
Sift together cups flour,
teaspoon cream Of tartar, n
teaspoon salt. Cut and rub in
" pound shortening Gas for pie
dough-.
Filling: One pound currants,
cup sugar. l teaspoon mixed
allspice. Put half of sifted mix
ture in oblong pan, put in filling
put remaining -four mix on
top. Bake in slow oven (325) d,
! hour.
RUM PIE.
MRS. g. M. F.. Washington
In answer to the request for
o recipe for rum pie such a.
that served in local restaurants,
I am happy to inclose one which
Is delicious and easy to make.
I find the graham cracker crust
makes the pie very rich. DO I
use plain pie crust. The use
OF rum is important; rum
flavoring cannot be substituted
successfully.
Rum Chiffon Pie: One table,
spoon Zone package) unfiavored
gelatin, " cup cold water. 3
eggs, separated: IN cups milk.
" cup sugar. " teaspoon salt,
3Ha tablespoons rum, graham
cracker pie shell. whipped
cream topping and shredded
sweet chocolate.
Soften gelatin in water for
five minutes. Beat egg yolks,
add milk, sugar and salt and
cook over low heat. stirring con-
stantly. When mixture coats
q spoon. stir In gelatin and cook
until mixture starts to thicken.
Beat egg whites until stiff and
fold into custard with the rum.
Turn into pie shell. cover with
whipped cream and sprinkle
with shredded chocolate.
BASEMENTLESS HOUSE:
PRESERVING GOWN?
mrs. w. c. L., Siluer Spring.
Consider the RCH a personal
friend-turn to it first thing
every evening. -
Mrs. H. ]. R.: Our new home
is q rambler without basement
and I'm afraid I can't recon-
mend it to any one. The whole
house seems damp even to the
walls-turning the heat up
higher helps alleviate the over
all situation but think what
this does to your gas bill each
month.
I can't help but believe also
that our spider and miscel-
laneous bug population would
be greatly lessened with O base
ment.
Quite sometime ago q reader
asked about preserving q we'd
ding gown. Mine has been in q
box for three years with no care
whatsoever. would like very
much to preserve 1t. It is nylon
marQuisette. Since I haven't
seen an answer to this question
20 far, I thought I would make
inquiries.
HUMOROUS READNGp
MRS. r. A., Monyopi0)
wish to locate O humorous
reading entitled "Ths Bald
Man." I do not know the
author but I hope some one Ia
the wide circle of Clearing
House friends knows the little
reading or the author Of It.
I would like it as soon as pos.
sible as my daughter wishes to
give 1t at q banquet. It is about
bald headed man on O train
being the attraction Of q small
boy in the seat beside him.
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ODORS FROM HANDS.
I'd. E., ChurchtoUn)
Mrs. A. F. c., Washington
Vinegar Is very good for remov.
ing odors from your hands. I
always pour q little over my
hands after having them In O
bleach solution. I'm not sure
about the ammonia odor, but
think 1t should work. Vinegar
is good for fish and onion odors
on your hands. too, but for best
results should be used i'm
mediately.
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SWEET POTATO PIE?
mrs. p. w.. Washington)
Does any one have q good
recipe for sweet potato pie? I
would appreciate 1t very much.