Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-23
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Conducted By BETSY CASWELL

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OTHER QUERIES.
mrs. J. M. TGkom0 Park
I have a new asphalt tile
covering on my kitchen floor.
It was put down a week ago
but as workmen were going
back and forth to work on an
addition to the house, I was
told to let it go until they
were gone as the tile came
with a protective coat Of wax.
The men are gone but the
spots aren't. The spots that
were acquired during the week
won't disappear. at least not
by rubbing with soapy water
and I'm afraid to use any
thing stronger.
We had q squirrel in the
caves Of our house but as Of
now we have eliminated him,
we hope. We have been told
that squirrels are persistent
and that they will find an
other entrance. Let's hear
from those who have dealt
with persistent squirrels.
I'd bake cookies oftener If
I didn't have cookie baking
sheets to clean. Are there
short cuts?
How do you brown meat
without adding a stove clean
ing job to your dinner clean
UP task?
SPONGE CAKE.
mrs. C.. L. r.
Mrs. j. E. C.'s fairy food
cake looks wonderful and
smells heavenly. It will re-
ceive the taste test the moment
it is cool. May I submit a
variation whieh is inexpensive,
simple and delicious. This
recipe was clipped from a West
Coast magazine called Sun
set quite a number of years
ago.
I found that preheating the
pan before pouring in the bat
ter helps the baking process on
it's way. incidentally, I al
ways preheat my glass baking
diShes.)
Angel Froth Sponge Cake:
In a 1-quart bowl put "a cup
cold water. add 3 egg yolks and
beat till bowl is full. In sepa-
rate larger bowl have 1A cups
sugar, teaspoon orange and
lemon extract mixed, and /
teaspoon grated orange rind.
Turn in beaten egg yolks and
beat z minutes a minutes with
mixer at medium speed). Fold
in 112 cups cake flour sifted
several times with teaspoon
baking powder and "a teaspoon
salt. Fold in 3 Stifhy beaten
egg whites. Bake in ungreased
tube pan in slow oven at 325
degrees for so to go minutes.
1nvert and let hang till cool.
No frosting needed.
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WASHING SWEATER.
MANILA?
MRS. H. J. NJ, Washington
For the lady who inquired
some time ago about washing
an angora sweater. From my
own limited experience, I
would suggest that she wash
her own sweater, if at all pos
sible. Wash it as you would
any other fine sweater. pat
into shape to dry. Perhaps
shake it out lightly to fluff.
I have an angora sweater
which is now some Is years
old. it has certainly lost some
of its f1uffiness, but not its
shape; while another one
which I sent to a cleaning es-
Enlistment in a fit Of trying
to save time came back in al
most unrecognizable shape and
was consigned to the trash can
in a few months.
I wonder if some one who
has recently returned from
Manila could tell me what ex-
perience she had in regard to
the effect of the climate on
electrical appliances. in par
ticular ironer and electric sew
ing machine; also the neces-
sity for combating mildew, and
her success.
SEWING ON BUTTONS?
ROLLING YEAST DOUGHS?
MRS. c. A. u. Arlington
I have two questions that I
hope several will give their re-
actions to. First: What is the
best way to sew buttons on an
overcoat where the buttons
need to be 1s to "a inch from
the coat to accommodate
heavy material in fastening?
Secondly, what are some ways
to roll yeast dough to a desired
thickness? So many roll re-
cipes call for rolling dough to
" inch thickness which l can
never do. It is so elastic, it
goes back into the ball again.
Is it something about the con-
sistency of the dough as I
make it? shall appreciate
help on this.
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SEWING CLASSES.
IN. E. B., Washington
Registration for sewing
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