Evening star., 1953-09-22
Readers Clearing House
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Deaf, Washington
We are sorry, but we do not
recane chairs, as was stated in
the RICH on Sunday.
SQUARE DANCING CLASS
(From E. L. B., Alexandria
Registrations will continue
to be accepted until Septem-
ber "a for the course of les
sons in Western Square Dane
ing for Beginners, offered to
adults by the City Of Alex
andria Recreation Depart
ment. The course will be held
on Thursday nights at the
Ficklin School.
These lessons will be con-
Quoted again this year by Don
and May jerks, assisted by
experienced Western square,
dancers who are members
of the department-sponsored
Boots and BustleS Square
Dance Club. Registrations may
be made by telephone with
Miss Helen Myers at the Rec.
reation Center, 1905 Gamer
on street, or in person at the
next class, which begins at
the Ficklin School at 7:30
o'clock on Thursday, Septem-
ber "a.
Adult couples of high school
age or over are eligible for this
course, and a limited number
of single registrations may be
accepted.
SWEET GHERKIN PICKLES.
Mrs. L. r., Dunn Lorino, Va.)
Several people have in
quired about making sweet
gherkin pickles. Last sum-
mer ! wrote to a well-knoWn
vinegar and pickle manufac-
turer for pickle recipes. In
this recipe book they said that
very sweet pickles were not
practical for home prepara-
ton as these were made from
an imported cucumber, not
the regular cucumber grown
in most gardens, but a small
variety not native to the
United States
Those looking for a quick
dessert are really missing
something if they haven't
tried the instant puddings.
We use them combined with
crushed frozen packages of
peaches or strawberries placed
in layers in a dessert dish. One
new-brand made by a gelatin
manufacturer starting with r
makes perfect filings for
cream puffs or eclairs. They
are excellent for pie filings
when unexpected company
arrives. Just mix with cold or
temperature milk, pour
and serve. These are dozens
Of combinations with fruit or
sauces, whipped cream, etc.
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SPAGHETTI SAUCE.
mrs. L. B. T., Damascus, Md
For Mrs. A. G. K, Hyatts-
vile. Regarding your request
for spaghetti sauce. I have
made such a sauce this year
and we like it very much. After
cooking the tomatoes for ap-
proximately 5-10 minutes,
put them through a food mill
and took this heavy puree (if
a large quantity of liquid.
canned it for tomato Juice and
used the puree only for sauce).
To each pint of puree used
the following seasoning: "a
teaspoon salt, 1a teaspoon
sugar. 1s to teaspoon celery
salt, 1s to u teaspoon garlic
salt. 2 bay leaves. "a teaspoon
thyme, l teaspoon Italian
cheese (Parmesan grate6, l
small onion cut up fine. Mix
this all together and simmer
for at least 3 hours, more if
desired. Cook down to thick
sauce. Put in sterile cans and
lids. 1 used my pressure cooker
for sealing the jars to be clean.
You could really add almost
anything to this sauce and it
would be good. Green peppers,
ETC., according to your taste.
This sauce can be used over
any type of meat, such as
roasts, etc.
Does anyone have an espe-
cially good recipe for spiced
peaches? I would like very
much to can some this year.
Thank you.
The RHC is a must in daily
reading for me; I have used
and appreciated many helpful
suggestions.
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GRAPE JUICE
Mrs. E. o. A., Washington
Have you tried grape con-
serve? Use Slip-skin grapes
such as the Concord. Wash
and drain; then remove them
from the stems and slip the
skins from the grapes and keep
them separate. To 4 pounds
of prepared grapes allow 2
pounds of sugar, cup seedless
raisins, orange, l cup nut
meats, teaspoon salt. Chop
the orange pulp and skin fine.
. Also chop the nuts fine. Boil
the grape pulp, stirring con-
stantly until the seeds show.
Press through sieve to remove
the seeds. To grape pulp add
sugar, raisins. orange and
salt. Boil rapidly, stirring to
prevent scorching. until mix
ture thickenS. About 20 min
utes. Add the grape skins and
boil 10 minutes longer or until
somewhat thick. Stir in the
chopped nuts and pour into
hot sterilized jelly glasses and
cover with paraffln.
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