Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 288, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 April 1929 — Page 6

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Dorothy Alden’s Page of Helpful Hints for Homemakers

Measure It Right to Be a Good Cook T recently saw a recipe printed 300 rears ago. I thought you would like to see what it was like, so you may know by what guide and advice women learned to rook in tho e days. It wa-s headed "To Make Spice Cake " 'To pire calt',. take halts a pecKe of very fine rheel floaer. tuee almost one pound of butter, and .v>m r goods ir.lllc* and rreame unx' |oge*hrr. set It on the fire, and put iu vour butter • r.d a good aeaie of ug .r. and let it melt together, then strain saffron into your milk', a good quelffv. then take seven or eight poonefii!', of good' Ale barm', gnd eight egg l with two ;lk< and mix thorn together, then put your milk to it when It Is somewhat rold. and into your flower put alt, aniseed's, bruised, clovet find mare, &. ' a good deale of cinnamon, then work Hi together good and stiff, that you need not work In any flower after; th'n put in a little rose, water cold, then rub it will in the thing you knead It in. -uid work It thoroughly; if It be not sweet enough, -.cape in a little more sugar, and pull It all in pteces. and hurl In a wood quantity o f currants, and m work ail together r.gaine. and hak' your cake • you see cause in a gentle Warm oven." Do you think you rould make "excellent spier- eakes" if you followed that recipe? I don’t believe I could. After reading it. one realizes the basis for the expression ‘ Good cooks i are born: not made.’ They would! have to have been in those days, j for the possibility of acquiring the ; art through following such recipes | .would have been dubious, indeed. Nowadays, good cooks need rot j necessarily be "born." Thanks to | concise, well-written recipes, and j the universal use of level measure- j

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Milk Drinks Chocolate Milk—Mix one teaspoon chocolate syrup into a glass of cold milk. Frosted Chocolate Into a pint jar measure three tabiespoon: of chocolate svrup. a generous tablespoon of ice cream and three-fourths cup of milk Shake until smooth and frothy, then pour into a tall glass. Eggnog Bra* together one egg yolk and one-half cup milk. Flavor with three tablespoons chocolate syrup, or one teaspoon vanilla and a little nutmeg Fold in the stiflly beaten egg white just before serving.

men' there need no longer be any guesswork in cooking. And good cooks can be,made! A more modern expression is "Careful and accurate measurement, plus proper temperature in cooking, is every good cook s only secret.” The recipe tor “spice cakes” is a very good example of all that a recipe should not be. I hope you make a habit of using level measurements m all your rooking. All my recipes call for them, though I do not specify “level" each time. Glorified Rice Ado ' iup of ric to 3 auarti boiling .•l-r-d it, i . Cook 30 minutes, or until tender preser-e shape ol rice. Drain. mart i ofd 1 ater. and put in ready in st r- e. Add 2 (up -i ed pineapple. 10 marshmallows . quarters, 2-3 cup chopped nuts. '• lugar, and a few grains o,' sal! Fold m ' ■ pint of cream beaten Miff. and serve in sherbet glasses garnished with cherries. Serves 10 or 12. Grease Spots From Paper Apply as much Fuller’s earth or magnesia as will cling to the surface. Allow to remain overnight, then brush*off. being careful not to rub hard enough to spread the grease 'he powder has absorbed.

Tempting Meals Can Be Prepared in Casserole From Table Leftovers

So many housewives find the use of leftovers a problem, yet, as a matter of fact some of our very best ! casserole, other worth-while results 1 them. When you serve a food en casserole, other worthwhile results are achieved besides the use of leftovers. The dish is prepared easily, requires no watching during the cooking process, and as casserole dishes are so frequently complete meals in themselves, there never are so many dishes—and particularly pots and pans—to wash afterwards. So besides practicing economy by using the leftovers, these other joys should make caeserole dishes popular. Meat Pie With Potato Crust 1 cup chopped coked meat. 2 tablespoons chopped olives, celery, green pepper or pi. tnento. rop hot milk. 'is teaspoon salt. 1 cup hot gravy. Celery salt. "I cops hot mashed potatoes. 2 tablespoons margarine. Mix the meat with the gravy and seasonings and place in casserole. Add the milk and margarine and necessary seasoning to the potatoes. Spread over the meat. Bake in moderate oven until potato is browned. Scalloped Meat and Macaroni 2 cups tomato soup or gravy, 1 cup coked macaroni. 2 cups cooked meat, cubed. 1 cup "buttered" crumbs. Salt and pepper. Arrange the macaroni, meat and tomato sauce in layers in a casserole. Sprinkle each layer with seasoning. Cover the top with crumbs, "buttered" in marga-

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rine. Bake in a moderate oven until mixture is heated through and crumbs browned. Scallop of Chicken I cup cooked diced celery. 1 cup water* from celery. *4 cup milk. ’4 teaspoon salt. 2 tablespoon margarine. 2 cups chicken, cut in pieces. Maxe a thickened ai.ee of the celery water, milk and seasoning. Add the margarine. Stir in *the veler: . Arrange meat and sauce in alterna e layers in the baking dt£h. Cover with "buttered" crumbs, and bake in moderate oven until browned. Green pepper, finely niii.ced, is an addition to the dish, and all milk may be used in place of the celery water. Green peas are also an addition. Any leftoier meat may be used for it. It also may be served on toast instead of In a casse-ole. “Left-Over" Chop Suey 2 cups cold pork, chopped. I cup chopped celeri. 1 cup sliced onion. 2 tablespoons drippings. I cup gravy. I rup water. 1 tablespoon dark molasses. 3 tablespoon rhop suey sauce. Cook the onion in the drippings until golden brown. Add celery, water and gravy. Cover and cook until celery is tender. Add meat, molasses and chop suey sauce. Additional seasoning may be necessary. Serve with steamed rice, or with fried noodles. Salmagundi Meat Salad 2 cups cold diced meat Oarob, veal, pork or beef). 1 cup cooked vegetables (potatoes, carrots, peas, beans or beets). 2 hard cooked e££S. diced. I medium onion, finely chopped. s cup chopped sweet pickle. I cup salad dressing:. Lettuce.

j Mix ingredients together in order given, j Toss lightly with a fork to prevent mash- ! ing. Allow to stand for fifteen minutes ! before serving, to blend thoroughly. Serve j very cold on lettuce leaves. Ham ala King 1U etips diced lean bam. cooked. 1 cup mushrooms. 1 gresn pepper, minced. 2 cups thin -whiW- sauce. 1 pimento cut in strips. Add the green pepper, pimento, mushrooms and ham to the hot white sauce, and cook until all is heated through. Serve on toast garnished with slices of hard cooked egg. Chicken, lamb or veal left over, may be used In this same way. Meat and Vegetable Casserole 1 small white onion. 3 tablespoons shortening. I tablespoon flour. a-f cup stock or gravy. H teaspoon salt. 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce. 2 cups cubed roast beef. t'i cups mashed potatoes. t cur sliced boiled carrots. 3 tablespoons minced parsley. Mince onion and sauce in shortening ur.tll browned. Stir in flour, salt, stock aid sauce. Put meat in a casserole, and pour sauce over it. Arrange mashed potatoes in a circle on top the meat, and put a circle of the carrots inside the potato ring. Cover carrots with melted margarine. and sprinkle the top with chopped parsley. Cook in moderate over long enough to heat through and brown on top.

Miss A Idett Gives Recipes That'll Tickle Appetite Our first recipe today is for Strawberry Delight: Strawberry Delight Crush 1 Quart of strawberries. Add sugar to taste, and mix with Vt pound of marshmallows. quartered. Let stand in the refrigerator several hours, stirring occasionally. Just before, serving, add ',2 pint of cream, whipped. Serve in sherbet glasses. Date Crumble 2 eggs, hraten. 1 cup susar. I cup bread crumbs. 1 cup broken nuts. 1 cup sliced dates. 1 teaspoon baking powder. Vt teaspoon salt. Mix ingredients in order given. Bake in shallow, greased pan in slow oven for 45 minutes. Serve broken in small pieces, and top each dish with whipped cream. Serve 8 or 10. Poached Eggs Cut rounds of sponge cake or other simple cake. Drain canned peaches from their juice, and invert one on each cake round. Surround the peach with sweetened whipped cream, so just the “yolk" of the "egg" shows, and the cake is covered. Whipped Cream Banana Cake 1 cup mashed bananas. Juice of Vs lemon. >4 cup sugar. 1 egg--1 tablespoon water. 1 tablespoon margarine. Put all ingredients in top of double boiler, in order given, ana cook until smooth and thick, about 15 minutes. Spread between layers of plain cake, and top with whipped cream or powdered sugar. Mapl£ Caramel Apples. Peel and core tart apples, selecting a variety that will keep its shape on cooking. Place in a baking pan. and pour enough maple syrup about them to cover 1-3 deep. Drop a piece of margarine into each apple, and bake in a moderate oven, basting frequently. HELPFUL HINTS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS ‘When I wish to empty my vacuum bag, I insert the open end in a large paper bag. and shake down. In this way, the dirt is kept from scattering, and is easily disposed of. I save large bags obtained with groceries for this purpose.”—Mrs. H. K. Ferries. “To clean painted ceilings, use plenty of warm water, with a little ammonia, soda, or borax in it. A sponge is better than a cloth for this purpose.”—Mrs. Grace Ford. “An onion sliced, and placed in a basin of cold water will absorb the smell of new paint in a room.”— Mrs. Thomas McGregor. Alarm Clock If your alarm clock seems to be baking this spring, try oiling it. The chances are that it needs oiling •

Open-Face Pies Pie is America's favorite dessert. it has been said. ’ Openface” pies, custards, creams and and their like, are pies de luxe. Dorothy Aiaen has collected recipes for fancy and delicious “open-face" pies. She will be glad to send them to you on receipt of a stamped, addressed envelope.

The Cleaner the Rug , the Longer It Will Survive A clean rug wears longest. There i are two kinds of soil to be found in rugs and carpets—the surface litter, I which is unsightly and the im- ; bedded dirt, which, when ground into the pile of rugs by the heels of shoes, actually cuts it. Many women who are the fortunate owners of vacuum cleaners ! ask. “How often should I use my ! cleaner? Will it tend to wear out my rugs if I use it too often?" It is hard to say how often you should use it. for that depends on individual home conditions—where vou live, the number of people walking over your rugs, etc. In the entrance hall, for instance, where there is a great deal of traffic, a daily cleaning is not too much. The rest of the house usually requires a light going over every two days, with a thorough cleaning once each week. Frequent cleanings do not wear out rugs. In fact, the opposite is true. Even oriental rugs may be vacuum cleaned without danger. This fact has been established by laboratory and household tests. Hint for Bridge Parties To carry out the idea of trump in the menu, there recently has been put on the market loaf sugar in the form of hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs. These are neatly packaged with a bridge score pad enclosed. Made from clear, cane sugar, they are most attractive and unique. Butterscotch Cookies I 1 - cups margarine. 3 rup* brown suear. 2 writ beaten. 3 cups flour. I teaspoon? baking: povder. Cream margarine, add sugar, then beaten eggs, and mix well. Add flour and baking powder sifted together. Mix to ? dough. If necessary to add more flour, add just enough more to make the dough possible to handle. Shape into a roll, and thoroughly chill, overnight, if possible. Slice in quarter-inch slices, and bake on ungreased cookie .sheet in hot oven.

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Moth Is Foe That Should Be Crushed Moths are the worst enemies to fabrics. In fact, they feed on any article made of wool, tur. feathers, or hair. Carpets, rugs, upholstered furniture, tapestries, stuffed birds and animals, brushes, and the felt of piano keys are favorite delicacies for them. It is necessary to maintain constant watchfulness, if these materials are to be kept free from them. It is not sufficient to put away articles of clothing in "mothproof” bags and boxes: they must be absolutely free from moths and moth eggs when they are put away. There are two varieties of moths which the housewife knows. One is the "dusty miller” that flies around , the lights on warm evenings and is harmless as far as fabrics are con- ! cerned. Hides in Dark Corners The clothes moth hides in dark i corners, seeming to keep as far as i possible from the light. It is easily ! frightened when clothing and other objects are moved suddenly. The clothes moths do not do the damage, themselves. Their purpose in life is to lay eggs that develop into larvae, and it is these that subsist on such things as last winter s fur coat, and the best mohair davenport. Old pieces of woolen material or fur which may be valueless and therefore exposed to the attic or storeroom, serve as breeding places for clothes moths. Clear out all such pieces. Cleanliness is the next consideration. since moths attack soiled spots j first. Dry cleaning, or a thorough I washing in soap solution, kil's ; moths, eggs and larvae. Thorough i airing, exposure to sunlight and | brushing, will help remove eggs, which have been laid in fabrics, and also will dislodge moths about to lay their eggs. It is quite sale to then pack them in sealed paper bags, tight boxes and chests. Cedar Chests Help Cedar chests, if 70 per cent cedar, make excellent storage places. Cedar closets, if you are fortunate enough to have them, are belter still. Naptlialene, in flakes or balls, kills moths, larvae and eggs. From one to three pounds should be scattered thoroughly throughout an average size trunk or chest. It does not, however, give satisfaction In loose drawers or trunks that are not tight, . There are various commercial liquids on the market for spraying garments that are to be packed away to render them mothproof. These are effective, particularly if the article is clean when it is sprayed.

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