Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 116, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 September 1929 — Page 13

SEPT. 24, 1920

Dorothy Alden’s Page of Helpful Hints for the Home

Baked Fish Steaks Will Tickle Taste You will ■want to Include these recipes in your fall menus: Raked Fish Steaks Place steaks in pan. dot with margarltie. and season to taste. Pour over- them sufficient milk to halfway cover. Place in a moderate oven and cook until tender, basting frequently. Remove from oven, cover with slices of tomato, and top with slices of bacon. Place under broiler flame until bacon crisps. Orange Sponge t’A cop. trombi t pint milk ? table.pon margarine Jolre an<l rind of 6 oranga ’i teaspoon alt T i cop sugar * egg white* Put crumbs and milk in top of double boiler, and cook until soft. Add rest of ingredients, folding in stiffly beaten egg whites last. Pour into greased baking dish and bake in slow oven uptil firm. Serve ' with— Orange Sauce 2 yolk* \\ cup powdered *orar Juice of y-i orange 1 cup whipped cream Beat yolks with sugar until thick, add orange juice, and just before serving, fold in beaten cream. F.ggs Ala Manhattan 2 rnpn cooked tom a tor* 'i teaspon aalt 1 tablespoon minced imion Dash of cayenne H cup chopped celery 2 tablespoons margarine 4 eggs beaten H slices of toast Anchovy or sardine pa*te Cook tomatoes, salt, cayenne, onion and celery together twenty minutes. Add margarine and beaten

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Hot Breads Hot breads are growing more acceptable each cool morning and evening. Dorothy Alden has a collection of recipes for making a variety of hot breads. We are sure it will interest you. A stamped addressed envelope will bring you a copy. Write to Dorothy Alden, The Indianapolis Times.

eggs. Cook over hot water until eggs are set, stirring lightly. Butter toast, and spread with anchovy or sardine paste. Pour egg mixture over the toast and garnish with parsley. Serve at once. Rice Pudding Pi rap* of riee S tablespoon* sugar 4 tablespoons corn syrup 3 apples Wash the rice thoroughly, and cook until flaky in boiling salted water. Drain and stir in the corn syrup and sugar. Grease a pudding dish, and place a layer of rice in the bottom. Spread a layer of sliced apples over the rice. Alternate the layer until the dish is full. Cover, and bake in moderate oven until the apples are soft. Remove the rover to brown. Serve with or without sauce. Flavor for Custard Fresh marshmallows give a delightful flavor to baked custard. Make a ristard in the usual way, and stir in six or eight marshmallows just before it goes into the oven. The heat of the oven melts them before the custard sets, and the flavor mixes through. They also may be placed on top of the custard just before it’ is set. When the marshmallows have become brown, remove the pan from the oven. With individual custards, one marshmallow to the cup is sufficient.

New Electric Appliances in Home Solve Problems of Vanished ‘Hired Girl

There was a time when the “hired girl” was as indispensable a part of every home as was the plush photograph album on the parlor table—as indispensable and far more useful! Three factors are responsible for the change in that once happy

scheme for solving the arduous duties of housework. Perhaps the factory era was most to blame, and the other two were in the nature of solutions, rather than contributing factors. With the widespread opening of factories, there was a great demand for female help. Wages offered were better than those paid for domestic work, the factory offered the companionship of other girls, and the hours were regular. *ll these inducements made housework seem humdrum, indeed, and we can’t blame the “hired girl” for forsaking it. The few tfho remained in the ranks of domestic service demanded such high wages that the average household found it necessary to get along without them. Possibly because of this—at least the two occurred at a most favorable time—the smaller house or bungalow. and the apartment came into being; and, inventive genius discovering that electricity couid be utilized in the home as well as the factory, began to place on the

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market electric conveniences and labor-savers

So efficient have the labor-savers proved to be, that the homemaker who takes full advantage of them finds even one servant a fifth wheel in her smoothly running household, and, furthermore, her housework can be accomplished in a shorter time and in a more systematic manner with the aid of these electrical servants. Some Are Indispensable It would be impossible to mention all of them, but let’s speak of a few which are practically indispensable. Starting in the laundry, there is the electric washing machine, the absolutely dependable, fast worker, for whom there is no lunch to get, no carfare to pay, and no apologies

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to make for an extra large w r ash. And since the electric iron now is to be found in almost every home, let’s devote some attention to the improvements on it—the electric ironer, which applies on a household scale a piece of equipment which has been used in commercial laundries for some time. This efficient machine not only makes light work of the heavy pieces in the family laundry, such as bedding, towels, tablecloths, etc., but it will iron everything that the family wash contains, and do an excellent job of it. It is true that such pieces as blouses, dresses, and shirts require some practice and skill before they can be well done, but it is entirely possible for any operator to learn to do them after some experience. Steps Are Saved Among the numerous pieces of smaller equipment which have their place in the kitchen and dining room are the electric toaster, the percolator, the mixer, the waffle iron, the egg poacher and the table stove. Not all of these are necessities in every home, but all are great step-savers, and compensate for the lack of a servant to wait on the table. For the house as a whole, there is the vacuum cleaner with its appliances, which greatly simplify the problems attendant on cleaning day and do the work much more thoroughly than it ever could be done by the old methods. And we shall not forget the bedroom and the nursery. Electric heating pads, curling iron, radiant electric heaters (especially welcome in the bathroom on chilly mornings) warmers for nursing bottles, small irons for the guest room, and electric fans—all are ready to administer those little personal comforts which are warranted to keep dispositions sunny and maintain a frictionless household. Power Sewing Machines The electric sewing machine while its duties are none of those formerly performed by the “hired girl”—has proved itself a most efficient helper. The old-time foot power machine, though still useful, was something of a white elephant in the smaller house. \ It took up room and was scarcely a decorative piece of furniture. The electric machine has solved this problem by being made either in a portable style or built into a console table that is good looking enough for any room in the house. The average homemaker is rather hazy on the cost of operation of most electrical labor-saving devices, and frequently that is the reason she hesitates to invest in thpm. As a matter of fact, they are quite inexpensive to operate. That some conception may be had of these costs, the following information, based on rates in the city of Indianapolis, will be interesting! The electric toaster can be used on the breakfast table for one hour for 3 1-3 cents. It takes the coffee about fifteen minutes to finish perking in the electric percolator at a cost of 1 cent. Washing Done Cheaply An electric washing machine may be operated one hour for lli cents. An electric iron—a six-pound one —can be operated an hour for 314 cents. The electric sewing machine costs 14 cent for each hour it runs. The vacuum cleaner will clean your rugs for one nour for about 1-3 cent. The electric cream and salad dressing whipper, a handy piece of kitchen equipment, will work for you at a cost of 14 cent an hour.

Use Gas Stove Wisely and You Can Save Money i One problem in which we are all interested, regardless of the type of stove we are using, is how we may use it most economically. Here are some suggestions that will help: When food or water is put on the stove to boil, be sure to cover the utensil. The liquid will boil sooner, for there will be less loss of heat than when the lid is left off. When water is brought to the boiling point, the temperature can go no higher, so after the water has started to boil, turn the Are down as low as possible to maintain the boiling, and your food will cook just as fast, and not boil dry so soon. / Plan wisely. When you are using your oven for a roast, try to plan your menu so that other foods can be prepared in the oven at the same time —a baked dessert, say, and some baked vegetables. If the dinner is to be prepared on top the stove, triplicate sauce pans will be found to be a good investment. for three different foods can be cooked on top the same burner at the same time. There also are small portable ovens, or devices similar to portable ovens, in which foods may be baked on top the stove at a saving. Casserole dishes, many of which are whole meals in one dish, are fuel cocservers.

Real Service Help for your household problems! That is Dorothy Alden's service to readers of The Indianapolis Times. Miss Alden always is glad to advise you. Write tocher when you need helpful suggestions.

Place Should Be Provided for All Cleaning ‘Tools’ When you get ready to do your cleaning, do you have to gather 1 mops, vacuum cleaners, dusters, fur- ' niture polish, scouring soaps and all j the other equipment you want to j use from a dozen different places over the house? Or have you a cleaning cupboard, or space set aside in which all this equipment can be stored? You will find such arrangement a great convenience. Another convenience is a basket in which to carry the small tools and equipment for cleaning, such as brushes, metal polish, chamois, cloths, cleaning gloves, soaps, scouring powders, etc. Even with these all kept in one place, they offer too vast an assortment to carry about in one’s hands. Perhaps you are going upstairs to clean, and will need many of these devices. A lot of time is lost, to say nothing of energy, in running back and forth downstairs to get this or that which you have forgotten. The cleaning basket spares you from this. It provides a neat place to keep this miscellaneous equipment when not in use, and a handy place to have it when you want it. A lightweight, oblong wooden box, with low sides, could be fitted with a handle and used for this purpose. It is best to have a few partitions in it. Or a strong basket may be so fitted. If you shop for a basket, I am sure you will find one of size and shape desirable. The maids in hotels sometimes use these baskets or trays. Theirs are made of metal.

No Ironing on Curtains Curtains of net or marquisette, with a rod both at top and bottom, do not need to be ironed or stretched. Launder them in the usual way, and hang on the rods wet. The curtains will dry smoothly, with straight, even edges. If there is a top heading, pinch it up with your fingers when about half dry. The heading will stand up in nice pleats. Bath Mitten Handy A bath mitten made from an old turkish towel is very convenient to use in giving the baby a bath. Make the mitten rather loose-fitting for your hand, and button at the wrist. It is not only a good way to soap the baby, but there will be no cold hand to make him cry.

THE SERE AND YELLOW LEAF brightening the landscape indicates that another Summer has gone, and shorter days and longer nights are with us. Artificial light cannot give us Summer joys, but it can and will help make Fall and Winter evenings pleasant and comfortable; it can and will save studious children’s eyes from tiring and aid mother’s eyes when sewing or darning. Proper electric lighting more than pays for itself in happy hours at home and brighter eyes at school. Classes in Lamp Shade making, Cooking and Homemaking begin October First at Two o’clock p. m. and are free to everybody. HOME SERVICE DEPARTMENT MRS. J. R. FARRELL, Director INDIANAPOLIS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY Lower Floor. 48 Monument Circle

Bread Crumb Dishes Prove Economical Leftover bread, too stale for serving on the table as it is, is bound to accumulate. No thrifty housewife likes to throw away these pieces, yet ways of using them never may have occurred to her. All leftover bread should be dried thoroughly in a warm oven, or in the air. I often put pieces into a paper bag as they accumulate. In the bag, they are kept free from dust, and they will dry slowly without molding. When a bagful has accumulated, grind them, and store in an uncovered fruit jar, inverting a small paper bag over the jar to keep them clean. Do not put a tight lid on the jar, as the crumbs then will become rancid within a short time. Covered with the bag, the crumbs will stay sweet and ready for use as long as they last. Here are some of the many practical uses for bread crumbs: Bread Crumb Griddle Cakes

\\i cups fine stale bread crumbs. Wi cups scalded milk. 2 tablespoons butter or margarine. 2 1 2 cup Pour. Vz teaspoon salt. 314 teaspoons baking powder. Add milk and shortening to crumbs and soak until soft. Add well-beaten eggs, then flour which has been sifted with baking powder, and salt. Bake as for other griddle cakes. Scalloped Salmon or Tuna 1 cup seasoned white sauce. i'i cups flaked salmon. ’■..’chopped green pepper. 1 tablespoon lemon juice. (4 cup buttered crumbs. Add salmon which has been mixed with the lemon juice and chopped greet! pepper to the white sauce. Mix well, and place in a greased casserole. Sprinkle the crumbs which have been “buttered” in margarine or butter, on the top, and bake in moderate oven until crumbs are brown. Swedish Apple Cake 2 cups chopped apples. 2-3 cup sugar. \i cup water. lMs cups bread crumbs. \i cup margarine. Make a soft apple sauce from the apples, sugar and water. Brown the crumbs slightly in the margarine. Grease a baking dish, and place a layer of crumbs on the bottom, then a layer of sauce, making about two layers of sauce and three of crumbs. The top layer should, be of crumbs. Dot top with bits of margarine or butter, and bake in moderate oven about one-half hour. Remove and let stand fifteen minutes. Turn out on plate, sprinkle with sugar, and cinnamon if desired, and serve hot or cold with vanilla sauce or whipped cream.

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s lc E 1 Safeguard your family’s health with year-’round ICE Refrigeration 1 Especially now, II with school open |l!| 1 (jh 1 again, it is im- | ' lv ECJu portant that you fs_ tfiMl i have proper ICE and- y r ,[4'\ refriger atio nto Jjj | fiTy/l keep foods sweet f and safe for healthy [d young appetites. Ip . the building of strong, young bodies, juicy fruits, crisp greens and fresh milk are just as much needed in fall and winter as in summer. And such foods require good ICE refrigeration right up until the moment of cooking or serving. MAKE sure that you have a good refrigerator for use this fall and winter—and then tell us to keep it well iced, so you will always have an adequate supply every day in the year. Artificial Ice & Cold Storage Lincoln 6443 Capital Ice Refrigerating Cos. Lincoln 2313 Polar Ice & Fuel Cos. TAlbot 0689

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