WITH HOUSECLEANING OVER
"BROILED steak and French fried potatoes! Whew!" said Bob, strolling
into Bettina's shining kitchen. "Why so festive?"
"Because I've just finished house-cleaning, Bob, and I want to
celebrate. Doesn't everything look splendid?"
"Well, it looked good to me before, but now that I think of it, I
believe there is an extra shine on things. What makes that nickel there
look so bright and silvery?"
"I cleaned it with a damp cloth dipped in powdered borax. That always
makes nickel bright and clean."
"I might have done that for you, Betty. Why didn't you suggest it to
me?"
"Oh, this house is so small and dear that I enjoyed every minute of my
house-cleaning. And I didn't want to bother you with it at all."
"Well, I'll help now with dinner. What can I do?"
"Will you cut the bread, dear? There's the steel bread knife; doesn't it
look bright and shiny, too? I cleaned all my steel knives by dipping
them into the earth in a flower pot I keep filled for that purpose.
Well, I think dinner is ready now, Bob."
For dinner they had:
Broiled Steak French Fried Potatoes
Stuffed Onions
Bread Currant Jelly
Orange Tapioca Whipped Cream
Coffee
BETTINA'S RECIPES
(All measurements are level)
=Stuffed Onions= (Two portions)
2 large Spanish onions
3 T-soft bread crumbs
1 t-egg
1/2 t-chopped parsley
1/2 t-salt
2 t-melted butter
1/2 t-celery salt
1/4 C-milk
Cook the whole onions in boiling water until tender, but not broken.
When the fork pierces them easily, drain off the water and rinse in cold
water. This makes them firm for stuffing.
Remove the centers carefully. Add the removed portion, chopped fine, to
the crumbs, egg, parsley, salt, butter and celery salt. Mix thoroughly.
Fill the holes with the mixture. Place the onions in a small pan.
Sprinkle the salt over the onion and pour over it the milk. Bake in a
moderate oven for twenty minutes.
=Orange Tapioca= (Two portions)
4 T-orange juice
2 t-lemon juice
5 T-sugar
2/3 C-boiling water
2 T-powdered tapioca
1/4 t-salt
1 orange
Stir the tapioca into the orange and lemon juice. Add the sugar and
salt. Let it stand for three minutes while boiling the water. Add the
water. Place directly over the fire. Stir constantly and cook till thick
(about three minutes). Peel the orange and break apart in sections. Line
a glass serving dish with it and pour the tapioca over the sections.
Serve cold with whipped cream.
=Whipped Cream=
1/3 C-thick cream
2 T-sugar
1/2 t-lemon extract
1/2 t-vanilla extract
Place the cream in a round-bottomed, chilled bowl. Beat until thick and
fluffy. Add the sugar, lemon and vanilla. Mix well. Pile lightly on the
orange tapioca and serve very cold.