Screenland (Nov 1935-Apr 1936)

for April 19 36 "I remember I used to favor waffle suppers, so I'm going to begin with one. I've brought my cook up from home with me — her name is Gilly, isn't that a nice name? Especially since her husband's name is Willy ! He's here with us, too. Gilly has the sort of cooking genius that puts in a dash of this and two snips of that and maybe a cup of something else, flavoring by instinct, and measuring by the looks of the thing, until her masterpiece is ready ; but we've figured out recipes that will turn out the same way." This is Gilly's basic waffle recipe: Sift 2 cups flour with % teaspoon salt, 4 level teaspoons baking powder, 2 teaspoons sugar. Add to these the well-beaten yolks of 3 eggs mixed with 2 cups milk; add 1 tablespoon melted butter and beat smooth. Fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites ; place a tablespoon of the batter in each section of the waffle iron and bake until crisp and they will leave the iron clean. The waffle iron should be hot. Never wash it; brush it clean with a stiff brush if any batter sticks to it. By this time we were in the living-room, a beautifully proportioned room with white woodwork and knotty pine walls, chintz draperies in an odd combination of burgundy and old ivory, the same colors repeated in the upholstery of the furniture. The lamps are white and set on small tables just where an eager bookworm can get their light wherever he chooses to sit. Books fill low shelves within easy reach of a reader's hands. A deepset window locks out on the garden ; double doors open onto a sunny patio at the other side. "Ever taste gingerbread waffles ?" Gail wanted to know. "They are awfully good. You can serve them with a scoop of ice cream on top, or with a preserve that's quite tart or fruity like damsons." GINGERBREAD WAFFLES Beat 3 eggs until light. Add % cup sugar, cup molasses, 1 cup sour cream. Beat together. Add V/> cups flour, y2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon each of ginger, soda, baking powder. Beat smooth. Stir in )/$ cup melted fat. "You can vary your plain waffles by cutting up pieces of raw bacon and sprinkling grated cheese over the top when the batter is on the iron. I like cheese so I'm partial to that. "You can chop up walnut meats or pecan meats and cook them right in with the batter, if you want something different. "This sounds terrible, but it used to be one of the favorite dishes at a Sunday night supper : You cut your waffle in half, cover a half with strawberry preserves, put whipped cream on that, and then cover that with the other half of the waffle. "I'm talking as if we hadn't a thought beyond waffles, but we used to serve southern fried chicken with them. You know, lots of gravy and the chicken meat fairly falling off the bones. But I'm going to have a new hot dish for my first Sunday supper. I got it from Tala Birell when we were both working on the 'Lone Wolf set. It's called Chicken Paprikaas." CHICKEN PAPRIKAAS Select a good-sized chicken — a young hen — cut it into pieces smaller than quarters. Simmer onions in butter until they are very brown, then put chicken in with them and allow it to simmer on the open stove for IS minutes. Do not add water, but cover the pot and bake for one hour. Then add salt, white pepper, and a generous amount of Hungarian paprika. Add cup water and a {Continued on page 73) 15 -^fixnn ()huVit(lc&2 to LITTLE JANIE SO GROWN UP! HAVE YOU LOTS OF BEAUS? NOT ONE BEAU, AUNTIE. I'M GLAD YOU'RE BACK FROM PARIS. ( OH, AUNTIE SUE-WHY AM I SUCH A FLOPNO DATES EVER! MY LITTLE JANIE-YOU AMERICAN GIRLS SHOULD KNOW WHAT FRENCH WOMEN KNOW ! BE FEMININE. LEARN THE CHARM OF ^((fcf^ALL-OVER (?Jf^M% FRAGRANCE. Before you dress! . . . clothe yourse with the lasting fragrance of MAVIS Recipe for feminine charm ... a daily dusting with the fragrant glamour of Mavis. Mavis is more than a talcum — so protective to your skin, but with the added allure of tantalizing Parisian fragrance. You'll love the velvety feel of Mavis, and the way it protects your MAVIS IN THE RED CONTAINER skin from dryness. Be lovely, be feminine, keep the constant flower-like freshness that men adore — try Mavis! Mavis Talcum in 25j£, 50^ and $1 sizes at drug and department stores — convenient 10e' size at 5-and-10^ stores. We invite you to try Mavis — convenient coupon below. V. VIVAUDOU, INC., 5S0 Fifth Avenue, New York City. I enclose 10<!. Please send by return mail the convenient size of Mavis Talcum — so I can try its fragrant loveliness. iV(ime__ Addrcss ' City State S-4