Evening star., 1944-07-14
Readers Clearing House

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In something - there are many In
teresting opportunities to develop in
that way.
Go and Call on Some One-Even
though you don't know them well,
people are glad to welcome folks as
. rule: and perhaps you can think OF
. friendly excuse; take them some
thing in the line you know they are
interested In. Next time you will
know them better and this way cul-
tivate friends.
Go 70 Church on sunday-1f baby
doesn't keep quiet yet there are
many churches that have . nursery
for this purpose; you would have to
inquire: I am quite sure Foundry
Methodist has such, and believe
AL Souls Unitarian does, ut least
during the winter season.
Exchange Baby-tending With An
other Mother-This viii give you
. chance to get out without baby
once in while. But, II possible,
I'd stay with 1t and not 90 to work;
you'll be glad II you do, I think-she
needs mother more than any one
else.
Thanks to Mrs. J. C., Riuerdale.)
I'd like to relate to Mrs. j. D.
how I rid myself Of weary waiting"
for my soldier. In September suf-
fered q nervous breakdown due to
worry over my husband, trying to
run a home with inefncient maids,
working overtime In an ONCE and
trying to supervise the training Of
my 4-year-old daughter.
After two months of illness, and
wallowing in self-pity, quit my job,
gleefully fired the maid and took
in a serviceman's 2-year -old boy
to keep my youngster company and
to supplement my $50 a month al
lotment. I enjoyed being home 80
much after IS years of ONCE work,
that I found time and the courage
to take In a serviceman's wife and
her two children.
I do all the laundry daily-having
no machine find 1t simple to wash
clothes each morning. I take the
children out each day to my half
acre garden, where I weed and hoe.
I've canned 50 quarts Of peas and
that much spinach. Having some
one home to dinner, even II 1t is
only another woman and not the
husband I long for, gives me an in
centive to prepare good, appealing
meals, and I keep my house as tidy
as my husband would like it. Be-
tween routine tasks I crochet rag
rugs. paint woodwork, mend fences.
My nervous breakdown Is . dim
memory; I'm busy and pleasantly
tired each night and sleep and eat
well.
Weary waiting? Heavens, no! My
once-a-month movie is an event;
my occasional visits to neighbors of
an evening are all I need in the
way of amusement. And the thrill
Of seeing the babies add pounds to
their weight and tan to their bodies
is never-ending Joy. A visitor to
my home recently remarked that
seeing my shiny waxed floors, neat
living room and tidy kitchen, it is
hard to believe I have q year old,
two 2-year-olds and a 4-year-old
in the house. And yet I don't ever
feel overwhelmingly busy, keep
ing house for the man who will
some day return to it.
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KIDNEY BEANS. |
Thanks to Mrs. J. G. C..
Wdshington.)
If Mrs. v. r. s., Washington, has
not received an answer to her re-
quest for q recipe for kidney beans,
she may telephone Hillside 1889.
PEACH PRESERVES?
Requested BY Miss +. L., Bethesda.)
Can some Of the Clearing House
readers give me an "old-timey"
recipe for making peach preserves?
The ones recall, that my grand.
mother made, were thick and golden
in color and had . special flavor
that came from her cooking the
kernels Of the peaches In with the
jam. Also, think she added lemon
juice or lemon rind. for they were
not as deadly sweet as most peach
preserves.
RENOVAT1NG FELT HAT7
(ReQuested BY Mrs. J. O.,
Wdshin1ton.)
1t takes so long to get anything
done these days and service Is 30
poor that I would like to clean. and
reblock my own pale gray felt hat
for autumn wear. Is 1t possible to
dc this at home, and can any one
explain the procedure in detail?
Thanks very much!
Il X 4 +
TO PICKLE SNAP BEANS7
REQUESTED by Mrs. II. A.,
Hillside, No.
Can some one give me n recire for