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the time better.
For the moths: If she does not
have room to use tar paper bags,
try mild scented moth preventive
hung in the closet.
(Thanks to Mrs. II. W. S.
WaShington.)
Answering Mrs. M. F. De AS re-
/ quest about how to drop an egg
into boiling water without having 1t
separate Use tablespoon vinegar
in boiling water and the egg con-
geals like magic. Put vinegar in wa
| ter as it boils. Drop egg in, and
| let cook for very short time. Loosen
| from bottom of pan with spatula.
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HELPING HAND.
Tanks to Mrs. J. L. S,
WaShington.)
Here are some combinations of
tasks which I have found helpful
in housekeeping: Assuming you
have a two-story house (as they
are plenty inconvenienD let your
bedmaking coincide with your s.
year-old's bath This will also give
her ample time to play and avoid
that fight for longer time in the tub.
If you can find a trustworthy
merchant who doesn't charge ex-
orbitant prices, you might phone
your food order in twice a week,
and have your husband pick it up
en- route home. This has saved me
or 5 hours a week
Save out a small blanket, or COW
erlet to throw over the 3-year-old
so that she may nap on a bed
which has already been made.
My biggest problem is 7 am
the baby is crying, 2-year-old walked
up, the 3-year-old is hungry right
now" and my husband wants break
fast right now" and I'm still not
dressed. My husband isn't the CO.
operative type who would like to
get up at 6 m. to relieve this rush,
so I'm wondering if the mother in
Greenbelt has any suggestions
And last, Mrs. F. E. l.. don't you
just wish those readers who had to
search the house for blind spots
to clean. shade pulls to wash, etc,
would come and visit US day or
two a week? I'm sure their days
Of searching would be ended
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BANANA?
ANSWER TO QUERIES.
(ThankS to Mrs. H. S., Washington J
Would like to know if any of your
readers could let me know how to
play game called "bananza." II
have two game sets want to do
nate to servicemen, but lost the
directions on how to play the game.
To answer the inquiry of one of
your readers on how to keep rid of
rubber-heel marks on her linoleum:
I had the same trouble, so I
scrubbed the marks off with am
monia, or washing soda, and a good
strong soap. Wax linoleum after
scrubbing. Since doing this II
haven't any marks on same.
Also regarding another inquiry
about cleaning deep stand ash tray:
I usually empty mine every other
day and wash it out with a good
solution of washing soda and borax,
then I put a paper on the bottom
with boraX This does away with
any odor.
For a salad the other day +
stuffed prunes with cream cheese
and as I didn't have any nuts I
rolled rice cereal fiat, then rolled
the prunes in them and they tasted
like nuts. Perhaps your readers
would like to try same. serve two
as a helping on lettuce leaf with
a little French dressing
PAINT FOR TABLE PADSp
DESSERT HINT.
(ThankS to Mrs. D. E. L..
RiUerdale, Md
Just in case she didn't see 1t last
time l wrote in-I'm still most
eager to hear from the lady whose
husband used heat-resistant paint
on her table pads. What's more, two
other ladies are waiting for me to
pass the name along, having phoned
me after reading my other letter
My number is Union 0780.
AS a small contribution to this
dandy column: Have you tried add
ing rum extract to the packaged
butterscotch puddings? We find it.
brings them out of the ordinary.
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SIMPLE REFRESHMENTS
THANKS to Mrs. H. j., Siluer Spring.
Fruit cocktail-home-m mixed in
gradients. White cherries, pineap-
pie, peaches, pears (apricots)
oranges, grapefruit, bananas if
available and chopped nuts. This
is very refreshing and we'll liked.
While it requires no sugar and is
easy to fix it is hard on blue points
unless you have some home-canned
| fruit.
Crackers and cheese and hot tea
or coffee 60 well with it.