Evening star., 1945-03-21
Readers Clearing House
DRESSING TARIE

DRESSING TABLE.
(ThdnkS to Mrs. E. N. p, Arlington.
In answer to the request made by
Miss j. p. L., Washington, as to ex-
panding the drawer space of hel
dressing table, wish to tell her how
l solved the problem. I purchased
In one of the local department
stores shoe cabinet with six draw
ers, made of cardboard and covered
with paper in colors to match my
room. This keep under the dress.
ing table, the drawer space is sufh-
cient for all toilet articles as vel
as handkerchiefs, gloves and other
small accessories. When the skirt
OF the table is opened, all the draw
ers are easily accessible; when
closed, out of sight.
Thank you for the most interest
Ing page in any Washington paper
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SUGGESTIONS.
Thanks to Mrs. F. P. G.,
Washington
I would take The Star for the
Clearing House alone and how
ullSS IL OH saturdays!
l have some suggestions to offer
We removed the door between our
kitchen and dining room and made
a sturdy gate from a packing crate
to put in its place We removed the
hinge from the door and put it Oh
the gate with a slide latch on the
kitchen side. Now the baby can
hang on the gate and watch from
the dining room while work in the
kitchen. We had a little crying the
first day. but now she really enjoys
the gate and has no end of fun
throwing things overheard. The re-
suit is I don't have to wait till nap
time to cook and don't have to worry
about the baby getting near the
stove and / can watch her playing
and talk to her while work.
have a recipe for molasses fruit
fudge which l like: IL cups granu-
lated sugar, u cup molaSses, u cup
evaporated milk, ls teaspoon salt,
II teaspoon vanilla, 4 cup dates, IA
cup ralslnS, 12 cup nuts, table
spoons butter or margarine.
Cook sugar, molasses, milk and
salt over low heat, stirring until
mixture forms soft ball. Remove
from heat, add butter, cool: add
vanilla and beat until firm. Stir in
chopped fruits and nuts and pour
into creased pan, cool and cut in
squares.
THAT EARLY MORNING RUSH.
THANKS to Mrs. H. w. G., Arlington J
There haven't been many replies
to Mrs. j. L. S. with the m. prob
lem. Like her 1 am the mother of
three, l, 2 and years old. If she
is as exhausted as I am at the end
of the day, getting up much before 7
An. will be a physical impossibility.
Here is the simple, but effective pro-
gram my husband and l have
worked out to deal with that early
morning rush. Surely her husband
will be cooperative enough to
undertake few light, but necessary
duties.
Both up at am. Husband starts
coffee while begin warming babys
bottle Che drinks from cup at
other meals and wash. Husband
shaves and I dress while baby takes
his bottle by himself. When hus-
band has finished shaving he gets
the girls up while I am dressing
the baby and starting breakfast for
all. Husband dresses while I settle
the girls at their breakfast and fin
ish preparations for ours. Usually
my husbands breakfast is ready and
the day off to brave start by 7:45
m. I give the baby his cereal and
egg when my own breakfasts is over
The early bottle of milk was just Ito
hold him as he is always hungry
on waking and I have no opportu-
nifty to sit and feed him at that
time. This one bottle in the course
of the day has not interferred with
his drinking from a cup at his other
meals.
I hope Mrs. j. L. S. may find some
thing helpful in the above. Though
simple in practice I must admit it
sounds complicated to write.
YEAST ROLLS.
CANDIED SWEET POTATOES.
buHhS " NIS. E. y MCI.,
WdShington)
I would like to submit my recipe
for yeast rolls in reply to request
from Mrs. B. F. S. for egg yeast
bread. I have never tried making
this into loaves, but it makes very
delicious rolls. The dough can be
kept in the ice box for several days.
Dilute cake yeast in Z cup tepid
water. To l cup boiling water add
u cup shortening, y cup sugar, l
scant tablespoon salt. After these
have dissolved add l cup cold water
and let cool, then add 2 beaten eggs
and the yeast. Sift 8,a cups flour
in pan, add cups of the flour to
the yeast mixture and beat with a
dover beater until well mixed, then
add the balance of the flour. Knead