Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-11
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you're sure 1t Is dry, use steel wool,
II necessary, and apply the second
coat. made the mistake OF putting
too heavy first coat on the tray
of high chair and it took "a hours
to dry. For a sink, this would be
inconvenient! In about three or
four months you will need another
coat. The $64 question, of course, is
how to remove it! I have about six
coats on my linoleum sink and can't
think Of any way that won't harm
the linoleum.
fFron E. S., Washington
For Mrs. D. O.. Alexandria, who
asked about covering a wooden
dralnboard. have dealt with that
problem for years as follows: First
paint the framework of the board
(not the fiat drain surface) with
white paint or enamel, as preferred.
Then cut white oil cloth just the
size OF the board, being q bit gen.
erous with the end nearest the
sink, If there are grooves in the
board. Mix generous cup of cold,
uncooked flour and water paste,
quite thick, just runny enough to
spread easily. Get all humps out,
then spread thickly on the drain
board, lay the oil cloth on and press
it smoothly into place with your
hands, rubbing toward the sink and
working out any surplus paste. Press
into the grooves firmly and over all
the surface leaving no air bubbles
or blisters underneath. Have the
cloth long enough to come down
over the lower (sink) edge of the
board and put paste enough on this
to tuck 1t under the end and stick
1t firmly In place. If done firmly
and smoothly this covering should
last about six months. Use rubber
drainboard mat, purchasable for
81 in housefurnishings departments,
to prolong the life Of the cover.
from Mrs. F. D., Vienna, Va.)
If Mrs. D. O., Alexandria, will
measure her wooden drainboard and
then go to the housewares section
Of almost any large department
store she will be able to purchase
a metal white enameled drainboard
for her sink at a cost of less than 81.
l struggled along with an I'M
signify, insanitary wooden one for
years before I came across them.
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COCKTAIL SAUCE.
REMOVING STITCH MARKS3
(Fron Mrs. L. L., Washineton.)
Cocktail Sauce: Two tablespoons
tomato catsup, 3 tablespoons lemon
juice, y teaspoon salt, l teaspoon
grated horseradish, Y teaspoon
Worcestershire sauce, tablespoons
minced celery. Chill, serve very
cold. Makes "a cup.
I have a black satin accordion
pleated skirt that I would like to
make over. Could some one tell me
how to take the marks out of it? II
have ripped the skirt apart and
pressed it, but the marks still show.
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ANISE SEED.
From E. A. S., Washington.
In reply to inquiry in November 30
issue as to where anise seed may be
obtained, I suggest Mrs. E. H. try
the drugstores. I have always pur-
chased anise or caraway seed in a
small town drugstore many miles
from Washington, and believe it
may be obtained from either a drug
store or place dealing in bakers
supplies.
DYEING HINT.
From A. E. F., LaytonsDille, Md. J
To Mrs. E. o. c., Rockville, who
wants to know whether the alumni
mum pan will ruin the dye or wheth-
er it will affect the dye action. The
answer is no" I have dyed many
things many colors in my All Club
work successfully In 5-gallon
aluminium kettle.
VERSE WANTED?
From M. D. T., Arlington.)
Does any reader know this verse
and where it can be obtained?
Build little fence of trust around
today
and therein stay
comes of joy or sorrow
the morrow"
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PATTY SHELLS.
From Mrs. /. S. F., Chepy Chase,
Nd
To Mrs. j. S. of College Park: My
advice to you would be not to try
to make patty shells. 1t is necessary
to make puff paste" and you would
spend much time and effort to OBJ
tain dubious results. There Is moth
ing worse than poor patty shells, and
even the number Of caterers who
make top quality shells Is limited.
Why not try a simple substitute like
pie shell or a toasted bread case
such as you will find directions for
in good standard cookbooks?
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SOUR MILK PANCAKES?
From T. G. S., Washington
The Clearing House has been such
a Joy and help to me. am going
to miss it immensely when we leave
Washington soon.
I wonder If some reader who
knows how to make very thin sour
milk pancakes would be SO kind as
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