Evening star., 1945-07-23
HELPFUL HINTS.

Place small glass (cheese spread
type) over your salt shaker, 1t will
keep it free running in D. G.
There is a dry shampoo on the
market that is a lifesaver for
children who are sick, also for adults
with long illnesses; for old people
who can't lean over it may be done
half at time if they are weak.
Rinse baby clothes in vinegar after
bleaching, it takes the slick feel and
odor away.
Cut little ones bread with cookie
cutter. More fun to eat!
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NAME FOR ESTATE.
From Mrs. G. E., Rockuille.)
1t. r. S. A., U. S. NJ, PatuXent,
3 Md: May submit very lovely
name for your estate-"Tree Tops"
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CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM:
LEMON ICE?
from Mrs. J. D. M, Washington. J
In reply to Mrs. H. N. It's request
for chocolate ice cream. Delicious
chocolate ice cream can be made by
using the "basic vanilla ice cream
recipe" Simply add two squares of
unSWeetened melted chocolate to
the warm milk. Beat with rotary
beater to blend thoroughly, and omit
vanilla. This recipe also makes
two extra teaspoonfuls of lemon
Juice, making four in all, and cup
and half of fresh, thoroughly
mashed peaches. Omit vanilla. I
use a fork for mashing. If the
peaches are not thoroughly mashed,
peach pieces will freeze and spoil
the texture of the cream. The first
time 1 tried this I added a little
sugar to the peaches. This was a
mistake, as the sweetened milk
makes the cream sweet enough.
1 enjoy the Clearing House so
much-it has such a nice old-faSh-
ioned, neighborly flavor"
I wonder if some reader has
good recipe for lemon ice.
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TRANSMITTING BOXWOOD2
From Mrs. C. C. L., AlerandriG.)
How and when is best to trans
plant young lockwood? And what
type of soil is recommended?
REMOVING MILDEW?
From Mrs. E. P. A., Springfield,
Va
Is there any way to remove mildew
from colored fabric?
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FOOD BUDGET;
TRAVEL HINT.
from Mrs. C. F. B., SilUer Spring.
somehow missed the first letter
on food budgets but read the an
swer of Mrs. j. L. S. saying that
$50 a month covers the food eX-
penses of three children and, I
presume, two adults. I would like
to confirm her figures with mine.
I have three adults as we'll as three
children, ages Z, Az and 2, and I
average SIC a month per person or
sos month for food for the six
of us. This includes $16-$20 a
month for milk. as I get from six
to eight quarts every other day. 1t
also includes the miscellaneous items
such as soap, cleansers, tissues, etc.,
that one normally buys at the chain
stores. Mrs. M. C.'S figure of $35
week for groceries seems high unless
she has larger family; though l
realize that if she has adolescent-
aged children instead of small ones
that would make considerable diff
ference. But as for us, we live very
comfortably on our $95 month.
We have good meat, though not
often the best cut, of course; all the
butter we want for eating q cook
and fry in shortening), some cream,
lots of milk and the expensive fresh
fruits and vegetables reasonably
often.
Also a suggestion for the trip to
California. If the weather is hot the
baby can, of course, be fed directly
from a new jar or can of baby food
without warming, but in case OF
cold, damp DAYS when warm food
would be better, have a quart
each morning at restaurant or
any convenient place. Set the jar
of food into the thermos lid, pour
hot water around it and it will soon
be warm. If you are carrying milk
rather than using canned, carry 1t
cold in another vacuum bottle and
pour into small cheese glass to
warm the same way. A quart of hot
water will heat lot of food used
that way and it can be done by sim
ply stopping the car any where
along the side of the road with no
outside help or appliances. And it
is very nice to be self-sufhcient when
you have a baby that wants food
NOW.
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