Evening star., 1946-01-30
HANDCRAFT COURSES,

HANDCRAFT COURSES.
(From Mrs. M. L. B., Washington. J
To M. B. of Arlington in The Star
OF January Is, who wants to know
about a handcraft course. It was
not made clear what type of hand
craft was desired, as the field is al
most unlimited.
At the University of Maryland,
College Park, Md, a crafts course is
now being given. I believe it will be
offered the second semester. It is
not In the college curricula, but un-
der the direction of Mr.. Zeller, su-
pervisor of vocational subjects, Up
per Marlboro, Md. This course is
given under provisions of the
George-Deen fund for adult educa-
ton, and is given in the evening or
late afternoon. Any community
may avail itself of these funds and
set up classes in adult education.
know that many classes are being
taught in Prince Georges County
university of Maryland included)
| Montgomery County, Md, and
Washington, D. C. If M. B. wants a
crafts class in her community, sug-
gest she contact the county superin-
tendent Of education where she lives.
The requirements are usually as fol-
lows: M. B. must secure at least Is
members who also want the class.
and an average of 10 must attend
for Is regular lessons. If Is men,
bers wish class, every effort will be
made to secure an instructor. There
Is usually very small fee, or no fee,
students usually supply all of their
own materials.
The D. C. schools have an extern
sive program in adult education, and
I also suggest that M. B. contact the
head of evening school and adult
education at Central High School,
as well as the department head of
industrial arts, Mr. Zeerfoss, and de-
partment head of home economics,
Mrs. Rush, also at Central. under
stand that these people will supply
instructors for adult classes, if there
is sufficient enrolment or requests
for specific courses.
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SAUSAGE.
From Mrs. r. E. B., Washington }
In response to Mrs. M. J. A., who
inquiries as to what to do to keep
green link sausage from bursting,
I want to tell her if she will roll
them in -four before frying, they
will not burst. I read that years
ago and tried it and found it worked
like charm. I think it also i'm
proves the taste.
SHOULDERETTE;
QUERIES?
(From Mrs. E. w, Washington
For B. M. H., Takoma Park, Md:
You will find directions for a
knitted shoulderette on page 40 of
the Minerva Complete Knitting
Manual, volume 81, published by
the James Lee e. Sons Co., Bridge
port, Pa. You might find the book
on some of the art goods counters
of the downtown stores, but I'm
certain that you will be able to get
it at one of the shops listed under
knit goods in the classified sec
tion of the telephone directory. I
made shoulderette from this pat
tern and gave it as a Christmas
present.
Perhaps some one could help me
with two little problems I have.
My 2-year-old is fascinated by the
laces in his new shoes and wants
to help me by trying to tie them at
least about so times a day, or SO
it seems. But he only succeeds in
keeping his shoelaces united. Can
any one suggest a method of tying
the laces so that tiny fingers can't
get them undone so frequently, or
do I just wait patiently until the
little fellow learns to tie as well
as unite the laces?
My other problem concerns frying
food in glass skillet. I have re-
ceived these skillets as gifts and
would like to be able to say truth
fully that they give me great deal
of pleasure. As 1t is, use them as
glass covers when I am steaming
something in my iron skillets or as
saucepans when I am warming up
small bits of food or as baking
dishes. / have followed the direc-
tions for seasoning that came with
the gifts, but still don't seem to be
able to fry foods without having
them stick. I've tried adjusting the
flame under the skillets, thinking
my rate of cooking was at fault, but
| it does no good. Is there a trick
about frying in glass or am I just
dumb? Please help convince me it
lie tho fprroort