Evening star., 1946-03-27
s1EAcH1Nd SILK?

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Enjoy reading your column and
wonder If your readers could help
me with this problem. Several years
aao I received q lovely white silk
hand d-tatted cap for my baby. In
tending to use 1t for another baby,
I found it had become slightly yel-
low in one spot. I carefully washed
It in mild lukewarm soapy water.
Then used a well-known bleach
In the rinse water. To my dis
appointment, the whole cap turned
yellow. Can any OF your readers
tell me Of any method to restore the
original white color?
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SALT AND PEPPER SHAKERS.
fFrom Mrs. C.. B., Washington.)
Mrs. T. r. S., asks through your
column how she may obtain small
corks for her salt and pepper shak-
ers. I had the same trouble and
finally hit upon the idea Of using
small pieces Of either scotch tape or
adhesive tape and pasted 1t over the
openings in the shakers and I liked
1t better than the corks. May I
suggest that Mrs. T. r. s. try this?
May I also thank you and your
readers Of the Clearing House"
for its fine work. I've benefited
many times from its recipes, hints.
etc.
CHINESE DISH.
(Front M. E. M, Wdsl,ington.)
Chinese recipes are interesting
and good. Here's q real Chinese dish
for the lady who wanted Chinese
recipes. Fried Rice and Pork: Three
tablespoons peanut oil, large onion,
peeled, sliced, 2 cups cubed cold
roast pork, 2 cups cold cooked rice,
J eggs, slightly beaten, l teaspoon
soy sauce. n teaspoon salt, "A tea
spoon mel jing (gourmet) powder.
Heat oil in heavy skillet Saute
onion brown, add meat, rice. Toss
with fork until heated. Add eggs,
seasonings, continuing to turn gent
ly until eggs have set. Serve on
hot dish with fried vegetables.
Wash, cut In 2-inch pieces, water
cress, Chinese cabbage, spinach,
celery. bean sprouts. Dry, put in
skillet In hot oil, turn constantly
until heated. thoroughly wilted,
cooks very quickly. The Chinese do
not like vegetables cooked much.
Sprinkle with salt, soy sauce when
dishes are ready to serve. Sauces
and other seasonings are sold in the
Chinese groceries and other stores.
The Chinese eat more pork than
any other nation.
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-. COMMENTS.
(From Mrs. L. X, Arlington.)
Answering Mrs. j. s. c., who
hesitates to run grounds down her
sink drain, will say I have done
this over period of at least six
years and in three different houses
and never had a clogged drain.
Perhaps the coffee grounds helped
keep the dain clean, at any rate,
1t never hurt them.
I like the column classification
idea, too. Why not: Recipes on
Monday, Infant and Child Problems
on Tuesday and Thursday. House.
hold Hints on Wednesday and Fri
day. Gardening on Sunday.
VENETIAN BLIND CORDS.
(From Mrs. L. r. ~, Washinqton J
Relative to Venetian Blind Cords,
al climbing and creeping out of
reach may be prevented this way.
Pull cord to close tightly and tie
. knot. Then pull cord to open
the blind fully and knot cord there.
These knots cannot 90 over the
pulley and there is no slipping Of
the cord any more. Simple and
ever eficient. Try IL.
QUERY?
(Fronl Mrs. G. D, Arlineton.)
A hearty thank you to the two
gentlemen answering about the
Venetian Blinds. Now we are hop
ing to build in the spring, have a
bedroom downstairs and full bath
and leave upstairs unfinished t3l
bedrooms Upstairs. Any advice pro
or CONF Would this save substan-
tially7
GOOD COFFEE?
(From Mrs. c. E. S., Arlington.)
I hope some one can help me
out regarding an aluminium coffee
pot. We are not coffee drinkers
but do like q cup of coffee occa-
sionally but every time we try to
make coffee, it tastes bitter and
has an aluminium taste. I have
boiled the pot with soda as it is an
electric percolator, hence cannot be
put down in water. Can some one
tell me what to do to make a good