Evening star., 1946-10-07
Readers Clearing House
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.

ANSWERS TO QUERIES.
from L. A. O., Washington
To Mrs. j. M, Arlington: Try
ironing the rayon dress when dry
with cool iron. I had a similar ex.
perience and found this solution
To Mrs. l.. S. M. Wash gray bath
towels well, then hang them in the
sun. wetting them when they dry
It may take several days to. bleach
them. but I've done this and beer
successful.
To Mrs. M. NJ: Soak the place or
the rug where chewing gum has ad.
hered with ether. This can be OBJ.
tanned at any drug store. Wipe Oh
and repeat until all is removed.
To Mrs. T. S.: II you use oil paints
On glass they can be washed. Only
oil or turpentine will remove them.
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GRAHAM CRACKER
PINEAPPLE DESSERT.
From Mrs. r. r., Wdshington.)
Cream together cups Ak sugar
u cup butter, 4 teaspoon. almond
extract. Add, one at a time, eggs
and beat we'll. 2. Whip cup heavy
cream. Add / cup crushed pine
apple (well drained). 8. Crush y
pound graham crackers or vanilla
waters fine; divide crumbs In half
Arrange first half on bottom of pan
about 9 inches square. Spread No
mixture thin. Spread No. mix
ture over that and cover with re-
naming crumbs. Let stand in re-
frigerator "a hours. Serves 1912.
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MACARONI MOUSSE;
HOUSECLEANING SERVICE?
from Mrs. H. j. S., Falls Church. J
A reader recently requested recl-
pes for macaroni dishes. I would
like to submit the following recipe
which is the only macaroni dish my
husband has ever liked, and I serve
it often. Half the recipe baked in
individual caSseroles serves two
generously.
cooked macaroni, 112 cups scalding
milk, l cup soft bread cubes, "a cup
melted butter or magazine, pimen-
to cut fine Optional. 2 tablespoons
green pepper is good, l. tablespoon
onion, chopped fine; cup cheese
cut in small cubes; 3 eggs, beaten;
salt and pepper to taste.
Mix macaroni, milk, butter and
other ingredients as above, adding
the beaten eggs last. Bake in mod
crate oven until a golden brown, 20
to 80 minutes.
1 would be interested in hearing
whether any of the readers have
had experience with the house
cleaning services one hears about;
are they expensive, practical for
small homes, ETC.?
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REMOVING CHEWING GUM.
from Mrs. J. A. S., La Plata, Md
In answer to Miss M NJ, Wash
ington, I have always used ice for
the removal of chewing gum from
any article. Just rub it over the
gum. You will find it will roll right
off. Keep rubbing over the gum
until it all rolls away.
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OATMEAL MUFFINS.
(Fron, Mrs. H. O. w., Washington.)
Two-thirds cup oats tuncooked)
~ cups -four, cup milk, tea
spoons baking powder, y teaspoon
salt, 8 tablespoons sugar, table
spoons melted butter, egg. Turn
scalded milk on oats and let stand
S minutes, add sugar, salt and but
ter. SIT in flour and baking pow
der, mix thoroughly and add egg
well beaten. Bake in creased pans.
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PEONIES.
from Mrs. r. A. H., Manassas, va
For Mrs. r. c., Arlington: Per-
haps your peonies are planted too
deep. That will keep them from
blooming. They should be blooming
by now. A little bone meal put
around them in the fall is bene-
fetal.
COOKING YELLOW GRITS?
(Fror, Mrs. E. A. S., CheUy Chdse.)
On a recent trip to North Caro-
lima I bought some yellow grits.
Then when l got home I realized
I had no recipe for cooking them.
Can any one help me out?
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from Mrs. A. A., BrGndyl1tne, Md
For Mrs. L. S. M, Washington ::
Have you tried buckram as a lin