Evening star., 1946-10-31

paper and put this on the cookie
sheet and bake. After you remove
them from the oven slide the brown
paper with the cookies on 1t onto
a wet towel. Let set for a few
minutes and then take knife and
lift each macaroon from brown
paner and put it on a wooden board
to cool. Hope this helps the situa-
ton!
COORDINATING FURNITURE?
From Mrs. A. H., Washington.)
Some friends of mine plan to be-
gin housekeeping in the near future
with odd pieces of furniture donated
by various members of the family.
For example. several pieces are url-
painted furniture that has been
stained, a chest Of drawers and
drop-leaf table: a coffee table and
end table match and are walnut
veneered; one occasional chair is
mahogany veneered. Then there's
a light oak bookcase and a maple
lamp! Can any one suggest what
can be done with this furniture to
make it harmonious whole? Would
you use paint or some other type OF
finish? What colors OF finishes
would you suggest?
I would appreciate some early re-
plies because the furniture must be
put in shape as soon as possible for
tniS ay-GT and his bride
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MERINGUE RECIPE.
From Mrs. Fl. E. p, Sterling, Va
Two egg whites, 2 tablespoons cold
water, Il cup sugar, Ia teaspoon
cream of tartar. Beat egg whites
with cold water until frothy. Add
cream of tartar and continue beat
ing until stiff. Add sugar a little at
q time, and continue beating until
it is dissolved. The addition of
water to egg white increases the
bulk. When putting on pie, be sure
it is close to the edges. Put in
moderate oven, never very hot one,
and heat may be slowly increased.
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WAX FROM LINOLEUM.
from Mrs. r. r., WashingtonJ
To Mrs. M. M, Washington:
Kitchen Floor: There is apparently
no solution to the problem of re-
moving old wax and dirt from in
dentations In hnoleum other then
scraping, as you have done. We had
the floors throughout our house re-
finished and asked the contractor
the best way to remove the hard
ened wax in the lines between the
squares of our linoleum. He said
that in his own home every once in
while they have a .'scraping
party" several members of the fam
lily getting to work on removing the
wax. However. we found scraping
with a screwdriver much quicker
and easier than with knife, as 1t
isn't sharp enough to damage the
surface and a large area can be
done in short time. The lines
you speak of may be too fine for
this, but in our case they were just
the width of the screwdriver.
fFron Mrs. r. J. L., Arlington.)
To the lady who asked about
cleaning wax from ridged linoleum.
We cleaned our floor thoroughly,
getting all old wax out of crevices
with steel wool and putty knife.
Then we vanished it with two
coats of linoleum varnish. 1t looks
like a new floor-and it's eight
years old.
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REBUTTAL.
(From Mrs. E. p, Arlington.)
To Mrs. H. S. of Washington, who
criticized my suggested schedule in
that I 60 to the store after 4 in the
afternoon, may I add that any
schedule is elastic, and can be moved
around to suit the individual house.
wife?
However, it Is. my opinion that
housewives who are forced to give
up salary-paying jobs in order to
raise their young, are also hard
working women. Children create
extra housework which must be
done, added to which are chores to
be performed for other members of
the family who go out to work.
Children cannot be left in the house
alone In the afternoon while they
take their maps. Therefore, there is
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