Evening star., 1947-06-12
CLEANING RANGE

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Have forgotten the initials Of the
lady who wanted to know how to
clean her range. There are several
new detergents on the market that,
plus a tablespoonful OF bleach, will
clean grease stains, ETC., from ranges
or sinks without scratching or mar
ring in any way. Best Of AL with
out the use of lot of elbow grease,
ammonia placed on cloth in the
cold oven will remove the stains
from there easily.
To the lady who wanted direc-
tions for the preparation Of fruits
and vegetables for freezer storage.
the extension service in agriculture
and home economics of the Univer-
sity of Illinois College of Agricul-
ture, Urbana, ILL.,, puts out bulle-
tin, H. E. P. 27, that gives very COM
plete directions.
RUSTED DUTCH OVEN.
From Mrs. G. L. w., Edge,Dater, Md
For cleaning old rusted Dutch
oven, take your Dutch oven and a
pan of water, outside. Have a large
rag or a large rag wrapped and
tied around short stick. Now put
Dutch oven on the ground, put about
a handful of fine sand into oven,
clean bottom first. Dip rag or stick
into water. Rub this around your
Dutch oven until you have it clean
Turn over on side and scrub same
as the bottom. This will do the
trick if you work at it long enough
I cleaned mine this year. Then clean
outside. Get a large pan of water
and wash off all dirt. If all rust is
not gone rub with sand. Wash well
with soapy water, then take "a cup
of vinegar and cups water. Boil
on stove for about five minutes.
Wash again. Take a steel wool pad,
rub hard. Wash and dry, and put
about 2 tablespoons lard into oven.
Put over flame with lid on it. Now
take off of stove, let cool, (do not
wash this time), but get all grease
out of oven with paper hand towels,
Now your oven is clean and no rust,
Before using oven, again wash and
oil.
CHILD CLOTHES PROBLEM.
From Mrs. J. r. D., BethesdG.)
For Mrs. G.. A. W., Arlington: My
2-year-old son hates new clothes as
violently as does your boy, and
their reactions to force are iden-
tical. I'm not sure my solution will
work with a 3-year-old, but you
might try it.
A short while before I plan for
him to wear 1t give my son the
new apparel as a toy. We play
catch with it; T let him put 1t on
my head; whatever seems applicable
and produces chuckle. The plan Is
to accustom him to the new clothes
so that they won't seem strange
when he dons them. So far 1t has
worked very nicely.
You'll find, too, that If you shop
at uncongested hours, clothing
salespeople will cooperate in let
ting your son handle articles that
won't soil before try-on, thereby
minimizing uncomfortable public
scenes.
CLEANING SPOTS ON WEDDING
GOWN.
| From d. w. F., Prince Georges
County,
For Mrs. w. T. L., Arlington: In
my opinion it Is very poor economy
to attempt amateur jobs on such a
garment as wedding gown when
it is so simple, and in the long run
more economical, to send the gar
ment to a reliable, well-known dry
cleaner.
LAWN MOWER.
CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS?
| (Fron, Mrs J. E. S., Arlington.J
Some time ago some one asked for
information about an 8l4 pound
lawn mower. I have delayed this
answer because I wanted to give
ours longer trial period.
Here is the verdict. The 8A-
pound lawnmower is good for ter
traces, but is too slow and does not
do neat job on the greater part