Evening star., 1947-04-07

side in a very short time and this
is very bad for MIR. Goldfish. II you
wish to keep tank in sunny place
you will have to clean much oftener.
I believe the changing of the water
is one of the most important things
in the care of these little creatures.
Never change water without allow
ing it to sit all night or at least
several hours so that it will become
room temperature before you put 1t
in tank. This also allows all the
chlorine in the water to evaporate.
I have a glass bowl with room tenn
perature water in it and little salt
all ready for Mr.. Goldfish when I
am ready to clean the tank. The
salt bath is very good. The recon-
mended amount is a teaspoon to a
gallon of water, but in a bowl I
lust shake a little in and let him
have 1t for a half hour or hour. Do
not use soap to clean tank; clean 1t
with dry salt and rinse well. A
little gravel or sand on bottom OF
tank Is recommended but not neces-
sary.
Food. I use a well-known fish
food found at all dime stores, not
the flakes, do not know anything
about them. Feed q small pinch
only once day. The rule is no
more than they can eat in five min
utes
Greens. This is a problem and I
have just given up. Mr.. Goldfish
will not let them alone, he pulls
them out. have tried tying them
fast to stone but he always man
ages to get them loose and they
float and rot and make a messy,
dirty tank. I asked party in the
Fish & Wildlife about this and he
told me this is a habit Of goldfish
and not much one can do about it.
Watch your water temperature and
amount of food and a clean tank
and you should have luck. ] have
one I have had six or seven years,
and he is going strong. The salt
bath is excellent II fish seems Ill.
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MY WONDERFUL ONE?
from Mrs. M. H. M, Wnshtngtoa.)
I should like to know if any one
can supply me with the words to the
old song, MY Wonderful One"
THANK YOU NOTE.
From Mrs. r. L. G., WashingtonJ
This is to thank most sincerely
all those who responded to our
request for clothing to forward to
the needy families in Europe. Many
wonderful gifts were received, in
cluding mems clothing and chill
drenis shoes, heavy sox, etc. Sew
eral others called and asked to be
put in touch with various local
agencies, in order to continue max
ing such contributions. This is
most gratifying, especially in view
of the continued desperate con-
ditions overseas. Recent letters from
England emphasize this need, as
the recent heavy SHOWS prevented
many from reaching their sources
of even limited food, while on the
continent hunger is even more wide
spread. Many thanks to all who
helped us to help others!
USING HORSE REIN?
From Mrs. C. L. B., Washington J
have several yards of horse rein"
which I would like to put to some
use. BY the way, it's a good pas
time for children, making horse rein.
Does anybody have any sugges-
tions as to how can use it to make
a rug? Tried once. but was unsuc-
cessful; believe I used too light
(weight) a backing.
ORANGE CAKE.
From M. S. D., Wdshington.)
In answer to a request from Mrs.
A. r. L., Kensington, I believe the
following recipe for orange angel
food" cake is what she desires. Beat
well 4 egg yolks and add teaspoon
water. Beat gradually into egg
yolks III cups sugar. Add " cupl
strained orange juice. Beat. Add
~ cups -four, l teaspoon baking
powder, sifted 4 times together.
Stir in gradually. Fold in 4 stiff1y
beaten egg whites. Add l teaspoon
emon extract. Bake in angel food
pan for hour at 300 degrees. Do
not grease pan. Invert pan to cool.
Ice with whipped cream or orange
butter icing, the recipe for the latter
3eing as follows:
Cream tablespoons butter. Add
cups of powdered sugar (sifted) |
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