Evening star., 1947-03-31
TOILET SOAP.

fFrom Mrs. J. H., HollyDood, Nd
am a daily reader of your RICH
would like to send a recipe fol-
toilet soap to N. D., Washington.
Five pounds clarified melted
grease, l can lye, 21z pints cold
water. 4 tablespoons borax, 3 table
spoons glycerin. May add "a ounce
oil of lavender and little chloro-
phyl to color 1t green. OF course
this makes it more expensive.)
Here's another suggestion. I make
the above soap, omitting the glyc-
erin, for laundry use. After soap
is finished, I cut up / pound soap
into chips, add 2 gallons hot water
heat until dissolved. Store in gall
lon glass containers for use in dish
washing and washing machine.
For any one who has never made
soap I will add directions. Have
melted fat lukewarm Clio degrees
If you use a dairy thermometer
Dissolve lye in quart water, cool
to ITO degrees. Add lye solution to
fat, slowly, stirring constantly
Mix rest of ingredients with cup
water and add. Beat hard until
thick. Pour into box lined with
cloth. Mark. break when cold, store.
Better when aged a while.
H&*
sos?
(Fronr Mrs. H. S., WdShtngton.)
Have some water spots on our liv-
ing room set (mohair frieze). How
can get them out? Also an easy
method Of cleaning same set. We
have no vacuum cleaner.
We have an oval rag rug which we
send to the laundry when soiled-
however, it does not lie fiat. There
Is always a wrinkle In the middle OIL
a big hump. How can I remedy
this?
Does any one have a foolproof
jellyroll recipe? What part of the
stove to bake it? Mine always
cracks when I roll it and bakes much
longer than specified.
Also when baking cream puffs
does there have to be soft soggy
dough in center when split in half?
Z bake pretty good cakes, but
cookies are my problem. 1t seems
overbake them. How can you tel
when they're done? Especially
chocolate or molasses cookies. I can
only bake one pan at time in my
stove and by removing and putting
In new pans the temperature lowers
SO I raise heat and it gets too hot
If I leave it alone the cookies bake
too slowly I have an oven ther-
mometer. too.
I have an electric table model
broiler. I am not allowed to eat
fried foods but can't seem to broi
fish well in it. Can any one tel
me what to do? fry the fish for my
husband but can't seem to get a
crisp crust. 1t is soggy. What is
the trouble?
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.
(Fronl Mrs. r. H. G., T1kon,d Park J
For food for Venice, Italy, these
will be appreciated: Rice, beans
packaged soups, cocoa, tea, coffee
dried eggs and milk and SOAP.
To Mrs. A. M. For a boys room
how about curtains in checked ging-
ham, or plaid pongee, which you
may tint Il used red)? Or why not
be different and use ordinary OIL
cloth, which can be wiped with a
damp cloth?
To Mrs. E. M. In deciding on
waterpaint, be guided on future use
Of walls. If this is a temporary
dwelling, it may be all right, but
II you decide to repaper later, you'll
have difficulty. I have. found this
paint difficult to keep clean, espe-
cially where there are children.
Also, the cracks on old paper will
soon show through. 1t is unsatis-
factory when used over dark paper,
or dark flowers, etc.
To Mrs. M. A. For cup handles,
try dipping them in melted, pow
dered alum. I hope they'll stick
tfllo
To the lady on cleaning silver:
This has been discussed at length
several times, but would like to sum
up one of the leading authorities
There is nothing like the good, old
fashioned elbow grease type of
polishing. You ask about the soda
and salt solution. That's all right
they say-once in a while-and
only If the silver is very black and
blue. This method removes the
laying" tone or color of the metal
Each piece of silver must touch
part of the aluminium pan in order
to work. Use 2 quarts of boiling
water and l tablespoon salt and
tablespoon soda. This should be
used only on plain patterned silver
A hint: Keep a piece of camphol
In box or drawer of silver, to help
prevent discoloration NEVER have
anything Of rubber near silver; il
furnishes 1t Immediately.
RE: SCHEDULES.
(Fron, Mrs. Fl. S. NJ, Falls Church.
For Mrs. L. M. Med. Arlington
There will be a difference of ideas
I've no doubt, but personally I be.
lieve that an hourly schedule TO,
the average housewife is a lot o1
bunk. For me, it would just be one
more thing to take care of, anc
watch the clock to see if I was run
DOROTHY !
Dear Dorothy Dix: I am in my
early teens and am very lonely anc