Evening star., 1947-05-29
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passed on the information whenever
I had the opportunity.
| From Mrs. W. M. l., Indian Head. J
A large 5 and 10 In Washington
carries a cream wax and polish In
LIQUID form, which will remove the
marks from black rubber heels.
have used it and found 1t very sat
isfactory. This method will not
harm the finish of your floor. For
further information, I can be con-
tacted at Indian Head 1882.
From Mrs. c. J. W., Washington. J
Heel marks on hardwood floors
might be eradicated by washing
with special floor finish, and then
polishing with paste wax. I never
use water on my floors. This floor
finish is inexpensive, only IS cents
per gallon at hardware stores. Wash
floors with the finish, polish with
paste wax, and I think you will be
pleased with the result.
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LoW-cALORIE FOODS.
From Mrs. r. N. L., Alexandria,
For Mrs. T. S.. Warrenton. Mrs.
T. SIS problem is my own, for
have to watch my calories, too.
And I do love to eat! I think
Heaven must be a place where one
can eat all the good things and
never have to worry about getting
fat!
I have found. through sad expert
ence, that If I am going to stick
to a low-calorie diet, it has to be
palatable. In the matter of salads
and desserts, about which she par
ticularly asks, here are a few prac-
tices I have found helpful.
Salads: Since I like mayonnaise
or French dressing in mixed salads,
I rarely eat them, and when I do,
I cut down OH the amount I use in
my portion, rarely over l teaspoon
go calories); I find that I like
these salads less moist with mayon-
naise than heretofore. Usually
take my salads as raw vegetables,
carrot strips, celery, etc, and eaten
at the beginning of the meal, these
low vegetables help take
the edge off my healthy appe-
tite. I used to make. salad dress
Hings with mineral oil, but I see
that this practice is now frowned
upon. You might be interested in
reading diet and Die" in the April
Coronet, which touches on this
subject.
Sweets: AS you cease pampering
your sweet tooth, you discover that
you do not crave sweets as desper-
ately. A piece of fresh fruit or
slightly sweetened with saccharin)
cup of tea will still that mid-after-
noon longing. Fresh fruit Is a good
ending to any low-calorie meal. A
few raisins help "a very few, for
dried fruits are high in calories).
An occasional chocolate cream dis
solved meltingly on the tongue.
Also, occasionally. a LITTLE wedge
of pie, or SMALL piece of cake,
or a SCANT bit of ice cream will
act as sort of psychological safety
valve. Jello or fruit whip made
with egg white and canned baby
fruit (Which is not highly sweet
enedD are also good low-calorie
desserts.
Miscellaneous: Cut down on your
salt intake Drink water only be-
tween meals, for water taken dur
ing mealtirne stretches the stomach
so that 1t takes a large quantity of
food for you to feel satisfied, it also
whets the taste buds. But drink at
least eight glasses Of water day.
Take skim milk or buttermilk.
Have only one helping of one starchy
food per meal. Take meats without
fat, preferably broiled. No fried
foods or gravies.
POEM WANTED?
From Mrs. S. H. H., Siluer Spring. J
My father is coming to visit us and
I would like to greet him with a
poem he has been wanting for years.
1t is a poem on Spring" and he
remembers only two lines:
The festive goat and the sportive COW
Hilarious hop from boueh to bough
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soGGY PIE:
READING SYSTEM.
From Mrs. II. M. NJ, Washington. J
To Mrs. M. D. regarding soggy
lemon pie, perhaps your pie stands
too long before eating. I find that
all such types of pie should be made
shortly before eating. Pie shell
should be crisp and well baked before
putting in the filling and then al
lowed to cool. I usually let filing
get quite cool before putting on
meringue. as the filing stiffens as it
cools. Have good luck with both the
prepared mix and the usual filling
made with corn starch.
Perhaps enough has been said on
the subject of teaching the child to
read, but I have been watching the
suggestions given and most of them
seem to recommend various methods
of sight" reading I feel very
strongly that children should learn
sound" reading, as how else will
they increase their vocabulary to
include longer words they meet as
they advance to the higher grades?
Therefore, I taught my children to
figure out the words by spelling them
out and sounding them-at home In
the eyeningS-and by the time they