Evening star., 1948-03-26
Readers Clearing House
QUERIES AND COMMENTS.

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QUERIES AND COMMENTS.
From Mrs. r. X. T., Arlington.)
The many helpful suggestions and
opinions so well chosen for printing
make your column my high light of
the days paper. I would like to
hear some ones experience with
the spring type aluminium clothes
pins. Will they corrode or in any
other way stain the clothing, as the
wooden ones eventually will?
Can some one tell me the amount
Of cornstarch or -four which would
be used for thickening per table
spoon OF tapioca called for in 10
many fruit pie recipes in the cook
books?
Also would like favorite recipe
for chocolate pie filling. I have
a good cook book, but I think there
must be a better recipe than the
one it offers.
Hurrah for our librarian, Mrs.
w. r. B.! once worked as a clerk
in public library for a short time,
and was amazed at the weird ques-
ticns the public telephoned in to
nave answered, and have seen the
girls spend all afternoon tracking
down elusive facts, and all with the
best Of grace. Recently I made my
first visit to the Library of Con-
gress. and it is an experience every
one in the area should take advan-
tage Of. The books and the service
are superb. Just living in this area
is delightful and worthwhile ex-
perience, for here we have so many
facilities unequaled anywhere else
in the world.
For those not having food grind
ers. bread crumbs can be made very
easily by thoroughly drying bread
as A. K. suggests, and then rolling
on bread board with the rolling pin.
Since reading that well-p0lished
pan bottom tends to reflect the heat
instead of absorbing it, which we
want it to do, I have ceased polish
ing the copper bottoms Of the stain
less steel wear.
For A. F., with the vacuum cleaner
trouble. I, too, have q new tank
type cleaner and think 1t is mar
velous. However, my agent and in
struction book recommend the
round, long-bristled dusting brush
for sweeping down the cobwebs,
and it works beautifully. We pur-
chased the extra replacement kit,
which contains the extra bag, dust
ing brush and light-colored brush
for walls just like the floor brush,
and feel that in the long run it will
be more economical. I can save
the one round busting brush for
screens. corners around the floor
and other very dirty jobs. and keep
the other for busting that Is not
so black. The fiber-board narrow
nozzle Is excellent for such jobs
as cleaning out a cold-air register,
the underneath part of the refriger-
ator where the unit is, and If there
Is q crack between Dashboard mold
ing and floor will fit closely to 1t
and extract the dirt from under
meath the molding.
My thanks to Mrs. s. H. p. for
reminding me to use the waffle iron
more often. After reading her let
ter I raided my shelf, made a cream
sauce using salad oil, seasoned 1t
with garlic salt; boiled two eggs,
added the quartered hard-boiled
eggs, then drained sardines from
one small can, spoonful of mush-
room stems and bits. and a few ships
of pimiento to the sauce and served
it over waffles. A dish fit for king.
All I can say to the cooks is, don't
be afraid to use your imagination!
The ladies who like favorits poems
will enjoy the little magazine which
sells for nickel at one OF the
large national chain grocery mar
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sona1 Touch. AL the poems used in
this column are somebody's favor
ite, many will be already familiar
to you, and the ones which are
new are the kind of poems with
which you would like to become
familiar. They will welcome you
sending in your favorite poem for
their consideration for publication,
and know 1t Is the sharing Of good
things the RICH readers excel in.
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