Evening star., 1948-11-05
Readers Clearing House
RESTYLING HOuSE2

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From Mrs. Z. Z. p, Washington.)
: We have just purchased a 7-year-
old house and desire to have the
kitchen restyled. Are steel cabinets
preferable to wood? Do they chip
easily and do they have any disad-
vantages over wood?
Also, would like to have wall-to-
wall carpets in halls, living room
and dining room. Are there any
disadvantages to carpets Of this
type? How are they cleaned and
what do you do when the carpets
show wear, since I assume the stair
way would wear much sooner than
other areas?
One more thing, the walls and
woodwork must be redecorated. The
woodwork is white with the excep-
ton of the doors, which are stained.
Should the doors be white, too, to
make it more uniform or should I
leave them stained, since I have
two boys under 8 who leave tiny
fingerprints on white woodwork and
the stained wood definitely would
not be so hard to keep clean. Is
there a product that I could use on
the wallpaper to keep it cleaner for
the children? I believe I read some
where of a plastic which is applied
and leaves surface that can be
washed? Is 1t a success?
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CANAPES; HOSE SUGGESTION.
From Mrs. E. A. A., Landoper Hills. }
To the reader inquiring about ca
napes, etc. The following are all
canapes I have used in entertaining.
They are simple to prepare, rela-
lively inexpensive and very attrac-
tive to serve.
Crackers spread lightly with pate
de foie gras or any of various cheese
spreads and decorated with slice Of
small stuffed olive or pimento slice.
Celery stalks filed with caviar
Sounds fancy, but caviar Is no more
expensive than cheeseD and busted
with riced, boiled egg.
Bacon, wrapped olives. Extremely
attractive and always q tremendous
hit. Use giant stuffed olives and
wrap with proportionate slice Of
bacon, pierce with q toothpick.
These may be made up beforehand
and stored in refrigerator. Takes
only a moment to fry and serve
hot. Delicious!
Open faced sandwiches on differ
ent kinds of breads, cut into dainty
"party-sized" pieces and spread with
various cheese dncluding creamed
cheese). Each sandwich topped
with a piece Of sardine or kippered
snack and a slice Of boiled egg.
pimento, olive slices, pickle slices,
etc. Many various schemes can be
worked out while preparing. Parsley
trim on serving dish is always ap-
pealing to the eye.
A suggestion of my own. We've
all heard of buying two pair of hose
just alike in case we get run. we've
still got two good pairs. Well. do
that and I also always wrap an ex-
ira stocking just in case I get run
when I am out. Should the worst
occur. simply pop into the nearest
ladies room and change. Also, as
the mother of several active young
sters I find that no matter how
careful I am my nails tend to catch
or snag my hose, so I wear gloves
while putting stockings on.
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PARADISE LOAF?"
(From Mrs. c. M. NJ. Washington.
Has any one a cake recipe called
Paradise Loaf?" It's baked in a
loaf pan and has coconut and nuts
in 1t.
CLEANING TOY BEAR.
From Mrs G. c. X, Washington.
I have been told that small white
articles, like linen hats and such
which cannot be washed can be
cleaned successfully by shaking in
bag of cornmeal. I would believe
that this same type treatment would
clean your bear. I would suggest
(since bag is not practicaD that
you use a small brush with the
cornmeal and do the job over the
bathtub or laundry tub in order to
avoid a meSsv cjean.,,p afterward