Evening star., 1948-03-05
(Froru. Mrs. M. r.. p, BertDyn
HetUhtS.I

(Frons. Mrs. M. r.. p, BerrDyn
Hetghts.)
To Mrs. M. Z. c. of Washington.
hope that from our experience IN
taking OF wallpaper I can be Of some
help to you. My husband purchased,
for very reasonable sum at large
mail order company who have stores
OF, Bladensburg road and Wisconsin
avenue, an ordinary garden spray. 1t
has q tank that can be strapped on
the back and q hose with nozzle
with holes In 1t. All you do is spray
your wall and let soak In for while;
then scrape; you'll be surprised how
easily 1t comes OF and you need no
steam. My husband removed paper
from nine rooms, and some rooms
had eight and nine layers which had
been painted over with the water
paint also. Then when you are down
to the plaster you can put your wall
sizing right in this same spray tank.
It's much faster and easier than
applying with brush.
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RADIANT HEAT.
from Mrs. A. L., B. L1ndoDer.)
I would like to answer the ques-
tions of Mrs. j. e. s., Arlington,
about radiant heat: We have been
In our radiantly heated home since
last August. can say mo" in an
xwer tn both of her queries In re-
yards to -dampness: and feet swelling.
I'm not qualified to, answer whether
the heat would dry outea wood .hoor
They've told us tt would, but my
husband believes 1t would not harm
q. good we'll seasoned floor. The as
phalt tile is q different problem.
It's almost impossible to keep 1t
looking presentable. We have used
the best wax, and even tried a plas-
tic coating. They scuf up and track
I'D terribly. This tile Is also very
delicate. One must use only q water
base wax, and no oil Of any kind
on the floors. To sum 1t up, in my
opinion, the heat would be o. K. II
not coupled with the tile. However,
with radiant heat there Is no base
naent, and in our case, that limits
the laundry facilities.
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ORANGE-COCONUT. CAKE.
from L. d. w., WGshtngton.J
7 am sending in the following
orange-coconut cake recipe in re-
sponse TO the request Of j. G. G.,
Silver Spring. However, have been
meaning to send this in for some
time because 1t is definitely an extra
good recipe.
Three-fourths cup shortening
(margartne excellent), 2 cups
sugar, III teaspoons grated orange
rind (optional), 4 eggs Separate
and save 2 whites for icing, 81
cups sifted -four, ~ teaspoons bak-
nag powder, " teaspoon salt, n cup
orange juice, strained, Y cup water,
u cup moist coconut (dry can be
used. Cream shortening, add sugar
gradually. When well creamed add
egg yolks and orange rind, If used.
Sift -four, baking powder and salt
together, then add alternately with
orange juice and water combined
together. Add coconut to batter and
fold in stifny beaten egg whites.
Bake ut 325 degrees for As minutes.
COMMENTS.
from Mrs. J. p, Wdshington.)
I am very glad to see several peo-
pie defending cats. am afraid a
great many people don't know the
facts. After all, q cat Is only an
animal, but very useful one.
read In q magazine not long ago
the statement that the West could
not have been settled without. cats.
Most OF the covered wagons of the
pioneers carried cats, and these cats
and their kittens kept the rodents
from destroying whatever crops were
raised. The rodents weren't so nu-
nierous as all that when the people
moved In, but they multiplied when
their food supply increased, so they
could have done lots of damage.
II the man who asked why his
wife's geraniums do not bloom will
see that they are in pots no larger
than 4 inches, and do not have rich
soil, he probably will get blooms.
My book says they must be pot
bound, and If the soil Is too rich
m nitrogen they will grow leaves
instead of blossoms.
have been very much interested
in home rule for the District, and
have remarked on many occasions
that the inmates of the District are
almost on q level with the inmates
Of insane asylums and penitenti-
aries, as far as voting goes. OF
course In the States the insane can
vote until they are apprehended and
committed to an asylum. The only
immediate solution I see is to move
out, which we intend to do as soon
- we can get house built. We
have already bought and paid for
our lind.
I am also in favor of doing away
with those silly oleomargarine laws
That Is another example of a very
small group blocking any progress
that would benefit the greater part
Of the country, just to satisfy their
own selfish interests.
GARBANZOS?
(Frons Mrs. J. M. j.. Washington
I would like to know how to cook
chick peas (garbanzos).
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