Evening star., 1948-04-13
Readers Clearing House
QUILT PATTERN.

QUILT PATTERN.
From Mrs. r. M. c., Mount Rainier. J
For Mrs. B. j. W., Kenwood. In
"Old Patchwork Quilts" by Ruth E.
Finley, there is very pretty story
about the Rose of Sharon" but
it is too long for the Clearing House
column.
I suggest you ask for the book
at public library, or in some good
book store. The women of the 18th
century went to the Bible for the
name.
1t was also called the bridal quilt.
It was supposed to be made by the
brides friends and presented as a
wedding gift.
OLD MAGAZINES?
(Fron, Mrs. A. M, Washington
Will some one tell me what to do
with my Readers Digest after I am
through with them? I cannot throw
them out If some organization can
use them. I did put them in box
at one of the department stores, but
that is not there any more. I have
1916 and 1947 copies.
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LAUNDRY TUBS.
(Fron, E. K, Washington
For Mrs. j. G. L., Washington, for
filing holes and cracks in laundry
tubs: Make a rather thick paste of
litharge powder and glycerin and
force into cracks with putty knife.
The tubs must be thoroughly dry
before applying the mixture. Allow
about "a hours for the paste to dry
before using tubs. Litharge is sold
in paint shops.
IMPERIAL CRAB7
From Mrs. F. E. B., Arlington.) %
Can any reader please furnish
recipe for Imperial Deviled Grab as
served at restaurants on the water
front?
STORING BABY CLOTHES;
1LJftO 1lNo ~ n 4Sc0p
WASHING HINTS.
(Fron, Mrs. H. S. M, Falls Church,
For Mrs. j. v. K, Greenbelt: Re:
storing baby clothes. One large
paper carton holds as much as a
medium sized trunk and is more
easily moved around. Wash all
white things-put away rough dry
wrap in blue paper. Woolens, wash,
put camphor in them, wrap in white
paper, then newspaper. Moths will
say mo thanks" Bar camphor may
be purchased at most drug stores.
The odor is much more pleasant
than moth flakes, especially for in
fants' things which may be used
again.
Baking potatoes with roast. Cut
large potatoes in 4, cutting length
wise medium size potatoes cut in
halD. Allow IL hours for cooking
I use one of the big kitchen pinch
ers" chat are useful for so many
things). I put the potatoes first on
one side in the fat that has formed
in the bottom of the pan, being
careful to wipe the potatoes on any
brown fat. then turn it over and
wipe on the other side. Place it
beside roast and so on with all
the pieces Of potato to be cooked.
Sprinkle pepper and salt, continue
cooking. When the roast is finished,
the potatoes will be brown, shiny
and cooked. I cook roast beef at
$50 degrees. If your roast is cooked
at lower temperature allow little
more time for potatoes. A few
onions, carrots are good, popped in
there. too. Carrots don't take as
long. Parsnips also go good"
around q roast. .-----
Tip. When using carrots and peas,
use fresh carrots. Cook these in
water drained from can of peas
When carrots are cooked, pour peas
into hot liquid for about 5 minutes
and serve. In this way carrots lose
none of their flavor.
Re: Washing blankets. In my ex-
perience once blanket or woolen
garment has "felted" or in other
words been shrunk to a hard, re-
duced size. nothing will undo the
damage. One must remember that
wool is animal fiber and has a
decidedly different reaction than
material made from other sources.
In washing blankets or any woolen
garment, the first time is the i'm
portant factor, the second most
factor is the temperature
of the water. The only thing in my
opinion that can't be washed per-
fectly in an automatic washer Is
woolens. I washed blankets with
perfect results in the washers which
had an adjustator in the center.
filled the washer with lukewarm
water, added some milk soap, filled
the stationery tubs with water OF
exactly the same temperature as
that in the washer. Put the
blankets in the soapy solution and
count to six slowly, put them
through loose wringer and
through the two rinse waters. Hang
them out on nice bright breezy
day. Your blankets will be sweet
and clean and fluffy.
Never wiring any woolen gar
ments, always squeeze as much
water out as possible Then take
remaining water out by placing
garment fiat in large turkish towel
and press hard on solid surface.
So help me! All these washing
directions-would you say 1t made
me THE Old Washer Women?
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FEEDING PROBLEM;
POUND CAKE.
(Fron, Mrs. H. F. D.. Arlington.)
Mrs. A. M, Washington. Take
4ha hottla amau frnrn un1Ir L.