Evening star., 1948-01-09

requested a recipe 1OT chill, ana 1
submitted mine. I saw no other
answers to the query and later some
one else asked for such recipe
No answer was published, so if that
writer would still like recipe, !
should be glad to give it If she
will contact me through RICH.
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PFEFFERNEUSSE AND ANISE
DROP COOKIES?
From M. W. p, Arlington.)
I would like a recipe for German
pfefferneusse and anise drop cook
les.
POINSETT1A; r,'
GOLDFISH; KNITTING BOOK7
From S. E. G., Washington.J &
To Mrs. r. E. T., Arlington, on
how to care for her poinsettia:
shall quote an article printed last
year and written by our much
esteemed Violet Faulkner.
Save your Christmas poinsettia;
with proper care, it will bloom again
next year. The following instruc-
tions. come to us from the plant
scientists of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, and very
timely they are, too. You may be
as interested as l was to know how
it should be done. So 1 am going
to pass these directions on to you
right away before you have chance
to discard your once-beautiful plant
and then regret it.
when the red leaves or bracts
begin to drop, it should be given a
long dry rest in a cool place (40 to
so degrees F. and the soil allowed
to dry out. No watering is needed
for four months.
About the first of May, the stalks
should be cut back to a height of
4 to 8 inches and the plant repotted.
At this time shake the old soil from
the roots and place in a pot just
large enough to hold the roots with
out crowding. Your soil needs to be
mixture of three parts good gar
den loan, one part leafmold and one
part well-rotted manure. After the
plant is repotted, set it in warm,
light place and water enough to keep
the soil moist but never soggy. AS
the foliage grows, increase the
amount of water you give it.
Then when the maple leaves are
in full leaf, the pot should be set in
the ground outdoors where it will
get good sunlight morning and aft
ernoon, but light shade at midday.
Leave the plant outside until the
evenings begin ito get cool in the
fall, the temperature dropping to
around IS degrees F.. Now it is time
to bring it indoors to light, airy
place where there is an even temper
ature of go to 65 degrees F. Keep
the plant away from drafts or ex-
treme changes of temperature: both
will cause the lower leaves to start
dropping. Water the plant enough
to keep the soil moist, never allow
ing it to dry out. Adding liquid
manure at weekly intervals during
the fall will encourage the growth
of the plant"
Now will some one please give me
some pointers on caring for gold
fish: I have the worst luck; they
always die, and try to be so careful
of them. Also, I'm desperately try
ing to locate copy of a knitting
instruction book entitled "Woolies
for Babies" book No. 1877.
It advertises Chadwick's Red
Heart woods and is the second edi-
tion, copyright, 1943, by the Spool
Cotton Co. I would appreciate it so
much If I could find copy of this
book for my very own.
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CUT RUG MATERIAL?
From Mrs. C. N. H., Washington J
would like to find out if any one
knows where I can cut rug material
here on a regular cutting machine,
put out by Gibbs Sewing Machine
Co. of Clinton. Mass, and used
in the trade schools and home in
formation centers, in many New
England cities. Any information
would be appreciated. Would enjoy
hearing from some rug hookers who
do the old style work using cut strips
Of wooden material instead of yarn.
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AUTOMATIC WASHER;
BULBS?
From Mrs. E. B. L., Glen Burnie. !
Some time ago some one wrote
In to the Clearing House asking