Evening star., 1948-04-19
Readers Clearing House
HELPFUL HINTS.

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HELPFUL HINTS.
from Mrs. r. J. H., Arlington.)
To the lady who asked how to
bleach baby blankets, sweaters, ETC.:
Soak in water to which peroxide has
been added, about two tablespoons
of peroxide to a gallon Of water.
Let soak several hours, rinse thor
oughly.
Mrs. e. T. n, Arlington, on how to
remove shellac from floors: I am
doing it the hard way but it is
turning out beautifully. Take big
knife and scrape with the blade
tilted a little to one side. It leaves
the floor free from shellac and
stains Of any kind. You can then
apply wax or finish as you please.
Mrs. p. H. S., Washington: If you
break off pieces of the philodendron
and put In water for about three or
four weeks they will take root and
you can then replant them in pots.
Break of pieces with at least two
leaves on 1t, as it roots better from
the joints.
LAUNDERING PROBLEMS?
(Front Mrs. E. T.. WaShington.)
I'm wondering If some expert
enced mother would help me with a
couple of problems. have had
diaper service but plan to start
laundering them myself, as an
economy measure. 1t it okay to use
q bleach In laundering diapers? Is
1t necessary to boil diapers If they
are washed in an automatic washer
that rinses so thoroughly?
Also, what is wrong with starch that
sticks to the iron when ironing
shirts2
TARNISHED EMBROIDERY?
From Miss G. S., Arli,gton.)
l am hoping that one of your
readers can tell me how to remove
tarnish from silver embroidery. I
have a mandarin coat sent to me
from China about a year ago that
has large areas of silver thread en-
broidery. 1t has been hanging in
a plastic garment bag during the
past year and I just noticed that
the silver thread has tarnished in
some places. Can some one please
tell me how to clean this thread
without staining the white silk ma
terial under the embroidery? Also,
can some one suggest a way of
storing this garment so that it will
not tarnish again? I would ap-
preciate cleaning suggestions that
have been tested and known to be
successful, as I don't care to ex-
pertinent with this lovely coat.
HARD ROLLS.
(From L. S., BetheSdd.)
Possibly these are the hard rolls
wanted. Dissolve one yeast cake in
q pint of lukewarm water. Add
one tablespoon sugar and two cups
-four. Use a hard winter wheat
four.) Beat with a rotary egg
beater for five full minutes. Cover
tightly and place bowl in quite
warm water. Il use a large sauce
pan with a close fitting lid and
put saucepan in large preserving
kettle, also with c1ose-fitting lid
This will double in bulk in about
IS minutes. Beat in two tablespoons
fat, unmelted. Add one tablespoon
salt and sufficient flour to knead.
Knead Is minutes, put back into
saucepan, ungreased. Cover and
let rise again over hot water. When
double in bulk punch down, cover
and let rise again.
Turn out on holired cloth and let
stand for a few minutes to rest.
without further kneading shape
into rolls, place on a cookie sheet
covered with wax paper. I put hot
water in my sink, put the cookie
sheet In the sink and cover with
a heavy turkish towel wrung out of
hot water. Support the towel so
It doesn't touch the bread. Let
bread rise to a little more than
double.
Set the oven at 500 degrees and
place a large shallow pan Of boil
Ing water on the bottom. In about
20 minutes reduce heat to 400 de-
grees and put bread on top rack
after having brushed it with diluted
egg white and sprinkled with salt
and celery or caraway seeds. In
20 minutes reduce heat to $50 and
bake about an hour. The crust is
hard, thick and as brown as you
want 1t and there is very little
crunch, but the long beating,
kneading and quick rising are nee
essary. For less crust use one
tablespoon fat in recipe.
GLASSED FURNITURE.
from Mrs. L. P. S., Washington
For Mrs. G. S. Washington, con-
cerning glass tops on furniture ::
Mrs. G. SIS advice from well-mean-
ing friends is poorly given. have a
bedroom set of fine mahogany of
which the dresser, vanity and chest
OF drawers are covered with glass
tops and have been for seven years.
About four times year I remove
the glass tops and polish the pieces
with a cream wax I then return
my lace scarves, which consist of
two long scarves, one on the bureau
and one on the chest of drawers,
and a piece set on my vanity
Strange as 1t seems still have the
original scarves in use and due to
the fact that I use the glass tops
they are the same as they were seven
years ago.
My tops do not slide. there has
never at any time been moisture on
the tops and positively no marks
of any kind on the wood from either
the scarves or the glass tops.
REMOVE CRAYON MARKS?
(Fron, Mrs. X. B. S., SilUer Spring. J
How to remove crayon from a
stippled plaster wall?