Evening star., 1948-07-27
Readers Clearing House
GRANDMA KNEW BEST.

GRANDMA KNEW BEST.
(Frona Mrs. D. B. T, Washington
read request by a young mothe,
for information about removing
stains from fiannelette diapers.
am q young mother and I have q
baby that is IA months old and Is
just about graduating from diapers
However, I expect another baby in
December.
When I bought my baby's clothes
everything was very scarce and hard
to find, and after a number of trips
up town to the stores, I finally
bought a dozen gauze diapers, and q
dozen 27-inch-square birdseye dia-
pers. Realizing two dozen diapers
would not be enough, I was rather
desperate, so I bought 10 yards
of .30-inch fiannelette. I tore
this up into dozen 30-inch diapers
and hemmed the torn edges. This
gave me total OF three dozen dia-
pers, which is SUFFICIENT, II washed
daily.
AS far as washing was concerned
I believe that stains were a little
more difficult to remove from the
fannelette. Although this was not
serious problem. I simply rubbed
some good floating" soap by hand
on the stained places, then proceeded
to wash them with the other diapers
in my washer.
I must say this in defense of the
hannelette diapers, that they have
worn as we'll as the birdseye, If not
q little better. The gauze diapers
are completely worn out, I have two
left out of the original dozen and
those two are showing signs of wear,
I am planning to reuse both my
birdseye and flannelette diapers for
my coming baby. am inclined to
think that I will buy additional
flannelette diapers or else birdseye.
AS far as I am concerned the gauze
diapers are definitely out. never
cared to use waterproof pants on my
baby, therefore I prefer a diaper
that is really absorbent.
I also prefer the large size 80
inches square diaper to the 27 inch
square. Diapers are 50 useful to put
under the baby in his crib or his
carriage. When a mother has all
her wash to do, she will find that a
diaper is easier to wash than a sheet.
Diapers are useful to have when
you are out with baby If it becomes
necessary for light cover to throw
over him.
The way I feel is that we should
not take all the new ideas at face
value. Some of the things that
grandmother used in her day are
still good today, especially flannelette
diapers!
CUTTING EXPENSES.
From Mrs. A. B. ~, SilDer Spring. J
1t occurred to me this morning
that the RICH is the perfect medium
for those of us having difficulty rec
onciling expenses and budget to use
for exchanging suggestions on cut
ting expenses. Let's have sugges-
tions on everything-food, deco
rating, entertainment, etc.
Here's something to start us off ::
I've cut 1919 off our milk bill by
stopping delivery and buying at one
of the big chain groceries The milk
isn't treated with vitamin D al
though it is homogenized. The baby
gets vitamin supplement, anyway,
so I feel safe.
Also, here's my husbands favor
ite hot dog dish: Make barbecue
sauce as follows: One minced
onion, 4 cup ketchup, l teaspoon
mustard, u cup water and / tea
spoon vinegar. Place hot dogs in
pan, cover with sauce and bake fol-
n hour.
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DEPRESSION FLOWER?
From Mrs. A. B. p, Fdtrt1r.)
I wonder why I cannot or do not
have luck in raising a depression
flower? I have followed every in
struction given, but no luck. have
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