Evening star., 1952-06-12
FINDINGS OF FACT"
QUERIES?


From Miss L. H., Washington
AS a way of saying thanks"
for all the help and enjoyment I
have received from reading RICH,
should like to contribute a few
OF my little findings of fact:
Cockroaches: An ounce of pre-
vention is worth 10 pounds of cure
where these bedevilers are con-
cerned. They enter the house or
apartment, I believe, chiefly along
water and gas pipes, and through
faulty screens. To prevent this.
seal off every pipe entrance (there
are only a few in the kitchen
and bathroom, and every opening
around the tub and window
screens. For easy sealing, use
putty tape (obtainable at paint
storesl. This tape is readily
manipulated with the fingers and
can be easily removed. If the
pipes have protective collars"
push the collars tightly against
the wall and seal around the pipe
in front of the collar.
You will be amazed at the large
openings you sometimes find
around water and gas pipes-large
enough for mouse to come in.
To fill in a large hole, stuff it first
with wadded up soft asbestos
never with paper wadding. CAS-
bestos rolls are. obtainable at
hardware stores) Then to seal
the holes completely, cover the
asbestos with a plaSter-like mix
ture (alSo obtainable, dry, at hard
ware, paint or lumber shops).
Nothing will gnaw through a clo-
sure like this.
Scratches on light furniture can
be nicely concealed with ordinary
mucilage. Just run it along the
scratch and rub it in lightly.
wiping away any excess.
Rice boiled in milk is delicious:
and-to save bit of milk, one can
use half water. For four servings.
start cup rice in 1La cups Of
cold water, with teaspoon salt.
Cook slowly, uncovered, until all
the water has been absorbed. Then
add "a cup fresh milk. Cover and
continue cooking very slowly until
the rice is done, add a little more
milk from time to time as neces-
sary. Instead of stirring or shak-
ing during cooking. push the rice
around gently with fork, so
there'll be no sticking and burn
ing. This slow cooking takes,
about an hour but is worth it.
Long-grain rice is fine type and
when cooked with milk has an
almost fragrant flavor. Serve it
plain, to be eaten with butter, as
a substitute for potatoes.
You can test baking powder by
mixing a teaspoonful of it in "a
cup hot water. If it bubbles brisk
ly, it is still active and good. II
it doesn't. throw it away.
Milk with meals. Often a child
or grown up with tagging appetite
will drink a glass of milk with
each meal and eat little else. Try
giving such a patient" his glass
OF milk between meals and serving
only a glass of ice cold water with
meals. Cold water is really very
lappetizing and satisfying with any
food.
Now for a few questions: Does
any one know where I might OBJ
tain satisfy (oyster plant) and
ground cherries when they are in
season? BY the way. ground cher
ries make the finest preserves
have ever tasted. Are such pre-
serves obtainable here?
How does one know when eggs
are whipped just right-"stiff but
not dry" as so many recipes say?
That is, what is actually meant
by dry? Is it when they pull
away from the sides of the bowl?
They seem watery then.
How can a cream pie be pre-
vented from becoming "runny"
latter being put in the oven to bake
the meringue?
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WORDS OF HYMNS?
From w. C. p, WaShingtonJ
May I ask if some of the folks
can supply through the column
the words of some old hymns I
used to love so much? They are
THE Lord Has Been Good to
Me" NV Lord and +" 1.-THE Lords