Evening star., 1952-05-25
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Conducted by BETSY cAsWELL

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CARE OF IRON;
SAVING TIP.
(From Mrs. p. r. Mel,
Washington
The following is for Mrs. c. A.
S., Arlington. and ! clipped it out
of the paper some years ago. To
date I am still waiting to own a
waffle iron so I have had no ex-
perience. but the lady who wrote
about it owned a waffle shop.
Never put any caustic or acid
solution on the baking irons.
Keep them free of water at all
times. Use a wire brush. It
takes a great deal Of hard rub
bing and it's tedious work though
worth it. After the iron is clean
of any buried segments, plug it
in and let it get piping hot. Make
a small amount Of batter. Not
more than a cupful. To this bat
ter add two eggs beaten well and
u cup of oil. The eggs serve as
a filler and the oil as a lubri-
cant.
If the first waffle sticks, add
more oil and another egg. But
do not try to dig the sticky waffle
out. Pour more of the oil and
egg batter into the iron and let
it burn in the iron. Then lift
it right out with a fork. Repeat
this until you have used all the
batter. Sometimes you bake 5 or
6 waffles this way before your
iron is right. And here is must
in keeping irons properly. Never
turn off your waffle iron without
having it open until it is thorough
ly cooled. A cooling closed iron
will sweat. And it is more often
a sweating iron that causes a.
waffle to stick than one that has
not been properly cured. Always
remember: an open iron-heat-
ing and cooling.
I thought you might lie inter-
ested in a saving tip. After al
box of soap powder or detergent
is empty always fill it half full
of water and shake with my hand
over the opening. It is amazing
how much sticks to the ends and
sides Of the box. There is enough
to do another pan, of dishes.
DISHWASHER INFORMATION.
(From Mrs. J. r. c., ArlingtorD
In regard to the dishwasher
which uses a spray and brush, I
recommend it, very highly. I have
mine for two years and wouldn't
have any other. Then there are
so many advantages. You use
so little soap. A bottle of liquid
soap will last me at least three
weeks, and do three meals of
dishes every day. Another thing,
you can wash couple Of dishes
in Just a few seconds and you
don't have to wait until you get
sink full. It has cut my hot
water bill in half. Your hands
never touch the water either.
It is also very decorative. There
is a special brush for doing pots
and pans. There are four in my
family and I am always through
the dinner dishes in Is minutes.
I'll be glad to give you more in
formation if you would like to
write me through RICH.
DRESSING WINDOWS.
(Frons Mrs. J. M. E..
.- .. University PdTk)
Mrs. J. A. L., Washington: Your
window dressing problem for the
room of a rather destructive
thoroughly normaD 2-year-old
son may be solved by attaching
curtain fixtures with toggle or dolly
bolts or by inserting screws into a
lead tube made for this purpose.
See your hardware dealer for
these and instructions. Each Of
these requires drilling through the
plaster but this can be done with
out damage. Or why not for the
short time until he outgrows the
pulling stage, use just an attrac-
tive valance of inexpensive ma
terial, cotton or plastic in print
which will interest him. There are
on the market several new types
of holders and adhesives which
would carry this weight without
damaging the plaster.
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WORKING WITH CLAY?
(From Mrs. M. J. G., Washington
My 9-year-old son is anxious to
join class where he will get in
struction in drawing and working
with clay. Where are such
classes held in Northwest WASH
ington for children?