Evening star., 1952-10-02
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Conducted by BETSY CASWELL
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES.
(E. p, Washington

G1EN fL1NAA AFE11ANNEo.
(E. p, Washington
Regarding recent inquiries on
electrical appliances. would
rate them for usefulness as fol-
lows: l, Dishwasher and auto
matte clothes washer tied for
first place; 2. dryer: 8. garbage
disposal. AS for the dishwasher.
I think mine is wonderful! It
has a side opening and has two
trays that pull out individuality
making for easy loading and
unloading. No wire baskets to
worry about or special stacking.
Even a child can load it. Also,
large roasters and pots and pans
fit in easily. Dishes require no
scraping. all / do is run cold
water over them just as I did
for hand washing. However, I
try to do it as soon as they are
removed from the table so food
does not get hardened. Egg or
burned food on a pan are the
only things that require special
attention. For this I use a small
nylon brush which ! wash right
in the dishwasher.
The dryer is grand. and helps
to cut wash days down from
several days. in rainy weather,
to several hours. Things come
out much softer and fluffier
than when dried outside. Also,
no worry about weather or lug
ging heavy baskets. It's really
grand. and so much easier.
The garbage disposal is a real
convenience. However. if it came
to a choice, I would take the
dishwasher or dryer first, be-
cause I feel that the latter both
help to save many more hours
and physical labor. Mine is q
continuous fed" type with a
wall switch. This is much more
convenient than a switch under
the sink. You need not put on
the cover If you have just a few
things to dispose of to start it
operating, merely flick the
switch and run the water. Also,
1t has suction to help pull the
garbage into the disposal.
AS for a steam iron, I wouldn't
be without one. For the past
six years I have had one that
ends in "attic", and used it
constantly for everything but
very heavily starched things.
Especially grand for pressing
wool and rayon). During that
time 1t required repairs twice,
and last week when it gave out,
I decided to try another kind.
This one uses tap water. lighter
in weight than a regular iron
and can be used as either a
steam or dry iron. After having
used 1t only once. feel I made
a very wise selection.
If any one is contemplating
buying any electrical appliance,
thoroughly recommend going
to the Electric Institute at
Pepco. Tenth and E streets NV.
to see the various makes. Ex-
anime the construction and
merit of each type and be pre-
pared to ask plenty Of questions.
The girls there are most helpful.
AS a rule. they have literature
available on all the appliances
on display. I did just that and
as yet I have not been sorry
about a single selection in spite
Of the fact that I have in the
past year equipped a new house
with every popular electrical
appliance including such things
as floor polisher, air condition
er, etc.
X X X X
COOPERATIVE NURSERY,
MRS. A. H. G., Silver Spring.
Mrs. c. w. c., in answer to
your request regarding a CO.
operative nursery, the Mont
gomery County Jewish Commu-
nifty Center still has several
openings. We are a non-sec-
tartan school and If you'll con-
tact Mrs. Meltz at Sligo 1887
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