Evening star., 1953-02-17
Readers Clearing House
Conducted BY BETSY cAsWELL
soLDIER MAKES GOOD.

SOLDIER MAKES GOOD.
(Mrs. L. F. B., Washington
For Mrs. j. P. NJ, Arlington.
here is the story Of a soldier
who was arrested for spread
ing before him a deck of cards
in lieu of a prayer book while
the chaplain was reading a
prayer. Called before the
major, he thus defended him.
self:
''I have been about six weeks on the
non TaTSn rayeE nave s0ot nstneT nave cls noe HSr
Ing but 9 pack Of cards 61t; IL III
Intentions" Spreading out the cards.
'When see the ace. 1t reminds me
there Is but one God: When ] see
the deuce. it reminds me. Of the
Father and Son. When see the
Son and Holy Ghost.
''When ! see the four spot. y reminds
pTeached@MattSew. Marx. Luke and
''wSen meet the nve, it reminds me
Of the fiVe wise virgins.
when meet the six, 1t reminds me
that IN ,t SIX days o9d mage sS. nsSvsn ssv.n
It reminds me that on the seventh
day He rested from the great work.
'SThe. eight reminds me OF the eight
righteo1s persons Who were save saxed
namely, Noah. and his wife, the
three sons and their wives.
''When see the nine, It reminds me
Of the nine lepers that were cleansed
bY our Saviour
"When ! see the ten, 1t reminds me Of
the Ten Commandments which were
handed down to Moses on tablets OF
''When I see the king. am. reminded
Of the King OF Heaven, which is God
Of the queen Of Sheba, for she was
q, wise woman. IS Solomon was
''well.'' said the major. you have
cards except the knave."
'.The greatest knave that know"
said the soldier. us the ofacer who
brought me here.
spots there are in . pack Of cards,
fnd 365, rs many days as there
are in q year. on counting. the
SSSsr Ss hs.t st ce5d; II week: e Racs Ien and ana nd
weeks in Z month. / find there are
IL picture cards. representing the
counting the number Of tricks.
rflnd 13, the number Of weeks in Q
quarter. 30 you see. sir, Q pack Of
cards serves for 2 Bible. an almanac
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CLEANING WAFFLE IRON?
mrs. M. J. M. Siluer Spring.
I have a combination wafile
iron and sandwich grill which
I use several times a week in
making waff1es, French toast.
hot cakes and grilled sand.
wiches right at the table. The
directions included with the
appliance stated 1t was pre-
seasoned and not to grease or
wash it, just to wipe it with
O paper towel or a wire brush.
If necessary. After several
months use I was disguised
with the dark brown diScolor-
alton on both sets Of grids.
so cleaned it with a Soapy
steel wool pad. It looked fine
but it took many months Of
use to get it back to normal
that is, without having foods
stick. With efficiency in use
it once again became ugly to
look at. but I wouldn't dare
clean it in such o manner
again.
Has any one else had this
experience? It looks fine
closed, but oh how stained it
is inside! How can I get it
bright and shiny without soap
and water? Thank you in adj
vance for any forthcoming
help, which I knew RICH read
erS are famous for.
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HINT.
COCONUT TEA LOAF.
mrs. z. E. B., TGEonrG Park
A tip have been hoping to
pass on for some time is to
brown the cracked soupboneS
well in a 475-degree oven for
about Is minutes before max
ing the soup. This is q French
trick for making soup with
o richer flavor and color.
Here is a toasted coconut
tea loaf that is just a little diff
ferent. One cup shredded Coco
nut, 8 cups sifted flour, / Ia
blespoon baking powder, ! cup
sugar, u teaspoon salt, egg.
1h cups milk, l teaspoon va
nilla. Start your oven at $50
degrees and while the oven
heats, toast the coconut in a
shallow pan until it is dry and
golden. Grease medium size
loaf pan. Sift flour, baking
powder, sugar. salt together
and stir in the toasted COCO
nut. Beat egg until foamy and
combine with milk and vanil-
la. Stir liquids into the dry in
gradients and mix thoroughly
but do not beat. Pour into
loaf pan and bake 70 minutes.
Cool, slice thin and serve as
is, or toasted, with cup Of
tea.
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CRAYON SPOT?
PAINT QUESTION?
mrs. F. C. ~, Washington
A tan jacket. gabardine.
was washed with a piece OF
purple crayon in the pocket.
This was not discovered until
q hot iron was put on it,
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