Evening star., 1953-07-30
Readers Clearing House
Conducted BY BETSY CAsWELL
NURSING BOTTLES.
RECIPES WANTED?

In response to the query
about the use of plastic nurs-
ing bottles, I hope my own ex-
perience will be helpful. !
have used these units for both
babies, and certainly find the
sterilizing procedure very fast
and efficiepk. It eliminates
any need for costly steriliz-
ing kettle. and, Incidentally.
the cluttered up look of glass
bottles around the kitchen is
avoided altogether as, naturally,
the bottles are discarded after
use. I would recommend them
heartily to the mother to be,
who intends to do quite a bit
Of travelling when the heir ar
rives. However. may I point
out certain disadvantages.
The replacement of worn out
parts can be quite q headache.
Make sure your pharmacist
checks with company about
the ease Of replacing parts and
that the set he sells you is not
an obsolete one, which I found
available in many stores. 1t
is impossible to use parts in
terchangeably. so be sure
you purchase the current set.
I would strongly urge you to
lay in a supply of extra nurs-
ing nipples. plastic rings par
ticularly, and the 8-ounce rolls
OF nipples and sterile protec-
tors, as it occurs to me. you
might have great difficulty in
more rural localities. Another
disadvantage is that, unlike
glass bottles, there is no ounce
scale, so that in feeding the
very young infant. one can
only guess at his total intake.
Il don't feel this is a serious
criticism. but it is something
to think about.)
May I suggest perhaps you
may use the plastic nursers as
an auxiliary set for travelling,
and the glass bottles other
wise? AS far as demonstra.
tions are concerned, I don't
know Of any.
I have several queries my.
self. First. I would like a
really good recipe for spiced
shrimp. I believe I've seen it
printed before, but failed to
clip it out.
Secondly. my husband and I
would like to have some
readers opinions on the desir-
ability Of Cape Cod as a vaca-
ton for one week for the three
Of us (my half-year boy. Car
travelling time would be extra.
We would like to know how
we'd fare without reservations,
facilities for a family unit,
whether a week would be too
tiring for a young child, and
tips for travelling happily with
a young child. Any and all
comments would be appreci-
ated.
have found RICH one of the
brightest spots of my day. and
have benefited greatly from
its many hints and helpful
bits Of information on such a
diversity Of topics. Thank you.
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SAN JUAN. P. r.
Mrs. J. p. L., AlernndrinD
A recent resident Of San
Juan. F. r., we lived there two
years and loved it.
One can buy all his needs
there. All type of modern
stores to S and 10 are avail
able, but we used mail-order
houses a lot.
Apartments, houses and food
are high. narrow shoes are
hard to find. but yard goods
stores are many.
Fans are a necessity in the
summer. Winters from De-
cember- January to May are
wonderful. Cotton can be
worn year around. Only
sweaters and light wool can
be used and are rarely neces-
sary.
The mountains are very cold
at night if you live among
them. Fresh milk is avail
able at same price as here.
This is an answer to D. H.,
Cheverly. Being a service wife,
we lived on the base. so had
housing available.
X y X y
GREASE SPOT:
mrs. E. p. M, WGShingtonJ
I keep a product beginning
with E, ending with e, and
having 8 letters, in the house
for such spots. AS soon as dis
covered, saturate in the pro-
duct, dust heavily with talcum
powder. Let set for several
hours repeat as often as neces-
sary.
I have light paper, it is not a
too expensive type, but it has
responded to this treatment
many times, even butter re-
spends to this. Hope it helps
you also.
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