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Show shave down the annoying edge with a course file, sandpaper or a small plane, and then apply a coating of parafine. This last treatment treat-ment should permanently correct the fault. . When you buy American cheese do you know what to ask for in order to get just what you want? If you want a mild soft creese you will ask for "fresh" cheese which is from three days to six weeks old. If you- want a mild cheese of rather firm texture you ask for "mild" cheese which is from six weeks to three or six months old. Fresh cheese is alpays rubbery and springy. A full flavored cheese is known as "aged" and is from I six months to a year old. A strong, snappy cheese is called "snappy'' and is from one to two years old. The Cheddar type is a close-textured close-textured cheese and can be purchased pur-chased in any of the four forms mentioned above, - ' All types of cheese should be kept under refrigeration at temperatures tem-peratures not lower than 34 degrees de-grees F. nor higher than 50 degrees de-grees F. Remember that cheese will absorb ab-sorb strong odors so it should be kept in tightly - closed containers and wrappings. Also, certain kinds of cheese have an odor that will be absorbed by milk and butter, so again it's important to keep all cheese closely covered. To keep cheese from drying out when you are cutting it from day to day. wrati it in a double thick- . and HOME I Author of Sliter Msry's Kitchen We've had so much rain in some sections this year that mosquitoes are rampant. Thorough spraying with a good insecticide will banish ban-ish them from porches and inside the house, and there are lotions to be applied on the skin that are effective in preventing bites. Mosquito bites can be relieved from itching by the simple remedy , of rubbing the bite with wet soap ' when other means are not at hand. Sponging with aromatic spirits of . ammonia is soothing, too. And , don't forget the old standby of : baking soda in warm water. Bites, I sunburn, swollen and aching feet ' and even bee stings are alleviated ' if bathed in a soda solution. Damp weather is hard on furniture fur-niture no matter how fine it may be. Drawers of dressers, tables and desks often stick in the finest fin-est pieces. This is because the sides and bottoms of drawers are frequently fre-quently made of soft wood with little finish, which leaves them most susceptible to changes of air. Usually you can cure that sticking stick-ing by rubbing parafine on the edges causing the trouble. Lacking Lack-ing parafine, a coating of laundry soap is effective. If this treatment fails to correct the difficulty, ness of waxed paper and fasten it securely with rubber bands. A good supply of simple syrup in the refrigerator will make it easy to serve a cold drink on a hot day in less time than it takes to tell it. Boil two parts of sugar with one. part of water for five minutes to make simple syrup. Cool and store in a covered container. con-tainer. When wanted to use combine com-bine with fruit juice and ice and serve. |