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Show . EASY RULES FOR GLASSWARE CARE Drain Glasses Pad the Pan Avoid Lint t I t T , i ,f , 1 i Si " - f I ! 1 k, : , it i t ' i ' F""' ? :: : . t?3:: !' ti , r After washin? rinse glasses in hot water and drain on a rubber mat or rack. A turkish towel makes a good substitute. Two or three tablespoons of bottled bleach in the water makes glasses germfree. Ammonia or some of the detergents permit them to air dry without streaks. For high polish and sparkle, glassware washed in soapsuds must be dried with linen or other lintfree towel. Heat-treated glasses shown above are especially espe-cially durable, last much longer than ordinary glassware. They are called "bouncing glasses" because be-cause of their resistance to shock.. When washing glassware, place a clean cloth in the buttum of the dishpan to absorb bumps. Don't crowd glasses in the dish-pan. dish-pan. Tumblers are easily washed vt with long-handled dish mop. t. Milk-stained glasses should be u. soaked or rinsed in cool water . before being washed. ' y - V rt A N ATTRACTIVE part of everyday life, table glassware Hi is made to be used and enjoyed, t With improved American manu-vj' manu-vj' facturing processes, new tumbler p sets are more durable and more (K beautiful than ever before. Glassware deserves good care, and when washed and stored T properly will last indefinitely. It's 1 easy to follow the recommenda-b recommenda-b tions made by the American Glassware Association to pro-- pro-- long the life of your glasses. Wash glasses in hot but not boiling water. However, if glasses have just contained ice, rinse them .in cool, then lukewarm water before plunging into the hot water. Heat-treated tumblers, a wartime development, are resistant re-sistant to sudden changes of temperature tem-perature as well as ordinary knocks and blows. For bright, sparkling glasses add a little ammonia to the hot water. Rinse in water of the same temperature. Glasses that have been washed with ammonia or detergents will air dry to a high polish. Glasses washed in soapsuds soap-suds should be dried with' linen or other lintless dish towels. Don't worry about color decorations. decora-tions. New pastels and deep Arrange glassware in rows of same size from front to back of the cupboard shelf to prevent accidental tipping when removing or replacing pieces. Do not stack tumblers or sherbets. The Ivy Bower glassware pattern shown above has a white leaf design that is fired on, hence won't wash off. shades are fired on and will last the lifetime of the glass. In- washing or storing don't crowd the glasses. Never stack tumblers or sherbet dishes. Ar- i range different sized glasses in rows from, front to back of . the shelf. This prevents reaching over low glasses to get taller ones at the back. j |