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Show MS-.IT jgC Y HCLCW HALE WATER SPOTS on furniture are those which are white or gray. They may be removed by rubbing with a cloth dipped in water to which a few drops of ammonia have been added. Rub dry with a clean cloth, then polish. Oil of camphor or oil of peppermint pepper-mint are sometimes used for removing re-moving water spots on furniture. Rub the spot lightly with this, then dry and apply furniture polish. Finger-marked or sticky furniture furni-ture will need to be cleaned, a small spot at a time, with a soft cloth dipped in a lather made of mild soapsuds and lukewarm water. Rinse with cloth dipped In clear water, dry and polish. RECIPE OF THE WEEK Fruit Candy Bars (Makes 12) Vi cup pitted dates, prunes . or figs H cup raisins cup nuts Vi cup drained, crushed pineapple 1 cup shredded coconut Put dates, raisins and nuts through the food grinder. Combine Com-bine this fruit mixture with pineapple pine-apple and Yn cup of the coconut. coco-nut. Mix well and mold into a rectangular bar, 2 by 6 inches. Dip a knife in cold water and slice into 12 bars, tt-inch thick and 2 Inches long. Roll in remaining re-maining coconut, then chill and store in refrigerator. Spilled perfumes or medicines cause stains because they remove the varnish or shellac from the furniture, since they contain alcohol. al-cohol. Wipe off spilled alcohol immediately, im-mediately, and rub spot quickly with fingers or an oiled cloth. Neglected alcohol stains should be treated as follows: mix lemon oil and rottenstone to a creamy paste. Apply mixture to the stain rubbing in small circles. Wipe immediately im-mediately with cloth moistened with lemon oil. Place a new coat of varnish over the entire surface. When hot dishes have been set down on unprotected' surfaces of wood they leave a white stain. Dampen a cloth with oil of camphor cam-phor or peppermint. -Rub spot well and let dry, then us furniture polish. |