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Show 58. it Administer some first aid to all- Ing children's toys and you'll find there still plenty of playing hours In many of them Here's how: Doll (aces which are seriously cracked or peeling can be smoothed with fine sandpaper. Touch up with lesh-colored non-lead paint. Children's furniture which may be corning apart can usually be strengthened by adding wooden braces under seats of chairs, or using a furniture glue to tighten other parts Add extra screws or nails for security on items which have been glued. Mouthpieces of horns and whistles can be glued with clear cement. Handles can be replaced by sewing or gluing on such instruments in-struments as accordions. RECIPE OF THE WEEK Crisp Raisin Cookies (Makes 36) V4 cup seedless raisins Mi cup shortening i cup brown sugar (packed 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract t cup sifted all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder I teaspoon salt I Mi cups corn soya cereal Rinse raisins, drain and chop Cream together shortening shorten-ing and sugar. Blend in egg and vanilla Sift together flour, baking bak-ing powder and salt. Stir into first mixture Blend in raisins Add cereal and mix well. Drop by teaspoonfuls on greased baking sheet Bake in a moderate moder-ate (350) oven 12 to 15 minutes Remove , to wire rack to cool. Sharp edges of wheel caps on metal wagons ut tricycles can be coated heavily with paint or patched with adhesive tape. Keep tricycle -axles and wheels well tilled. Cloth picture books can have the metal staples removed. Sew the pages together with durable thread. Paper books which are coming loose at the binding can be taped with cellophane or adhesive adhe-sive tape to hold them together longer. Sandpaper the edges of wooden blocks to prevent rough edges from ' injuring children Touch up the tare wood spots with non-lead paint. |