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Show The Deseret Gazette September 5. 1975 Page 6 Make your weeds look expensive Take on many household problems with a grain of salt by Shirley Famworth Home and Family writer So. you thought the only uses for salt were to spice food and melt snow. Wrong again. It's amazing what can be done from this basic houseYou can do hold compound. anything from removing greasy spots from rugs to cleanLet's look at a ing curtains. few more. If you have problems with cut flowers willing too fast, just add a little salt in the vase with the water. Salt can actually be used as a flea dctcrent for cats and Just sprinkle small dogs. into their coats. You can extend the life of cheese in your refrigerator by portion wraping the in a dampened cloth that has d been sprinkled with salt. When was the last time you had company in. served drinks and forgot to put down coasters over that beautiful w ooden coffee tabic. Then you screamed the next day when the white water rings arrear-eFear no more. You can remove the unsightly rings by rubbing in a half and half mixture of salad oil and salt. Let the mixture sit for one to two hours then rub it off with those nasty white rings. If your favorite friend also dropped a piece of pizza on your new rug. your all purpose kitchen coniound comes to the rescue again. If its not loo serious you can extract it with a solution of one part salt and four parts alcohol. Salt also becomes a great putty for patching small holes d. by Candy Osgood Home and Family writer Home your wall made by nails etc. Make a mixture of equal parts starch and salt and just enough water to make a thick in Making expensive looking weed arrangements isn't as hard as it may appear. To get some good ideas, look at displays in furniture stores or magazines. . paste. Stubborn coffee stains in and mugs will come out with salt and a little elbow grease. Use it as you would a gritty cleanser. You can even keep ants and small insects out of your kitchen by sprinkling small of salt along your You'll need a container, of course. Any pot, vase or bowl will do. When youre ready to start assembling, fill the pot with moist dirtfany type will suffice) then wet thoroughly, but not to the muddy stage. Arrange your weeds by sticking the dry stems into the soil. When it dries it will be hard enough to keep Curtains and fiber rugs will come out much brighter if in a salt water solution. With all those suggestions you had better get to the before there is another shortage and your're forced to drive out to the lake and up your own. ' the arrangement tight, and will weigh your pot to prevent and Family easy tipping. Some weeds you will enjoy working with may ste your husband laughing, but dont woDrry, he'll be surprised at the beautiful results. foded With a little time and the right type of weeds you can make beautiful arrangements like this to spruce up your home. arrangements For compact rounded arrangements try closely packed white-topIt grows in the lower elevations of our nearby I've seen it in canyons. s. Emigration Canyon, near Alpine and in Butterfield Canyon. I'm sure any local farmer could tell you all about where to find some. Another common weed is It is easy to spot, Burdock. growing standing waist-higin small clumps with the dark, reddish brown color. Cattails are ready to cut. I've seen lots of them in the south portion of the valley. Scan ditchbanks and irrigation canals for the spikey foilage. Ther's a grass that grows in the same wet situation with golden tops that will look nice with many arrangements. h, 4-- LOOk AT AU. THIS MtY RuPtKT StuFFJ CJvfMM MWT S. L County farmers experience a slightiy above-averag- e 6tD mess AU- crop If 5 - I AIB y eaUs ago'. W oi Amp foaio ns Despite low precipitation. Utah sugar beets and potatoes were rated from fair to good, and catlh and sheep were termed in good condition by the Utah Crop and Livestock Reporting Service las Tuesday. Prospects for silage corn were rated fair to good, but corn for grain production was listed poor. Harvest of winter wheat was listed at 70 percent complete statewide and 90 to 95 percent fmishcc in Box Elder and Millard, two major producing counties. I w.:, g IV r- wheat adds beauty Wild oats(silveiy-white- ) and some variations of wheat are lovely. Onion topsfdried flowers) and the big dandelion blossoms are much more fragile, but are choice accent pieces for many arrangements pray with hair (pray Be sure to spray the pieces with firm hairspray or a spray resin before cutting and after. Spray paint any of your accent pieces, it can really make a difference. .Many people use straw flowers or other commercial weeds for their accents. Key your accent colors to a particular room, and it will appear custom made to order! Gather weeds now, it is the perfect time. You'll need many mote A double than you think. is enough armful of white-top- s for one small bowl. When you go weed picking be sure to take your garden clippers or some old scissors, and some gardening gloves. Remember to empty your car trunk before you go, except for a box of dirt to stick fragile things intofby the stems). Take your spray along and lightly spray your weeds to keep them from foiling apart. It may sound a bit wild, but I promise, you'll enjoy the whole experience and fed richly rewarded with the end result! We Care About Kids a. Davie McDwaal licharS N. 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