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Show It Makes Cents BY VI JUDGE Dear Readers: This week, I'm going to give you a bunch of miscellaneous hints I've collected from here and there. Everywhere I go, it seems, someone shows me a better way to do some little thing. When a veil or fragile tie or scarf gets limp and tired looking, press it over a piece of waxed paper. It will look new again. Anchor a frog or pinpoint flower holder to the bottom of a vase by dipping it in melted wax and quickly setting it in place. ' I've known for a long time that a little vinegar added to the liquid ingredients for bread improves the flavor, but I didn't learn until just recently that it also retards mold in the finished loaves. Try it and see. Two tablespoons of vinegar per one quart of liquid is about right. Last summer we learned from one of our readers that smoke washes right off a fry pan or dutch oven if your remember to spread on liquid i t detergent before setting it on the open fire. Well, one of my friends picked up that idea and ran with it right to the glass coffee maker she uses at home. When the bottom is pre-soaped, soot, cooking stains, and soap wash off together. , Sometimes it is difficult to lift the wax from a jar of homemade jelly without pushing it down in and making a mess. To avoid this problem, when making jelly, place a paper clip with one end bent up a little right in the center of the wax before it hardens. This gives you a iandy lifting handle. Square dancers, note this: If you spread your laundered petticoat over an open umbrella to dry, it will come out full and pretty and will need no ironing. For the little folk who can't hold the cards when the family is playing games together, a satisfactory card holder can be quickly made, using two plastic tops, such as those from potato chip cans, and to buttons. Sew all together with the tops back to back and the buttons outside on both sides. It's good for parents and children of all ages to play games together. We should do more of this. Old cloth diapers are super for quick cleanups in the bathroom and kitchen. Shine up the chrome fixtures and the tub and sink with a dry one, then wet it and wipe up the floor. Pop it in the washer with your next load of towels and it's fresh and clean, ready to use again. Readers: This is your feature. ,, Keep those good ideas coming. Address: It Makes Cents, P.O. Box 122, St. George, Utah 84770. |