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Show B OUSEHOLD a INTStt If needles are scarce, open up Mie of the old pin cushions and doubtlessly you will find a number num-ber of needles embedded there. Adjust the cover of the ironing board onto the board while it la itill wet after washing. It will then fit tight. A clean tea towel, pinned smoothly over my rolling pin, sub-ititutes sub-ititutes for a sleeve-board very satisfactorily. Both large and imall sleeves can be ironed nicely tnd quickly on it. w If a small article has fallen into ome hard-to-get-at place, use a wad of chewing gum stuck on the end of a long stick to get at it. If, when you decide to make a rake or spread sandwiches, the cutter is hard as a rock, invert a warm bowl over the butter plate, and this will soften but not melt Ihe butter. If you haven't a warm oowl, pour some very hot water Into the bowl for a few minutes. An easy way to coat doughnuts ivith sugar is to place them in a paper sack with powdered sugar. Shaking the bag will do the rest. Never put food in paper bags in Jie refrigerator. Air should circulate cir-culate freely around the food if it Is to be preserved at a safe temperature. tem-perature. Do you have an old eye-glass rase around that isn't in use? Employ it as a red and blue ration ra-tion token holder. If that rinse-and-risk policy has been carried to an extreme in :leaning the coflee pot. and you have sour milk you can't use, put It in the coffeepot, leaving the gadgets in place. Allow to stand a day or two, then pour out, and that awful brown will drain away with it. Wash the pot well with Boapy water, scald thoroughly and allow to air. It's good as newl |