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Show miLL if" 02z, BY. HELEN HALE IF YOU FIND that kitchen cabinets cabi-nets and furniture have pieces of food dried on them that are difficult diffi-cult to wash off, place a damp cloth over these spots and let stand for 20 minutes or so. This loosens food so that it can be washed off without scratching the furniture. If you're painting doors and want to prevent getting paint on handles and knobs, coat these first with vaseline. Wipe it off after painting and you won't have paint marks to clean. When you want to use a mop RECIPE OF THE WEEK Dutch Lunch . (Serves 6) 1 head lettuce pound liverwurst, cubed V4 cup chopped celery Vt cup chopped onion cup chopped green pepper pep-per Vi cup sliced radishes Vi cup chopped dill pickle 2 tomatoes, diced Break lettuce into blte-slzed pieces and toss into salad bowl. Add remaining ingredients, then season to taste. Blend together the following ingredients for a dressing: Vt cup mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons catsup and 2 tea- spoons prepared mustard Serve well chilled. several times or for several different differ-ent purposes, make easily removable remov-able slip covers for it, so these can be changed with each use, theD washed before using again. Plaster of paris wall brackets and other objects can be cleaned by spreading them with a thick starch solution. When dry, break this off and the dust and dirt will come off with it. Use a small paint brush with long handle to get at the dust in hard-to-reach corners. It's fine, too, for cleaning pipes on ceilings or walls. If house plants look weary after Spring cleaning, re-pot them in this way to prevent injuring roots: remove only one-third of the top soil and place in an empty pot Add new soil to fill up the pot. When drapes and curtains do not fall in attractive folds after clean Ing or laundering, mold them a? you wish, using small straight pins to help get the proper drape, pleat or fold. Leave the pins va aver I night, then remove thern. |