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Show p. if g& by., HELEH HALE WHEN YOU'RE DOING shirt laundry, sort all shirts to go in one laundry tub. Colorfast shirts may be washed safely with all-white all-white shirts. If you are determining loads for the machine by weight, it's well to remember that two men's shirts average a pound, while four boy's ihirts will give the same weight. Repair before you wash, If you want to b efficient about shirt laundry. You can avoid big repairs, for example, if you mend a tear while it's small. Sew on missing and soon-to-be-missing buttons, and that will prevent your chasing around finding the right ones. Collars and cuffs need special attention before regular laundering launder-ing if they're to be kept in the peak of condition. Dip a stiff brush into suds made from 14 cup soap flakes or detergent and two cups of warm water and rub the badly soiled places to loosen and remove dirt. RECIPE OF THE WEEK Peanut Butter Bread (Makes 1 loaf) 2Yi cups sifted cake flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt Vi cup sugar 2 eggs 1 cup peanut butter Sift all dry Ingredients together. to-gether. Beat eggs, milk, peanut butter together; add to dry ingredients in-gredients and beat until just blended. Pour Into a greased loaf pan (8x4 inches) and bake in a moderate (350F.) oven about 1 hour. The hotter the water, the easier is the washing. Temperatures of 140F. may be used for white and colorfast shirts. A good basic plan for starching the shirt is to use a light starch for the body; use double or triple strength for collars, cuffs, button and buttonhole bands, .depending upon Individual preference. Shake all wrinkles out of the shirt before you hang. This will remove many that would otherwise have to be ironed out by hand or mangle. Fold the shirt as little as possible pos-sible after removal from drying line so as not to put in any more wrinkles than necessary. |