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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1965
Page
9
The column shares varied reader tips from wallpaper matching with dinette chair recoveries to pattern dating for sewing, pantry tricks to prevent jar scum, and quick methods for meat loaf prep and preserving wardrobe scents. It also notes easy fixes like replacing a fishbowl dipper net with nylon stocking for a handy craft.
Readers share a lemon cake recipe noted for moistness and a gimmick of poking 100 holes in the top with an ice pick before pouring a lemon glaze. The item also mentions an ice cream social on July 31 at Grange Hall and the Stout family reunion on August 1, plus a tip about rubbing lemon on a roast chicken.
The piece notes quilting as a major upholstery trend with firms offering quilted covers for most furniture styles. It explains the low extra cost and enhanced decorator look driving demand, and traces quilting's history from 11th century Crusaders to Western Europe, with early use in armor and coats.
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