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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1968
Page
6
A collection of reader notes and advice on home care from baking soda in ashtrays to pickled pine finishes. Practical hints cover art display for children, ceramic tile flooring, wax techniques, fog-free mirrors, and using old TV trays for winter plants.
A vintage notice from Helpful Henry the grocery man advises shoppers to buy in the morning to avoid crowds and rude behavior in the afternoon. It humorously notes tired cashiers and mentions a wider medicine selection in passing.
Dessert feature presents lamb roast potatoes and mint salad with a sweet peach pie. Ingredients include canned cling peaches lemon juice sugar flour and an 8 inch unbaked pie shell with a crumb topping.
Readers are urged to share local goings on with the Women’s Page Newsline. Call 353-4612 Ext. 48 to submit notes about people events and community happenings in our town.
Instructions describe mixing peaches lemon juice sugar and flour then filling a pie shell. Topping combines flour sugar and cinnamon with butter to form fine particles. bake at 425 degrees on a lower rack for 30 to 40 minutes until crust is browned. Serve warm.
A simple 2x2 lumber grille serves as a lid for window wells to keep debris out and prevent hazards near walkways. The design hugs the lip of the well and reinforces with ends over the shorter supports, plus a backing of window screening to catch leaves.
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