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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1978-10-25, Page 39ENTERTAINING GUESTS today needn't mean lots of after-the-party drudgery. This non-stick skillet from France, handsome enough for buffet parties, is clean in seconds because of its unique mechanically bonded interior that absolutely prevents food from sticking. • INSURE AGAINST RISING ENERGY COSTS Interior Super Latex PAI NT' SALE Special Super Latex Semi Gloss $16.95 Reg. Is 14 Super Latex Flat $15.95 Reg. Special $13 . 95 CIL Super Latex Semi-Gloss is a durable interior Latex paint for use on walls, ceilings, trim and wood- work, tough Enamel-like finish makes this paint ideal for use in heavy traffic rooms like kitchens and baths. Or for a decorator's touch, use this product for accent walls, super= graphics, etc. 0 Withstands scrubbing & repeated washings" A large selection of colours to choose from 00 wall covering books to choose from.' Robert L. Plumsteel Interiors FINE FURNITURE CARPETS PAINTS • ikALLCOVERING8 • 9 MAIN ,STREET SOUTH SEAFORTH, 521,0902 Horne 15191527,0052 This CIL paint is a durable Interior Latex finish that gives the rich, decorator look of a flat, yet wears like an enamel. Ideal for walls, wood- work, and trim in every room, including kitchen and bathroom. Easy to apply. Over • HOME CARE SECTION 7B Don't let 'kitchen blues' spoil your pgrty for you If high costs are forcing you to think twice about ex- pensive remodeling projects, like beautifying a room— reconsider. You can improve the appearance of virtually any room inexpensively with louver doors. For that closet you've al- ways been meaning to do something about, consider the installation of folding or sliding wood louver doors as a do-it-yourself project. They are available at local home centers or building supply stores in stock sizes and come with special tracks and hardware for easy installa- tion and operation. A skilled handyman ought to be able to install them in a matter of hours. Wood louver doors are ap- propriate for virtually any They can be painted to match or contrast with the room colors, or simply stained , or varnished to high- light the rich, natural grain of the wood. Smoke detector protect 's family To provide maximum pro- tection, fire and smoke de- tectors must be installed in the right locations in your home, says a major manufac- turer of the safety devices. For basic protection, ac- cording to Honeywell, a smoke detector should be interior design from Colonial placed between each sleep- to modern, because of their ing area and the rest of the house. This might be at the head of the stairway leading to bedrooms in a two-story house, or in a hallway of a ranch house, apartment or mobile home. A multi-level home should be equipped with a smoke de- tector on each additional level—including the basement—for the minimum of recommended protection. The best fire-safety mea- sure is to add detectors to liv- ing and family rooms, as well as workshops, utility and furnace rooms. As a final safety measure, put one in Sliding or folding louver every smoker's bedroom. : doors come either full lou- The unit is attached to wallor vered or with •louvers in the ceiling with the screws and • top half and solid wood anchors provided. Next the panels in the bottom half. battery is connected and clipped into the detector. When the cover is snapped on the detector is set to give, you an 85-decibel warning of the earliest stages of a fire. The candles are lit. The wine waits in a crystal carafe. Silver gleams on the buffet table, and it looks like it's going to be the prettiest party you ever had. If only you didn't have to think about all those pots and pans waiting to be scrubbed, you could enjoy the party, too! The "kitchen blues" have plagued women for genera- tions (recently, men have also gotten a taste of clean-up woes). And even in this enlightened age, when al- most half the women in America are in the labor force—and presumably have better things to do in their spare time than wield a dish- cloth and scrub brush— bookstores and libraries still offer weighty references on the "cleaning arts." Long ago, "recipes" for the removal of food and stains from metal were passed from one generation of women to another. For dark stains caused by eggs in aluminum, they cooked acid foods such as rhubarb or tomatoes—a method that could be used only in the summer! Buttermilk was the ac- cepted antidote for corrosion in copper pots, which often were also scrubbed with a 'mixture of flour, salt, lemon juice and ammonia. Cast iron always presented problems if it wasn't thoroughly dried—and new brides were cautioned never to store iron utensils with the covers on, lest moisture and rust form inside. Today, steel wool, soap- filled pads, stiff-bristled scrubbing brushes and scour- iog powders continue to 1410 grocery shelves, for mos metalware still needs at least occasional weci41 treatment. But scrubbing and stain- removal are methods more , appropriate for the nine- teenth than for the twentieth century. These days, more Whether you are employed outside the home, active in community groups, or man- aging a busy household, your time is too precious to waste on unnecessary or inefficient tasks. With a little pre-planning, you can organize your daily and weekly chores so there is more time to play with the children, read a good book or just plain relax. Here are some time- efficient tips to help you shave hours from your cur- rent schedule: • Do more than one thing at a time. While' watching television, you could mend or iron clothes. Or, do the dinner dishes while talking on the phone to a friend or relative. and more hostesses are revel-, ing in the freedom and plea- , sure of cooking with the new , non-stick pots and pans i featuring mechanically-1 bonded pure PTFE—the most slippery substance in the world. )Made in France by T-Fal. these durable pans do When making a roast din- ner, whip up the children's sandwiches and freeze them for a week's worth of school lunches. • Cook double the amount. Yours may be a fam- ily of four, but cook for eight when you are preparing a casserole, roast or meals with sauces (such as spaghetti, chili or coq au yin). You can serve one-half the amount that night and freeze leftovers for a tasty ready- to-go dinner. • Clean as you go. Don't let spills, splatters or smudges accumulate — they'll only be harder to clean later. 'Keep a bottle of I • spray cleaner in the kitchen, bathroom, laun- dry room and playroom : what 'non-stick has always promised—completely elim- inated the need for any clean- ing other than a casual swish of a soapy cloth. That's liberation—and that's what's making today's parties a lot more fun and a lot less work. They're parties even a hostess can enjoy! ready to spray Orisanysoiled washable surface; then wipe clean the plastic, metal, vinyl or painted surfaces with a clean cloth or paper towel. • Rotate your cleaning schedule. Assign one room a 'week to a thorough, top-to- bottom cleaning; tackle the other rooms as you would normally on a weekly schedule. This means that once every six weeks or so your rooms have been given a fall or spring cleaning. • Enlist help. Even t ha smallest child can learn ' re,tx ;ponsibility and help cut down on your daily chores. Start when they're young, teaching them to put away toys and hang up jackets'. Louver doors . . . Improve any room distinctive "textured" ap- pearance, which adds dimen- skin to otherwise flat wall surfaces. Besides their good looks, louver doors have a number of practical advantages for closets. Since they either fold back against each other, or slide open and closed, they can be used in areas with lit- tle floor clearanep The louvers also permit the free flow of air to prevent ' mildew and keep clothes fresh. Manage with efficient time