A cavity-free Halloween

can be next to impossibie

THE NIGHT of ghosts and
goblins is approaching and I
fee] like a hypocrite.

1 spend most of the year yapp-
ing about how much | dislike sugar
— especially when it comes to
shoving it into kids — and then
comes the witch brigade and I'm
handing out chocolate bars.

What about alternatives? Slim
pickins. I suggested toothbrushes
to my oldest daughter and she
remarked, ‘‘That news will hit the
street in five minutes and not one
kid will bother knocking.”’

Toys? Sure, if we were mil-
lionaires.

Peanuts and sunflower seeds are
OUT in my estimation. No child
under six is safe with either ~ far
too much danger of the child
choking.

I’d be willing to make health
food bars, but as my daughter
pointed out, “Would you have let
us eat anything like that from our
goodie bags?’’ Not likely.

No, I haven't a single solution to
the problem. I just wish some
enlightened gas station would ad-
dress the issue and instead of giv-
ing out junk as a reward for filling
the tank, they’d start about
September rewarding customers
with small bags of child-safe games
and toys that could be distributed
on Halloween.

The buying power of gasoline
chains must be enormous. What
we would pay 50 cents each for,
they could purchase for pennies.
I’d certainly fill my tank in ex-
change.

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When I find a good tradesman, I
stick with him. First, he knows the
quirks of my appliances. He also
knows the address, gives me
prompt service and deals honestly
with me. Besides, I don’t like
strangers working in my house.

Perhaps the biggest benefit is the
advice [ get on how to make his
visits infrequent.

Here is sone advice 1 got last
week from my regular repairman,
Ralph Gotzic of Bestway.

My dishwasher was leaking. Not
every time I used it — just when I
was least expecting it (soaked socks
are an unpleasant reminder).

Ralph examined the machine
and asked, ‘‘How much detergent
do you use?’’ I fill both cups.

budget
beaters

Barbara McCreadie
CE

‘“‘Barbaral We have soft water
here. You need only one teaspoon
in each cup. You’re wasting moncy
and ruining your appliance.”

He went on to tell me another
secret. Once every five weeks or
so, fill the dishwasher with clean
dishes — NOTHING METAL! Be
sure to include any glasses that
have a built-up cloudy, white film.
Check your glassware and you'll
find some if you have a dishwash-
er.
Set the machine to a full wash
cycle and pour five cups of white
vinegar in the bottom of the
machine. Do not add detergent.
Run the machine.

Not only will you get the film
off the glasses but you'll remove
any soap scum that may be build-
ing up in the pipes and pump.

Beware of EL CHEAPO brands
of detergent. Ralph approved of
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Not content with a crash course
in dishwasher management, Ralph
also checked my approach to
clothes washing. How much laun-
dry detergent do we use?

I told him and he shuddered.
“You're wearing soap!"’

He explained that the soft water
combined with the shorter rinse
cycle on the newer machines left
enormous quantities of detergent
in the fabrics.

Use no more than ONE
QUARTER CUP of faundry
detergent for a full-sized load.

Not only does the soap remain
in the clothes but the excess suds
gob up the works of the washer
and eventually will cause damage
— and an expensive repair job. If
you think about it, the soap in the
clothes would be transferred to
your dryer too. I can’t see that
improving its innards, either.

Could that soap scum yellow
whites and dull colors? Does your
iron and izoning board need fried
suds? Do you have any unexplain-
ed skin rashes? Lots of questions
and perhaps a simp]> answer.

P.S. My dishwasher hasn’t leak-
ed since I cut back on suds.

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Pity my poor dinner guests!
They become unwitting testers for
any recipe that takes my fancy,

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