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THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday larchl8 Page IS Create a game for rainy days POLIYS POINTERS By Polly Fisher DEAR POLLY I use the tubes from waxed paper or plastic wrap for bats in this homemade ball game The children and I sit on the floor with our legs in a V and bat a ball back and forth Home runs are called when the ball goes between a players legs fouls when it rolls outside the legs TL DEAR That s a great out door game when the weather keeps indoors Your helpful point earns you the Pointer of the Week award a copy of my book Polly Pointers 1 Helpful Hints for Making Everything Last Longer Others may order it for 50 Make your check payable to POLLYS POINTERS and send to POLLYS POINTERS Box Cleve laud OH POLLY DEAR POLLY One year I dently made my orange marmalade too thick I had some fig preserves that were too thin so I mixed them half and half and heated them enough to blend the flavors This turned out so well that I purposely made more of this mixture Try it The figs are a lit tie sweet and the orange in them gives it just the right taste HELEN DEAR HELEN And the real pointer here is that creative thinking to save a mistake often spawns something even better than the ongi was supposed to be Many thanks POLLY DEAR POLLY Try this wiy of freezing sweet potatoes After wash and baking place the po in a freezer bag and seal Freeze If you want a baked whole sweet potato remove from the freez let thaw at room temperature or place the frozen potato in the micro wave and heat Slit open the skin and stuff with margarine or butter Pres to A fresh baked potato Or you may peel the potato and have a casserole with coconut pecans or other ingredients to taste You may also slice and fry A SWEET LOVER DEAR POLLY Mealy bugs have infested my spider plant How can I get rid of them I hate to throw out this beautiful plant it is several years old and has produced many baby spiders for me ANN DEAR ANN One method you might try first since it easy is to give the plant a gentle shower with an in soap such as Safer s Tbe other remedy is painstaking but simple Dab at mealy bug with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol It may take time and patience if your plant is badly infested but it will get rid of the bugs I sending you a copy of my news letter Hints for Healthy House Plants which offers pest control hints as well specific care tions for popular house plants Oth who would like a copy of this issue should send for each copy to POL POINTERS in care of this ntwspaper Box Cieve land OH Be sure to in elude the title POLLY DEAR POLLY When making macaroni salad boil the macaroni in any kind of pickle juice add enough water to cook the macaroni properly This Is a delicious and nifty way to use something that would otherwise get thrown out KAY DEAR POLLY I keep appliance guarantees and instructions in a large alphabetized file folder I file these under the names of the ap not the manufacturers that is sweeper stereo etc under S and toaster tools etc under T SHIRLEY DEAR POLLY Rubbing a slight ly wet tea bag over a scratch on my varnished door helped to disguise it It saved a paint job THELMA Polly will send you a Polly Dollar 1 if she uses your favorite Pointer Peeve or Problem in her column K rite POLLY POINTrR care of DOWNTOWN ACTO fax All English Chocolate Sweets Norfolk Punch Brollies Gift Baskets Books Foods Woods of Windsor Soaps Thomas The Tank Books Childrens Wellington Boots in Frog Duck Design HOURS MonSat 10 30 Sunday 12 005 5198531633 Across the street from the Olde Hide House BROTHERS RESTAURANT Wishes Everyone a Happy Easter For your dining pleasure we are open Mon through Thurs 109 Good Friday Easter Sunday 9 8 8530891 28 Mill St ACTON if PROFESSIONAL FOR WOMEN MEN HIGHLIGHTS Cut Style Included 2500 PERMS Cut Style Included 25 00 Offer Valid til Apr 30 ANGELINA Formerly Highlights CALL 279 SMARTIES or TURTLES CHOCOLATE 1049 HISMANAL TABLETS 12 1 49 SMILESN CHUCKLES HUT ft NUT or EGGS 419 TRI DM or TRIAMINICOL DM ltd 294 QUEEN ST E ACTON ONT Light Lunches Meat Pies Quiche Specialty Sandwiches Coffee Desserts muuU BREADBASKET CAFE BAKERY 1214 MILL ST E ACTON