MOTHERS' DOWN-HOME COUNTRY LORE

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Put a bar of soap in one of the bags, tie both ends, and you've got a great "scrubber" for feet, ankles, whatever! The mesh keeps hair from clinging to the soap and prevents chips of soap from clogging the drain.

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And for an attractive, mouse-proof bread box, Gayl says to just paint a rural mailbox to match your kitchen decor. It'll be a surefire conversation piece and—when you're out of bread—just raise the flag to remind yourself!


OK. Now it's YOUR turn! We've all come up with some practical, down-home, time-tested solutions to the frustrating little problems that bug us every day. Let's hear YOUR best "horse sense"ideas so we can share 'em and all benefit.

Send your pointers to Down-Home Country Lore, P.O. Box 70, Hendersonville, N.C. 28739, and I'll make sure that the most useful of the suggestions 1 receive will appear in upcoming editions. A one-year subscription—or a one year extension of an existing subscription—will then be sent to each contributor whose tip does get printed in this column.—MOTHER.

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