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Furniture readied in a snap

By BARBARA MAYER AP Newsfeatures Individuals who need to furnish in a nurry have discovered that furniture they can select and take home themselves to put together immediately is just the ticket. Though it is not yet changing the way most Americans buy home furnishings, ready-to-assemble furniture is gaining more sales across the country. Industry authorities predict it has a bright future, especially the pieces that are available at moderate prices. Predictions of success have grown stronger recently as a number of ready-to-assemble specialty stores have prospered. In Europe, this type of merchandise already accounts for as much as a quarter of retail furniture sales, and recently American home furnishings trends have been following the European lead. This spring, when Ikea, the Swedish chain, opened in a suburb outside Philadelphia would-be customers lined up for an hour or more to get into the new store which specializes in this type of furniture. The main advantages of ready-to-assemble furniture are easily summarized: cost savings are likely. This is far from surprising since the buyer takes on much of the responsibility by transporting his own furniture and by putting it together himself. Immediate delivery and use and easy disassembly and removal to a new home are other obvious advantages. Sometimes, but not always, this type of furjaiture offers more interesting designs at moderate prices. Like other types of furniture, ready-to-assemble pieces vary in quality and costliness. At the lowest prices, less sturdy pieces made of composite products such as particleboard are often found. Better quality costs more. How does one judge the quality in a piece of furniture that comes in a box? Examine the floor sample very carefully, suggested one retailer. Fasteners are among the most important part of the furniture and need to be sturdy enough to support the weight they will bear. A buyer should always put the sample through its paces. Sit down in the chairs; lie down on beds; try wob-

Patio power Cracked concrete slabs can be given new life

By ANDY LANG AP Newsfeatures Millions of houses across the country have patios that consist solely of concrete slabs several inches thick. Many of them are cracked or otherwise in need of repair, but regardless of their condition, they can be given new lives and improved appearances by being made into flagstone patios. This can be accomplished by installing the flagstones in a bed of mortar. The best part about making any necessary patches in the original concrete slab is that you need not worry how the finished job looks. In fact, you do not have to trowel and smooth the surfaces, since the rougher they are the better they are for the project that is to come. The mortar into which the flagstones will be placed will grip better on surfaces that have not been troweled level. Speaking of level, your patio should be sloped slightly so that rainwater runs away from the house. The slopes need not be more than one inch for every 10 feet, although some authorities favor more of a pitch than that. Just as you should arrange a couple of rows of resilient tiles on a house floor before putting down any adhesive, do the same with the flagstones. This will give you an idea of how they will fit, whether they look better one way or another and what can be done to minimize the amount of cutting. The mortar mixture should be one part portland cement and three parts of sand. When you do the mixing or even if you should use the pre-mixed kind, do not let the mixture get too watery. The flagstones must be set into a mortar that is fairly stiff, being certain first that each flagstone is clean. You should do only a couple of flagstones at a time, otherwise the mortar will begin to set up before you get to it. Spread the mortar about one inch thick. As is recommended in “Basic Masonry Techniques,” an Ortho publication, rap each stone firmly with the handle of the trowel to make sure it is seated properly. The paperback book does an excellent job of describing the construction of a flagstone patio, as well as many other masonry projects. The flagstones need not fit together perfectly or even close to it, but keep them about half an inch from each other and from the edges of the patio. Before you begin the job, get a fairly long level and keep it handy. After you get down a few stones, place a 2-by-4 or something similar across them. Put the level on top of the 2-by-4 to find out whether you are getting the stone set the way you wanted. By doing this as you go along, you can make any correc-

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bling tables to see if they are steady. Look for information on hangtags or on the box about materials used. Check to see if any warranties are offered. A group of manufacturers, importers and others who attended a trade show for this type of furniture in New York City recently used the occasion to form the Ready-to-Assemble Furniture Association. The new group plans to establish a single name for this type of furniture and to work out a clear definition of it. At least four names are used interchangeably to describe it: KD furniture (an industry term which refers to the knock-down or flat parts), kit furniture, furniture in parts, and ready-to-assemble furniture. The new association will also provide information to the general public, according to Douglas Kerr, executive vice president. About 150 manufacturers, many from foreign countries, brought their products to New York to show and sell. Though not necessai ily the most adventurous or most durable furniture available nowadays, many pieces were practical, livable and moderately priced, according to retailers who came to take a look. These pieces (or others like them) should be on retail sales floors within the coming months. Not all items will be available everywhere, but consumers who live in large cities will stand the best chance of finding a good selection. When KD furniture first appeared, straight chairs, tables and shelving predominated, but the New York show featured virtually every type of furniture in parts. Besides a plethora of desks, tables and wall systems, there were upholstered easy chairs and sofas, computer furniture and furniture for children’s rooms. The children’s pieces seem especially useful since many featured adjustable heights so they could “grow’ r with the child. While the general public has been receptive to the new type of furniture, home furnishings retailers have not been particularly welcoming. As a result, other types of retailers are selling furniture in parts in many areas. Chain stores, discount outlets, home centers, hardware stores, even large drug stores, are among those handling it.

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tions while the mortar is still workable. Put more mortar under a stone that is too low or press down on one that is too high. When all the stones have been placed in the mortar, wait at least 24 hours before filling the joints. The joint mixture should be a little more watery than the original compound, since it has to go into small spaces. You also can cut down a bit mi the amount of sand. Make it about two parts of sand to one part of cement. When mortar gets on the surface of flagstones, it is difficult to remove ; f

FROZEN LIME PIE Convenient and delicious to have on hand to serve to family and guests. Frozen Lime Pie is a cool dessert

By CECILY BROWNSTONE Associated Press Food Editor There’s a particulrly happy time to try fresh lime recipes during July and August when the fruit is in peak supply and likely to be a good buy. With this in mind, may we introduce you to Frozen Lime Pie? Tried in our kitchen, we found it a pleasure to have this make-ahead dessert on hand. FROZEN LIME PIE lVi cups fine graham cracker crumbs Sugar l-3rd cup butter, melted 2 large eggs % cup light corn syrup l-3rd cup fresh lime juice 2 cups light cream 1 envelope unflavored gelatin V 4 cup water In a small bowl, stir together crumbs and 2 tablespoons sugar. Stir in butter

allowed to set even a tew miriudes. Therefore, as you work, keep a sponge and water handy so that if any falls on the stones, it can be wiped off at once, which means that second, not when you get around to it. Use any pointed tool to pack the joints. The finished job must be kept moist for about a week. The best way to do this is to place a wet cover on the patio and see that it is fairly moist at all times. Many people merely wet down the surface a couple of times a day for five or six days.

until well blended. Press evenly and firmly into bottom and up sides of 9-inch pie plate. Refrigerate. In the large bowl of the electric mixer, at high speed, beat eggs until thick and lemon-colored. Gradually beat in V 2 cup sugar and the com syrup until blended. In a 1-quart saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over water. Stirring constantly, cook over low heat until gelatin is completely dissolved about 5 minutes. Stirring constantly, pour into lime mixture until blended. Turn into a 9 by 9 by 2-inch pan. Cover; freeze until firm several hours or overnight. Soften slightly at room temperature. Spoon into the large electric mixer bowl. With mixer at low speed, beat until smooth, but not melted. Spoon into crust. Cover; freeze until firm several hours or overnight. Before serving, let stand 10 minutes at room temerature. Makes 8 servings.

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Grist mill becomes productive

By JEFF BARNARD Associated Press Writer EAGLE POINT, Ore. (AP) - It has been 113 years since the two 1,400-pound French quartz grinding stones came around Cape Horn in a clipper ship, but they are still doing the daily grind at the Butte Creek Mill. “It’s antiquated, but it does the job,” said Peter Crandall, who left Camarillo, Calif., and a career in aerospace engineering to revive Oregon’s last water-powered grist mill. “I get a lot of satisfaction that this is not just a historical object sitting dead in the water,” he added. “It’s a producing mill, producing a product I am interested in, which is these whole grains.” A growing market for whole-grain health foods has allowed Crandall and his family to make a living from the mill that went broke during the Depression. “I couldn’t have survived 30 years ago,” said Crandall. “There wasn’t the interest in nutrition.” Powered by the waters of Little Butte Creek, a tributary of the Rogue River, the mill grinds about 5,000 pounds of grain per week. The mill produces mixes for pancakes, biscuits, corn bread and muffins with its own stone-ground whole-grain flours and meals. It also distributes 11 varieties of stone-ground flours and meals, 20 kinds of cereals and rolled grains, 14 whole grains and 11 other grain products. About half the mill’s products are sold through its own country store on the premises, while a quarter are distributed to area markets and a quarter are sold through the mail, said Crandall. Though it’s the only mill of its kind in Oregon, Butte Creek is part of a growing industry taking advantage of the interest in whole-grain foods. “Just about every couple of months an old mill is being restored and being put back in full operation or partial operation,” said Fred Beals, president of the Society for Preservation of Old Mills. In a telephone interview from his home in Mishawaka, Ind., Beals

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estimated about 250 water-powered grist mills are running in the United States, mostly in the East. Only about *IOO of them are commercial enterprises, with the rest being museums or hobby mills, he said. The Butte Creek Mill was built from whipsawed pine boards and 12-by-12 mortised beams pinned together with oak pegs in 1872 by John Daley and Eber Emery. The grindstones were quarried in France, dressed in Illinois, barged down the Mississippi River, shipped by clipper ship to Crescent City, Calif., and hauled by wagon over the Siskiyou Mountains to the small southern Oregon farming town of Eagle Point. The mill went through two more owners before 1932, when the Putnam family gave a nail keg filled with 600 silver dollars to a bank that had taken over the mill during the Depression. It was 1972 before Crandall took over operation of the mill. He has been steadily restoring and improving the mill ever since, keeping alive a nearly forgotten trade. Stone grinding died out in the 19205, with the advent of the steel roller mill. Sometime around the turn of the century, the Butte Creek Mill was converted to the modern technique. But Crandall has gone back to the old way. The new technique was cheaper and faster, but it removed the bran and the wheat germ, producing a white flour from the starchy endosperm of the wheat.

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