The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-04
HOUSEHOLDS Hints and Recipes.

Never use water from 4 stone reservoir
for cooking purposes.
Cook oatmeal IN double boiler, or in
n covered PAL! set in kettle of water.
BE sure to salt it.
A sponge may be clcansed by letting it
lie covered with milk for twelve hours,
and then rinsing in cold water.
Salt will curdc milk; therefore, in pre-
pairing milk toast, sauces, scrambled
eggs. or anything of which milk is the
foundation, do not add the salt till the
pan has left the fire.
In cleaning paint spots that will not
yield to rubbing, or to soap even-the
spots which look like small gashes
cut through the paint may be removed
by rubbing lightly with damp cloth
dipped in soda.
A good polish for tortoise shell is
made of rouge powder, which rubbed
on with a soft rag and rubbed thor
oughly, will serve to give an excellent
polish. The shell should be rubbed
with the hand afterward.
Melted paratiinc poured on top OF jel-
lies, jams, etc, also on the top of canned
fruit when the covers are discolored, will
be all the covering necessary, excepting
a cloth or paper to exclude dust. One
can use the paratiine many times.
Any one who doubts as to the best
way to have clear jelly is assured on
strong evidence and many proofs that
to allow the juice to drain through a fan
mel bag without squeezing it, will render
this matter easy and satisfactory.
To poach eggs nicely lay muffin rings
in a spider of hot water which has a lit
tie salt in, then break each egg by itself
in saucer, and POUR into the rings, as
you break one; they can be lifted out by
the thin slice which you use to turn
griddle cakes.
You will find empty salt bags very
convenient for straining starch, fruit,
juices, etc. One lady of my acquaintance
keeps them especially for covering pots
of butter. They are washed, cut open,
laid smoothly over the butter and COW
cred with half inch Of salt. The pots
are then tied down with several thick
nesses of paper.
In putting away summer or winter
clothing for the season, label all pack
ages on the outside, and keep a handy
memorandum book with the contents of
each trunk, drawer or closet, specified:
it will prove saver of time and vexa-
ton. One often forgets Just where a
bundle, or mittens, scarfs, ETC., were
put. especially if the accustomed place
has been changed.
( Don't peel your potatoes and throw
away the best part of them, but prepare
them nicely with their coats on, " steam
them until done; remove their skins
with a knife and fork; place in tureen
or platter spread butter on them quite
/ freely; sprinkle with salt and pepper !;
set in the oven one moment to melt the
/ butter; then pour over them a liberal
/ quantity of sweet cream; serve immedi-
ately.
A correspondent sends this recipe for
pumpkin soup, which she recommends:
Take three pounds of pumpkin; peel it
and cut it into small pieces. Put it in
saucepan with water enough to cover
| it, adding little salt; boil gently until
it is soft drain it and pass it through a
| fine colander, for it must not be watery.
/ Put three pints of milk in a stewpan and
mix with it the strained pumpkin; let
it come to boil add very little white
sugar and salt and pepper TO taste and
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