Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-25
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If meat bakes too fast cover with but
tered paper.
A cup of strong coffee will remove the
odor of onions from the breath.
A piece of zinc put on live Goals in the
stove will clean out the stovepipe.
Hellebore sprinkled on the floor at
night destroys cokroaches. They eat it
and are poisoned. 1t should be swept up
each morning.
1t is not a good plan to take off the
cover of the stove to toast or broil any,
thing when there is dish in the oven.
If you wish to retain the color of straw
berries do not allow them to come in con-
tact with pewter or tin.
The best way to brighten carpet is to
put a half tumblerful of spirits of tur-
pentne in basin of water and dip your
broom in it and sweep over the carpet
once or twice.
To keep eggs cool is a great help in
making frosting. Set them in the refrig-
orator after separating white and yolks
they will beat up stiff in half the time
they would without.
The following is a good paste to use in
hanging wall paper Four pounds of
sifted flour, and cold water enough to
make a stiff batter free from Jumps. Thin
it with cold water to the consistency of
pancake batter, and add two ounces of
finely powdered alum. Pour boiling
water gradually over the batter, stirring
constantly. When it begins to smell and
lose the white color of the flour it is
cooked enough. Let it become cool be-
fore using.
Salt sprinkled over anything that is
burning on the stove will prevent any
disagreeable odor.
Cheese cloth makes the very best kind
of busters. One should have enough so
that they can he washed often.
Scraps are regular savings bank for a
good cook. The greatest possible variety
of good things can be made out of them.
TO open fruit cans without trouble,
slip the tip end of knife blade under
the rubber; as soon as the air enters the
top comes off very readily.
When the umbrella is wet place the
handle downwards to dry, as this gives
the water a chance to run off from the
cloth. When it is not in use leave it I'M
strapped
good cook throws away nothing.
Every piece of bread, every inch of meat,
every particle of vegetable can be turned
into something palatable.
10 remove the spots from paintings
and chromos put few drops of ammonia
in cup of rain water. and apply with a
soft sponge or cloth. Remember to wipe
with dry cloth afterwards.
n little powdered boraX or few drops
of ammonia put in the water in which
laces, muslins and lawns are washed, will
improve their appearance; use just as
little soap as possible.
The machine can be made to help about
the mending, as well as the making.
Anything that is too thin and worn to
bear the machine is hardly worth ones
time to mend
Having saved abouta teacupful of brok-
en- pieces of toilet soap, put them in a tin
cup with just enough hot water to cover,
place on the back of the range. and when
thoroughly melted pour into china cup
or mold; when cold turn out. Allow
this to harden a few days before using.
1t is best to do CASTLE soap separately.
After having swept and busted a room,
take apail of warm water, put in spoon
full of ammonia, wiring large cloth pretty
dry from it, and 90 over the whole car
pet. 1t removes the lint, brightens up
the cOlors, kills the moths and sweetens
up things wonderfully.
Charcoal is useful in various ways. A
few trays of it set around on the cellar
floor will make the air pure and sweet.
\ large lump of it in the kettle or steamer
where cabbage is being cooked will pre-
vent the very disagreeable odor of the
cabbage from going about the house. 1t
makes perfect broiling fire EX-
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