The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-05
FAMILY SCRAP BASKET.
valuabi" and Timely Complication Of
Household Hints.

a VALUABLE" and Timely Complication Of
Household Hints.
Boil clothespins In clear wator once
month aud they will be much moro dur
able.
Open canned fruit an hour or two be-
lore it is needed for use. 1t is far richer
whom the oxygen is thus restored to it.
Beat an egg thoroughly in bowl and
aud one teacup of cold water to it. Use
enough OF this to thoroughly moisten
coffee when making it. Keep in cold
place, and waste no moro eggs by dry
ing.
Granulatod sugar is the purest brand;
consequently tho cheapest. DO not use
quite as much as of other l1inds-one-
half inch loss for cupful. Cake batter
made with granulated sugar requires
longer beating than usual; as tho sugar
is longerin dissolving.
To beat tho white of an egg stiff, with
case, they should he cold, with u very
small pinch of salt
Egg-shells are somewhat porous, and
like butter and cheese absorb unpleas-
ant doors. Therefore eggs should DO
kept in sweet, clean, cool place.
All floor and whisll brooms should DO
thoroughly wetn scalding hot brine be-
fore using them. 1t will cifcctually pre-
vent the straws from breaking.
Add two tablespoonfuls OF kerosene to
tho pail of water with which you wash
grained or other vanished furniture.
Cut picce from the top Of old kid
shoes and insert it inside tho ironing
holder you arc going to make.
Make boiled starch with Il weak soap
suds made of white soap. instead of
with clear water, and you will have no
difficulty with It's sticking.
DO not wiring wooden underwear
through wringer. Use tho hands and
shake it thoroughly before drying
When perfectly dry fold it smoothly,
but do not iron. 500 if the odor is not
more agreeable than when u hot sad
iron has passed ovcr them.
Never slice apples for maxim. pics;
quarter and core, and if an apple is large
cut each quarter in two pieces.
Sift a tablespoonful of pulvorizod
sugar over the top of two-crust pics be-
fore baking, and sec how delicious it
makes them.
Never put tea leaves on u light colorcd
carpet; they will surely leave a stain.
After thoroughly sweeping dingy car
pet, wipe it with Il damp cloth partially
wrung out OF a mixture of water and on
gall in proportion OF two tablespoonful
of the latter to Il gallon OF lulowarm
water.
In packing bottles or canned fruit for
moving. Slip Il rubber band over tho
body of them.
small tcaspoonful OF powdered borax
added to bowl of cold starch will give
moro stiffness to linen than any of tho
numerous things have tried.
Whom you arc hurried and postage
stamp will not stick, moistcn it and rub
it on the flap of an envelope, and then
quickly put it in it's place.
Mix stove backing with spirits of
turpentine. 1t will take of tho rust,
polish easier, and stay glossy longer
than when water is used.
Add tablespoonful of borax to a pan
of hot soap-suds; put your table silver in
it, and let it stand two hours Rinse ii
with clear water and polish with soft
cloth or chamois.
Warm dishes for the table by miners
ing them in hot water, not by standing
them on hot stove.
Coffee boiled longer than ono minute
is coffee spoiled. -Amorican Agriculture