The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-22
y HINTS TO noUsEKEEpERs

Meat and fish should be removed from
paper as soon as received. The paper
absorEcs the juices
70 keep the yolks of eggs fresh after
whites have been used, set aside in n Gun
with little water over the surface.
If little Hour is rubbed over n loof of
cake before icing, twill prevent the frost
INK from spreading and running oil so
readily
Fresh eggs sink to the bottom of a nail
Of water. Stale eggs float on top Eggs
between these stages indicate their age by
the depth to which they sink.
The tops of celery dried and rubbed to
powder are excellent for favoring soups
and gr;lvies The celery should be dried
in the sun or in Il very slow oven.
When adding 'cornstarch or any thick
cning to hot liquid mix it smooth with
enough cold water to make it fluid Pour
it slowly into the hot, and stir constantly
until it becomes clear.
Rub Il curtain pole with kerosene oil
until it is perfectly smooth, using Il
wooden cloth for the purpose. The pole
rings will run much more easily if the
pole is treated in this manner
Every housewife should impress upon
the minds of her family that the best
sauce for any meat is caeerfulness.
Laughter aids digestion, ind people
should never grumble while eating.
Onion juice may be extracted by cut
ting an onion in half and pressing it
against CRATER Salt rubbed over CRATER
will remove the onion odor from it, and
may be used in cooking.
In making Indian meal mash, cook it
with milk in place of water, orr part water
and part milk if not convenient to use all
milk. The pudding will be much richer,
and when fried will more readily Jake n
nice brown.
In giving medicine in liquid form to an
infant, place the point of the spoon con
tanning the medicine against the roof of
the mouth. Administering it in this
way, it will he impossible for the child to
choke or eject the medicine.
- In relaying carpets after the fall clean
ing it is well to sprinkle something I'M
der the edges to destroy any clrpet bugs
that may be l. rking around. AS good
thing as can be used is powder made of
equal parts of camphor gum and tobacco.
An authority on scallops advises the
housewife to select those.that have yell
low tint, as this is the natural color of
the fish. Those that are white are often
made so by soaking in fresh water so rs
TO swell them ana make them measure
more than they otherwise would
Hop pillows are frequently "a eat
comfort to nervous person, and will Of
ten soothe headache. 1t is we'll to have
one or two of these pillows at hand in
case of need. Linen covers worked with
some appropriate motto or Il spray of the
graceful hops in wash silks are attractive
in appearance, and can always be freshen-
ed by being washed.
When setting sponge. for bread or rolls,
double the quantity may be made and
that not needed kept in the refrigerator
or wherever it is cold enough to prevent
the sponge from rising. In this way rolls
may be had fresh each day without set
ting an extra sponge. This dough re-
quires little longer to rise, but the re-
suits will be rs good as if it were freshly
set.
In washing anything made OF chamos
skins use warm water with II little am
monia in it. Wash by rubbing between
the fingers, but do not wiring the channels.
Press it between the palms of the hands
to take out the water, and hang before
the fire or in the hot sun to dry quickly,
rubbing and pulling the article into
proper shape every few moments to pre-
vent the skins drying hard and stiff.
REFLECTIONS OF y BACHELOR.
If it weren't for pug dogs girls would
get kissed more.
Babies are always cutting teeth, or else
it's collie or something
People who know most about love are
the people who never had it,
Don't think Il woman has to have a
nice foot because She wears II pretty shoe
The hardest hcnded old Mnmnn. hntcr