The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-23
Hints For the
household.

II a dish Of water Is set In an oven
when a cake Is baking. it win seldom
scorch.
pet has been covered right away with
cornmeal. the oil viii be absorbed
Tins should be washed in hot scapy
| water and rubbed freely with mineral
soap. This will keep them as bright az
new.
Try baking soda to remove grease
spots from the floor. Moisten the soda
| and rub it on the grease spots with q
cloth
Two apples kept in the cake box will
keep moderately rich cake moist for q
| time il the apples are removed when
| wi,hered.
| When glass stopper is fastened in a
bottle, dip the neck OF the bottle in
| very hot water for few minutes. and
then ii may be easily removed.
Most fruit is nicer IL cooked In the
| strip. but hard fruit. such as ounces.
hard pears. etc. should be first cooked
in clear water and when done removed
to the strip and simply scalded through
A nice favor may be given to a broiied
steak by cutting an onion in halves and
rubbing the cut edges over the heated
platter intended for the steak. Tho
platter should contain q little melted
| butter.
! The correct observation has been made
that. as rule. it is not the poor who
practice small economies II they had
| the will and the skill TO make the most
| OF what they have. they would soon
rise from their low estate.
An tasn t.
hot sliced beets cooked for awhile in a
| little water. vinegar and sugar. Make
red sauce Of the water by thickening
| with cornstarch and add butter and
pour over the beets. II is good hot OK
cold.
Do not throw away old preserving
jars which have lost their covers or
whose edges have been broken. They
pickles. Just cover the top with a
piece of paper and then tie a string
| around the paper to hold IL.
When having occasion TO hang OUT
clothes in winter where frost Is likely
TO stiffen them and injure the fabric.
this can be obviated by putting a
handful Of coarse salt in the last rms
ing water and letting 1t dissolve before
u
A successful palm grower says he has
found that these plants thrive best
when they are often treated 10 a milk
and water sponge bath instead of one
OF clear water. The leaves then are not
so likely TO become defaced by with
cred brown spots. but Will keep glossy
and fresh.
When preparing sandwiches for
large company. they frequently have 20
be made a number OF hours before they
are needed II a napkin is rinsed In hot
water and wrapped around the sand
witches. which should then be put in
cool place. when used they Will be found
as fresh as II just made.
Often when most needed II Is found
impossible 10 heat an oven in sufficient,
time for baking potatoes for the early
breakfast II the potatoes are first
boiled from 10 to Is minutes. then TAX
en- from the water and put into the
heated oven. they can be quickly fin
ished and are as good as when all the
cooking is done in the oven.
Jet trimmings and passementeries OF
ten become dull and rusty. They may
be cleaned and freshened by wetting a
piece of soft black cloth In alcohol d.
luted with a little water and rubbing IL
over the trimmings. Portions OF the
passementeries that have become
Drowned from wear may be greatly i'm
proved by brushing with shoe polish.
An attractive way OF preparing fried
bread. or croutons. as they are called,
for serving with soups is 10 cut ths
slices Of bread In small circles the size
of silver quarter Place them upon q
tin with a little soup stock. Put the tin
in the oven and cook the bread until IL
Is crisp and brown While hot dip them
in melted butter and quickly roll In
grated cheese.