Middletown transcript., 1903-10-03
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW


cloudy appearance to the glass. which
cannot be removed.
10 cool inflammation, make paste of
refined chalk, glycerine and water: use
one-thlrd as much glycerine as water,
ana spread on the parts. This will also
reduce redness of the nose or face.
| When cork is too large for the neck
OF bottle drop it into boiling water for
three minutes and it will be found to fit
quite easily.
A tablespoonful of turpentine in a
clothes-boier will whiten linen, take out
the stains and render washing easier.
Rinse well afterward.
Use the white of an egg for a burn.
This forms coating which excludes the
air.
Linen shades may be cleaned by
stretching them on a table and rubbing
them we'll with powdered bath brick
applied with piece of flannel. Shades
Will look almost new when cleansed in
this manner.
Chalk rubbed into grease spots on
dresses, wall paper or anything of like
nature will remove the grease. When
cleaning garments with it, rub on the
chalk and hang the garment away over
night and then brush clean.
! To prevent stockings wearing at the
heels, line the backs of shoes with a
piece of black velvet.
| Orange juice is one of the best dress
ings for black shoes or boots.
| Boiling meat is less wasteful than bak-
ing, and baking less wasteful than roast
ing.
When frying oysters, add little bak-
ing powder to the cracker dust or corn
meal in which they are rolled. 1t i'm
proves both tey ture and flavor.
1t is decidedly disagreeable when eat
ing oysters to crunch piece of shell be-
tween the teeth. The presence of shell
can be prevented by draining the oysters
from the liquor and washing the former.
As tho oysters are largely composed of
water. 1t will not injure them to take
each oyster on fork and dip it in water.
Pepper sandwiches, says 1.-THE Cook
ing Club, :" are new culinary fancy. Re-
move all the seeds from a green pepper,
chop fine and simmer ten minutes in a
tablespoonful of butter. Do not allow it
to brown. Add dash of salt, and when
cold spread between thin slices of bread
minus the crust. Grated American
cream cheese may be placed on the top
of the pepper layer with happy results.
These piquant little sandwiches are said
to be especially nice with cold meat.
Strong black tea is recommended as a
dandruff cure. 1t is said that shampoo
ing the hair once in ten days with this
and stimulating the hair by thorough
both before and after, will cure the most
obstinate cases of dandruff, if used per-
sistently.
Colored wash goods will hold their color
if immersed for three hours before wash
ing in one gallon of cold water to which
has been added one tablespoonful of or
dinary turpentine.
"To make kumiss,'' says a writer in
"Good Housekeeping" "take ore quart
of bloodwarm new milk (fresh from the
COW, if possible,) two teaspoonfuls of
granulated sugar, one-third cake of COM
pressed yeast, pinch of salt. Stir well
and bottle at once. Leave the bottles in
a warm temperature, about 20 degrees,
for twelve hours. Then place on the ice
for twelve hours, when it is ready for use.
l always use siphon bottles such as car
donated waters come in. Beer bottles are
next best, but any bottle or jug will do if
tightly corked.'
Where strong, clear heat is required,
as for broiling, little charcoal thrown
ON a coal fire will produce the desired
fame
Finely chopped radish hearts, grated
Parmesan cheese and whipped cream
make delicious sandwich filling, it is
said. The radishes should be peeled and
chopped very fine and set away on the
ice till the last minute. When needed,
mix with a little stiffiy whipped cream,
spread the mixture on slice of brown
bread, cut thin, and sprinkle lightly
with the grated cheese before pressing the
second slice down close upon it.
There is sound hygienic reason for
serving some acid, such as a salad, with
oil and vinegar, section of lemon or
pickle with fish. The sour is needed to
the alkalis of the fish.
To make clam bouillon wash and scrub
with stiff brush two quarts
of small CLAIMS in their shells. Cook in
one quart of water till the shells open.
Remove from the fire, strain the liquor,
take the CLAIMS out of the shell, reheat
the juice, season with pepper, salt and
butter and serve in cups, adding to each
a teaspoonful Of whipped cream.
Oil Of lavender is hated of flies. To
keep a kitchen or other apartment free
from this plague pour little alcohol into
saucers, and to each add a teaspoonful of
lavender. Place bit of clean sponge i'll
the saucer. Flies need only to smell the
lavender to leave the room, and while it
lasts they will not return.
A safe bleaching fluid can be made by
adding the strained juice OF one lemon
to a quart of cold water. Spread the
cloth which it is desired to whiten upon
the grass in the sun, and wet several
times day. 1t may take long time to
whiten it perfectly, but the process is
sure, and it will not rot the Goth.
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