Middletown transcript., 1904-09-10
USEFUL THINGS TO. KNOW

H. Blood stains on silk gown can b
removed by cold strong borax water.
N The use of bacon fat when bastiup q
frying chicken imparts delicate flavor.
IS To keep celery fresh, cut off the top
l. and put in large preserving jar. Screw
on the top tightly and set in a cool place
Try using soapy water for making
e starch. 1t is said that the linen will
b be given gloss by this means, and that
the irons will not stick.
f 10 test coffee poor cold water upon it.
II it is pure, the water will be very slightly
, colored; if adulterated with chicory, the
water will take brownsh hue.
Alter table silver has been polished
; II lald away it will keep bright for a
year IN paper box well covered with
flour that has been thoroughly dried.
Flat iron holders, if lined with Iaver.
OF old soft leather, like the top of boot,
will protect your hand from heat far bet
ter than if made in the ordinary way.
To prevent rugs from curling at the
corners bind them on the under edge
with piece of narrow webbing like that
used to hold furniture springs in place.
| When boiling old potatoes add little
milk to the water in which they are
boiled. This prevents them turning dark
in the cooking and improves the flavor.
After doing work which has made your
hands very dirty, rub with olive oil be-
fore washing. This loosens the dirt, and
they will be far less trouble to get clean.
Box eggs are very liable to crack when
belng~boiled. If You stick pin carefully
through each end before boiling, YOU
need have no fear of them cracking in the
pan.
just pinch of powered gum arabic
mingled with the sugar sifted into cream
before whipping hastens the process, and
keeps the cream looking "fluffy" much
longer.
ltis well to remember when papering
small room that blue in all light shades |
makes room look longer. Dark colors |
or papers with large patterns have the |
opposite effect.
To clean and remove all stains from |
enamel, rub well with rough salt moist
ened with vinegar This will clean
equally well enameled pots and pans, no
matter how burnt or discolored.
Hard brushes may be rendered soft by
allowing them to soak for twenty-four
hours in raw linseed OIL After this,
rinse them cut in hot turpentine, and, if
necessary, repeat the whole process.
Raisins and all other dried fruits; no
matter how ceyerly advertised as having
been thoroughly cleaned" will always
be found to need additional attention,
and this also may easily be done in ad-
vance.
To keep flowers fresh always clip off
the tips of the stalks before putting them
in fresh water, which should be just off
the chill. Always have perfectly clean
vases. pinch of charcoal.powder in
each vase is good preservatiye.
A rug that will save the cook a deal of i
work is made of several thicknesses of
newspaper covered with brown paper and
stitched near the edge, to lay in front of
sink or range on the hardwood floor.
When soiled it is useful to kindle fire
with.
One fourth of an inch is the correct /
width for the hem on tablecloth unless
the cloth is woven with border on four
sides, when the hem should then be
turned to make the distance between the
border and edge the same as on the sci. !
wage edges.
The best way to clean an invalid 8 room
is to rnb the carpet with cloth wrunp
out of ammonia, rinsing and turning the !.
cloth as the dust and dirt collect upon it.
Change the water frequently. This is far
better than sweeping and raising an 'un-
pleasant dust.
Mirrors are never SO well cleaned and .
polished as when wet newspapers are t
lsed for the first process and soft. dry.
papers for the last. If the \
mirrors are very much soiled, with fly n
'pecks, for instance, put ammonia in
he water. Soap should not be used
1t ALL
You will find the following very good
and shoes: Ivory black,
J ounces; treaele, IL ounces; sperm oil,
drams; strong oil of vitriol, 5 dranls;
common vinegar, ] pint. Mix the ivory
black. treacle and vinegar together; then
nix the sperm oil and vitriol separately,
md add them to the other mixture.
When hanging clothes to dry, first
lang up by the thickest part, waist or
leckband, ETC., because if hung by the
hinner part the water would run into
he thick part, lodge there, and take
onger to dry. Second, hang up every
hing wrong side out, so that any acci-
lental soil will not do so much damage
IS if it appeared on the right side.
Cut glass or any crystal Should be
washed in warm soapsuds, rinsed in
warm water, then covered with clean,
oarse sawdust for ten minutes after
which it should be lightly brushed with
! clean soft camePs hair brush. Avoid
xtremes of temperature in handling
lass, and under no circumstances allow
ut glass to be put in the refrigerator.
Rusty fiat-irons can be made clean and
8 smooth as glass by the use of beeswax
nd salt. Tie lump OF wax in piece
f cloth, and keep it for the purpose.
When the iron is hot, rubit with the wax,
nd then scour with paper or cloth
pinkled with salt. Wax the iron again
eiore putting it away, for little film of
Tax will prevent the formation of rust.
1t is mistake to wash a frying-pan.