Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-13
SUGGESTIONS FOR
HOUSEWIVES
OF INEXPERIENCE

To make boiled potatoes white let
them lie (pared) in cold water for
two or three hours previous to cook
ing.
1t is wise to purchase towels rather
large. Laundries charge no more for
washing large articles than small ones
and large towels do not yea out so
rapidly.
A strong solution of vinegar and
water is ~efficacious in restoring the
color of black lace that has grown
rusty. Rinse in coffee, then lion while
damp with a piece of flannel placed
over it.
Among the multifarious uses of old
newspapers is that of placing them as
pads under stair carpets. And even
common soapsuds may be saved if you
have a garden, as it makes an ex-
cellent fertilizer.
When SCOT falls on a carpet or rug
never attempt to sweep it up at once,
for the result is sure to be a disfiguring
stain. Cover it thickly with well dried
kitchen salt, and then sweep it up. In
this way all damage to the carpet is
prevented.
If you are fond of home carpenter
ing you can make all sorts of things
at trifling expense. Mirrors, for in.
stance, come much cheaper II the
plate glass is purchased by the square
foot and set into a framework fash.
toned by the homecarpenter .
To clean enameled pans, fill each
pan with water, add a tablespoonful
Of powdered borax and boil gently
Then scour with soap rubbed on a
coarse cloth, rinse we'll and dry. DamI
salt rubbed on the stains will also re
move them.
Labor and soap may both be saved
in the laundry by the use Of soft
water, and even the hardest Of water
may be easily softened without the
addition of chemicals. Three or foul
days beore 1t is to be used, draw suf
ficient water for the washing and ex
pose it in tubs, etc, to the action o.
sun and air. The trouble is only tina
of a little forethought and is well re
paid.
Save washing and busting by usinl
old newspapers for cleaning. They
are excellent for window polishers
first rate for securing tinware. and are
as good as a brush for polishing the
stove. The prudent woman will al
ways keep a good pad of newspaper
at hand, and use it for wiping VI
grease or water split on the gas o
coal cooking stove, for 1t will enabl,
her to keep the stove clean with hal
the usual trouble.
Never put summer clothes away il
a soiled condition. They may b,
needed in a hurry when the first warn
days of spring occur, and then Their
is much discomfort. Linen and muslil
should be packed away u~nstarched
however, to prevent their becoming
yellow.
Jumps Of fresh charcoal tied insid
fishnets and hung wherever there /
a convenient place, is a marvelou
power to remove all bad odors in tn.
cellar. AS its power is strictly Pre-
pOrtioned to its freshness, which heat
ing restores, the charcoal bags mus
be taken down each week and empt
led, the charcoal heated hot and re
turned to the bags, which in turn ar
replaced.
A small square of asbestos kept o.
the ironing board will save the ironin
sheet.
A little lard or butter always in
proves cakes made Of Indian mea
as Il makes them light and tender.
A delicious crust is formed o
sponge cake If the top IS busted owe
with powdered sugar just before tn
cake is put into the over
Carpets may be refreshed an
frightened by going over them ono
a week with a broom dipped in he
water that has a little turpentine in /
To wash ribbons, fill a basin wit
some warm soft water. Rub the riI
bon with good white soap rinse an
iron while wet on the right side wit
a hot iron. Then rub the ribbon b
tween the hands TO make II quite so
and iron it again to remove tn
crease.
Winter boots, after they have bee
laid aside all summer, are often foun
to be dry and hard when taken OF
for use again. To prevent this ri
them over well (after dust and di
have been remoyed) with olive o.
Then they will be found quite pliab
and fit for use when wanted again.
Painted or vanished floors may I
kept in good condition by wiping Wi
a damp cloth and then rubbing wi
a dry wooden cloth. This, Of cours
is for floors that do not get bad
soiled. Kitchen or pantry floors m,
be washed with skim milk; If We
dirty, with soap and water. A scru
bling brush should never be used on
painted or vanished floor.