The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-21
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

stand, bearing the weight on the foot,
and. with the help Of a teaspoon, ill
the shoes with water as hot as can
be borne. ana let them dry on the feet.
This stretches the shoes from the in
side. and one or two applications viii
suffice. 1t is better to move about =
little while the shoes are drying. as
this aids the stretching.
Damp weather Is affecting our noses,
fear. and cases Of catarrh and sniff
| fees are all too common. There is a
very radical cure for catarrh OF the
nose which is said never to fail II Is
frishtfully painful for an instant or
| two. 1t comes from Sicily, and is
known as the lemon Juice cure. 1t con-
sists simply in shutting up the Juice OF
/ a lemon once a day. Three days viii
cure the worst cases.
Glass and porcelain rolling pins are
growing more and more popular.
especially those OF glass that are so
made they can contain cracked Ice In
side. keeping the pastry chilled during
the process Of rolling out. so desirable
in making OF fine pastries
Pack butter In earthen jars within
half an inch from the top and I'LL IL
up level with layer Of salt. Dip
cloth in sealing-wax and place quickly
on the Jar and bury in the ground up
side down. Butter prepared this way
Will keep sweet and fresh for months.
Instead Of making my Christmas fruit
cake in November or December. when
both eggs and butter are very high and
| when everyone is busy with other
Christmas preparations. I save both
money and the anxiety of hurrying by
making my holiday cake in September
or October l make several large
cakes doing the work leisurely, and
using fresh eggs and sweet dairy but
ter. When my cakes are cool, 1 wrap
in branded cloths. then In paper, and
put away in large tin box. At
Christmas time my cakes arc welt
'ripened," and are pronounced unusuai-
~ delicious; am free from worry over
them at busy season. and have also
made an appreciable saving in price
of materials.
When the boiler Is dried and ready
to put away after the weeks wash,
set 1t on the stove and while hot rub
1t all over the inside and around the
seams with laundry soap. II prevents
| rusting. and the boiler win keep new
? and last very much longer. All the
soap is not lost, either. as ii is dis
solved in the water for the next weeks
Q wash
: Hair brushes should be washed at
n least once a week, snd dried In the sun
l and air with the bristles down. An
: excellent solution for this purpose is
s the following To one quart of warm
water add one teaspoonful OF am
G monia. one-half teaspoonful of borax,
d and small bit of ordinary kitchen
4 soap dissolved in boiling water. After
mixture. rinse in clear, cold water. and
the bristles will be soft and white like
new. A little vaseline rubbed on the
backs and handles OF the brushes be-
: fore they are put into the bath will
! prevent the polish from being I'M
! paired.
I would like to give few sug-
{ gestions in regard to the care OF the
- refrigerator. Give your ice-chest a
, few moments to air each day, and
about three times each week remove
I the shelves and wash the ice-chest
d thoroughly with strong suds: rinse
e and dry well Always put an abund-
ance of soda in the wash water. Many
e people do not know that soda ex-
d terminates germs BE sure TO wash
Il the walls and crevices OF the chest
$ well; there may be many germs Turk
!" ing there II you have accidentally
: spilled anything therein and washed
: up hurriedIy. The shelves should be
t given a hot bath.
It As to the ice itself. never allow the
y wrappings to stay in the second day
It without airing. If you use cloth to
y wrap your ice. have plenty of changes
.e A great many use paper. which is good
II changed daily for II excludes the
d air II wrapped thoroughly around the
" Ice.
q AS to the drainage tube OF which
q many are careless. wash 1t with q
a stick around which a cloth has beer
II placed. and pour plenty of hot water
J., through TO rinse IL.
Masculine appetites find few desserts
= as entirely pleasing as the good old.
fashioned pie. small boys and girls Al
a rule are equally fond of 1t. and ever
'Milady." if her dainty airs Of su.
: periority will allow her TO confess II
must admit a carefully concealed lik
ing for this substantial. out-of-dati
dessert. In spite of all that has beer
= said and written OF the disastrous
y effect Of pie upon the digestive organs
I It's popularity seems not at all lIkel,
TO wane 1t Is the combination o
r pastry and fruit or other filing tina
makes THIS DESSERT 50 tutiEeit pledS
IN ing. even when either ingredient b.
er itself may seem quite failure.
to The use Of pastry. however. IS by II
Of means SO essentially a matter OF max
e ing pies as many good housewife
ia seem to imagine. In various othe
IS forms II is equally delicious and evei
&c more dainty in appearance. One ha
n only to cross the pond" for a littl
I'd visit among our English cousins 4
IN discover how delightfully."- it may b
I'd utilized by the cook who has awakene
to its possibilities. One OF the mos
a pleasing ways IS the following:
d; -
in PILLOWS
-. When fall cleaning is going on. tax
"a vonr feather pillows. open one come