Middletown transcript., 1908-02-01
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

or range, or the oil stove.
One quarter pound of beef suet chop
ped finely with two ounces of ham, two
teaspoonfuls of chopped parsley, one tea.
4 spoonful of mixed fresh, herbs one-h half
yellow part oflemon rind chopped, five
ounces Of fine bread crumbs, two eggs,
| dash of nutmeg il liked, one saltspoon-
ful Of pepper, good dash of cayenne, one
heapiDg salrspoonful of salt. Mix all the
dry ingredients very well together, beat
up the eggs and mix with the other in
gradients; bind thoroughly together and
use. This make good stuffing for veal.
To drive flies from room try tine fol-
lowing. Close the room tightly, smolder
some cayenne pepper on hot coal, open
door quickly aud the flies may be driven
out easily.
! II there is damp cupboard In the
house box filled with lime should be
placed 10 it. This will make it perfectly
dry.
When using valuable vases for table
decoration. fill with sand. This makes
them stand firmly and they are far less
liable to be knocked over and broken.
If the sink gets greasy little parafin
we'll rubbed in will make it beautifully
clean. Zinc pals and tins, if cleaned with
paraffin, will look as good as new.
Some housekeepers when preparing a
fowl to roast rub it inside and out with
sugar, stuff it as usual, and when done
the meat is said to be much sweeter and
jucier than il prepared in the old way.
When eggs are high-prieed, an excellent
substitute for them in pumpkin pies is to
add soda crackers. rolled fine, allowing
two for each pie. They may be used in
stead Of eggs,eye when eggs are plentiful
and cheap.
Ink spots may be entirely removed by
treating them with paste composed of
milk and starch, which must be left on
for day or two, and then brushed off.
If may be necessary to repeat the process.
To make walnut stain buy FIVE cents
worth each Of brown umber and bi-chro-
mate of potash. Mix well with pint or
so Of water. If too thick. add more water
according to the shade desired. Apply
with brush.
To clean copper mix together two table,
spoonfuls of -four, the same quantity of
salt; and three tablespoonfuls of sand in
to thin paste with vinegar. Clean the
copper with this mixture, then rinse it
thoroughly in hot water, and polish it
with soft cloth or leather. Articles
cleaned thus will last bright for some
time.
Silk stockings will look their best if
they are washed in bran water, not with
soap. To each quart OF water allow two
heaped tablespoonfuls of bran, boil for
about five minutes then strain out the |
bran.
For whitening boards or cleaning mar
Bile, take half pound each OF soda, pow
dered chalk, and powdered pumice stone,
stir together in small quantity of water,
and then add half pound of soft soap.
Mix together into paste and use as soap |
with a scrubbing brush.
The carpet sweeper will be found more
effectual il pushed in the same direction
as the pile Of the carpet, not against it.
Immediately the mangle is finished
with on washing day, and if the rollers
haye been used for wringing, carefully
wipe them dry cloth. Next put pad of
paper or cardboad between the rollers
at each end, so that current of air may
pass through. This is small thing TO
do, but it will prolong the usefulness Of
the rollers indefinitely. To keep the
turning apparatus in good repairs, never
put too great strain upon it by forcing
a thick pile of clothes through. Any
groaning or sqneaking is sign that lit
tie oil is needed. and the oiling should be
done at once. Wooden wedges are.some-
times used to separate the roller instead
of paper, but they are not to be recon-
mended, for an inadyertent turn Of the
handle while they were still in position
would damage the rollers.
Raw potatoes put through the meat
grinder and sprinkled over the floor be-
fore sweeping will prevent the dust from
rising and will not iniure either hard !
wood floor or carpet.
Fasten bristol board nail-file to the
wall where matches are apt to be scratch
Ell, and you will have no further trouble
with marred walls.
People who are troubled with cold feet
or chilblains should try birch bark in
nersoles. This aduice came from an old
hunter and trapper.
II beanpot is hard to clean, put lit
tie ashes in the bottom, fill with water,
set in the oven, and in few hours the
pot will wash easily.
To remove ink stains from tbe fingers,
rub the birthstone Of a match over the
soiled parts. /,
simple and effective test to deter
mine whether Bater is present in milk
may be made with an ordinary knitting I
needle ifthe needle is bright and well
polished. Dip the needle into the milk
and quickly Withdraw it in an upright
position. According to Suburban Life, if
tile milk contains only small quantity I
Of water this will prevent eren drop of
milk adhering TO the needle.
Nothing is SO economical for ordinary
wear as white doeskin gloves for they
last well and wash almost unendingly,
but their success lies in the secret of care
ful washing. The gloves should be put
in warm water, not too warm. and gently
rubbed with primrose soap; take each
glove singIy and soap it into a ball in the
palm of the hand, and rinse by gently !