The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-05-14
QUESTION BOX

MI OON
Questions relating 10 the Kitchen o.
Home by our subscribers will be an
swered in this column. Address letter,
to SALLY LEE, care Glacier,
Hood River, Oregon
From Cellar 10 Garret.
Rub creakins hinge With . yer,
soft lead pencil
Mud stains on black cloth will yield
to rubbing with the cut side Of 9
raw potato.
A little soap mixed with stove
blacking will produce better and more
lasting luster than without.
The smart woman saves time aud
patience By keeping . shoe horn with
the ohildren's rubbsrs to make their
donning easy.
Many nervous women affirm tbey
Ind themselves greatly benefited wher,
they follow the plan Of, every hour
or two, taking Q drink Of water. cool
aud fresh. Medical men declare that
We should be helped In various ways
u We we're more thoughtful and per.
sistent In this respect.
Chamois 10 oHe Of the few things
which come out smooth and soft from
washing II wfune directly from the
soapsuds without rinsing In clear
water. The latter process tends to
harden u. ~
Do you clean the receiver and the
mnuthpiece Of the telephone every
weskr 1t really 10 quite a. important
as stirring up the dust under the to.
bles, especially II several persons use
the phone daily.
Potato pselings, II died In the oven,
are said to be very useful for FIRE
kindline. II sufficiently abundant
they may ce used instead OF wood.
but, In any case, they vill sconomize
1t.
In country house where . large
number Of lamps are used It is better
to keep thsm In q little closet by
themselves thau to expose them on
shelf 10 the kitchen, where they are
sure to collect dust.
After sweeping the carpet rub It
over With cloth wrung out In vine.
gar and water, and IL possible do not
let II be walked upon until 1t 10 dry.
The quantity Of vinegar 10 tescup.
ful to pail Of warm water and this
treatment 10 often wonderfully good.
Culinary Kinks.
Olive oil should be put into dark
corner.
New bread may bs cut a. easily az
stals II the knife be heated In bot
water.
Hot milk added to potatoes when
mashlng them will keep them from
being soggy or heavy.
Before boiling milk or making any |
sauce with milk alvsys rinse out the |
saucepan 10 cold watefs
Celery should lie at least an hour in |
cold water or upon ice before being |
served, In order to bs Hrm and crisp. |
When anything 10 accidentally made
too salt It can be couutsrscted by
adding q tablespoonful of vinegar and |
. tablespoonful Of sugar.
A little salt sprinklpd on Q smoky
FIRE will clear 1t. The. same method |
on IRE prepared for broilipg will
give the blue flame so much desired.
One cook always puts crust #
bread into the water In which greens
are boiled. She says that the bread |
favor. N
There 10 no need tn, scaid tomato
In order to peel II. Rub the tomato
with the back OF . knife, from tho
stem end down. This ioosens the skin
% speedily and as surely % does hot
water.
When bread 10 baked the ioavssf
should never be set fat on the ItSble
or shelf, but should b6 set >e1 end,
one loaf against apntA6f, md wrapped
, losely around with . clean cloth.
bis makes the crusts tender BY keep
ing In the steam.
When beating butter to q cream
scald the basin tor q minute or two,
wipe dry quickly. Put In the butter
Ut once aud beat II thoroughly; add
I be sugar by degrees. The warm ba.
sin will not hurt the butter In The
least, and the process 10 fer quicker
than usual.
Olive oil makes . superior frying
to lard or butter. 1t 10 cheap
,r than butter and does not scorch
70 easily. Smelts, shrimps. potatoes,
fact, almost everything
that 10 fried In . shallow pan--sastss
better for being cooked 10 oil.
Il will be fouad good plau to keep
peas, beans, rice. barley, coffee, and,
In fact, oil "dry q ocsriss" in glass
jars. BY this means Q moments
glance will acquaint the housewife
with the necessity for replenishing
her stores.
In choosing Q color scheme for
bed loom, give thought to the looa.
lion; thus, blue is hest adapted for q
south room, . west OF east room 10
effective 10 green, lavender or crown.
while moth room 10 frightened by
yellow or old rose.
"Kitchen Minded"
Are wet But first lst me explain.
The term 10 applied to owomsn who are
Too much engrosssd with domestic
affairs and 10 evidently meant a. q 10.
proach. No doubt there are many of
10 who give 90 much time to the
kitchen that We grow like the place