Middletown transcript., 1909-12-23
USEFUL THINGS 10 Know

Don't believe people who say bassirg L
not necessary
/ Don't boil laea - team il, exceps sails
beef; after which don't throw away The
water-use as stock for soup.
/ Dol't pat meat In oven without rub.
bing with eals and often covering bottom
Of pan With water
Don't boil potatoes -steam them; then
when nearly done take of the lid Of
steamer, add salt, then cover with cloth.
Don't stick fork in joint TO turn Il,
asit will let ont its juices. Use cloth If
possible, as with 3 shoulder or leg of
mntton.
Salt sprinkled on pantry shelves will
prevent ants.
Salt viii remove ink from carpet il u.sd
Immediately.
Put salt in the water when you wish to
cool a dish quickly.
Pace salt iu oven under baking tins in
order to prevent contents from scorchinR.
To beat eggs quickly, add q pinch of
salt. This also applies when whipping
cream.
Asa cleanser, salt is alec Of use. Sprin-
kIed dry over dull carpet it will ifeshsn
the colors.
China and glass rinsed in salt water
will brighten If washed only in . clear
bath, while mirrors and window glass II
polished with damp ealt on tissue paper
will shine, as they do from no other treat.
meDt.
A wire potato mAsher warmed 10 fne
for creamiDR the butter and sugar for
cakes.
After the cake tins are butteEed siit
-four over, shake ont all that does not
adhere. and the cake will not stick to the
pan.
Nothing is so nice for ripping aa 6 dis
carded razor, as the blade is 90 thin.
Get tube Of artists white paint, costs
five cents, and use as . cement in mend.
ing broken china. II let harden several
months the dish will break in new place
before it will in the old.
If only the favor Of onion is required,
and not the vegetable itself, il is nicer to
use onion juice. To obtain this press the
outside of half an onion against Crater
and move it slowly about. The juice will
run down from the corner Of the CRATER.
professional carpet cleaner says that
grated Irish potatoes scattered freely on .
carpet and then swept off will clean Is
and revive the colors better than any
other agency he knows Of. There is no
danger Of injury to tbs most delicate
shades by this method. -
1t takes someshing to be housekeeper
nowadays that is just little more than
the ability 30 bake and brew. The mod.
ern home.maker must know the science
of what she is doing as well as its prac-
tical side. She must know that when she
gives the children beans or beeisteak for
luncheon just what kind Of nourishment
she is supplying. She must know on
what kinds Of food her husband will have
most energy for the days work. and
whether pies or steWed fruit are best for
the digestion-and why. Several mag
AGNES make speciality of ministering TO
the needs Of the housekeeper, and her
position is one of dignity, to say nothing
of Importance. Human life is precious
thing, and the belief is growing that more
can be done right in the household to
raise it's physical standard and improve
its quality than in hundreds of physicians
Offices.
Sprinkle whilewash With lemon juice
before boiling.
Before q gelatin pudding lie chilled,
cover it with marshmellows cut into
small pieces.
: A remedy for hiccoughs that seldom
fails is to press hard on the pulse oi the
wrist. Possibly the concentration OF
thought has something 10 DO with lie
success.
Cover q bowl Of starch as soon o q e
made and no crust win form.
II the sink gets greasy 3 Iittle paraMne,
well rubbed in will make Il beausiicI.:;
clean. zinc pals and tins, il cIssned
will look as good
If anything boile owe
and begins to smoke aI
pleasant odor throw
it. This quite removes
smell.
Some heusekeepers whs
fowl 30 roas. rub itfnside ana out With
sugar. stuff it as usual and whe1 done the
meat is said to be much aweeteE and
iuicier than if prepared in the old ssy
When eggs are high.priced, an sxeel-
lent substitute for them in pumpkin piss
s to add soda crackers. rolled 6ns, allows
ing two for each pie, They may Be used
instead Of eggs, even when eggs are plenty
md cheap.
I, = safd that cut flowers will keep