The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-23
HINTS
eY MRS. MAUD e. clLLEY.

When mucilage is too thick. dilute
with vinegar.
Ice cream served in half q cantalOupe
is delicious for dessert.
Ii bureau or pantry drawers stick,
rub the edges with damp soap.
Salt mixed with vinegar is excellent
for cleaning copper vessels.
Almonds chopped fine and Drowned In
sugar make delicious ice cream.
Boiled starch is much improved by
the addition OF a little salt or gum
arabic.
To test beef. press it down with the
thumb. If 1t rises quickly, the meat is
good.
Rustic hanging baskets for the piazza
arc more practical than the zinc lined
ones.
Oil of lavender, sprinkled about in the
mildewing.
TO polish aluminium. make a mixture
of bolax, ammonia n water. Apply
with q soft cloth.
Among the novelties in pillows for
hammock use are oblong ones covered
with rag carpeting.
Grease on top OF a hot stove a be
quickly rubbed off by putting salt on
the s%crubbing brush.
Tiny ends Of candles should be keep,
to add to the starch on wash days.
They will add to the gloss.
Potato parings, dried in the oven. ar"
good to kindle fires. as they light more
easily than wood
When next making rice pudding. fla
Ncr With lemon and cinnamon. 1t will
be found exceedingly tasty.
TO shrink new flannel. soak 1t for q
hours in cold water. Hang J. on the
line without wringing to dry.
A pair OF scissors is infinitely better
for trimming of the rind from ham or
bacon than q knife.
I'D heat tho white If erp 0nic1S(V-
add 81 bit of salt; in making mayon-
naise. the salt should go in last.
Cream and butter should be eaten
freely by those who do not eat much
meat. as they furnish fats for the sys-
ten.
After almonds arc blanched and but
tered. they may easily be Drowned by
shaking them over a fire In a corn
pepper.
An improved mould for cream cheese
is made from the shell OF an English
walnut.
When using SAND paper to remove old
paint. try wetting 1t with benzine. The
work will be accomplished sooner.
Cold cereal, served With ripe berries.
sugared and creamed. makes IL nourish-
ing luncheon dish for a hot dav.
Mince chicken. to which q generous
amount of mayonnRise has been added,
makes a delicious filling for a summer
sandwich.
~: CuIclul housewife never lslTOM5
away a bit of bacon fat. She uses it
for frying fish or potatoes to good ad-
vantage.
Nuts are excellent as q substitute for
meat. but should be eaten at meal time.
They are more digestible with a little
salt.
In order to prevent lemons becoming
dry. keep them in a vessel filed with
water, changing the water every few
days.
ii a teaspoonful Of water is added to
each egg used for dipping ~croquettes,
1t will prevent the g from becoming
stringy.
II the pans into which peanut brittle
or fudge Is to be poured are first
warmed slightly, the candy will flow
more evenly.
A paste made of emery powder and
olive oil is excellent for polishing steel
articles of any kind Follow with a
clean rag.
For dinner on a hot night try a mold
of jell!ed chicken It is not difficult
to prepare, and will be found most APP
petizing.
If a fish is dipped in milk and then
in flour or cracker rumbs it will brown
quite as we'll as though first dipped in
egg.
Never leave foodstuffs Of any kind
in cardboard boxes, as they will not
only gather moisture. but will attract
insects.
A little corn, cut from the cob, heated
and seasoned, may be added to an
omelet before turning. 1t makes a de-
licious breakfast dish.
To separate h yolk of an egg from
the white, break the egg in a small
unneL. The white will slip through,
leaving the yolk intact.
1t Is a wise plan to add corn meal to
gasoline used for cleaning anything
badly spotted. The meal helps in rub
bing out the spOtS.
Mashed potatoes should be run
through a vegetable press as soon as
boiled. After pressing. they should be
beaten with a fork until light.
When wiping silver, lake great care
to use a towel free from lint. Silver,
! glassware. shows every particle Of
lint that touches it.
To have them tasty. always soak
dried vegetables, such as beans, peas
and lentils, for several hours in cold
water before they are cooked.
When repairing a rent in a glove, it
is well to turn the article inside out
and then sew 1t over and over with
cotton, not with silk thread.
Never sweep a floor in a sick room:
instead wipe 1t carefully with a cloth
dipped in borax water. This will pre-
vent the spread of cOntagion.
A bit OF lemon peel can be used to
remove h odor OF fish from a knife.
Applying a burning match to the knife
Will accomplish the same result.
Dust silk with a piece of velvet in
stead Of a clothes brush. The velvet
will do the work thoroughly. and will
not injure the delicate fabric.
To obtain the meat from pecan nuts.
soak them owe night in water. They
will then break easily. and the kernels
will be more easily taken out whole.
1t fs an excellent plan to keep a piece
OF charcoal in the refrigerator. It will
do a great deal toward keeping It free
from unpleasant odors.
When laying oilcloth OF linoleum on
floors. II the edge 10 we'll smeared with
rewer yeast it will keep it's place
n will not curl up.
In mixing pepper or any powdered
substance with a liquid, mix in as small
2 portion Of the liquid as possible and,
when well mixed, add the rest of the
liquid.
Do not put garbage to burn on top