The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-27
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

WQlCn mas been aQQeQ a llDlI6 CurpeH- fine will restore the brigtness of faded rugs.
 It is a dangerous thing to allow ashes to accumulate in the cellar, as the house will inevitably be musty in consequence.
 In spite of its apparent warmth, In dian curry has very cooling effect. and is excellent with rice and chicken in summer.
 When making aprons the pockets will not tear if a strip of the straight goods is stitched in between the pocket and the apron.
 moved by applying oxalic acid and water in solution of one part of the acid to twenty of water.
 When a fruit jar cover sticks, stand pan half full of hat water. It will conne off easily.
 Clothes should always be thorough ly aired and dried after being cleaned, or they will become sour; and white goods will turn yellow.
 To preserve the flavor of tender peas. bon them for a little white in the pods, which may then be removed, and the cooking completed
 MIX jars in which milk has soured can be most quickly cleaned by put ting first under cool water spigot, then filling with hot water in which of washing soda
 In spite of printed directions on cans, 1t is never perfectly safe to put a sealed can in hot water to heat. It is best to turn the contents out into sauce pan; otherwise an explosion is possible.
 To soften and perfume the bathing water. mix together four ounces of al- coho1, one-hah ounce Of ammonia and one drahm oil of lavender. A few. drops of the mixture is sufficient for a bowl Of water.
 To make delicious oatmeal gems, mix a Of 02fnRaI in A of milk let soak over night and then add one teaSpoOnful of soda, a wal-beaten egg and half a cup of sugar. Stir in Hour enough to make a batter. If a slaes stopper sticks. put around it a little olive oil and dn an hour or 90. if it still sticks. place the whole stopper gently on either side. It is sure to come out A creamy coffee custard can be made by stirring a pint of hot. strong, 9aank .se eenfee stsa into guar suatt of S eustard ard serve in glasses with or without whip ped cream on top. Cool the custards on ice. 4
 neis from a dozen ears of corn and scrape the cobs. Add two tablespoon fuls of flour and the yolks of three wel5beaten eggs. Season with salt
 To use up the dry ends of American cheese, grate them or run them through the food chopper, season with tnotsten with cream. sweet or sour. Let 1t stand a day and use like cream
 When doing fine embroidery it is better to haste the goods tightly hgainst a piece of white oil cloth than to use embroidery rings. There will linen be no fear of stretching the ma terial and the work may be handled <rw|<aV
 The Russian plan in making iced tea is first to pour. the hot tea over the grated rind of a lemon, then to pour 1t. still hot, over a large lump of ice. with finely shaved ice.
 A Dutch supper may be made very attractive by using yellow tulips in a blue jar for 8. centerpiece, wooden shoes to hold the salted nuts. Delft blue shoe shaped place cards, a bare table with blue doiites. and brass fin ger bowl
 the grains will remain separate. wash 1t very thoroughly, toss it gently into water that is at a, galloping boil, re- move 1t at the end of 40 minutes, drain if, cover 1t in dish. and finish the cooking in the oven
 Keep rice, sugar, beans, salt, bread crumbs, etc, in glass jars, and pack ages of nutmegs. soda. baking powder, etc. in a large tin box
 To remove grease from garments, dissoIve1 a tablespoonful of salt in four tablespoonfuls of alcohol, shake it well, and apply with a sponge.
 Tomatoes may be stuffed with any mixture that is improved by the ad- dition of tomato ketchup-meat, fish, rice macaroni or even other vege- tables.
 Alter scrubbing potatoes to bake, grease them with lard, and the outer skins will come off like so much char red paper when the potatoes are serv- ed.
 Take a number of stoned cherries, insert a peanut in each, pile them on lettuce leaves and cover with may onnaise to make an attractive salad.
 Wet n1ildewed spots on white goods with sour buttermilk and place in the sun. If this is repeated several times the miIdew will generally disappear.
 To prevent preserves from moulding, place a disc of oiled paper on top of the fruit and on this pour a table spoonful of brandy. Then fasten on
 To prevent starch from sticking to the irons, and to gain a finer gloss, add a tablespoonful of kerosene to a quart. of starch when it Is cooked stirring well.
 A tablespoonful of kerosene to a ealIcn of clear, warm water is excel lent for washing windows and mirrors as it cleans without leaving streak ed effect.
 milk and two cupfuls of sugar into Y the freezer and when nearly frozen add the juice of three lemons Freeze it stiff.
 work powdered borax into the carpet wherever there Is sign of the insects and scatter it under heavy pieces ot furniture.
 The usual proportion for blanc naange is half a cupfu1 of corn starch to a quart of milk. If chocolate is used in the blanc mange, less corn starch should be used.
 TO keep the hands soft and smooth they may be soaked in sweet almond oil each night, and then wiped with a soff towel Loose white gloves may be worn while sleeping
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