The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-22
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

Porcelain lined sinks and tubs car | he cleaned by rubbing with A flanne
 wet with kerosene
 To cook canned corn without burn
 ing. remove the paper from the can, place the can in the teakettIe and boil i Tor fifteen minutes Open and pour the corn into a hot. buttered dish.
 Season with salt. pepper and a little cream.
 1 When making chocolate frosting. try stirring the grated chocolate in the milk and sugar syrup after taking 1t from the fire or just before putting on the cake The rich flavor of chocolate Is lost when 1t is allowed to boil. W A tube of white oil color is good for mending china The broken edges should be wiped quite dry. the color then applied and the parts pressed to- gsther. This takes several weeks to dry. but 1t will then hold perfectly.
 TO salt almonds. first blanch and dry in the oven to a golden. brown Take the white of an egg and twice as much flour and beat well. stir in the almonds and coat well, drain and throw into salt. coating all over. Soft dry and bottle.
 Place clothes in two piles, when Those which need mending may be put into one pile. and those which are whole on the other. When ironing 1t Is easy to notice a torn place or where a button IS missing.
 After a walk in the sun and wind rub a little almond oil on the face, leave it on for ten minutes and then wipe off with a soft rag. It will pre- vent a burned uncomfortable feeling and VIII remove any dirt there may be as well as washing would do
 French peasants, to cure corns boil the tough outer skins of several strong onions until tender, and bind them, while warm, over the corn with fa rAoN . this Is repeated night and morning for two or three days the corn will disappear.
 To make ice cream candy. take cupful of grenulated sugar. half a cup of water. one-fourth teaspoonful of cream of tartar. Boil ten minutes and add half pound of butter. Cook to the soft crack. pour out and when cool enough to handle flavor with lemon or vanilla while pulling.
 Fruit cheese Is a delightful and healthful confection for children. Use half a pound each of raisins currants dates. figs and blanched almonds and two pounds of English walnuts. Grind fine. mix wei and pack. lightly in a dish under cover After two or three days cut In squares and troll in sue- ar.
 To blanch French chestnuts which are to be used as vegetable entree or stuffing. score each shell. put the nuts into frying pan with table spoonful of butter and shate over the fire until the butter Is melted. Then heat five minutes in the oven and the skins will come off with the shells.
 Wool ceiling cleaners are very large woolen mops which are also excellent for cleaning the walls. They are not as cheap as cotton ones. hut will last for years, will stand washing every time they are used. and will resume their fluffy appearance every time they are washed. They may also be used as floor mops.
 If your way of making coffee is not always satisfactory. try the following: Put into the pot a heaping table spoonful of coffee for every cup and one for the pot. Then pour on boiling water. carefully measure and set tl.e pot on the stove to simmer, but not to boil. for fifteen minutes.
 Water in which rice has been boil ed until it is quite soft VIII be found ! excellent for cleaning cretonne hang ! ngs. Use the rice itself instead of 1 soap and wash out with the thin rice water. Then take more of the milky I water. add a little gum arabic to it. and use it as starch. Iron when half | try with a moderately warm iron.