The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-13
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

A plain salt gargle is very good for
sore throat.
Gasoline IS good to clean soft white
leather shoes.
Tomatoes eaten once or twice day
VIII often rouse up a lazy liver
All frozen puddingS are improved by
being served with whipped cream
Use ammonia and water rather than
soap and water for washing marble.
Milk is good to wash white paint
cold tea is equally good TO wash col
ored paint
In buying potatoes pick those that
are firm and hard and have the few
est "eyes"
Leftover biscuits are much better
cut in two and toasted than if merely
warmed over.
When cooking mackerel or other salt
fish, see that the skin side is placed
uppermost.
To lengthen the life OF tin wash
basin. paint II inside with any good
quality of paint,
Clean zinc with kerosene, rubbed on
with soft cloth. and follow with boil
ing water.
A whisk broom that has outlived its
usefulness can be shortened and made
into a sink brush.
A few chopped almonds added to
custard OF bread pudding will great
iy improve its flavor
A Sprig of mint in the water in which
potatoes or peas are boiled will add
plquant flavor.
When boiling cabbage the odor will
be much less noticeable Ii the lid is
left off the pot
Cold drawn linseed oil. rubbed on
with a soft cloth, is best for cleaning
mahogany furniture
When a soup is poor" try the addi-
ton of grated cheese; It will give it
richness and flavor.
To prevent vegetables from fading
when they arc boiled, put pinch of
soda In the water.
A cloth wrung out in ice water and
applied TO the back of the head will
often relieve insomnia.
Salts Of lemon will remove ink stains
from wooden floors. Use two table
spoonfuls to quart of water
Iced tea can be given a piquant
flavor by the addition of half dozen
cloves to a pitcher of tea
Iron rust stains should be rubbed
with lemon and salt and held in the
steam of a rapidly boiling kettle.
Cabbages and cauliflower should
alwavs he. soaked for a time in salty
water and then rinsed before cooking
10 prevent or remove tan, put
enough benzoin in the bathing water
TO give 1t slightly milky appearance.
Slight iron scorches on linen will
often disappear If the piece is laid for
while in tho bright sunshine.
Equal parts OF salt and cooking soda
with little water will greatly relieve
the pain of insect stings and bites
Strange as 1t may seem. a stomach
that can tolerate no other meat will
easily digest fried breakfast
bacon.
aiding fish always hold ii un.
der water TO keep the scales from fly
ms. The scaling can be much more
easily done If the fish is first dipped
for an instant into boiling water.
For a refreshing dessert, partly I'LL
sherbert glasses with vanilla ice
cream Put over each service a spoon
ful of very sweet currant jam and
cover with a pyramid OF whipped
cream.
Excellent butter may be made IN
n small Ice cream freezer. but care
should be taken that there Is not a
particle of rust in the can, and 1t
should be polished until 1t shines.
When cold halibut is left from din
ner. cut it into pieces large enough for
individual plates, put them on salad
plates with slices of tomato and green
pepper and serve with mayonaise.
Washing lamp chimneys by immers-
ing them in water often makes them
brittle, A safer way 10 clean them Is
to hold them for few minutes over
steaming kettle, and then polish brisk.
ly with soft cloth
II q hardwood floor Is sticky after
being treated with boiled oil and tur-
pentine, get q pail OF strong cider