The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-14
MnmanlY Wisdom.

but bean soup IS always good.
Many folks put salt IN the wa
ter in which they boil green corn
and then they wonder what makes
the kernels so hard. Try leav.
lug the salt out and see If that
doesn't fix the matter all right.
Soaking the hands above the
wrist in hot water will sometimes
relieve headache. [ found this
out while washing dishes and
clothes when my head was aching,
Keeping the feet warm at the
same time also helps.
Sheets and long taole cloths are
bad things t. take from the boiler
TO the tub on washdays. Did you
ever THINK of looping them up IN
hlg loose knot before placing
them into the boiler? Try that
and see if you don't find it great
improvement.
When baby is fed with a bot
tie, the milk often gets too cool
before he has finished it. A rub.
Der bag filed with hot v ater and
placed under the bottle Will keep
it warm. and also serve IS sup
port TO tip the bottle of milk at
the right angle for him to get 1t
easily.
Green tomatoes will make ex-
cellent pies next win ter if you
pare them, cut in thick slices, and
to seven pounds Of them add
three pounds of sugar and cook
very slowly till clear and tender.
Do not add any water. When the
PIES are made, thin slices of lem
on added will improve the flavor.
Some women after they have
used a pattern Just roll 1t up and
tuck 1t away almost anywhere it
happens, and when they want to
use itneXt TINE 1t curls up and
acts so that t. is no dong any
thing wlthlt. If they would just
lay the patterns out fat and put
them where they might stay that
way, ali this trouble would be
avoided.
A good many times we blame
sore toes on the shoes we wear,
when 1t isn't the shoes at all, but
bIg hummock IN the stocking
where it has been mended. It's
a great knack to darn socks so
that they Will be smooth and NICE.
Take lessons Of grandmother
about that. Young folks may
know some things grandmother
doesn't, but when 1t comes to
fixing things she can beat US.
To mend china dissolve half an
ounce of gum ARABIC in three
tablespoonfuls of boiling water
and add enough p,aster of Paris
to make d thick paste. Then
molsten the surface of the brok.
en- pieces with a camel's hair
brush and apply thin coating OF
the cement. Press the edges
tightly together and bind with a
cord. When dry remove the
cord and clean the crack with
cloth dipped IN warm water.
Green tomato pickle Take one
peck green tomatoes, slice and
sprinkle with salt; put IN jar,
press tight and keep over night;
IN the morning dram through
colander; add one dozen sliced
onions, half ounce black pepper,
one ounce ground mustard,
quarter pound mustard seed, one
teaspoonful red pepper, oneounce
cloves, one ounce aUspice and one
pound brown sugar. Put in ket.
tie, cover with good vinegar and
boil until tender.
Do not spend all the fine Octo-
Der days in plckIing, preserving,
housecleanlng or sewing, but oc
caslonally gather up the children
and go for a walk or a drive
through the woods, and thus lay
up supply IF health and pleas
ant memories tor the winter
months TO come. Take some of
the nelghbor's children along to
help have a good time. Remem
Der that so glorious a pageant
will not be spread before your
eyes for another wear so eniov If