The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-30
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

Mushroom catsup is delicious with baked fish
 To keep label on a tin box, varnish over the top of it.
 A soothing drink for tired nerves Is a cup of scaIded milk
 Minced peanuts with boiled eggs are excellent for sandwich filling.
 Milk given to invalids who are very sick should always be diluted.
 Bread rolls take longer to rise than the same dough baked in loaves.
 A few entrants or raisins added to cottage pudding will be found tasty.
 Varrished wood may be cleaned by rubbing it well with cloths wet in borax soaDsuds.
 Some of the smartest new candle shares are of silk with a design em- broidered in beads.
 A pinch of salt dissolved on the tongue will often give relief from acute indigestion.
 Ground coffee sprinkled over coals is excellent both as a deodorizer and disinsectant.
 Young turnip tops make delicious greens, and are a great fayorite throughout the South.
 In buying muskmelons, pick those with the toughest rinds, as they are the sweetest.
 Rugs of Japanese mating will be used for the summer cottages and for the porches this summer.
 To cause. whites of eggs to come to d d added to the eggs while beating.
 "A strawberry or a piece of candied mint is an attractive touch to the in dividua1 mold of cream or ice.
 After cleaning laces in gasoline, pull them carefully into shape Then they. will dry most satisfactorily.
 Milk as hot as it can be borne is often very efficacious as a remedy for insomnia It should be drunk slowly
 Carved picture frames are most cas- fly and satisfactorily cleaned by using "a small paint brush and brushing well.
 Organdie and Swiss look much bet ter if rinsed in water to which teaspoonful of gum arabic has been added.
 If a piece of flannel is not at hand to use when pressing embroidery, a Turkish towel will answer quite as we'll.
 When beating eggs for dripping cro- quettes, a teaspoonful of water added to each egg will avoid any stringiness.
 There is no quicker way for remov- ing egg stains from silver spoons ana forks than by rubbing them with com mon table salt
 For burns and scalds there is noth- ing more soothing than white of an egg. It is softer than collodion and more easily removed.
 Serve tomato sauce with breaded chops, veal outlets and egg omelet; mustard with boiled ham; caper sauce with boiled mutton.
 
 the color in strong salt water or su- gar of lead, and have the water mere ly 1ukewarm.
 : The tender leaves and small ends of stalks of celery should never be thrown away. If dried they are excellent for favoring soups.
 Before baking potatoes, wash them well and rub over with lard. This will cause the skin to come off easily when they are baked.
 To test the purity of coffee pour cold water on it. If the water assumes a brownish hue, the coffee undoubtedly contains chicory.
 When ironing napkins or handker- chiefs have them quite damp and press until dry. Always begin with the edge and iron toward the center.
 A little baking powder added to the flour used in making pie crust is of a teaspoonful to one pie
 Just now is the best time for mak- ing currant jelly. The entrants should be picked little under-ripe and not directly after a rain.
 Boracic acid is one of the best ap- plications for burns. A slight burn dusted with powdered boracic acid and bandaged will heal very quickly. cover the spot at once with talcum powder. It will absorb the oil and take it completely out of the goods.
 If there is a shortage of the egg SUD- ply when dn OInel6l IS WdAleu, use u cupful of breadcrumbs to every four eggs and the same quantity of milk.
 Lamp shades of paper are offered in the prettiest of cretonne designs From a distance it is quite impossible to tell them from the cotton fabric.
 Burning little lavendar in a saul cer gives a delightful fragrance to room, and is method that certain French physicians declare highly an- tiseptic-
 One of the favorite popular sand wiches in a new tea room is spread with cream cheese and pimentoes-sweet Spanish pepper. Green pepper is al most as tasty.
 Fingers stained by peeling fruits