The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-01
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

A pinch OF common lime Is o1ten
boiled with old potatoes and in no way
does It injure the vegetable. 1t is not
unhealthy and the potatoes are whittier.
This is one reason why hotel potatoes
are always so white.
II takes longer to cook sweet pota-
toes than the common kind and they
cook more quickly in salt water.
Sugar should be added to turnips,
beets, peas, corn, squash and pumpkin.
A dash Of salt improves the flavor of
coffee.
Soak onions in water for an hour or
60 before boiling or frying them.
A small piece of red pepper added to
the soup meat will destroy the un-
pleasant odor often so Objectionable
when fresh meat is boiled.
The skin of good mushroom peels
off easily. Those with yellow or white
gills, and those which grow in low,
damp shady places, or around the
stumps of old trees or decayed matter,
are to be avoided. The good mush-
rooms have an agreeable odor, while
the others have a rank, putrid odor.
Cut the corners from all heavy en-
velopes, for they are excellent for
holding coins sent by mail. They also
make good book corner protectors.
A delicate piece of embroidery, not
sufficiently soiled to be washed, and
yet not immaculate, should be covered
with French chalk, rolled and left for
several days. When the chalk is whip
ped out, the embroidery will be fresh
and clean.
If you have an old-fashioned lamp
reflector in the house, put 1t back OF
the sewing machine and place the
electric light before II. 1t will increase
the light three-fold and is much bet
ter than plain mirror, which will
also increase the light, though not as
satisfactorily because of the fiat mir
ror surface. The reflector, being con-
cave, all light can be focused on the
needlework.
When basting long seams, II the
edge of the material is slipped under
the machine needle and the needle is
lowered, it firmly holds the two pieces
and one can more quickly do the work.
Common baking soda dissolved In
ammonia, will bleach superhuous hair
and cause 1t to rot, after which 1t can
be removed with a pumice. This appli-
cation does not kill hair roots and is
harmless. II must frequently be ap-
piled until the hair is dead looking.
A breakfast toast is made by cut
ting new bread as thin as possible,
folding 1t like napkin ring and fast
ening the ends with tooth pick.
Toast In the hot oven. Place each ring
on hot dish and serve with poached
egg in the center.
One of the best batter bowls can be
purchased at any grocery where mus
tard is sold. These earthen mustard
crooks are fitted with earthen lids and
they are large enough TO hold good
amount of buckwheat batter. II any is
left, the crock can be covered and set
in a warm place. The latter can be
used at another time by adding a lit
tie baking powder. The crock has been
found very useful as vessel in which
to bake beans. Fortunately these
crooks are large and fitted with stout
wire handles. They make excellent
baking dishes.
To temper lamp globes, put them
in cold water, bring them to a boil
and let the water cool. Often a fancy
shaped globe cannot be matched, and
thfs treatment will prevent the usual
accidents that happen to untempered
glass.
Ammonia in its full strength will
remove iodine marks.
A coal box that will not sift ine
coal upon the kitchen floor can be
provided II the box is covered with
oil cloth. II can be washed OF, always
presents a tidy appearance, and be-
cause OF the slick oilcloth it is easy
to move the box over the floor without
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