Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1909-09-11
USEFUL THINGS 70 KNOW

The contents Of the inner vessel oi
double boiler sill cook much mors fapiEs.
u il tile water 10 the outer compartmenI
ia salsed in the proportion Of half cup 81
salt 70 two quarts Of water
d Should sink drain chance 10 eet chOked
pour into sink one fourth pound coppsras
dissolved il lSo-quarts boiling water II
this is mt liicaeious repeat before send
ing for plumber,
Wsftles are much lighter II made With
sour cream and the batter kept rather
thin. To eat with them, try chicken
gravy Of cinnamon and sugar mixed or
lumps Of maple sugar melted down and
serv d hot.
Bread pudding takes Oh new dignity
when tits favored with chocolate. Make.
a chocolate cuetard and put it Ia baking
dish with alternate layers of bread. This.
can be eaten either with or without
cream.
The easiest way to clean cereal cooker
Is to turn it upside down in pan 81 boz.
ing water and steam it until the stieky
mass is soft and loosened from the sidesI
Of the pan.
A good silence cloth for tile dining
table can be made with double thickness
of white flannel laid with the soft side on
the inside and quilted on the machine;
edge with binding of white tape.
Much time is saved if paper Innings for
cake pans are cut in quantities and kept
ready for instant use in duetprooi box
with tightlid.
Covering the pan when fish is frying is
apt to make the fish soft. A solid, frm |
meat that is at the same time flaky is
what the good cook likes.
A little muriatic acid added to The
rinsing water after blue and white fibre |
rug is scrubbed with soap and water viii
help to restore the color.
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The best hardwood floors for every day |
usage are those which are either waxed
or oiled. A Roor that Is sheilacked, as q |
great many hardwood floors are; does not /
wear we'll. Il shows the marks of boot
uails aud is easily scratched. Unless il is
carefully covered with rugs Ii is as much
Of nuisance as carpeting. The waxed
floor is really the ideal floor for all rooms
except the kitchen. The ordinary oiled
floor is the best for the kitchen, where
there is so much hard usage. It does not
show boot marks, and can be easily
washed. It will often remain, under or
dinary conditions, very clean and neat.
looking for half q year or more, without
renewing the oil. The proper oil to use
is boiled oil; and it should be rubbed into
the aoor until the pores are filled with it.
In time il becomes oxidized, so that per-
manently glossy surface is produced.
A bicycle pump will clean a sewing
machine when il is clogged with duet and
it seems impossible to reach the parts
with cloth. Blow cut all the little par
ticles with the pump, finally cleaning
with soft cloth and oil.
All women who sew or rather those
who use paper patterns know how diff
cult it is to keep them in place while cut
Ting out material according to their OUT
lines. Most home sewers use pins to
fasten the patterns, but one clever woman
has found that thumb lacks are a great
ieal better than pins, for they may be
EASILY pushed into the lap board or table.
they hold down the papers securely and
syen fasten the slippery or weighty ma
ierial at the same time.