The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-10-14
HINTS
eY MRS. MAUD e. cILLEY.

Coffee jelly, made with milk, is de-
licious.
Cauliflower cooks best with head
downward.
Pure rain water is fine for the COM
pleXion.
To break an apple, use a thread
pulled through 1t.
Ammonia will bring out the bril-
liancy of cut glass.
Clean lincleum with warm water and
polish with milk.
A cloth moistened with alcohol will
Sterilize jars and all utensils before
putting up fruit.
Use butter rather than milk II po-
itatoes need extra thinning.
LinoleGm IN the kitchen table will
last longer than oil cloth.
When someone is burned or scalded,
apply lime water and olive oil, half
and halt.
Peaches. stewed with pineapple.
make one Of the most delicious des-
serts OF the season.
Decorated china plates should be put
away with round pieces of cantor
flannel between them.
Clean old glass by pouring strong
ammonia on 1t; scrub we'll with a brrsh
and rinse in cold water.
Don't put soap on the window panes;
"a . ~ wi vi kO
make them shine.
The best way to keep rats away is
to prevent any accumulation Of garb-
ago around the house.
A homemade specific for tan and
sunburn consists Of a paste made OF
magnesta and lemon juice.
Minced watercress and diced tart
apples make a delicious salad with
oil and vinegar for dressing.
B~icarbonate of soda, IL taken before
meals, a small portion in q glass OF
water, will reduce flesh.
II one wishes to give a little stiff
ness to black lawn when laundering
1t, immense in a starch made Of bran.
Place a piece Of butter in the yes
Sci In which meat or poultry Is cooked.
1t will give a richer favor.
Hard cooking pears, baked Just like
apples and served with cream, make an
excellent addition to the menu
If a soft piece OF home made bread
Is rubbed on a scorch on wooden goods
1t will remove it entirely.
IT brine in which beef has been
corned is used copiously in watering
garden walks, there will be few weeds
when hardboiled If they are put in boil
ing water rather than cold at first.
The handles of knives should nevel
be immersed in water, for after a time
they will become discolored and loose
Halved peaches. sprinkled with sugar
and covered with whipped cream
make as delicious a desser.. as the sea.
son produces.
Basting threads when saved should
be wound up on a spool, otherwise they
get hopelessly tangled n cannot bt
used again.
A te~aspoonful Of olive oil sprinkled
about the roots of a rubber plant once
q month will have q beneficial effect
In toasting biscuit, they are much
nicer If cut in slices across the grair
instead Of being sliced in the usua
manner
A nice relish to serve with fish is cab.
bage. cut very Inc and dressed will
French dressing, beaten almost to n
emulsion.
The cushion back of a Norris chat
has been found valuable in the sicl
room to place at the back OF he in
valid in bed.
When making a owe for q sofa pill
low it is well to have 1t at least an incl
smaller each way than the pillow It
self.
Wipe off the woodwork Of shelves an,
floor of closets or wherever danger o
moths lies with a solution of carboli
acid.
Soft soap made from half a pound o
shaved down hard soap and two quart
of water will save the soap bill a
cleaning LlIuG. YES fYl 49,
If eggs are to be stuffed, put then
in cold water as soon as they are take
from the stove. This will keep tn
whites in better shape.
For a tired head after a trying day
nothing is more helpful thar a clotl
saturated in toilet water and lail
acrass the temples.
When books become badly soiled o,
the edges, If not gilt edged, close tn,
book tightly, then erase the marks will
an ink eraser. This will cut off al
rough edges and all soiled marks ant
leave the book very clean.
White c%heesecloth and s%eersucker ar,
recommended for kitchen aprons. a,
these materials are easily washed AM
require no ironing.
II when frying onions a plate is KEEP,
over the pan, the steam will be mucf
quicker, and the flavor will be mucf
improved. s
When buttons are removed from 9
dress for future use. they should b.
loosely strung on a thread before nut.
ting them in a button box.
When washing fine china or cut glass
a heavy Turkish tower OH the bottom