The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-15

 when properly manipulated To make sure that candles will not droop when used for decorative light ing, keep them in the refrigerator for several hours before they are used.
 The best way to measure fractions of a spoonful, when dry materials are being used. is to fill the spoon level and then divide the contents length wise.
 If a. baby is restless at night, it is good plan to give him a teaspoonful of water occasionally. Sleeplessness in infancy is often caused by thirst. Dough made without baking powder can be kept in cold place for several days, and many good cooks declare that keeping it makes the bread infin- ftely lighter.
 If a food cutter is used to chop rais- ins. figs or dates, first squeeze into the chopper few drops of demon juice. Then the fruit will not clog the machine.
 For delicious cake filling have ready a cupful of grated pineapple, a tablespoonful of lemon juice and sugar enough to make a consistency that will spread.
 soup, drop in pieces of brown wrapping g paper while the soup is hot. They will absorb the grease and can then be throwu out.
 been added must be put into the oven as quickly as possible, as the action or the powder begins as soon as it Is moistened.
 To make batter for gridd1e cakes or fritters, have equal quantities of li- quid and flour: for cake or muffin dough, have a cupful of liquid to two cupfuls of flour.
 In making loops for buttons on a dress or shirtwaiSt they should be worked over a pencil, as they will launder and keep their shape much more satisfactorily.
 Escanoped dishes are much nicer when made with a. good, white sauce poured over them than with the more usual combination of bits of butter and milk and water.
 For a tasty and slightly salad, cut peeled tomatoes into thick slices, ar range them on lettuce leaves, and spread with mayonnaise mixed with minced green pepper.
 After roasting a piece of meat that Is to be served cold, wrap it in a piece of cheesecloth while it is still hot, It will prevent it from drying out or los- ing flavor.
 A tempting salad for the summer luncheon may be made by sprinkling ed peanuts or oceans. Serve with mayonaisne or French dressing.
 Cut roses or any cut flowers may be kept fresh for several days if the water is changed on them every day and a pinch of salt or a small lump of charcoal is added to the water.
 Old pieces of soap can be put into a small packing box which has been then thrown into the dishpan and used as an ordinary soap shaker.
 A small clean sponge and a bowl of water are essential upon an ironing auently dampened. A bowl of clean starch water is also needed.
 When making a fruit pie, brush the lower crust with unbeaten white of k@ through the pastry and making it soft and soggy, as often is the case.
 For delicious pineapple salad, use two cupfuls of diced fruit with one cupful of celery and the same quantity of nut meats Serve with mayonnaise or boiled dressing.
 To clean children's ''booties'' made of chamois skin, wash them in suds in which there is some ammonia, rinse with more ammonia water and dry with a towel. Do not dry near arti- ficial heat.
 A hard sauce that may be used on many a pudding is as follows: Cream half a cupful of butter and a cupful of powdered sugar. Add two tablespoon fuls of boiling water and the flavoring desired.
 Orange juice is very good for small children, and an alternating and equal ly refreshing drink to lemonade at dinner time is half an orange strained through a lemon sQueezer and very slightly sweetened.
 Chamois gloves may be washed in warm, soapy water with a little borax added, squeezed through the fingers until the dirt Is removed, and then rinsed in a change of water that is also slightly soapy.
 To make a white sauce for aspara- gus, etc, without milk. make a creamy paste of flour and water. stir in a wen- beaten egg, strain through a sieve and cook slowly for a few minutes. Sea- son with butter, salt and pepper.
 When adding butter and flour to soup to bind it, to insure that it will be perfectly smooth melt the butter and then add the flour, stirring it un- til perfectly smooth. Then add the soup to this, stirring constantly as it is slowly poured in.
 To clean ivory, wash well in soap and water with a small brush and place, while wet, fn the sunshine This should be repeated several times a day for several days. still keeping in the sunshine. It will restore 1t to perfect whiteness.
 The best way to make lemonade is to mix the lemon juice and the sugar in very little water, stirring until the su- gar is fully dissolved. This saves sC- gar and can be kept for days, to be used with more water whenever it is desired.