Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-08-06
HINTS
BY MRS. MAUD {. cILLEY.

Escalloped 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 m~ayonnaise mixed with
minced green pepper
After roasting a piece Of meat that
Is to be served cold, wrap 1t in a piece
of cheesecloth while 1t is still hot. 1t
will. prevent it from drying put or los
ing flavor.
A tempting salad for the summer
luncheon may be made by ~sprinkling
lettuce leaves literally with fresh salt
ed peanuts or pecans. Serve with
~mayonnaise or French dressing.
Cut roses or any cut flowers may be
kept fresh for several days If the wa
ter Is changed on them every day II
a pinch of salt or a small lump Of char
coal Is added to the water.
Old pieces of DAP can be put into a
small packing box which has been
p%unctured with nail holes, and the box
then thrown into the dishpan n used
as an ordinary soap shaker.
A small clean sponge and a bowl OF
water are essential upon an ironing
board when fine lingerie must be fire.
quently dampened. A bowl of clean
starch water Is also needed.
When making a fruit pie, brush the
lower crust with unbeaten white of
egg to prevent the juice from soaking
through the pastery and making 1t
soft and soggy, as often Is the case.
Fol a delicious pineapple salad, use
two cupfuls Of diced fruit with one
cupful of celery and the same quantity
of nut meats. Serve with ~mayonnaise
i or boiled dressing.
To clean children's "booties," made
OF channels 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-
fetal 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 Add two tablespoon
fuls of boiling water and the iavoring
desired.
orange juice Is very good for small
children, and an alternating and equal
ly refreshing dring to lemonade at din
ner 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 I'M
til the dirt is removed, and then rinsed
In a change of water that is also slight
ly va
To make a white sauce for asparagus,
etc, without milk, make a creamy
paste of flour and water, stir in a well
beaten egg, strain through a sieve and
cook slowly for a few minutes. Season
with butter, SAT- and pepper.
When adding butter and -four to soup
to bind 1t. TO insure that 1t will be per-
fectly smooth, melt the butter and then
add the -four, stirring ii until perfect
ly smooth. Then add the soup TO this,
stirring constantly as 1t is slowly pour
ed In.
To clean ivory, wash we'll I'm soap
and water with a small brush, and
place. while wet. in the sunshine. This
should be repeated several times a day
for several days. still keeping in the
sunshine. 1t will restore 1t to perfect
Wilderness.
The best way to make lemonade Is to
mix the lemon juice and the sugar I'm
very little water, stirring until the sug-
ar Is fully dissolved. This saves sugar
and can be kept for days, to be used
with more water whenever 1t is desired.