Middletown transcript., 1910-08-27
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

J glass jars, the different sizes each to them.
selves. Use these jars whenever practical
in the ice box, especially to keep fresh
hsh, oysters, lettuce or parsley and in
fact, any food with strong odor or any
iood which, may become impregnated
with the odor Of other foods.
Have covered crockery dishes for use in
theice box and see that they are scalded
when washed.
| A clean easy way to wash the table sil.
yer Is to put it in wire draining basket
having handle. Then immerse it in
pan of scaldiug hot suds and scrub the
silver with hand mop. When washed
life the basket from the pan and put it in
the sink. Pour kettle of boiling water
over it and let drain. Very little labor is
required to dry it with cloth.
You will find that q balf-worn whisk
broom makes good scrubbing brush for
enamaled ware. When your Whisk brooms
become worn take them and trim them
to stub. Then scald with soapy water
then with clear water and finally rinse
with cold water.
For. lovers of beaten biscuits would
suggest that they try this way. Make
the dough as usual and when made run
it through small clothes wringer which is
kept for this purpose. Screw the wringer
to the table and run the dough through
about IL or Is times. Try this and you
will be delighted with the ease with
which you make excellent biscuits.
BY slipping pair of gauzy silk or cot.
ton gloves over white kid gloves women
can save great deal OF trouble and ex.
pense. This applies especially to com.
muters and travellers in street cars who
desire to appear immaculate at receptions
and club meetings.
Rip lace from discarded garments and
wind it on piece of pssteboard, just as
new lace comes. When lace needs
mending place the piece Of old lace under
the worn place and darn down, says the
Delineator. A new collar lined with old
lace will last twice as long, and when hem
stitching gives way place piece Of old
lace underneath, and stitch on each side
of the hem.
II loaf is covered when hot the crust
will not be crisp.
An eartheDware crock with a lid is by
far the best receptacle for keeping bread
in
Bread loses one.sixth Of its weight in
baking.
Good -four clings to the hand and re.
mains in shape after being pressed.
The wider the bread the more refined
the -four, and consequently the less nutri.
tious.
Black silk that needs cleaning may be
refreshed by sponging it with oxgall and
boiling water. Rub we'll on both sides of
the silk until it looks brighrer; then
squeeze it out well, then repeat the pro.
cess of sponging and squeezing.
The silk must then be thoroughly
rinsed in fresh cold water, changing the
water three or four times. II possible,
dry your silk in the open air, which is
better for it than if it hangs in heated
temperature.
Before it is quite dry, bring it in doors
and pin it out on table, which will pre-.
serve the shape of the silk.
Unnecessary to stiffen it, dip a sponge
in water in which q small quantity of
gum arabic has been dissolved and rub
it on the wrong side of the silk previous
to hanging it out to dry.
Save your pound powder tins to steam
brown bread in, to mold your pressed
veal or beef, and corn-meal mush to fry.
If a garment is faded and one wishes
to bleach it white boil it in water to
which goodly amount of cream Of tarter
is added.
Baskets of rufia are most attractive
receptacles for holding flowers. Those
of birch bark, too, are used extensively
this year.
To prevent potatoes from becoming
discolored when boiled, peel them and
letlie in cold water at least an hour be.
fore boiling.
When cutting cookies, have dish of
-four at hand into which the cutter may
be frequently dipped; then the dough will
not stick.
Sometimes dishes become badly stained
from tea; vigorous rubbing with salt
will probably remove every vestige of
discoloration.
A good remedy for cold in the chest is
vaseline and turpentine well rubbed into
the chest and between the shoulders in
the back.
If one has the opportunity to get red
chips, do not fail to obtain supply.
They are excellent for keeping moths
from ciobnlng.
Try stufing squads with very tender
celery cut fine and seasoned highly with
pepper, salt and butter. The stufiug
will be found delicious.
By sprinkling goodly amount OF salt
over carpet.f or ten minutes before
sweeping there will be little dust raised
when the sweeping is done.
When boiling cabbage cut the cabbage
in quarters and slip each quarter into
separate cheesecloth bag. Then when
it is cooked it comes out intact.
Ifthere are stains from machine oil on
white garment, rub the spots well
with cloth wet in ammonia before wash
ing with soap, and they will disappear.
Few people seem to know when prepar.
ing dried peaches, the skins can be easily
peeled of, il the peaches are allowed to
stand in cold water for several hours.
II loaf OF bread has become stale, hold
ik t1ndar the water for ona saeond. than