Oxford Democrat., 1910-07-12
Hints.


To remove mildew rub common brown
soap on the spot and scrape white chslk
on it. Keep wet, and lay in the sun.
Empty the contents OF an old mattress,
wash the covers and put over your new
mattress. It will be just the fit and
protect your new one.
To keep the zinc cover on my work
table looking nicer than new use an old
worn out scrub brush and little scour-
ing powder once a week. / find the
brush more effective than cloth and
the task is easier.
When perfume or toilet liquid of any
kind has been spilled on dressers and
varnish stains. appear on the linen covers,
saturate the stain in gasoline and then
wash with naphtha soap and all traces
of vsrnish will disappear.
When strawberries have gone raspber.
ries make a good substitute for short.
cakes. Small biscuits, split, buttered
and spread with sweeteued raspberries,
make delicious individual shortcakes fol-
luncheon dessert. Serve with whipped
cream.
A splendid cream, and one that makes
change from whipped cream may be
made by putting teacup full of sweet
milk with ten cents worth of marshmal-
lows in a pm on the stove. As the milk
feats the marshmallows will melt, max.
ing thick cream.
A good homemade salve for sores is
made thus: Boil one-fourth pound OF
skim off lard, and try out all water. Into
the lard put ten drops of carbolic acid,
mix, then make lard quite yellow with
sulphur -four, as much sulphur as can
well be mixed.
In hanging table linens hang them up
on the line with the two hens together
and pin firmly on the line. This keeps
the hens from being whipped out by the
wind and when dry they will be more
even than the old method of hanging.
This will apply to sheets and blankets
also.
When using the sewing machine after it
has been oiled, tie a piece OF common
string around the lower part of the
needlebar, just above the screw that
holds the needle in place. This will
absorb the oil and there will be no more
trouble.
Several eggs may be fried at one time
in the following manner, both quickly
and without turning or dipping. Break
the eggs into the frying-pan, in which
has been placed enough melted lard or
other fat to fry in the usual manner, and
cover for moment until the contents Of
The pan become thoroughly heated; then
lift the cover and pour in small quaint.
ty of boiling water. Replace the cover
for another moment, at the end of which
time the eggs will be both thoroughly
and beautifully cooked.
Spiced peaches without spice are thus
made: Select firm peaches, wipe but do
not pare them. To one quart of vinegar
add three pounds of sugar. When boil
ing put in as many peaches as the liquid
will cover. Cook until easily pierced by
a fork but not soft. Seal in air-tight
jars. They are delicious.
Those who are troubled by their boil
ed rice becoming gummy should try this
recipe. After washing the rice we'll
pour on more than enough boiling water
to cook 1t, let 1t boil five or ten minutes,
then drain, salt, and pour on fresh boil
ing water. Let boil until rice is soft,
then drain we'll and set in double boil
or to steam fifteen minutes.
A delicious accompaniment to after
noon coffee or tea is made by dipping
small round crackers into chocolate
fudge. Instead OF making all chocolate
one may divide the fudge, coloring one
half with fruit coloring in pink, with
chocolate for the rest. After dipping
place on paraffin paper to harden.
To make boiled icing which never fails,
partly beat the white of the egg, then
put in about two or three tablespoonfuls
of the sugar syrup which is half boiled
and beat vigorously with the egg beater.
When the remainder of the syrup will
"ball" in cold water it is ready to pour
on the egg. Continue to beat until cold.
Icing made in this way will be firm on
the outside, like cream underneath, and
you will never have failure.
1t is sometimes very difficult to re-
move pie from hot oven with an
ordinary holder without breaking the
crust or burning ones fingers. To avoid
such trouble my husband made me q
litter out of shingle. The handle Is
whitfield from the thick end and the thin
part is left as 1t was. The broad thin
end is slipped under the pie pan and
easily lifts 1t out without danger to pie
or fingers.
The best way ever found to launder
lace curtains is to baste q pair together,
or even two pairs II light weight cur
tains. Place scallops together and take
. stitch through each one with large
needle and heavy thread. It saves time
and also prevents curtains from tearing
from their own weight when wet, and
one can handle two or four In this way
"a we'll as handling one separately.
When dry clip the hastings and draw out.
Your curtains are sure to be alike and
hang evenly. Instead OF stretchers or
sheets and tacks I use newspapers and
pin to floor or heavy carpet, following
the lines on paper to keep straighter.-l
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