Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-04-19
Hints.

In making fudge, If you will put in q
pinch of salt, not enough to taste, it will
make the candy as smooth as glass when
poured out and cooled.
If mothers will oil the soles OF the
shoes of children about twice month
with vaseline, at night mot too much.)
they will find overshOes will not be
needed to keep out the dampness.
Spirits of camphor is one of the finest
things to clean ones hands with. 1t
takes the ink off the hands and nails
perfectly and at the same time does not
ipjure the skin.
To remove tea stains place oxalic
acid powder ON the part stained. Pour
boiling water over 1t until the stain is
nearly gone, then rinse thoroughly, as the
acid eats the material.
To remove old paint, take two pounds
of sal-soda, one-half pound Of lime, one
gallon hot water. Stir all together and
apply while still warm to the old paint.
The mixture will soon loosen the paint
so you can easily remove 1t.
have discovered nice way of frying
ham. Put 1t in tin pan and place In
the oven. Close the doors. 1t need not
be turned ss it browns nicely on both
sides. This method Of frying leaves the
meat nice and tender. 1t also prevents
the offensive ham odor from penetrating
the rooms.
To keep buttonholes Of sweaters from
stretching double strong thread the
color of the sweater and sew around the
buttonhole on the wrong side with short
stitches. Mercerized cotton thread Is
the best.
Devil Food cake IL made thus: Take
two cups of brown sugar, two eggs, one
half cup Of butter, one-half cup Of sour
cream, one-half cup Of boiling water,
three cups of -four. One level teaspoon
full of soda, three teaspoonfuls Of cocoa.
Dissolve the soda In the cream and the
cocoa in water.
Veal loaf will be much lighter, more
wholesome and delicious II with every
cupful of meat you mix one cupful OF
ground or grated bread crumbs. The
loaf will not be az solid and heavy as II
1t were made with meat entirely and the
meat will 90 farther and taste better.
When removing ribbon from soiled
corset covers fasten piece Of twine on
one end and pull through, take of the
ribbon, leaving tho string in the corset
cover while 1t 10 being lauudered. Then
by tying the ribbon on one end again II
is easily pulled back into place.
Should you be unfortunate enough to
be caught unprotected In a heavy show
or and return home with your hat mass
of dropping roses, chiffon and ribbon, do
not be dismsyed but give tho hat this
treatment: Shake the hat we'll, suspend
1t from the chandelier or other conven-
lent place, upside down and leave It until
quite dry. The flowers, trimming, etc.,
will dry in an upright position and the
hat itself may look fresher for its i'm
promptu bath. This has been thorough
~ tested.
To sugar fried cakes thoroughly, put q
cup of pulverized sugar In common
paper sack and whom fried cakes are cool
enough to handle put In six at . time
and shake. The cakes come out "6t for
king"
When bread, cake, pie, cookies, etc.,
are scorched in baking, CRATE 1t of with
an ordinary crater. Leaves . smooth
surface and does not break food a. .
knife does and there is no waste.
Chocolate filing for tarts. Have ready
pastry cups and flll with this mixture:
Take the yolk of one egg, one heaping
tablespoonful of -four, one-half cup OF
sugar, one tablespoonful chocolate, and
three cups OF milk. Mix we'll, then put
on the stove and bring to . boil. Then
pour In your baked crusts and beat the
white Of an egg, sweeten and pile up on
top Of the chocolate tarts and put In tho
oven to brown.