Middletown transcript., 1910-11-26
no KNOW

- -
not drown.
/ Many vegetables may be seasoned WitI
salt pork Or bacon. Salt pork fatis. bl
some, considered to render better fiavo
to ish, veal, poultry and game. Fat iron
The comp kettle is good to warm potatoes
make sauces or cook meat in.
One way 10 save steps is to nail strir
Of vanished wood to the wall above the
stove. Screw in row of brass hooks
AMI use them for iron spoons, straineFs
broileFs, small spiders and any utensi
that goes direct from the hooks to the
ssoys.
Don't waste time trying to use pairing
knife with q loose handle. Remore
The blade and nearly fill the hollow In she
handle with powdered rosin. Heat the
base Of the blade and insert it quickly.
The heat will cause the losin to melt and
act as cement.
When taking a cutting from plant
form the habit Of rubbing Bit of damp
earth upon the end of the slip and also
upon the spot where il was broken of.
This prevents whatis called bleeding-a
loss OF sap--and saves the vitality of both.
Its putting salve upon an open sore.
To clean enameIed ware, rub with fine
ground pumice stone.
Never leave medicines, drink or food
uncovered in the sick-room.
To remove ash-bone from the throat,
swallow raw egg.
A drop Of kerosene on the hinge Of q
door will stop its equeaking.
Do NOT let the comb soak in order to
clean it. Use a stiff nail brush.
Dishes favored with lemons are among
the most palatabIe known.
A clean she'll placed inside the kettle
will prevent the formation of lime.
Oxalic acid and iavelle water are ex.
cellent for removing ink stains.
Embroideries and colored garments
should be ironed on the wrong side.
Covering the pan in which fish is cook
ing will make the fish soft.
Clean tins with soap and whiting,
rubbed Oh With q piece Of soft flannel.
One Of the best health guards is the
drinking Of q great deal Of water.
Odd bits of soap, when gathered up and
boiled, make splendid shampoo jelly.
To revive dying plants, pour desert
spoonful Of castor oil about the roots.
Take the pie ont Of the pan as soon as
il is done to prevent the crust being
soggy.
Marble should be washed with am
monia and water rather than soap and
water.
A few drops Of rose water added to
almonds will prevent their oiling when
chopped.
Large red apples when served whole
on table are polished with olive oil.
A cold boiled potato may be used as
paste substitute for fastening back bits of
torn wall paper.
To decorate luncheon table, no flower
may be utilized with more charming
effect than the pansy.
When cleaning silver use gin with the
whiting instead of water. Il will give
them better polish.
In making q cake, grease the tin with
sweet lard rather than butter, and sift |
little dry -four over it.
When making steamed or boiled |
pudding pleat in the cloth at the top to
allow the pudding to swell.
The soft brushes used for polishing |
hardwood floors may be washed most |
thoroughly by the use Of kerosene.
When beating eggs observe that there
is no grease on the whisk, as it will pre-
vent the eggs from frothing.
A glaciers knife will be found an
excellent thing with which to scrape and |
clean the bottoms oftins and kettles.
A good treatment for white spots on
the nails is a nightly application of paste |
made of equal parts Of turpentine and
myrrh.
A teaspconful Of lemon juice TO quart |
Of water viii make rice very white and
the grains separate while boiling.
To cool an oven while baking never
leave the door open, but cool it by dam
person removing one Of the plates over
the oven.
The best way to rest is to lie down;
relax every muscle, lie as limp as rag
and Danish from the mind all thought Of
work or care.
Charlotte russo is more appetizing and /
ess sickening if it is favored with sherry.
This should be stirred in carefully, or
he cream will curdle.
A powerful and cheap disinfectant for
use in closets, stables, ETC., may be made
By taking chloride Of lime, one pound,
md water, three gallons.
An artistic receptacle for wood alcohol
) Z IiGsle kettle Of hammered brass, with
/. long slender spout, pretty addition to
Iha lsa lnble.
Use saGs and sour milk to clean brasses.
zmnantsof fat. either cooked or nm
cooked should always be saved, fried out
ind clarified if necessary.
Carpets are greatly freshened by wash
ng with water in which tablespoonful
II fammoniai IL added to six quarts of water.
After thorough sweeping wipe with 3
10th wruns out IS dry as possible.
keep shipped ice in she sick room,
= flannel bag in bowl, put tie
pag and keep tightly covered.
hsg ID high enough to ba ont