Middletown transcript., 1910-08-13
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

Inc Irish crochet hat pins and neC
}. pins are easily cleaned with che floral b
! pins use gasoline; nail brush and riC
! white soap lather is better for the nee
pins or the crochet buttons.
Vases, vinegar cruets and ether bottle
may be cleaned with q handful Of raV
rice in sOapsuds vigorously shaken. Tn
rice is better than shot for this purpos
and polishes as we'll as cleans.
| A Spanish custom is to put q few
pieces of cuFtless bread in the salad bow
when French dressing is used. The
bread absorbs the extra dressing, and il
served, of course, with the salad.
A delicious salad may be made Of celery
root. Boil it until tender; then cut
in dice-shapsd pieces and mix With a
little minced onion. Serve with French
dressing on water crsss or hearts of lettuce.
A great deal Of time will be saved the
home dressmaker if she writes the name
on every part of aIpattern. Then should che
seperate pieces become misplaced it is q
simple matter to sort the patterns.
II one wishes to remove an old paint
spot from woolsn or cotton fabric. first
cover with lard, to soften the paint. Then
use turpentine to remove the paint. Use
soap and water to remove the lard spot.
Keep marbles in the kitchen. When
preserving or canning fruit or making
jelly put them in the kettle. The boiling
will keep the marbles moving and 90
prevent the contents of the kettle from
burning.
A very pretty grsnish is made by cut.
ting q boiled beet around and around,
such as one would pare an apple. Then
put the vegestable back into its original
shape and shave it into tiny strips. The
effect is unusual.
Il is said if the upper sash Of window
is drawn to the sill the lower one pushes
to within two or three inches of the top
of the window, il will give good circula.
tion in 8 sleeping room, yet ths' draught
will not be noticed.
For breakfast fruit serve steamed figs
occasionally. Cook them for hours in
double boiler, addinga heaping cupful
Of sugar and one lemon to pound of
the fruit. Add just enough water to
cover the fruit in the cooking.
In making salad dressing in which
onion is used for seasoning, it is very sat-
isfactory to pour vinegar or lemon juice
over the onion and let it stand for few
hours; the favor of the onion is more
delicate than if added directly.
To make a simple paste, soak gum
trsgacanth in enough cold water TO cover
for twelve hours and scent with oil of
cloves. A teaspoonful of the oil of cloves
issuficient for quart of paste. II the
paste becomes thick, thin with a little
cold water.
A CRATER is Well-night indispensable in
the kitchen. If there is not one at hand
the deficiency may be made good by punc-
turing the top of q baking powder can
with nail. An improVised crater of
this sort will be found satisfactory for
grating cocoanut, potato or chocolate.
The Chantecler now turns bis attention
towards china. Cups and saucers deco
rated with the lord of the barnyard will
delight children as well as groWn.ups who
like the latest novelties.
A laundress says that one cannot be
too particular to rinse the soap out of
garment in the washing, for it is the soap
that causes the blueing to appear here and
there in the garment.
Put good-sized lump Of salt into cup
OF vinegar and put into q vessel that is
discolored and let it stand for half day.
Wash we'll with hot water and soap and
the sediment will come off easily.
A little melted parafin wax poured
round the corks of homemade pickle
jars will prevent air from entering be.
tween the cork and the glass and keep
catsup and chutneys fresh and free from
mould.
An economical housewife has discover.
ed chat if lemons are heated by being
plunged into hot water before squeezing
the amount of juice obtained is surpris-
ingly increased. The same is true OF
oranges.
In making skirt every seam should
be pressed twice. As soon as she seams
are sewed they should be pressed. They
should depressed again after being finish
ed with the 80 called tailor stitching.
When making collars for thin waists
you will find that they will fit much bet
ter If perfectly fitting collar Of paper is
aewed on the waists first and the strips of
lace and insertion are basted on it.
If the washed goods are scorched soak
at once in lukewarm water. Sprinkle
with salt and lemon juice, lay in the sun
and squeeze on fresh lemon juice as IL
dries. Whenthe stain disappears, wash
thoroughly in cold water.
When sewing lace at the top Of collars,
hold it against the wrong side of the collar
so that the stitches will come on the right
side, drawing the thread moderately tight.
This will make the lace stand up neatly
around the neck.
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If moths get into carpet. wet . clean
towel with clear water aud lay It over the
spot that has been attacked. Then iron
the place with hot iron until the towel
is quite dry. The steam will kill the
moths and their eggs and will not iniure
the carpet.
Unless cake tins have been we'll creased,
it is often difficult to dislodge the con-
tents when baked. The experiment.
should, however, be tried of wrapping
the lin for moment or two in cloth
wrung out in cold water and then giving
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