Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-12-27
Hints.

Hints.
A little coal tar poured into rathole
will effectually prevent its further use.
Small squares of thick felt placed
under the legs of heavy furniture that ID
not moved often will be found a great
saving to hardwood floors.
A manufacturer told me how to keep
patent leather looking nice for long
time. Rub your shoes with olive oil
when you take them off and put them
away. Before wearing them, rub it all
carefully off again, of course.
Do YOU know that tiny cOrks tackled
on the back of the lower corner OF pict'
ure frames will prevent that line of black
dust forming on the wall paper, which
so often prevents rehanging picture?
That a piece of dry, hard, white SOAP
kept in the machine drawer and used to
rub over the seam will enable you to sew,
with ease, over the heaviest seam with
out breaking the needle?
In hemming napkins il the edge Ii
thoroughly rubbed in the hands, to re-
move all the dressing possible, the hem
ming can be done in half the time.
II tablecloths are never folded quite In
the centre the fold is then 80 seldom
made in exactly the same place that the
tablecloth will not split down the centre
long before wearing out, as so often hap
pens, and the slight difference will moi
be noticed in most patterns.
A nice fruit salad is made from canned
black berries, sliced pineapple shredded
celery and almonds. Serve with an OF
dressing.
For home made deviled ham mince two
cups of cold boiled ham or put through
food chopper. Add two tablespoons
Of cream, one teaspoon of French mus
tard and the same of parsley minced
quite fine.
Every housekeeper knows how hard il
is to clean pan after baking fish. Try
this plan and you will always use it.
Grease pan well, then take q
thick brown paper size of the pan, well
creased. Lay Oh the fish and after 1t IL
baked the paper will come right off and
you don't have a pan all burned with
fish, but almost u clean pan.
II shoes trifle too large annoy one by
slipping up and down at the heel, 1t may
be remedied by FASTING piece of velvet
at the back and little way around each
side. The nap of the velvet being next
the foot prevents the slipping. Another
method, applicable only to low shoes, IL
to sew a piece of elastic across the back
near the top, and just little to each
side. The elastic should be stretched q
little, and this will keep the heel from
slipping.
keep my grated cheese In a large
jelly glass, and cover with its tin top, in
which have made, with nail and ham
mer, many small holes. These holes al
low q circulation of air, and unless the
weather is very damp cheese kept in this
way will be good for weeks. II l use a
tight cover, find the cheese moulds.
1t is not easy in all localities to obtain
suitable material for the quick kindiing
of the kitchen fire, hence 1t is we'll to
have on hand q substitute for the "fat
pine" OF earlier days. To make a quick
and satisfactory fire kinder, add three
ounces Of tallow to each pound OF resin,
and melt together. While not stir In dry
pine sawdust until very thick. Pour the
hot mixture on q layer of sawdust and
leave until cold. The layer of sawdust
prevents 1t from sticking to the boards,
and when cold 1t may be broken into
Jumps and stored for future use. A
block of this mixture an inch square will
kindle with q single match, and yield a
blaze strong enough to ignite dry wood.
To scent all ones personal belongings
with delightful iaint ooor, nave iouuu
nothing 80 satisfactory as violet beads.
Procure three ounces of violet sachet
powder, six ounces of powdered orris
root, five cents worth of gum traga-
csuth, and small bottle of violet toilet
water. Soak little gum tragacanth In
warm water until it makes thin jelly,
then knead with the other ingredients to
a firm paste. Roll this In the hands to
form small beads, and stick . pin
each, then put away to dry In
IN air-tight box. When dry, string them
On strands of violet silk. These may be
dropped in bureau drawers, handkerchief
boxes, or sswed In various places about
the wearing apparel.
A good date pudding. One cup of
sugar, one large tablespoonful Of butter.
Cream these together. One cup OF milk,
,ne large cup Of dates chopped fne and
loured we'll. The grated rind OF one
half lemon, one and one.half cups OF
lour in which has been mixed one tea
of soda and two teaspoonfuls
II cream OF tartar. Steam for one and
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