Evening journal., 1910-09-21
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HOUSEHOLD NOTES
BY Mauds E. ciIIsy.

A good bait for a rat trap is paste
made Of cornmeal and eggs.
Cucumber and almond cosmetics
both cleanse and whiten the skin.
The interior Of every refrigerator
should frequently be scalded with
water.
Very delicate filagree work may be
cleaned with a paste of sweet oil and
tripoli
Nothing else is so good as kero-
sene TO keep vermin out of garbage
kettles.
A nutmeg OF cheese crater is more
quickly cleaned with a stiff brush |
than in any other way.
White silk shirt waists should al
ways be washed in tepid water. Warm
water will turn the silk yellow.
Wash chamois skin in tepid wa
ter, with plenty of white SOAP. and
let it dry without wringing out hard. !
Peaches may be as easily peeled |
as tomatoes, II the fruit is plunged
for an instant only in boiling, not hot,
water.
The bags i'm which -four or sugar
come make excellent dishcloths. II
is well to stitch up the bags, using
them double.
The dishcloth should be washed in
good lather after 1t is used, then
rinsed i'm clear hot water and hung
out to dry.
Straps of soap should be put into
little muslin bag and tied up. The
bag can be shaken about IN water
to produce a lather quickly.
Blood oranges are delicious to use
when making orange ice or ice cream.
Not only do they give a satisfying
flavor, but the color is pleasing.
Don't use securing soap on enamel
bathtubs; the enamel will soon be
cut through if you do. Kerosene ap-
piled with a rag viii remove all
spots
If a lemon is heated. either by be-
ing plunged into boiling water or by
being put into the oven for few
moments. the juice will be more read
lily extracted.
An infallible rule for all steamed
foods is to place them over cold wa
ter. but when Il begins to boil never
let the water stop boiling until the
food is done.
Eggs stuffed with sardines are very
tasty. They may be served either
hot or cold; if hot, a cream sauce,
seasoned with a little lemon juice,
goes we'll with them.
If apples are cored before they are
pared, there is less danger Of their
breaking A clothespin may be sub
stituted for the regulation corer with
good effect.
Cut a raw turnip in two and use
! it to grease" the pancake griddle. II
will do as we'll as grease and the
pancake will be without the slightest
greasy taste.
A little minced sweet green or red
pepper added to the croquettes, hash
or morning dish of eggs, whether
poached, scrambled or served as an
omeIet, will prove a tasty change.
If one would have the cheese keen
moist and not mildew. wrap 1t in a
cloth wrung out in vinegar and then
slip it into paper bag before put
ting it into the refrigerator.
Kerosene poured upon muck heaps,
upon pools. into rain barrels and
tanks-whereyer there is water or ac-
cumulation of waste-will lessen the
breeding OF flies and mosquitoes.
An excellent whitener is made by
adding a handful of borax to the pail
of soapsuds used in washing floors
or woodwork. The borax also renders
the suds less trying for the skin.
Lacquered brass should never be
cleaned with anything but a soft
rag, dampened in tepid water Bright
brass can be rubbed with soft soap
and vinegar and then polished with
whiting.
II the Parmesan cheese is pur-
chased by the pound and then grated
or run through the grinder Il will be
less expensive than when boAght al
ready prepared for use with macaroni
or soups.
A good way to scent lingerie anC
blouses is to make drawer Innings oi
double fold of white muslin or sill
into which a pad of wadding is slip
ped slightly perfumed with ones
favorite scent.
When making a peach shortcake
make a syrup of half a cupful o.
sugar and four tablespoonfuls Of wa
ter Pour this. while hot. over th'
sliced peaches before spreading the
fruit on the buttered cake.