Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-26
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HOUSEHOLD NOTES
BY Mauds e. cillsy.

Sifted coal ashes, wheat -four and
sand mixed with water make an eX-
cellent mortar for patching holes
where plaster is broken.
If string beans are prepared tor
some hours before they are to be
cooked, wash them. drain them and
put them in a bowl, covered with
wet cloth.
When frying the stove is often
splashed over with grease. To pre-
vent this sprinkle a little salt in the
fryingpan before putting in the fat.
Many a laundress finds that an eX-
cellent bleaching medium is made by
adding a little turpentine or kero-
sene to the water in which clothes
are boiled.
A long stiff wire with bit of cloth
on the end will be found an excellent
substitute for a brush in cleaning
the drain pipe Of the refrigerator.
When a lemon is halved or quart
cred and left unusued. a tumbler
over it, protecting it, from the air,
will keep it from drying or mould
ing for several days.
When next serving lemon sherbert,
add to the sherbert an equal quantity
of chopped figs, dates, raisins, and
nuts. Serve in glasses tipped with
whipped cream.
To make croutons for soup quick
| ly cut the bread into cubes and put
it in a corn pepper. Shake this over
the fire as If popping corn, and it will
sooR brown.
1t is wise to put sand into the bot
tom of tall vases before slipping the
flowers into place. The weight of
the sand will prevent the flowers
from being tOp-heavy.
BE sure to include borax in the
toilet accessories when going off for
an outing. Should the water be hard
borax will soften it, so that the skin
will not. suffer.
Every day beat and shake the pill
lows. Pushing the hands in each
pair of corners in turn, work the
hand thoroughly through the feathers
to separate them and make them
fluffy.
If the vanished surface of a piece
of furniture is injured by chloroform
camphor or any other liquid which
dissOlves varnish, rub the spot a
once with olive oil or linseed oil
| ! A piece of stale bread a small lumI
! (of soda or a piece of charcoal placed
in the pot will lessen the disagree
able odor that arises when cooking
caulilower or cabbage.
When cooking mush for fried musl
do not cook as long as for eating. bu
/ pour into a deep pan after stirrinl
| ten minutes. When cold dip th'
| slices in beaten egg and they will fr!
= crisp.
/ II is wise to wash the egg beatei
/ directly after It is used If this Il
/ impossible. save yourself trouble late
/ by plunging IL at once into a bowl o
! water. so the egg cannot harden Of
! it.
Keep bottle of ammonia at ham
! to use when acid takes the color fron
any fabric. Apply a little iof tn
! ammonia Immediately, and I'm almos
. every instance the color will be re
: stored
The cook who knows how to max
good soup clears it with the white {
B an egg. Il gathers together a
d small solids. as II does when droppe
- into coffee. thus making il clear.
Never try any brass or silver polls
on lacquered ware. tt will mean re-
; lacquering if you do.
If the flavor of onions is unpleasar
g afterward-they are not digestibl
9 with everyone-use soda mint or
= pinch of salt on the tongue
v The secret of keeping chamois ski
8 soft and supple is 10 hang it up
4 dry while still soapy. Remembe
!, this when washing chamois gloves.
= If there is no regular day for 81
. yer cleaning the hostess will frequei
: ly be mortified by the sign of ba
: housekeeping. dingy table silver.
Do not use either bread or crackC
= crumbs without seasoning. n
q amount of seasoning in the interior
= a croquette or other made dish wi
7, make up for this omission.
- Try putting hOrseradish through
meat chopper instead of grating it,
is much less trying to prepare. Brea
= crumbs are also more easily prepare
if run through the finest cogs of tn
meat chopper.
Knives that are used in peeling {
cutting an onion should be immed
ately plunged into boiling water, the
rubbed with sand soap and we
rinsed, or they may flavor the ne,
thing that is cut with them.
Turpentiue should be sprayed {
sprinkled I'm the haunts of cool
reaches. IL will often quite destrC
the pests and will always disper:
them.
Grained wood should be washe
with cold tea, small surface only
" time, and rubbed we'll with sal
mel cloth before it becomes dry.
Paint wooden pals and tubs Wi
glycerine to prevent shrinking.
Rub mirrors with methylat,
spirits and polish with a touch Of BIZ
powder.
One tablespoonful Of ammonia to