Arizona republican., 1910-04-03
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 Chopped pecan nuts. almonds and ! pine nuts may he sprinkled over sal
 ad and covered with French dressing | it is delicious.
 When nuts are tasteless and dry soak them in lukewarm water. It will
 make them swell somewhat and will | improve the flavor.
 Fresh meat may be kept for several days by sprinkling a little salt or
 it and then wrapping it in cloth wet with vinegar.
 It is said that fish is delicious if
 when frying. it is dipped into milk instead of egg before rolling il in i the crumbs.
 When apples are cored for baking
 delicious dish may be made by filling the hole with orange marma- Jade and little butter and sugar. To extract onion juice. cut the toI off the onion and press the heart with
 the spoon. Another way is to press
 the onion against a Srater. Mothers can save much trouble if Lif they will run draning cotton through the heels and toes of stockk
 ings when they come from the store To cook smclts so that they will
 he attractive fasten the hear and tail together with a toothpick after the fish is dipped in cgg and crumbs.
 Candle ends. melted and mixed with an equal quantity of turpentlnc, make an excellent polish for floors. oil cloths. etc It is equal tu good bees wax.
 IL is said that if. in sprinkling clothes. a whisk broom is used. the clothes will be dampened much more evenly than by sprinkling by hand.
 If. after washing a chamOis. there seem to be harsh places. rub them steadily. but gently, through the hands, and soon they will quite dis appear.
 To clean furniture without duStinS up everything in the room, cover the the upholstering with a wet cloth and then beat it. renewing the cloth scV- eral times.
 Sea salt dissolved in a hot bath has wonderful tonic effect. It should be first dissolved in a pitcher or cup and then poured into the bath and stirred
 A thin piece of chccsccloth fasten- cd over the cold air dust of the fur mace outside the house will keep out much of the dust and save time in housekeeping.
 Watery custard is caused by cook ing in an oven that is too hot. Set the custard in a pan of hot water and see that the water does not boil during tho baking.
 .l. ,l.,s,, scrambled eggs. add half a dozen muchrooms. cut into bits and cooked in tcaspoonful of butter with half green pepper, minced fine.
 In making baked or boiled custard scald tn camount of milk to be used and set aside until cool. then make your custard and bake it as usual; it will be perfectly smooth.
 Many delicate and nervous people who cannot digest iron tonic should eat spinash. which contains more iron than even the yoke of an egg. Onions are also an excellent nervine.
 Woollen blankets should he put away in boxes lined with newspapers and , few pieces Of cotton, saturated with turpentine. should be put in the cor ners of the boxes to keep out moths.
 Tablecloths. napkins and towels should be darned neatly on tho wrong side as soon as they become thin and worn and bef3re the thread breaks. It will make them last much better and look better.
 If the lamp smokes or gives poor light it may be merely dirty. Take the lamp apart. boil the burner in soda water and pour scalding hot water through the tubes and connecting rods.
 F1atirons should not be left on the back of the stove where they have no chance to lose their heat. They should be put away in cool place where il is dry. so that they will not rust.
 Small white spots on the finger nails may be removed by bandaging them at night with a linen cloth spread with a mixture of my-rrh and turpentine. In the morning bathe the fingers in olive oil
 Salt and vinegar added to the water in which fish is boiled. will serve to whiten and harden the flesh. A tea spoonful of salt and tablespoonful of to two quarts of water is the right proportion.
 Bananas are nOuriShing. but many cannot cat :hem without pro- longed indigestion. If they are mashed with fork and beaten to q cream they will not harm the smallest child, and can be eaten with spoon.
 Stains can be removed from marble :. with the following mixture: A gill of soapsuds and oxgall. half gill of tur pcntine and as much fuller's earth as will make a paste. Rub on the stains and leave for a few days.
 When pressing seams on heavy ma terial. put the iron down hea"ilY. hold t there d moment. then lift it uu and put it down a little further along. This loes not put the seam out of shape as it along does.
 A suggestion in whipping cream is to whip it in the upper part of q double boiler, with fine ic ar cold water placed in the lower part. An added ad- vantage of this arrangement is that the boiler is deeper than d bowl, and there 8 less spattering.
 To test butter, take a clean piece of white paper, smear a little of the but ter on it, roll the paper up and set on fire. If the butter Is pure, the smell will bc rather pleasant. but If it IS made up wholly or in part of animal lat 1t will smell like tallow.
 When the milk supply is limited for my cause save the water in which the ice is boiled. When this is allowed to stand until it is jellicd it makes an substitute for milk and can