The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-08-28
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

realized.
HOUSEHOLD NOTES
An ounce of flour equals four level
tablespoonfuls.
Potatoes should boil slowly to pre-
| vent the skins from curling off.
| Polish windows with paper instead
| of cloth to avoid Tint and streaks
| Thick blotting paper under doilies
will prevent hot dishes from marking
| the table.
To kill burdocks. out off close to
the ground and pour little gasoline
on the roots. o.
A tablespoonful of water or milk
| should be allowed for each egg in max
| ing an Onelet.
Allow two level teaspoonfuls of bak-
| ing powder to each cup of flour when
no eggs are used,
A piece of fungus, broken from an
old tree, is a splendid buffer for ma
hogany furniture.
Blotting payer saturated with tur-
keep away moths.
A scratch on polished furniture can
be almost oibliterated by rubbing Wig
orously with inseed Oil.
A table of weights and measures,
typewriter and framed under glass,
Allow from four to six eggs to each
quart of milk in making a custard to
be turned from the mould
To take disagreeable medicine, eat
one or two. cloves OR hold ice in the
mouth until the tongue is chilled.
After washing lamp chimney, pol
ish with dry salt to make the glass
brilliant and prevent it from crack
ing.
For something new and dainty,
spread the butter fudge pan with mine
ed dates before turning the candy into
it.
A few pieces of gum champor kept
in the boxes In which silver is packed
in wrappings will prevent its turning
dark.
To get the full nutriment from
potato, it should be cooked in the skin,
as valuable food salts lie just inside
the covering.
Salt thrown into the oven immed-
lately after something has been burned
in it viii nlakel the Objectionable OdOr
less noticeable
Tooth powder is excellent for clean
ing jewelry. Rub it on with a nail
brush and then rinse off with sca1d-
ing water.
When a window is difficult to raise,
pour a little melted lard between the
frame and casing and put a little, also.
on the cord.
There should be three pairs of scis-
sors in the kitchen, one for dicing
vegetables one for trimming fish and
one for general use. a9+---~ - 10.
Thfn1y- SLICED bananas nnoistened with
mayonnaise and placed between but
tered slices of bread make excellent
school sandwiches.
To keep a hat on straight with thin
hair, place a small piece of tu1le or
yelling across the top of the head be-
fore pinning on the hat.
Grind handful of sunflower seeds
and give them to the canary. The
birds relish the little tender pieces that
are found among the seeds. = ~
A delicious salad is made of bananas
cut in slices. dipped in mayonnaise,
rolled in minced nuts and served on
white lettuce heart leaves.
An effective scarf for hall table
may be made Of linen crash with
figure embroidered on each end and
Of the same design as the paper on
the wall.
An excellent household remedy for
burns is olive oil Or vaseline. The
great thing is to exclude the air from
the burned surface, and this the oil
will do.
For washing windows, which should
be done when the sun is not shining
on them, use warm water with a table
pail of water.
When a slice or two of bread is left
from a meal do not put into the bread
box to be forgotten, but cover over in
dish and use for toast at the next
meal.
Ripe persimmons now appearing in
the fancy fruit stores are sometimes
mashed and stirred into plain ice
cream just before it is packed for the
last freezing.
There is no more efficacfOus way of
removing finger marks from wood
work. window panes or porcelain than
by wiping them with a cloth moistened
with kerosene.
Lamp burners should be washed fret
quently to remove dust and carbon
that choke the perforations. Occa-
sionally they should be boiled In a
washing soda solution.
When giving sticky medicines to
for a moment in hot water; then pour
in the medicine and it will slip easily |
from the spoon.
Put pockets on the under side Of |
aprons near the right-hand edge and |
they will be found just as convenient |
for use, yet will not catch on door |
knobs and get torn.
If eggshel1s are to be used for clear
ing coffee, the eggs should be well |
washed before they are broken, ana |
the shells, should be kept in a covered |
receptacle until needed.
When a small clock is beyond re-
pair do not throw it away, but keep |
for sick room use Set the hands |
each time medicine is to be given to |
the hour when the next dose is to be
given.
Cut off the bottom of an old water
bottle and then cut the rubber into
strips UP to the curve at the top to
make a whip or beaten for touches,
mattresses, pillows, etc.
To keep white gloves clean in a |
muff have an adjustable lining of |
white silk or satin that may be
fastened in oyer the dark lining of
the muff with, Invisible hooks and
loops ~"
Tying keys to door knobs with
loop of narrow ribbon will save search
for a missing key, particularly if.
there are in the house little children
who are fond of taking keys away.
To keep curtains from blowing out
the windows, conceal thin iron washers
In the hens and corners. 1t will
make the curtains hang evenly and
without constant stirring in a breeze
If collar stays scratch the neck, a
little white sealing wax melted and
applied to the ends of the stays where
they have broken through the castings
will easily relieve the trouble
Cotton gloves to wear in doing
every way than old kid gloves. II
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