The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-04
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

Keep tacks in bottles. It saves opening many boxes to find a partfc- ular kind.
 Cakes will not stick to their tins of placed on Q damp cloth when remov- ed from the oven. In making a crust of any kind. do not melt the lard in the flour. Melt ing will injure the crust. If gravy is too salty, put in a pinch of brown sugar in it. This does not spoil the gravy in the least. A tin kettle or coffee-pot Is easily cleaned by being rubbed with wool , en rag soaked in paraffin. When cleaning house use plenty of turpentine in the scrub water. It means certain death to moths. A spoonful of vinegar put into the water in which meat or fowls are be- ing boiled will make them tender.
 Braid of check material is best mended by using several shades of silk or thread in one needle. Mahogany or any other colored wood may be darkened by polishing with cold drawn linseed oil. Leftover cereals need not be vast ed. They are excellent fried like mush and eaten with syrup or honey. If you rub your hands with a piece of celery after peeling onions 1t will quite remove the unpleasant smell.
 White oilcloth is the best covering for pantry shelves. ke.p red pep Der around the edges to ward off in Sects.
 If the coal fire is low, throw on a. tablespoonful of sugar and it will be more easily frightened and rekin- dled
 To test nutmegs, prick them with a pin and if they are good the oil will instantly spread around the puncture. If the handles of ivory knives are spotted, dip @ chamois skin in wa ter, then in powdered pumice, and rub hard.
 Eggs are best 12 hours after they are laid. Tfrsy can be kept for months, packed without touching, fin salt, small ends down. When next stuffing a turkey, sub stitute clans for oysters, and notice with what appreciation the change will be received.
 Motor pillows are something new They should, of course. match in col or and material the robes and uphoI- stering of the car. Long spurs and pale legs are a sign of an old turkey. The gobbler, while it has less white meat, is supposed to have a better taste than the hen turkey.
 When making fruit pies, damp the edge with milk instead of water. It holds better and the juice is not so liable to boil over.
 If a stain on silver is caused by medicine rub with a cloth dipped in sulphuric acid. wash in soap and wa ter and polish as usual.
 If pair of shoes has become stiff ened with walking in the wet, they should first be washed with warm water and then have oil we'll rubbed into them.
 The conventional Bavarian cream. favored with coffee and served in in- idividual glasses, makes pleasing dessert, especially if topped with whipped cream.
 To prevent cooking odors, fill tin cup with vinegar and place it on the back of the stove. This will pre- vent the spread of cooking odors throughout the house.
 Hardwood floors should never be cleaned with water. Kerosene oil sprinkled on woolen cloth removes scratches and stains. Always rub with the grain of the wood.
 Ammonia should not be used in the evening or near a fire, nor should the bottle be allowed to remain un- corked. It is inf1ammaable, and its fumes are not specially healthfui
 In making leftovers for soups nev- CT combine fish and meat, beef and