Middletown transcript., 1911-01-28

Of . refrigerator with scrub brush, try
using small, stiff paint brush.
Il ycnr corn does not pop we'll il may
be that il il too old. Soak in cold water
for - minutes, drain and try again.
To remoyegust from kettles fill them
with hay, packed tightly, tilIin with boil
ing water and Iet'boiI for several hours.
II six TO ten drops Of spirits Of camphor
are taken on . lumpSof sugar when sneez-
ing starts = bad cold may be averted.
The darkest stain On mirror or win.
dow pane ean generally Be routed by rub
bing with 8 flannel VET in epirits Of cam.
phor.
Figs and dates chopped With diced
applea ake delicious combination for
salad with nayonnaise. Serve On lettuce
leaves.
When serving poached eggs instead Of
the usual slice Of toast place the eggs On
rounds Of bread cnt thin and sauted In
butter.
The juice oi stewed cranberries, With
tbe addition Of lemon and sugar to taste
makes a delicious drink, diluted with
cold water.
Paint the inside woodwork Of bedsteads
with corrosive subIimate and tnrpentine,
Eve cents worth Of the former to a pint
Of the latter.
Bric-a-brac should be carefully busted
before being washing in hot borax water
or soapsnds 10 which q little ammonia
has been dissolved.
Cover plaster Of paris figures with q
thick coating Of starch aud water; let il
dry on the surface. and the dirt will brush
of with the powder.
Most modern brasswars is lacq1efsd
and needs only TO be wiped off With
damp cloth. Work quickly and do nOs
let the surfacs get wet
Never darn knitted underwear with
wool, as it will shrink and make hole
larger than the original one. Use loosely
twisted knitting silk.
To prevent hard -boiled eggs from turn.
ing dark, place them in cold water for q
few minutes as soon as they are taken
from the boiling water.
When fnger-naiIs show tendency TO
brittleness, soak them in warm olive oil
and let it stay on over night. Petroleum
ointment is nearly as good.
Unlacquered brass can be washed in
warn soapsuds, then rubbed with salt
aud vinegar, put on with piece -of fan.
mel. Polish with dry whiting.
Don't rinse Iaces in blued water under
a mistaken notion that It viii improve
the color. Rinse in skinned milk, which
will give soft, creamy color.
1.-THE cake favoring has been forgotten
when making the batter, try sprinkIing
the required amount over the cake as II
stands in the pan before baking.
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For hurts or scalds, nothing is more
soothing than the white Of an egg, which
may be poured over the wound. 1t is
softer as varnish for burn than colo.
dion.
Cold boiled potatoes, diced and added /
to an equal quantity Of canned salmon
and few chopped olives, make q found |
alton for tasty salad. Serve with may.
onnaise.
In building or remodeiing honse, be-
fore the final boards are put on the pan
try hayeit lined throughout With mos.
quito wire. II will make ii forever
moussprooi.
To clean gilt, Try touching up little /
at time with camel'a hair brush vet
10 alcohol. Don't LET 4 dry, but rub oil |
with flannel. which should Be changed
frequently.
Never scrape cooking utsnsils Of any /
kind, Clean them ous as much IS possible
and then 1Il thsm With water and soda,
cover and allow them to steam They /
VII then clean easily
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saved ahd much Of sha havof otherwise
Ioss Is retained By completely brushing
over the fowl With olive oil before 1ub.
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