Evening journal., 1911-04-29
HOUSEHOLD NOTES
BY MAUDE E. CILLEY.

n the dry staples used daily in the
kitchen be kept, as far as possible, in
glass bottles, they will retain their
flavor and freshness twice as long
The wide-mouthed preserve jars are
handy TO label and use for the purpose
in the pint. and even haif-pint size
To clean and restore the elasticity
Of cane bottom chairs, turn the chair
and with hot water and a sponge sat-
urate the cane work thoroughly. n
the chair Is dirty use soap. After
ward set the chair TO dry out OF doors
and the. seat will be taunt as when
new.
II the kitchen utensils in the heavier
granite ware are placed in a large re-
ceptacle and boiled In soda water for
FIVE or ten minutes once or twice "A
week It viii remove every particle Of
grease from within and without and
keep them sweet and wholesome.
To destroy the pest Of flies in the
summer kitchen. simmer together one
pint of milk. a pound Of raw or brown
sugar and two ounces Of pepper. Place
saucers containing the mixture
dIounu iht NNuet. ~ NitHho dlhi'Nh
instant death to the flies and the stuff
is harmless.
To sweep bare floors and those COW
cred with mating. ! first sprinkle
damp sswdust around and then sweep
briskly No dust is raised and the
floor is streakless and much cleaner
than when swept with a dry or even
dampened broom The sawdust must
not be wei. only dampened
Good cranberries cannot be made II
the sugar is allowed 10 boil I'm with
the berries. After the cranberries are
soft and strained through a colander
add a scant pound Of sugar TO a quart
of berries. bring to a boil and cook
four minutes. Put three quarters Of
a pint Of boiling water on the berries
when first cooked
When baking I used TO lose many
valuable minutes glsncing ar the
clock for the time to open the oven
and then very often would forget
until a suspicious odor Of burning
was waited from the kitchen All
trouble is avoided now. as I set the
alarm clock for the scheduled time,
and its warning ring is never mis-
taken
In putting lace insertion into tub
dresses in such a way as to bear
strain, rs in attaching a fiounce 10 a
skirt. or I'm the yoke Of a waist. ] cut
strips Of bohbinet a little wider than
the insertion and place It under the
lace. This strengthens the lace with
out spelling its beauty. and adds
much TO the wearing quality Of the
gowns.
Baked bananas are sometimes used
as vegetable. Peel and cut in halt,
lengthwise Divide II large. To each
banana allow Tablespoonful Of sugar.
two tahlespoonfuls Of water. p tea.
/ spoonful each of lemon Juice and
melted butter and a pinch Of salt. Put
slices in shallow casserole and bak.
slowly for half an hour. keeping then
we'll basted
When you wish to do tuckinz on
fine garment by hand il is easiest {,
fold them first with the machine. ad
just trimmer TO the correct size: the,
adjust the stitch Remove the thieed
from the needle and stitch your tucks
/ exactly as though you wera usine
! thread. thus your tucks are nicely
marked and the hand sewing can fol.
low the holes pierced by the needle
In making all-over embroidery. or
other corset covers having draw
i strings az the top and waistl!no. stitch
the shoulder straps 10 the upper edge
/ of the back In the front, fasten
/ these TO the garment on the under
side with a small safety pin. or a.
/ button and buttonhole. This Is 10 M
undone when laundering and the
cover opens ont h9t and is as easily
/ iruned as a handke~chief
When 7 fry doughnuts have A
pan of boiling water on the stove and
when take a doughiut from the hot
fat dip II for an instant in the boil
ing water. All the surplus fat is re-