Middletown transcript., 1911-11-25
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

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moment and yen will be surprised at th
result. They come out as clean as new.
Mix a cup of stewed aud strained
squash or squash left from dinner will
half cup of sugar, half teaspoonfnl o
salt, two eggs, one.half teaspoon of CHINA
mon, one-fourth teaspoon Of nutmeg anG
half cup of milk.
Boiled potatoes are an excellent sub
stitute for soap when the hands have be.
come soiled by contact with blackened
pots and pans. Potato water should, be-
sides, be kept for renoyating silk.
Make Well-seasoned white sauce, and
after removing from FIRE add finely .faked
lobster and dash of paprika. Serve on
oblong pieces Of buttered toast.
To kill lice on any feathery plant such
as small ivy and the like, make a paper
cone to cover the plant and burn a small
quantity of sulphur under the cone. A
pinch Of sulphur will usually kill all lice.
Never let mirror be hung where the
suns rays fall upon it. The light and
heat produce chemical disintegration on
the quicksilver at the back, which Injuries
the reflective powder and makes the glass
dull
A solution of oxaIic acid and water can
be used on unvarnished willow or reed
furniture and bleaching properties of the
acid will make the articles like new. II
the cane seat droops wash it with hot
water and turn it upside down to dry in
the sun. It will resume its former shape.
To clean your rugs, put them upside
down on bed springs laid down out in the
yard. Beat them thoroughly, then turn
them over and sweep. This saves the
dirt from the ground getting into the rugs.
When company comes we feel the de.
sire to give them the very best our table
can afford. The following are few ideas
that may be used. The drink with small
cakes served to the caller ON a warm day
is very refreshing.
Crate the yellow rind from three lem.
ons, squeeze the juice from six, and pour
over two quarts of boiling water; stir in
half pound Of sugar and cover. When
lukewarm add half yeast cake dissolved
in a cup of warm water; cover and let
stand over night. In the morning bottle
and fie down the corks. Put in cool
place for a day or two when it will be
ready to use.
Take large, very ripe pears, cut in hal
yes and cored Canned pears may be used)
fill the cavity made where the cores were
removed with chopped celery and walnut
meats mixed with mayonnaise. Arrange
around the salad bowl and fill the center
with cream cheese or cottage cheese,
made rich with cream, put through the
ricer.
Put half pound each OF dates, nuts,
and fourth OF pound of figs with three
loblsspooonfuls of bread crumbs through
a meat chopper. Mix well and fold in the
mixture into the whites of six eggs beaten
stiff. Bake in moderate oven slowly,
either in loaf or layer tins. If in layers
put together with whipped cream and
you have a cake fit fora king called Krim-
mel Forte.
Dried peaches aud apricots mixed
make delicious dessert. Stew until ten
der, aud put through a sieve. add cream
and freeze.
Apple dumpling is never too old-fash-
ioned to be rejoiced in. Wrap the short |
biscuit dough around cored apple and
bake. Serve with cream and sugar. This |
may be steamed as we'll.
A birds nest pudding is an easy de.
sert to prepare. 1t is simply sliced apple |
put into deep dish and covered with a |
batter and baked. When served turn up
side down, sugar and butter the apple,
dust with nutmeg and serve.
These little cakes are always seasonahle
to serve with cup of tea, cocoa or an ice
The housewife who has a supply of these
cakes isprepared to serve light repast on
short notice.
Melt half cup of butter in cup of
boiling water. Let it boil then add cup
OF -four, all at once. Stir and cook until it
leaves the side of the pan. Take from the
fire, cool and add three eggs, one at a time
beating hard after adding each egg. Drop
by spooniuls on buttered sheet and bake
thirty to forty minutes. Test them by
lifting from the pan. II they seem light
they are done. When cool split at the
side and remove the soft doughy mixture
before filing. SWeetened whipped cream
is used for filling or a chocolate sauce and
The top is then brushed with chocolate.
Sand Tarts-Cream half cup OF of>sugar
and egg, two cups OF -four, two teaspoon
iuis OF baking powder, a four of a tea
spoonful Of salt. Roll and Cut with
ioughnnt cutter sprinkle with sugar mix
ed with cinnAmon aud decorate with three
halves Of almonds, placed equal distances
on the tart. Bake eight minutes.
Beat three eggs and halt of brown
sugar, a half seaspoonful of salt and three.
Eodrihs of cup OF -four, few grains of
cayenne and a cup and half of pecan
nuts. Fill small futed patty pans half
Iull and decorate with pecad. Bake
Twelve to fifteen minutes.
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