Evening journal., 1911-03-09
HOUSEHOLD NOTES
BY Mauds e. cnI.y.

After washing lace curtains lay a
blanket on the floor of an empty room,
spread the curtains on the blanket,
stretching them carefully. and they
will keep in place without fastening
until dry.
It is very easy to make a new para
sol Of an old one by carefully ripping
of the old cloth and using il as
pattern to cut a new one. which may
be made either of cretonne or English
chintz.
1t 10 we'll when bleaching a piece OF
lace or linen to place Il in soapy wa
ter and set it out of doors, where 1t
may get strong sunlight lt should
be covered with a piece OF glass to
keep the dust out of the bowl.
To remove kerosene from the car
pet apply buckwheat -four, let IL re-
main for a few hours, and then make
a second application, which, after a
few hours more, should be brushed
of. The spot will have disappeared.
To fix a loose knife handle &C the
blade fill the hole in the handle two
thirds full of mixed rosin and brick
dust. Then heat the shaft of the knife
and while hot press into place. Hold
it there until quite firmly set
If Il is desired to have veil a lit
tie stiff after II is washed It can be
accomplished by having a tiny bit OF
sugar in the rinsing water. Theu
stretch the veil in a doorway where
it can dry In a free current OF air.
For dainty and easily made des-
sert, try slicing oranges and sprink-
l ,F ka 4
or shredded fresh cocoanut. Let IL
stand half an hour before serving.
Sugar may be added II the oranges are
not sweet.
A savory breakfast dish may be
made as follows: One large cup of
calves liver and bacon minced, half
OF sweet green pepper cut fine, all
Drowned well I'm pan literally
creased with butter and then four
eggs stirred in until the eggs are
set.
To clean silk and wooden clothes OF
grease spots, they may be gently rub
/ bed with cake magnesia, laid away
! for several days, and then shaken out
1t will not hurt to press the magnesia
/ IN with a hot iron, first covering the
fabric with brown paper.
/ To make a good sweet potato pie
take a cup OF mashed sweet potato, q
| teaspoonful of cinnamon, half tea
spoonful of salt, same Of nutmeg and
ginger, half a cup of sugar. a cup Of
milk and one well-beaten egg. Bake
for half an hour in a slow oven.
To remove grease spots from wal
paper. sprinkle baking soda over blot
ting paper and place over the spot and
press with a moderately warm iror
for a few minutes. The blotting paper
will absorb the grease and the paper
on the wall will be free from spots.
When It Is desired to carry can
die into a drafty cellar OF attic where
there is danger Of It blowing out o
setting the clothes on fire, a shor
candle should be placed in a tumbleT
being fastened there by it's own wax
It will then burn steadily and safely
The white Of an egg, slightly beatel
and the crushed shell of the egg I
enough TO clarity a quart OF straine
soup. Stir the soup constantly al
ter adding the egg and she'll. let
boil hard for a few minutes, set on tn
back of the range to settle, and the
strain.
Bananas are rarely found in thi
country ripe enough TO be digestibl'
although they may be perfectly yel
low. To perfectly ripen them so tina
they will be excellent food. buy