The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-16
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

A white felt hat can be beautifully cleaned with the soft inner part of a stale loaf of wheat bread.
 When next making lemon jelly add a few cloves to the mixture. The sea- Soning will be a pleasing addition. When coating chocolate creams the melted chocolate often becomes cur dled. To remedy this add a little olive oil.
 Chicken salad served in green pep per shells not only is attractive, but the season from the pepper is very pleasing.
 Vixen the children's books have be- come soiled the pages can be cleaned by rubbing with powdered pumice stone.
 To clean curtain hooks place them in water in which a little ammonia has been poured and leave for a little while.
 from the fresh fruit, served with may onnaise mixed generously with whip ped cream
 The arrangement of a mirror so that child can see itself at play will oftentimes prove as amusing to child as playmate.
 Cretonne-covered shoe boxes are very handy. They come provided with pockets for as many as a dozen pair of shoe or slippers.
 A few peas added to the dish of creamed chicken, lobster or shrimps are as pleasing to the eye as they are satisfying to the palate.
 When ironing with gas, place two irons side by side. then put one more on top of each. This will heat four irons on one burner.
 A little kerosene added to the water used for washing windows greatly les sens the labor and improves the ap- pearance of the window.
 In using the rind of a lemon for havoring, remember that it is only the outer or yellow part of the rind that holds the essential oil.
 When sweeping a room which has heavy, old-fashioned dresser in it re- move the lower drawer and sweep un- der with whisk broom.
 If a pancake griddle must be kept hot for 1ate-comers, slip it into the oven, close the door, and when the griddle is needed again it is hot.
 The simplest thing for removing iodine from hands or white goods is the iodine into iodide of ammonia.
 A drop of oil of cloves on the tongue takes away the sense of taste for a moment, and disagreeable medicine can be given without any trouble.
 Put receipt for making plasters on your medicine chest door. It will be convenient in case someone unaccuS- toned to making them has to do so.
 Instead of just heating butter and sugar together for hard sauce stir in to it one-half cup of whipped cream and the white of an egg, beaten very light.
 Use two pieces of glass and two pie lures placed back to back in passepar- touting Fasten the hangers to the hatwoen fha two rictJIraS
 When a white enameled vessel has become discolored simply fill the ves- sel with water and add teaspoonful of chloride of lime; let 1t boil few minutes.
 The best frosting for cakes is made by simply mashing five or six dark red strawberries and mixing with confec- tioners' sugar until stiff enough to spread.
 Tn removing spots put a thick pad of cheesecloth or some other material un- derneath the spot to absorb the dirty cleansing liquid that soaks through the garment.
 ed to one-half gallon of cold water dissolved and poured over plant roots will hasten their growth wonderfully.
 Put 9. cupful of Indian meal. half a oupful of white flour and three table spoonfuls of powdered borax into a paper bag and shake any article that needs cleaning.
 Take any old discarded toothbrush to blacken shoes with paste blacking. It is better than anything sold on the market for getting into cracks where dust is bound to collect.
 When a cork falls into the vinegar bottle, to get 1t out tie nail on the loop of a string so that it will not float. and it will be easy to get the string into place under the cork.
 Union suits dried on a coat-hanger and with the tape about the neck drawn up slightly will not draw out of shape about the neck as they do when hung on the line by the shoul- ders
 If apples to be used for salad have little flavor, sprinkle them after they ara cut up with a goodly amount of lemon juiece to which a few cloves have been added. At the end of half an Tour add the mayonnaise. It will