Evening journal., 1911-06-02

If knives are spotted. rub them with
a cut potato dipped in wood ashes.
Sandwiches made from rye bread
are delicious if cut very thin and
spread with a mixture of minced
olives, Spanish peppers, cream cheese.
and a little bit of mayonnaise.
Small side dishes, once so numer-
Gus. are now used for nothing save
perhaps a thin apple or rhubarb
sauce. Rarely more than. two vege-
tables are served with a meat course.
Court plaster should never be al
lowed to completely cover a deep cut
II should be cut into strips and fast
ened across the wound so that the
secretions from it can freely escape.
Emery powder and oil made into
paste is an excellent mixture to clean
steel. Rub on we'll and polish, after
which rub with an oiled rag and then
polish up again with clean duster.
When the saucepan in which oat-
meal or any other cereal is cooked is
emptied, fill It Immediately with cold
water BY the time the pan is to be
used again it will be easy to clean.
To prevent raisins or currants from
dropping to the bottom of the pan,
first put in a layer of dough without
them, and then add the dough to
which the raisins, well fioured, have
been mixed
The blush cast which comes on
finely polished furniture in damp
weather may be removed by wiping
with luke-warm water in which there
is a tablespoonful of ammonia to a
gallon of water.
To improve liver, cut slashes in it
and thread with thin strips of fat
bacon. Season somewhat highly and
bake for an hour or more. This is
the usual manner of its preparation
in France.
Ammonia is an excellent cleanser
! for porcelain, but when dirt and
y grease demand an extra agent use
kerosene. 1t will do the work thor
oughly. Apply with a rag and wash
off with warm soapsuds.
If the edge of a linen turnover col
lar is moistened with glycerine and
water after ironing and before fold
ing it over there will be little danger
of its cracking. The solution will
make the fabric pliable.
For a quickly prepared and dainty
utnbGII put HdANE6 VI Ndnntu RCaA
with some of the syrup into individual
dishes, cover the tops with whipped
cream and sprinkled with grated Co
coanut or dot with cherries.
If the entire woodwork Of a house
is washed every two or three months
with ammonia water, and corners anC
shelves of drawers are sprinkled witt
powdered borax, insects and bugs o.
IL
where
When a carpet is to be cleaned 4
is we'll to remove all grease spots
Arst This is best done by scrubbinl
them well with a clean brush dipped
in warm, strong soapsuds. When th'
scrubbing process is finished wipe thu
spots we'll with a cloth dipped in am
monia water.
To clean white marble put luml
of soda about the sizo Of an egg int
a pot containing half a pint of waite
and teaspoonful of soft soap. Hea
it almost to boiling and paint IL ol
the marble while hot Leave Il oi
a day OF two and then wash off wit
warm water and a clean flannel
A splendid filling for sofa cushion
may be made by taking a dimes wort
of cotton batting, cutting it into smal
squares and heating it In a bakiu
pan in the oven for half an hour, car
being taken not TO let IL scorch. Fac
little square will puff up to twice 1t
size and will be light and fluffy as
feather.
/. Cracked porcelain can be admirabl
} mended if it can be tightly tied o
clamped together. with edges perfect
n ly dry. and is then boiled for at les
Nan hour in skim milk. Remove tn
milk from the stove and let the poros