Evening journal., 1911-06-26
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HOUSEHOLD NOTES
sy Mauds E. cilisy.


If clothes are sprinkled at night to
be ironed the next day. cover the
clothes basket with big. heavy
blanket. and it will prevent mildew
or souring.
If linen or which ink is spilled is
promptly soaked in sour milk and
left for a few hours, then rinsed in
cold water. the stains will be re-
moved.
A relish made Of one can Of pimen-
toes. mixed with finely chopped eel
cry. is well liked. It is covered with
French dressing and served on let
tuce leaves.
To make a refreshing hot weather
drink, mix grape juice with a quarter
as much lemon juice, add water and
sugar TO taste, and serve with crack
ed ice.
If the cuticle around the nails seems
dry and stiff and there is a tendency
to hangnails rub in we'll little vase
line OF cold cream every night before
going to bed.
linen, moisten the goods with the tip
of the tongue. If it is linen the wet
spot will Immediately show through
on the other side.
The air of a room may be wonder
fully freshened by putting a few drops
of oil of lavender into a bowl of
boiling water and letting it stand un-
til the water is quite cold.
To preserve mating covering any
floor and keep it perfectly sanitary
go over It first with damp cloth, let
dry thoroughly, and then give It a
thin coat of clear varnish.
The most convenient and cheapest
of all disinfectants to use in the eel
lar is quicklime. It may be placed
in dishes. in bins or cubboards, or
scattered loose in dark, damp corners.
Save one or two turkey wings. They
are the best brushes in the world to
use around a stove, and splendid for
sweeping closet shelves. Weight the
wing tip with iron until it dries.
Novel sandwiches for afternoon tea
are made by mixing cream cheese
and shredded salmon steak The mix
ture is spread on salt waters, hot
toast or thin buttered slices of rye
bread.
When the skin burns and is harsh
to the touch it does not need water.
It should be cleansed with cold cream
and wiped with a soft cloth, then
sponged with a mild solution OF ben
zoin and alcohol.
Salmon, well minced and mixed
with yolk of egg and sufficient lemon,
pepper and salt to season WELL make
a delicious filling for sandwiches. It
is equally good with white or brown
bread
When kid gloves show signs of
breaking press the edges close to-
gether and apply court plaster on the
wrong side. If this is properly done
II will have a much better appearance
than stitching.
When books become badly soiled,
if not gilt-edged. close the book tight
". then erase the marks with an ink
ERASER. This will cut off all rough
edges. all soiled marks and leave the
books very clean.
To remove an ink stain from a col
ored waist put the stained part into
sweet milk and let it remain until the
milk sours. Hang the waist up and
let it dry. Then brush of the dried
milk and rinse with cold water.
A floor covering of good linoleum
should hold its own for at least five
years. II needs no soap, ammonia
or any strong cleansing agent. A
simple wiping with a cloth, just moist
with warm water, is all that is
needed.
A box of skinned sardines, broken
and mixed with a can of shrimps and
served on a bed of shredded heast
leaves of lettuce, with French dress
ing. to which has been added table
spoonful of onion juice, makes delic-
ious salad.
To eradicate red ants from the
kitchen cabinet scald it thoroughly,
move the cabinet an inch from the
wall. and wrap the legs with yarn
saturated with turpentine. Fresh tur-
pentine should be poured on the yarn
two or three times a week.
If white mayonnaise is wanted,
select white shelled eggs which have
paler yellow yolks than the dark ones,
and use lemon juice instead Of vine
gar for acidfying 1t. Whipped cream
folded in at the last moment i'm
proves mayonnaise for most pur-
poses.