The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-09-11
Timely Hints for the Housewife

wise into slices nearly half an inch
thick and lay in iCe-water ten min
utes longer Wipe each piece dry
with soft cloth. sprinkle with pep
per and salt and dredge with flour
Fry to delicate brown in sweet
clarified dripping. good lard or but
ter
For Lettuce or Cucumbers.
French dressing is easily made at
the table Fill a salad spoon with
oil, add saltspgonful Of salt. mus
tard spoon of mustard. a pinch of
pepper and stir with fork. Pour
over the lettuce; then pour over it
two or more large spoonfuls of oil
and one f vinegar Toss the leaves
with the fork and spoon and the
salad is ready. A few olives add
piquerCy to the flavor.
Nut and Potato Croauettes
COars ely chop sufficient walnut
meats 10 measure one cupful. Mix
these with one cupful of mashed and
seasoned potatoes and one Cupful OF
soft bread-crumbs Stir in two we'll
beaten eggs. add a high seasoning
few drops of lemon juice and three
tablespoonfuls of beefstock. When
cold mold into crCquettes. dip each
into beaten egg. roll in fine crumbs
and fry in deep smoking.hot fat.
These are delicious.
Delicious Potato Salad
For four or six people cut into
dice six medium-siz potatoes
tbOiledD. three medium onions. salt
and pepper them TO taste. pour over
and mix well the following dressing,
Three we'll beaten eggs. three large
tablespoonfuls of strong vinegar a
lump of butter size of walnut.
pinch of salt. pepper and mustard
(unmiXeO, put on the stove and
cook TO thin custard. stirring con-
stantly.
Frozen Watermelon.
Cut a watermelon into long strips.
Remove the seeds and cut off the
green rind Now cut the pieces of
melon into two-inch squares. Place
these into freezer and pack in salt
and ice Let the fruit stand for
about an hour. as it is MT to be
frozen solid Serve heaped in a
glass dish The pieces of melon
may he sp1inkled with sugar and
wine when they are put in the
freezer
LITTLE HELPS
A lump of camphor kept in the
drawer with silver is said to keep it
from furnishing.
Water bugs are often driven away
in a very simple fashion. Take equal
parts OF boraX. plaster of paris and
powdered sugar Sprinkle freely
around their haunts and leave water
where they can get it. They eat
the compound for the sake of the
sugar. and the borax makes them
thirsty When they drink the plaster
of paris sets in their insides and
shortly they are dead bugs.
A porcelain bath tub is a thing
of beauty. but it is hard to keep it
a JOY forever. unless one krows the
simple means of doirg it Dampen a
bit Of Canton flannel with kerosene
and wipe out the tub with il. All
mar ks and deposits are instantly re-
moved and the odor soon evaporates.
There will not be such disagree
able odor during the cooking e cab
bage or cauliflOwer if put on in cold
water to which has been added a
good pinch of baking soda. They
must be cooked about 90 minutes
after the water reaches boil and
the saucepan should be left uncov-
cred during the entire process
A fine kitchen cement is made by
mixing litharge and glycerine togeth-
er to the consistency of cream. 1t
will mend stone jars. earthenware,
stop leaks in the seams of tin pans
and wash boilers Lime and white
of egg is a good cement for china
To clean marble take two parts
soda. one Of pumice and one OF salt
Sift, mix with water and apply TO
the ma BILE. Rub we'll and wash off
with salt water. Finish with clear.
cold water and dry cloth.