Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-21
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IUuISs
When making cake by any recipe, II
one-quarter of cupful of potato flour
to three-quarters of cupful of pastry
-four is used the cake will be very much
lighter.
Keep q shoe horn near at hand when
putting on cbildren's rubbers. They
soon learn to use it and 1t helps won
derfully.
Paraffiu rubbed thoroughly inside and
out on the toes and heels of new stock
ings will lengthen their wearing
qualities. l use the paraffin also after
darning, and know that it saves work.
The housewife often has difficulty in
pouring liquids from full vessel into
narrow necked cruet-well illustrated in
the case OF olive oil. The chemist has
trick of pouring liquids down glass rod,
and the housewife may borrow the sug-
gestion. If the can of olive oil, for
example, is full, hold the handle of .
silver knife against the lip of the can,
and, by fitting the can, the oil will run
down the knife. handle into the cruet
without the usual spilling and loss.
Running a race with the clock is a
great help in getting children to dress
and undress promptly. Tell the child to
see il he cannot be entirely dressed be-
fore the minute hand of the clock reaches
certain place, and see how quickly the
dreaded task is done.
After repeated coaxings, my friend has
told me the secret of her radiant kitchen
stove. In the corner of her backing
dish she keeps piece of hard soap, and,
after wetting dauber, she rubs 1t lightly
over the soap before putting 1t in the
backing. After polishing, the result is
brilliant.
Instead of mailing the outer cloth on
the ironing. board with common tacks,
use thumb-tacks. They are very con.
venient in changing the covering, are
perfectly smooth and look much heater.
In baking fruit cake, mine always fell
or burned. Now I steam it, like plum
pudding. Put the cake mixture in
creased and paper-lined pan, as for bak-
ing. Cover closely, place in a kettle
with boiling water half way up the side
and steam an hour or more longer than
allowed for baking. Uncover and bake
in the oven for half an hour to dry and
slightly brown the top. This makes
cake moist to the last crumb and richer
in flavor than when baked.
When obliged to do up shirt waist,
skirt or some other article Of clothing In
hurry for one of my girls, we have
dampened the articles, then, rolled in
heavy or Turkish towel, have placed
them in the oven for few minutes until
they heat through. The steam SO gen.
Grated dampens 80 evenly that 1t is a
pleasure to iron them. They can be
dampened with warm water, but the re.
suit is not the same.
Delicate articles like handkerchiefs,
embroideries, etc., may be beautifully
Numbered by the following method:
prepare a thin starch by wetting tea.
spoonful of cornstarch In . little cold
water; add two quarts of boiling water
and boil from thirty minutes to an hour.
When cold, strain. Have the articles to
be starched washed clean, dip them
while wet into the starch, wiring dry,
then press and clap them between the
hands till partly dry. Lay right side
down on thick ironing-pad and iron
with moderately hot flat-iron. Articles
Numbered in this way have the sheer
look and the crispness of new goods.
Milk stains usually come away readily
enough in the ordinary washing process;
that is to say, soaking In weak soda
water and subsequent washing with
soap. Where, however, the material
cannot be washed, warm water should
be applied locally, followed by weak
ammonia. Ice cream makes . very bad
stain, because 1t has both grease and
sugar In Its makeup. To remove stains
of 1t from silk, sponge the stained parts
With gasoline or chloroform, placing .
pad Of absorbent cotton or blotting pa
per under the spots. When dry, sponge
with tepid water and good soap, and
then rub with Q flannel cloth until dry.
This work must be done away from the
FIRE or artificial light. Use plain strong
coffee to remove the Stains Of Ice cream |
or milk from black clothing. Dip o
cloth in the coffee and rub It over the
spot. II the coffee Is applied ~ soon -
the stain has been made, 20 much tho
better.
II new potatoes are soaked in salt |
water before scraping, tho skin will
come OF more easily. ]