Middletown transcript., 1911-05-20
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

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Borax is used for giving additional
gloss to starched fabrics.
For sprinkling clothes, handy article
to use on wash day is flower sprinkler.
Emery powder and oil made into .
paste is an excellent mixture to clean
steel.
To bone collars, try using the wire taste
such as milliners use for stiffeniDg bows.
An easy way to stop windows from rat
tling is to use broken clothes pins as
wedges.
Rolls Of pieces may be kept neat by
clipping band of elastic tape over each
roll,
Do not tear carpet rags, as the edges
will be rough and will catch dust. In
stead, cut them.
Rub new shoes over with slice Of raw
potato, and they will polish as easily as
old ones.
Use borax for sOftening the water for
the bath. Il is also valuable disinfectant
and antiseptic.
Nickel and silver may be kept bright
by rubbing them with WOODEN cloth satu-
rated with ammonia.
Do not use ammonia to clean black
gowns; this is common cleanser, but it
makes Eooleus look rusty.
Large eyelets in embroidery will keep
their shape better if they are not cut un-
til the embroidery is done.
A little mashed potato is a great i'm
provenent when making suet crust for
puddings Of meat and fruit.
Never give sugar water to a baby. Ii
often causes collie. Teach the baby to
take unsweetened water instead.
A tablespoonful of lemonju juice to three
Of olive oil makes good furniture polish,
to be applied with flannel.
Laces and embroideries should be IRON
ed on the wrong side with several thick
ness of cloth or piece of flannel under.
meath.
For afternoon tea toast seems better
liked than most anything else, It is thin
and cut into round diamond-shaped pieces.
When creaming butter for cake.making
try pouring it through an ordinary pota-
to masher and see how much time and
labor you can save.
A high luster is given to silver by rub.
bing it with lemon and then with alcohol
and whiting mixed together.
The innovation of having clip covers
for furniture bottom instead Of tie is liked
by those who have adopted it.
For mending tear in garment there
is probably no better helper than a piece
Of black, Worn.out stocking.
To make a green mayonnaise for a
vegetable salad, add scalded chopped pars.
ley to an ordinary salad dressing.
1.-THE sewing machine band is too loose
drop little castor oil in the groove of the
wheel and turn the wheel very fast for a
few moments.
To secure the threads in machine sew.
ing so that they will not rip, nor need to
be tied, turn the goods around and stitch
backward for half an inch.
When making cream of onion soup, use
half bay leaf, bit of minced parsely
and bit Of mace for seasoning. It will be
found exceedingly tasty.
For luncheon sandwich, put cold
baked beans through ricer, season with
mustard, pepper and salt, little tomato
sauce and spread this on bread for sand.
witch filling.
Butter slices of stale bread, lay in a
buttered baking dish and cover with
stewed pie plant; repeat with the bread
and place in hot oven. Cover with q
meringuO and brown or serve hot with
out.
A half dozen nuts and tablespoon.
ful of raisins chopped aud steamed and
stirred into boiIeo frosting, then dropped
on thin crackers make ideal margueri.
tes to serve with tea or for any occasion
when small cake is acceptable.
When a little cold meat is left over add
an equal part Of cold cooked potato, chop
fine and season well; make into little fat
cakes, using beaten egg to keep them in
shape, aud brown in frying pan. Serve
with poached egg on the top Of each
little cake.
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Soak two to tsblespoonfuls OF minute tapioco
in one cup of water for Is minutes; add
one cup Of sugar and cook in double
boiler half an hour. Add the juice of
lemon and the whites of two eggs. Serve
in sherbet glasses.
When there is pint of cold cocoa or
chocolate left over add little cold milk
to three tablespoonfuls of corn.starCh and
add to the chocolate. SWeeten if necessary
and cook long enough to thoroughly cook
the corn.starch. Flavor just before pour
ing into the mold or serving dishes.
Use bits Of leftover pastry dough for
tarts.
Do not grind more coffee than is need
ed, az it loses its aroma and strength by
standing.
A most satisfactory meat pie ID made by
stewing a small piece of veal until ten.
der, then put it into baking dish, season
well, and pour over il cup of cream.
Cover with crust and bake.