Evening journal., 1911-01-06
HOUSEHOLD NOTES
sv Mauds E. cillsy.

After frying doughnuts, place the
kettle of hot grease out of doors and
pour in little cold water, enough TO
make the grease bubble This will
take out the burnt taste, and the
grease may be used again.
To fill floor cracks, get a pound of
glue, let it stand overnight covered
with water. Then pour off the water
and stir it into a pound Of cornstarch.
Fill the cracks with this and smooth
off with a knife.
In cold weather put the clothespins
In a pan and set in the oven until they
are hot. Then the fingers will not
suffer when hanging out the clothes,
especially If the clothes are rinsed the
last time in warm water.
In mixing mustard, use warm, never
hot, water. If the water is too warm
It will make the condiment fiat A
delicious mustard is made by mixing
the dry mustard with equal parts of
olive oil and tarragon vinegar
Vinegar favored with different herbs
will be found a delightful adjunct to
various salads. Put fresh, dry herbs
in a clean bottle, cover with vinegar,
corking tightly. Put the bottle in
kettle of water and remove as soon
as warm.
A clever device for letting the oil
drip slowly from the bottle when
making a salad dressing is this: Cut
/ two grooves in the cork on opposite
sides; one groove admits air, while
the other permits the oil to run slowly
and evenly.
To thoroughly clean a porcelain
i sink. take equal parts of chloride of
lime and a good soap powder, rub well
and then follow with lemon juice and
salt. Let this remain on for several
hours, and all rust spots will disap-
pear.
To cook canned corn without burn
ing remove the paper from the can
and put in the tea kettle to boil for
10 minutes. Then open and pour the
corn into a hot buttered dish. Sea-
son with a dash of salt and pepper
and a little cream.
White felt hats can be successfully
cleaned with paste of magnesia and
cold water, which should be applied
with a brush and allowed to dry on.
When the magnesia is perfectly dry 1t
can be brushed off, and the hat should
I be perfectly clean.
To clean white marble, wash il
thoroughly with soap and water; then
brush it over well, especially in the
crevices, with whiting, mixed with a
little blue, as used for ceilings. AL
low to dry thoroughly and then rub
with a clean, dry cloth.
To wash chamois leather. make a
weak solution of soda and warm wa
ter, put I'm the leather and let it soak
for two hours. Rub well with soap
and rinse thoroughly in warm, soapy
water. Wiring i'm a rough towel and
dry quickly in the open air. Pull un-
til soft.
To clean white marabout feathers,
dissolve a teaspoonful of washing
powder i'm a pint of boiling water and
let il partly cool Hold the feathers
by the stems for few minutes. Rinse
in the same manner and shake gently
in the open air or in a warm place
indoors until they dry.
To prepare glass for drawing states
or for any other purpose for which
obscure glass is required, lay the
sheet Of glass on a soft cloth, sprinkle
a little emery powder on it and then
rub with a piece of pumice stone until
the desired effect is obtained Wash
thoroughly and the glass is then fit
for use.
A unique lunch for a traveller is
made by cutting the end from a loal
of bakers bread. taking out half the
soft centre, filling the cavity with
fried or broiied oysters, few pickles
OF olives. and putting back the end.