Middletown transcript., 1911-02-25
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

ara cooked.
To iron embroidery, the iron should b
applied on she wrong side and thick
ironing blanket used.
To prevent eyeglasses ''steaming'' in
cold weather, rub with vaselins and polish
with silk handkerchief.
If a piece Of parafin paper is wrapped
around the knife bladsis will cut butter
without making it crumble.
II one needs door stop and there is
not one at hand, large spool nailed in
position will answer every purpose.
To remove odor of fish or onions from
the frying pan, put in vinegar and beat
until scalding, and then wash out.
Milky tumblers should be washed in
cold water. Putting them into hot water
will cloud them permanently.
A baker says that cupful OF liquid
yeast is equivalent to half 9 compressed
yeast cake or whole dry yeast cake.
Oyster cocktails are sometimes served
in small grapefruit shells or in paper shells.
The effects lie decidedly pleasing.
Ink stains on handkerchiefs, etc., may
often be soaked out in milk, but the sooner
they are dealt with the better.
A spoonful of whipped cream is tasty
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the top of the cup just before serving.
For creaming butter or butter and sugar,
q perforated spoon viii be found more
convenient than fork or the hand.
In polishing silver that has been laid
away and badly tarnished it is . good
plan TO dip portion of soft oilcloth 10
sweet oil orsoft lard, then 10 whiting.
Rub the article well until tbe black has
disappeared. then finish with whiting.
If there is cold boiled ham to be used
up, mince it fine in the food chopper and
mix It with mashed potatoes, little bread
crumbs and an egg or two. according to
quantity. Season with butter, lsals and
pepper, form into ercquetts shapes and
fry in deep hot lard.
During the cold months, when hanging
out clothes on Wash day il may be we'll to
remember thatthere are ways of making
that task pleasanter.
For one way, hang the small things
like handkerchiefs and napkins on the
clothes horse and set them out on the
back porch out Of the wind, to freeze and
dry.
Another help is TO warm the clothes
pins in the oven until quite hot. 1t is
surprising how long they will keep warm
and how much it helps in quickly placing
the clothes, to have warm fingers.
Dried peas are much cheaper than the
canned variety, and can be used just as
many ways. Try them with a stew OF
mutton, putting the psasin with the meat
and cook slowly for several hours. The
peas season the meat and the meat adds
to the flavor OF the peas.
To remove black ink stains on chill
dren's colored frocks, ETC., cover them
Immediately with red INK and then wash.
In this way the damage may be made
good, not a trace Of either ink remaining.
When the lemons from which you are
about to extract the juice for cooking are
brought cold from the store room the
Juice will be extracted easier if the lemon
is warmed tri6e.
To destroy moths put infected articles
intoa baker, over which has just been Us
ed for baking. Let them remain thereoVeT
night aud 10 the morning take them out
and shake and beat them in the open air.
Many women who do not venture to
prepare caramel at home because OF the
danger of burning instead of browning
the dfuggist has it at its best. Delicious
custard is made with maple eugar for
sweetening and two fsyors blend ex-
celleutly. The caramel is useful for color
ing sauces as well as for havoring custards
and creams.
A dish of charcoal should stand in the
larder all the year round. This will keep
The meat sweet aud fresh. Renew the
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To prevent cooking odors, fill tin cup
With vinegar and place it on the back OF
she stove. This will prevent the spread
of cooking odors throughout the house.
Table clothes will last much longer il,
Rhen washed, they are folded one week
10 three and she next in four. If they |
IRE folded exactly the same each time she
iolds will wear into holes, while the rest
,f the cloth is quite good.
A housewife with a regard for dust
should keep on hand several sizes of soft
Varnish and paint brushes.
So equipped she need not fear dust will
liegrace her by sticking in the corners Of
in the carvings OF furniture, and
along the edges Of mirrors.
The scraps of soap left from household
md toilet purposes need not be wasted.
The former may be used to the finest
piece in the soap shaker for the aishpan,
While the latter can be boiled down 70
elIy with little water and kept for sham
pooiDg mixtures.
Many persons do not know that soda
germs, SO be sure TO keep
supply on hand to be used in drains and /
% wash out milk bottles and wipe ont
shelves of the refrigerator.
While a refrigerator need not be 20
carefully watched in cold weather ss in
summer, it should sl$sys be washed ont
Twice a week, preferably before fresh
is put in IT. Remove shelves
md scrub the walls with asFong eoapsuds
Il which has been plenty Of soda. The
shelves can be dipped iu painful of boil
nR soda water and later rinsed in cold /
water and wiped with clean cloth.
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