Middletown transcript., 1912-06-29
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

To clean frying pan after fi>h or onion
boil out the pan with soda water, washing
( clean, then put it on the fire aud shake a
q little oatmeal in.
Saucepsns shOnl never be allowed to
get crusted with SCOT on the outside. Not
g OILY is dirty saucepan Of this kind uu-
{ slightly, but it does not heat nearly so
quickly as a clean one.
To clean decanter, take a 8 nall raw
potato, cut it INTO tiny pieces, and put
them into the decanter, with little warm
water. Shake up aud down till clean,
then rinse the decanter in fresh water.
When boiling new milk, to prevent
skin from forming on the top as it cool4,
add two tablespnnufuls of crld mix to
every pint when at boiling point, and stir
for a minute. The so called skin will
then be reabsOrbed and the milk will not
be impoverished.
1t is better economy to buy few labor
saving devices than to pay doctor bilIe.
! For large family steam cooker is a great
saving of time and fuel, whole dinner
for dozen may be cooked in it over one
burner of gasoline stove.
i A fine crater is better than a kuife for
removing the surface of anything that is
burned.
When hot cloths are needed, instead of
wringing them out of oiling water, heat
them in steamer.
Clever little utensils OfsmaIl price made
of hinged strips Of sheet iron come for
handing hot dishes in the kitchen.
Cut sheets Of tinfoil and place under
the flower vase dulles, aud you will have
no trouble with any dampness affecting
the best polished furniture.
Nothing is more obj .ctionable than a !
sponge that has become Shiny. To remedy |
this soak it in strong borax water, wiring
ing it out, and renewing the water until |
clean.
When making pies, before baking, put
two tr three pieces Of mat 'Oni in the
center of the crust 50 as to allow the steam
to escape without the top.
liza porcelain baking dish becomes die
cOlored on the inside, fill it with butter
milk and 1T stand for two or three days.
The acid in the milk will remove all SEM
blance of stain.
To clean the greasy oven take bucket
of strong soda water, long brush, such
as is used for cleaning carriage wheels,
soap this and rub thoroughly the roof,
sides and h,or OF the oven, rinsing it
with the soda water. Take ont the oven
sheets aud wash them: also the door,
rinse each part thoroughly with the soda
water, and leave the oven opan-till all Is
dry.
Beat the whites Of eggs stiff and dry,
then add I=3 cup powdered sugar gradu=
ally and Col nue beating. Then add
yOlks of Eggs beaten until thick aud
lemon colored aud fAvoring. Cut and
fold in 1-3 cup A1ur mixed and sifted
with ! teaspOUnful sat. Drop from tip OF
spoon on unbutte.ed paper and bake s
minutes. often make frosting and put
two OF these together which makes a little
change aud very nice way to make sponge
drop cake.
When ironing, place an old pan or tin
of some kind over your ir0ns. This has
been used With gasoline aud oil stoves,
but tIy it with Your wood stove. The
ironing may be done on a low fire, the
heat is re ned in' the irons and const
qnently there is saving IN fuel.
Four eggs, Ii beaten, one cut granu=
lated sugar, one cup sifted pastry four,
one teaspoon baking powder, one teaspoon
lemon extract.
Never allow meat to remain in paper,
or in tie kitchen, or it will quickly become
tainted.
To rid carpet If moth, soak the affected
part in ber zOline, being careful that there
is no light or fire anywhere near.
Do not leave wooden tubs dry, or they
will quickly c.ack aud come apart. Keep
liltla water always standing in them.
To keep the water fresh and sweet in
vases of cut h1We ers, add to it a 81 all bi,
of sugar. This is successful even in the
case Of such blooms as wallhowers.
When ironing handkerchiefs, begin in
the middle. When the edges are ironed
first, the middle of the handkerchief is
apt to swell up like balloon, making it
difficult to iron the whole properly.
Wash old and good lace by dipping it
up and down in warm sOapsuds and rub
bing it very gently in the hands, and then
after it has been rinsed in warm water, it
may be dried within the folds of a soft
towel.
Remove grease from silk with a piece
OF magnesia rubbed wet over the spot. Let
it dry, brush eff the powder aud the grease
spot will have disappeared. French chalk
is also nstd, but it is used dry and brush-
ed off after twenty -four hours.
To remove midew, soap the srots we'll,
and while still wet, rub into them power
ed chalk. Then place the garment out of
doors day to ble"ch, dsmping it as
often as it dres. After this, washing
with soap and water will remove what re-
mains of the stain.
To clean discolOred copper kettle, wash
the kettle in strong soap suds with soda,
and let it stand in this for q couple of
hours. Then take some fine coal ash mix
ing with paraffn into paste, and with it
scour the kettle. This treatment will soon
make the cooper as bright as when new.
Old tablecloths, when no longer fit for
the table, make excellent dress bags. Join
up the sides aud make q hem top and
bottom to take a tape draW-string. If
you want to put delicate skirt away,
slip one Of those bags over it, and hang in
a wardrobe. No dust will then come to
it. |