Evening journal., 1912-11-23
HOUSEHOLD NOTES
keen In the

A very useful thing to keep in the
sewing basket is pair of tweezers
to pull out stubborn threads left in
the basung, especially those that the
sewing machine has gone over
When burning table scraps contain
ms grease or powder substance, the
unpleasant cloud Of smoke can be
avoided by placing the scraps in a
bag or piece Of old newspaper
The first necessity in keeping food
Of any kind sweet and fresh is clean,
dry and airy cupocards and closets.
The next greatest necessity is a good,
weil-cared for refrigerator Of ample
capacity
I'm closets or rooms where it is diff
ficul TO keep things dry, because the
air does not move freely, bowls of
unslacked lime should be kept on the
shelves near the food. 10 VIII absorb
the moisture.
10 is a good idea to have q good
sized bowl i'm the ice chest This you
can use as a receptacle for odd bits
of meat thar you wish TO keep for
croquettes or hash. The bowl should
be kept covered.
When preparing oranges pour
boiling water over them and let them
stand for about five minutes The
| peeling viii then come OFF easily and
the bitter white lining will come of
with the peeling
/ IL is best not 10 allow the marrow
TO remain on the backbone Of your
mutton or lamb or the thin membrane
on your steaks. as these are the parts
which decay quickly and faint the rest
of the meat
Pieces Of dry bread and toast should
be kept i'm covered Jar until you arc
ready TO use them, Dry bread anc
toast can be used for score Of things
and add bits should never be thrown
away
Try whipping the cream in the
upper part of a double boiler, with
fine Ice or cold water placed in the
/ lower part The cream will not spai-
ter so much and viii be kept cool and
will whip much more quickly.
When finishing of a machine seam
turn the material and stitch back for
an inch, this does away with the neces
sity of tieing the thread. which, If for
gotten often causes trouble in the fin
ished article
When glass is broken, a very good
way to pick It up is to wet woolen
cloth, lay II on the floor where the
! fragments will adhere to the damn
CLOTH which you can burn
Stains caused by heated dishes on
trays or tables, can be removed by a
thin paste made of salad oil and salt
Spread it over the marked place and
leave It for an hour or more; then rub
IL off with soft cloth.
Cheese can be prevented from mold
ing by wringing a cloth out of vine
gar and wrap it around the cheese
and the whole put in a large paper
bag. Then put il in a cool place; the
cheese will keep in fine condition.
A medium-sized paint brush Is much
better for cleaning out the corners
OF the stairs than a dust brush. II
will remove the dust from the cor.
iners of carpeted stairs and also reacl
between the supports of the railing.
When grinding bread crumbs will
a food chopper take an ordinary papel
bag and fasten it securely by meant
Of a rubber band around the cutter
end Your crumbs will then not h'
distributed all over the kitchen floor
Precipitation stains on silk waists
can sometimes be removed by spong
ing with a clean cloth. wet in clear
cold water. Then cover the wet place
with powdered prepared chalk Let
dry and brush og carefully with a soft
brush.