The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-31
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

Alcohol will clean the piano keys.
 Bread is often brushed over with milk before baking to make the crusS darker. ly sour, stir in pinch of baking soda
 When a piece of linen is mlldeWed soak in milk and then lay 1t In the sun.
 Al painters small brush is the bes- thing for rem owing dust from rattan furniture.
 To preserve jellies perfectly. cover each jelly glass wieh a coating Of hot paraffine.
 Embroidered linens should be iron ed on the wrong side and on a thick soft ironing blanket.
 If the range is spattered with fat after boiling or frying, wipe the sur face at once with newspaper.
 To draw the fire out of burn, moisten it with water at once and then cover it with baking soda.
 To determine freshness of fish, ex- anime the flesh; it should be firm. The eyes and gills should be bright.
 Never keep bread wrapped In a cloth, as the cloth will absorb mols- ture and impart an unpleasant taste.
 Brown sugar is very delightful sweetening for cereals. It gives them a much richer flavor than granulat- ed sugar.
 When hot grease has been spilled on floor or table, you can prevent It's spreading by pouring cold water on it at once.
 All huckleberries that are made either into cake or pudding should be lightly dusted with flour before being mixed in the batter.
 An excellent syrup for hot cakes is made by boiling two cups of. brown sugar and one cup of water until 1t will spin a thread,
 Table doilies will look better and keep their freshness much longer if they are put through a thin starch water when laundered.
 Sweet corn should be allowed to boil only five minutes. If it boils longer, it loses it's sweetness and is not so easily digested.
 Silverware will stay bright much longer if it is carefully washed in a clean suds, rinsed in boiling water. then dried with a glass towel.
 To keep the .hanads soft and white while doing housework, mix equal parts of lemon juice and glycerine and rub on while they are moist.
 Gooseberry jelly is best made with green gooseberries. It answers the same purpose as currant jelly, to serve with roast lamb or chicken. from grease by pouring down once a week at night one-half can of pot ash dissolved in a quart of water.
 To test the frying fat: When if begins to smoke drop in an inch cube of bread. If it turns to golden brown in forty seconds, the fat is right
 When bread has been moulded into loaf form and allowed to become too light, mould it again. It will make very fine bread if treated this way.
 Before cooking beef, wipe it with a cheesecloth wrung out in cold water but never allow it to stand in a pan of water, as juices will be drawn out.
 Because of it's odor. fish should nev- CT be put into the ice box with other foods unless covered closely. A tin lard pail will be found useful for this purpose.
 Biscuits may be shaped in a great variety of ways. but they should a1- ways be small. Large biscuits, though equally good, never tempt one with their daintiness.
 Vegetables which require a great deal of time boiling can be done ten der in half the time if a pinch of baking soda is put into the water when they are boiling
 There is nothing better to remove tar from white clothing than lard. Rub it well into the spot, then wash it out with warm studs made with a good white soap.
 White clothes not in constant use can be kept white by using borax pow der freely. Put it on the tops of window frames, on top and under the surface, in closets and every crack. Dhen canning peaches, pour boil ing water over them and the skins will slip off easily leaving the fruit smooth and perfect. This method can also be used with tomatoes.
 Flies can be driven out of the house by making the rooms very dark, ex- cepting one crack of light leading into the out t-of-doors. The flies will be attracted to the light and crawl out. The ivory handles of table knives can be made like new in this way: Remove the stains with lemon juice and salt. wipe with damp cloth and