Evening journal., 1912-05-08
HOUSEHOLD NOTES
By Maud. E. ciII.y.


Potato balls which arc sauted in
butter after being boiled are delicious.
They should be served With a gem
erous sprinkling of minced parsley
TO make Dutch toast take slices
Of very stale or hard bread and toast
the same in the oven until brown.
Dip the slices in boiling water and
set In the oven again until as crisp
as desired. This is excellent. and
good way TO utilize hard bread
When washing new glngham dress
es wash also some spare pieces OF
the material used, and make prac-
tice Of giving these pieces a frequent
washing Then. when mending time
comes. any patching that mas to bs
done Will hardly be noticed.
II you have an old rubber rain
coat that is no longer in use, cut the
bottom off and make a plain large
bag with draw-string to hold
clothesline and pins. II II should,
by mistake. be left out all night
hthoy will not be exposed to the
weather.
To save trouble. after opening a
bottle Of glue or cement, rub mutton
tallow upon a sound cork before IN
serting It in the bottle. This pre-
vents the cork from sticking fast
only to be broken in small bits when
an attempt is made TO remove u.
find it a great help in making
thickening for gravies and sauces to
mix the -four with water or milk In
deep bowl to the required consist
ency and then make smooth by bent
with a Dover egg-beater. This takes
all Jumps out quickly and easily.
When washing quilts and comfort
ers do not wiring them, as Is ordin-
arily done. After washing them rinse
iB clear water, then hang on the line,
allowing the water 10 drip. When
nearly dry beat with p carpet-hcater
and they viii be as light as when
new
Linen closet shelves may be kept
clean II piece OF percale or white
muslin. as long as tho shelf and twice
as wide is laid on the shelf first then
pile up the sheets, pillow slips or
towels. and turn back the cover over
them They will thus be kept free
from dust
A cupful of cocoanut beaten into
pint of cream that has been whip
ped light and dry aud Favored with a
little extract OF bitter almond makes
a delicious filling for layer cakes. or
may be served In a cake that has
had the inside part taken out aud thu
| outside left for a she'll
A recipe for baked beans cooked
with molasses in this Soak one
pint Of white beans over night then
boil but not until they break. Place
them In baking dish with two table.
spoonfuls of molasses and piece O
salt pork IN the center. Bake slowly
These may be served hot or cold.
To make string beans or cabba -
tender, soak them. and also TO shorter
the tima required for cooking the lat
ter vegetable. add a pinch of haklnl
! soda 10 tho water i'm which they ar
} boiled This, used iudiciously, make
the vegetables as fresh and tende
as when they came from the gai
! den.
To make peanut butter fudge tab
two and half cups OF oonfectioner
> sugar three-fourth cup of sweet mil
! three tablespoonfnls of peanut butte
1 Boil until II forms a soft ball Tab
, from the fire and beat a few minute
Pour in buttered pans and cut !
squares. This Is delicious
When the embroidery ruffie of
petticoat is worn on the edge. cut o
/, as much as is shabby and turn
narrow hem. Then get lace as wild
as the piece which you have remove
= and sew IL to the hem just made tn
? lifetime Of the petticoat will be dou
bied and its appearance improved.
2 Using old bedspreads for bat
towels is an economy which some VIC
men have found satisfactory Yer
often the center Of a spread may b
good, although tho edges are hope
lessly worn. Cut the centre part int
convenient sizes for towels Her
these pieces and use them for tn
I, bathroom.
Make house-cleaning easy in thi
j. way II you have al Of IL TO do your
self: Take one day TO attend 10 al
the lighting fixtures. mirrors and pic
= tures sll over the house: another da
or two for al the windows: one da
r for the walls. picture moldine. etc
The doing of the work in this wa
r makes IT unnecessary to have thing
q In disorder.