Middletown transcript., 1912-05-25
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

pour boiling water over them. let stand
on the stove five minutes before uniting
in the oven to bake.
When olive oil dressing will not thicken
after the necessary amount of oil has been
used, heat in small quantity of drv corn
starch. This prevents the or oil appear
ance. Alter standing a short time the
dressing will be stiff and will not taste of
corn starch.
Many people melt the butter and then
mix it with the sugar. This makes the
cake heavy and is always prohibited in
good cake baking. Instead of this, put
the sugar in double boiler and let it get
warm. In this way it creams the butter
nicely and does not melt it.
Pictures hung by single wire have an
annoying way Of getting uneven, on ac-
count OF the slipping of the wire on tie
picture hook. This can sometimes be
avoided by first hanging the picture face
to the wall and then turning it around
The single turn this makes in the wire
near tie hook prevents slipping.
} The desired fullness in a plain shirt
waist is easily obtained by placing the
neck of the pattern OH the fold of the
cloth and slanting the bottom of the pat
tern two or three inches away from the
fold. Be sure to keep the neck of the
pattern on the fold This method of
cutting material gives extra fullness in the
waist and keeps the upper part Of it plain
insuring good fit across the chest.
To clean windows first wipe off the dust
with dry cloth, then with cloth satu-
rated with kerosene. Polish with a clean
dry cloth.
To use sour milk for gridde cakes never
add baking powder, but instead an even
teaspoonfu oil baking soda to each cup of
milk.
Before washing lace collars baste them
closely on piece Of white cloth. They
will not be stretched nor torn. If no
starch is put in them they will look like
new.
When making pies, if you will tuck the
upper crust under the lower and press
down with fork, you will never have
any trouble with your pie sticking to the
plate or the juice running out.
A woman with badly faded blue
shawl gave it both in cold water with
tablespoonful of vinegar had been mixed
and the color returned perfectly. Not all
dyes yield to this treatment.
To clean straw mating put three pints
of bran in two quarts of water and boil.
When it is nearly cool wash the mating
with it and after ward dry it well with two
clean cloths. Add little salt to the
water for white mating and vinegar for
red.
A common floor mop soaked in coal oil
Inakes'a good dust absorber. Soak @the
mop thoroughly, after which hang it out
n the air for three or four days. 1t will
then be ready for use.
Towels should be thoroughly dried be-
iition mold sometimes forms in them,
which not only spoils them but has even
been known to cause skin trouble.
To opolish side combs. dry some -four
in the oven and then let it get
,old. Rub this we'll on the combs with
piece of Wa1ding or rag. As the -four gets
lirty, use fresh and be cure that the wad-
ling is clean.
Make stove polishing mtten out OF
oarse woolen cloth and olcloth. Use the
,ilcloth to make mtten without thumb
nd sew the wooden to one side. This will
,eep the hands clean when polishing the
tove.
If cloth is wet in vinegar and wrung
,ut as dry as possible and wrapped around
heese and the whole put in large paper
ag, then put in cool place, it will re-
ain the moisture of one freshly cut and
lill not mold.
moistened newspaper resting on dry
r LAYERS makes an excellent dust dump
Or either the contents of carpet sweeper
r dustpan. Dust and scurrying lint do
ot escape when a stray draught strikes
!, owing to the moistened paper holding
To prolong the life of your umbrella,
lace it with the handle downward.
Even the neatest housekeepers are cri-
finally careless about cleaning their tele
homes. Seemingly they are not aware
lat transmitter and receiver both will as
lredly transt,it and receive dirt, germs
nd odors Unscrew the tops of both and
5erlize them thoroughly. Warm water
18th weak carbolic acid or the suds of
arbolic acid soap is best.
When garment is to be dipped in gosc-
he for cleansing, it is well to mark any
rease spots or very soiled place by run
ing loose basting thread around them.
fter the article is throughly wet il is
lficulS to detect spots; but by bastng
hite ou dark on white goods aud white
Il dark it may be seen at glance where
scour carefully with brush and insure
thoroughly cleansed article.
Tar may be removed from the hands by /.
lbbing with the outside of fresh orange
: lemon peel and drying Immediately.
he volatile oils dissolve tar so that it can
g rubbed off.
To clean knife handles or any b1ne
.ticle, it is good plan to use salt and
mon juice. First rub the article we'll
ith the salt. This will remove stains
nd grease spots.