Middletown transcript., 1912-06-08
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

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When furniture becomes dented ant
not broken, the marks may be easily bt
made to disappear. Treat it in this man
ner: Wet the bruised spot with water
Dnnhle piece Of brown PapeE fHe fHe siiz ST :
times and soak it in warm water. Place
it upon the bruise and apply warm (not
hOt) hAtiron till the moisture has evapoT
ated.
When l took down our net curtains
they were very much soiled. My laun.
dress said that the best way to clean them
was to put them in soak over night in
clear, cell water. tried this and found
it an excellent plan. The next morning
the bottom of the tub was filled with dirt
and the curtains were almost clean, re-
quiring no rubbing-just little rinsing
and boiling water to make them snow
white.
Never wiring linen with a clothes wrin-
ger . 1t makes wrinkles that are hard to
iron out.
Starched clothes are easier to iron il
sprinked with hot water half an hour be-
fore ironing.
Do not pad the ironing board with wool
blankets, which hold moisture and make
your clothes hard to iron dry. Cover the
top with thick layer of cotton batting
one pound will be sufficient-then cover
with one thickness of cotton flannel,
drawing the cloth tightly and sewing or
tacking on the under side. Cover this
in the same way with one thickness OF
smooth muslin, and you will find an eX-
cellent surface for ironing.
Stains may be removed from the zinc
tops of kitchen tables with vinegar.
Potato balls which are sauted in butter
after being boiled are delicious. They
should be served with generous sprink-
ling of minced parsley.
When making baked or boiled custard
the milk to be used should be scalded and
set aside to cool. Then make the GUS
tard in the ordinary way aud it Will be
perfectly smooth.
If one cupful of vinegar is put with the
water in which colored table cloths are
washed it will prevent the color from
running. Iron when still damp and they
will look equal to new. Il
To make string beans or cabbage tender,
in cooking them and also to shorten the
time required for cooking the latter vege-
table add pinch of baking soda to the
water in which they are boiled. This
used iudiciously, makes the vegetables as
fresh and tender as when they came from
the garden.
Potatoes are food that is on our table,
often twice and many times three times
day. Learn and serve new dish of po-
tatoes each week, and yon will still have
a hundred new ways still to learn.
Meats are our most expensive foods,
and they may be pieced out in many
dishes making just as appetizing and
dishes at much less expense.
The addition of dumplings. vegetables
and cereals to stews, broths, and soups
makes the meat flavor go further and
lowers the cost.
Economy does not mean spending as
little as possible. but getting the best re-
turns for money spent.
If the alarm clock is too loud for the
peace of the household, slip an elastic
band around the bell to diminish the
noise; the wider the band, the stronger
he suppression, and a few experiments
will demonstrate just what width is most
desirable.
Keep white paper on each shelf OF the
1t gives clean appearance
Ind keeps things from dropping on the
helf below.
When sharpening a lead pencil, first
tick the knike blade through q slip OF
paper. This paper acts as a guard on the
tiiffe and prevents tire iead dust from
oiling the fingers.
For home made sweet, shell English |
Talnuts or any other nuts preferred and |
ay the kernels on waxed paper; soften |
weet choco!a'e in a double boiler and
,our this over the kernels. This is DEL
,ious, easily made aud inexpensive.
When putting up fruits, too'much cook
ng maFes the fruit dark, and spoils the
lavor. Have everything clean and lids
veil fitted and any additional sealer, as
wax, either paraffin or ordinary sealing
wax, at hand. Have your preserving
Zettle, spoons, tunnels, ladies, all ready.
f not convenient to make jelly at tie
ime, put the juice up as for beverages,
nd make the Jelly later. Jams can be
made Of canned fruits as well as of fresh,
nd in order to have the best Of every
hing you must nave good, fresh fruits,
PERFECTLY alright jars and dark place to
.eep them in-not necessarily a dark
ellar, but the shelves may be darkened
With cloth or paper curaine, or the j'rs
trapped in thick paper that will keep out
he light
The sickroom should contain only two
hairs, a very comfortable one for the
urse and a very uncomfortable one forvisi-
ors who stay too long.
The grated rind of oranges makes fine
avoring for cakes and filings. II dried
will be nearly as good.
Add a tabespoo. .ful of vinegar to tough
hiehen or any stewed meat; the flavor
,,t,.. be ..eticed and The vinegar EFiilll
often the fibers OF the meat.
Nice buttons should never be left on
birt waist that is sent to the laundry or
ven done at home. Boiling does not i'm
rove the luster of the handsome button.
During the lovely summer days those
rho have mending and sewing should
ct it ready, doing all machine work at
id times so that the sewing may be done
ut of doors in the lovely June weather.