Middletown transcript., 1912-08-17
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

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acid are the best cure for ivy poison.
II you have difficulty in making you
jellies jell add a pinch of powdered alum
Never put knives with ivory handles
in water. Hot water makes them crack
and discolor.
If there is any cream OF wheat left over
fry it "a you would corn meal inush. 1t is
very good.
II a vase is top heavy when you put
flowers in it put sand or shot in the bot
tO.l.
Cr aking doors and drawers should
be rubbed with hard soap. 1t is much
better than greasing.
A broom should never be put away
standing on the brush la't. Put it'll a
c. rIer with the brush up.
Books can be saved from mold if few
drops oil of lavender are put here and
there through the bookcase.
Meat should be moved from the paper
a soon 3 it comes from the market,
otherwise the aper Absorbs the juice.
When washing cut or compressed glass,
nse a stiff little brush. You vii be sui
prised how much brighter the glass will
be.
Odds and ends of to let soap should be
saved aud melted all together into one
cake which can be used in the kitchen.
A mixture of Olive oil and lime wafer
in tqual qrantiIies makes a very good
remedy for burn. Turpentine is alec
good.
When you have fresh fruit left open
after meal tal it at once. You will be
surprised next winter to see how much
preserves you have.
In marketing always remember that it
is most economical to buy the best and
freshest produce, because there is less
wasle in using it.
The dust can be gathered very easily
from mating or bare floors by pinning a
cloth over the dusty surface.
Before using a new broom tie the
straws closely put into pail of hot water
soak two hours and dry thoroughly before
using.
When preparing chicken for home use
dip it in pail of boiling water before
picking it. The feathers will come off
easily.
When you are cooking a round steak,
first beat it. Use small hammer or
any hllnt thing. The b. a ing breaks the
fibre Ald the steak is less tough.
II the porcelain bath tub is dllfisult to
make clean and white, put little kerC-
sene OIL the cloth; it will cl al off the
soil with the utmost ease.
To clean articles made of white zephyr
rub i'll hJur and n,agnesia changing it
very often. Shake off the flour and hang
the article in the sun.
When the tatltclUth Las a spot here
and there and you are not ready to
change it, run msgnesia on the spots; the
cloth will look much cleaner.
When canning fruit always be sure that
the rubbers are new and fresh. Old or
dried rubbers will not keep the jars air
ti9 hit and the fruit will spoil
Always use soft water for washing pur-
poses whenever possible.
Wash little paraffin in the blacking
to Increase the brigh ness of the polish.
To take ay the oily taste when using
oil for frying make the oil very hot and
then fry piece Of onion in it and when
brown take it out.
One of the most useful herbs in cookery
is thyme, which is invaluable for season.
ing forcemeat, meat balls, etc.
Both lemon and common thyme should
be stored.
To remove machine oil stains, cover
them with lard for several hours and
then wash with soap and wafer. When
the lard is washed out the spots will have
disappe ared.
When darning stockings run a thread
around each hole before beginning aad
az until the edges lie fiat. This makes
the hole appear smaller aud it will be
easier to mend.
To keep a uncovered kitchen table
bright rub it occasionally with q cloth
dipped in vinegar.
To dry one-piece frock and have it
keep its shape Zip it on 3 coat hanger
that you have first covered with couple |
Of folds of old muslin.
When canning pint apple try this way:
Slice the fruit or shred il in the form de- |
sired and cook it until tender in clt ar
" ater. Then use the water with sugar to |
make heavy siTup to pour over the pint
apple in the cans. Seal and put away |
or winter.
Currants for jelly making should not
De too ripe as the pectin it changed to
ugar and the j lley viii not iell. The
asst few days of July are considered the
)est time for CurIant jelly making.
Currants and raspberries in equal parts
make a delicious islly, the curIants
IMPLYING the peCtin aud the raspberry
he flavor.
Jelly should be drained slowly from a
ely tag hung and allowed to drip. If
he juice is squeezed out the jelly will be
hick and leathery in appea ance.
To make jelly bag, fold two opposite
orners of piece Of cotton or wool flannel
hree-fourths of yard long. Sew up in
lie form of cornncopia with a rounding
nd.
Rheumatism is one of the disea ,es
phich is especially influenced by diet of
rules, vegetable soups aud sll forms of
mix are used. Alcohol lie especially ta-
ooed, drinks of lemonade without sugar
and fruit drinks are permiss-
BILE.
Oysters may' be served in this diet pro-
ided the hard muscle is removed. Milk
aasoned with the oyster liquor when one
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