Middletown transcript., 1912-08-03
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

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by mixing a pound of finely mince
shelled almonds with two eggs. a cupfr
OF confectioner's sugar and a teaspoon c
vanilla.
To destroy ants, dip an old sponge il
sweetened water and lay where they can
get on it. They will swarm upon it, an,
the sponge may then be dropped int
scalding water.
After washing a china silk dress, d.
not hang it out to dry at all, but rel i
up in cloth for half an hour to abs9rI
most of the moisture and then iron OF
the wrong side.
A novel filling for pillows to serve al
hackers on divsn is the cork dust tha
comes as packing for fruit. 1t should bt
washed and dried in the sun before put
ting il t the pillows.
Rice may be substituted for macaron
as a dinner dish. Prepare it with grated
cheese aud ba ke in the oven, serving with
tomato sauce. 1t is especially fine with
ham or fi.h.
To arrange an attractive after-dinner
dish, pile large, handsome punches Of
raisins on dolly in glass dish and fill
in the crevices with shelled aud blanched
nuts of all kinds.
Fasten stockings together in pairs with
coarse thread before sending out for
Laundering, and they will come back that
way; otherwise it may not be possible to
mate them.
When cutting materials on the bias, it
is the part of wisdom to lay the goods
smoothly on sewing table or smooth
board. Pin if necessary so as to avoid
any danger from slipping or pulling.
Perfectly clear cold coffee will renovate
black silk much better than beer. 1t is
applied TO the right side of the silk,
which should be ironed on the wrong
sid, over a heavy blanket, when half
dry.
Very useful cover bags for books may
be made of linen and embroidery either
with q conventional design, the name Of
the book or with monogram. Stitch on
strap handles if for use in travelling.
Nothing makes finer polish for thu
ware than good wood ashes.
Medicine should never be left in sight
OF all invalid in the sickroom.
A mixture of borsx and red pepper is
good to rid closets of insects.
Jonqulls or daffodiIs are placed to ad-
vantage in brass or cooper urn or vase.
To make cure that bread will rise in
cold weather, warm the -four before mix
ing.
A small quantity of Clipped figs added
to a nut and apple salad gives an excellent
flavor.
Shoes will last much longer if OCCASION
alIv rubbed with vaseline when they are
new.
Chiffon velvet is a most excellent thing
for brushing a felt hat whether a mans
or a womsn's.
A long-handled buttnnhook should be
kept in the laundry to clean the lint from
the tub outlets.
Boiled rice or baked potato will go ex-
cellently with sweetbreads, and this dish
is good for the sick.
For obstinate nosebleed, put an ice
pacF or cloth wrung out of ice water at
the back of the neck.
The cheaper and lighter the pan the
whittier and lighter the break when you
bake in a gas range.
To insure that petted plants will thrive
always have little water 10 the saucer
under the flower pot.
A cloth skirt should never be hung up
inside out, as this tends to crease it more
than anything else.
Bronzes should be cleaned by rubbing
with sweet oil. Rub dry with a soft cloth
and polish with chamois.
Cruel when properly prepared, should
be little thicker than cream and should
F-oo fr0p,
After putting buttered paper in the
cake tins, sprinkle in just a little -four.
This will keep the cakes from sticking.
A little alcohol rubbed on quickly will
clean a dirty window better than soapsuds
and ammonia in water is equally good.
To make candle burn low fnr sick
room use, put salt around the wick under
The fame. 1t will give soft. steady light
and will burn all night.
To clean coffee-stained linen soak in
,old water so which has been added a
little borax All coffee, chocolate, tea
md fruit stains wifi disappear if boiling !
water be poured over and through the
pot before the linen is washed. 1t is
,est to do this while the stain is fresh and |
lamp.
To sweeten closets, email pieces of char
oal laid in the corners and upon the
helves of closets will absorb dampness
nd dlspel unpleasant odors.
To remove engine grease from cloth rub
he spots we'll with lard before washing.
here is tar in engine grease. The lard
7ill remove pure tar from cloth.
Felled seams in garments.-Where
aw seam would l)ok unsightly, try ruG-
ing through the email hemmer Of the
ewing machine. This may be done much
lore quickly than by hand aud with
etter results.
To mend graniteware, break into small
its the old rubber rings of fruit jars and
eat them over the fire until they bubble.
hen spread the melted rubber over the
,aks in the seams of the vessels. Mend
alvanizad washtubs in the same way. 1t
better than anything else have used
,r this purpose.
When roasting meat, add jnst a few