Middletown transcript., 1912-07-20
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW


Ing. loo hot iroDs are used directly on
the material, ard this will more quickly
fade delicate colors than any amount Of
washing. The effect is even worse than
strong sunlight.
When tired of sweet jellies and jams,
try lemon honey for sandwiches and tarts.
Beat we'll together one cupiul of sugar
one egg and butter size of walnut. Add
juice and grated rind Of one lemon. Sir
well, put into double b ,ier, cook slow
ly till thick, avoiding stirring after it bt-
gins to cook. Add tiny pinch of salt.
A light colored sunshade which had
been spotted with rain and sea water re-
vived under this treatment. The paraso
was wet equally and thoroughly, allowed
to dry open, and it came out equally
pretty in tint, ii hot prettier than before.
A summer silk can sometimes be restored
to usefuluess in tie same way.
When you caa't think of anything for
luncheon or supper, try sardines on toa,t.
Put the sardines into frying pan and
heat thoroughly. Place on hot buttered
toast. Serve with raw onion chopped
fine. The onion may be put in lettuce
leaves and arranged around tile plate.
Quick Egg SOup.-Tnis is a wholesome
and appetiztng soup for any meal. Stir a
teaspoOuful Of beef extract into quart OF
boiling milk, add a grated onion, an
eighth OF & teaspoon of celery seed or a
little chopped celery, half a teaspoontul
of salt, pepper to taste stir constantly uL-
til it boiIs, strain over the yolks of two
wel.-beaten eggs. Add four tablespoon
fuls OF cooked rice and serve very bot.
Rice water with remove rust stains.
Soak the spot in the water over night if
the stains are obstinate, and they will
disappear.
Spanish Toast.-C t up two green pep
pers, slice of onion and two sprigs of
parsley; cook in tablespoonful of butter
and add cup of thick strained tomato.
Simmer until smooth and pour over but
tered toast.
Blanch three dozen sweet olmonds and
pound to pulp, boil them in two quarts
OF milk adding vanilla bean, h ch may
be removed in a short time; sweeten with
a half pound of sugar, COO and strain.
Serve in lemonade glasses.
Raspberry juice that has been sweeten-
ed and boiled may bp added to water and
served with ice makes a most cooling
drink.
Peanut Puree. Take a pint of peanuts,
shelled and the brown skin removed, and
pound to paste. Peanut butter may be
used in place Of the paste. Scald a pint
of milk, add the peanuts to a pint Of
white stock, thicken with two tablespoon
fuls Of four and little OF the milk mixed
add seasonings and the milk. Serve hot
after the floor is well cooked.
Walnut Croquettes. Cook together
cup of milk and cup of crumbs to a
paste; add three -fourihs of cup of wa
nuts, the yolks of two eggs and seasoning
and shape in balls and fry in deep fat.
Apple nuts and celery with a boiled
salad dressing is salad universally liked.
Walnuts added to a baking powder
bread is a nice sandwich bread to serve
with tea or chocolate.
Ice cream may be made into a very
fancy dish if served in stem glasses,
sprinkled with chopped nuts and garnisl.
ed with fresh cherry.
Nut and Raisin Filing.-Chop fine
cup of raisins, add cup of chopped nuts.
Brat an egg white stiff add two table
spoonfuls Of lemon juice and half cup
of powdered sugar and half teaspoon of
salt. Mix all together and use as filling
in layer cake. This combination of nuts
and fruit may be added to boiled FROST
ing and is even more palatable.
Boil vinegar in the fish kettle or pan to
destroy the fish o1or.
New clothespins should be boiled before
being used and should frequently be was:
ed.
Decorated china plates should be put
away with round pieces of canton flannel
between them.
Rubbing spirits of camphor on the lips
morning and evening will give relief from
cold sores.
Porceiair-lined sinks and tubs can be
cleaned by rubbing with a flannel wet
with kerost ne.
Hot chocolate unsweetened waters and
pures form dainty course for
luncheon or supper.
To enrich the coloring, it is advisable
sometimes to brown the -four before max
ing a spice or fruit cake.
Always line cake pan with medium
" eight yellow paper. Grease the paper,
not the pan, except the edges.
Comforts and quilts should be dried in
good, stiff bret re so that they may be as
light and fluffy as when new.
1t is a good plan to have individual
markings for bath towel. The initial
may be embroidered in chain stitch.
Suede shoes that have become worn
and shiny may be freshened by rubbing
them lightly with emery paper.
Greasing pie pane with butter instead
Df lard helps to brown the under crust
end prevents the pie being soggy.
A spe oniul of oxgall to gallon Of wateA
will set the colors of almost any goods
soaked in it previous to washing.
If rugs curl up at the edges, they can be
made to lie fiat by daA pening the curled
edges and pressing with hot iron.
Sweet omelets are made by the addition
IF j, LEY or preserved or crushed fruit to
plain omelet before it is folded.
A chocolate sauce, such as is served