Middletown transcript., 1912-10-05
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

A siiFeI is 20 pc stored away for some
time, pack it with dry -four; it will remain
untarnished.
To be Absolutely sure that a narholic
ISOLATION will not burn, use one part acid
to twenty parts water,
Before scalding fish you should din
them in boiling water for moment thew
will scale much more easily,
1.-THE tips Of shoe laces pull off, twist
the ends of the string and dip into clue.
They are as good as when new.
When the cream is to thin to whip, add
the unheaten white of an egg. You will
have no trouble whipping the cream.
The edge of a silence cloth should be
finished with a bnttonhoe stitch, not too
close. A hem makes a ridge under the
tablecloth.
When'flling the gem pans with batter,
leaveone of the tops empty and gil it with
water. The gems will brown nicely with
out burning.
In heating the oven, the draughts
should be closed when the coal is we'll
started. In a word to save fuel plan
ahead and then watch draughts.
Rust can be removed from steel by cov-
eTing it with sweet oil for a day; then
rub with lump of fresh lime and polish
In the ordinary way.
For a creaking door, rub the edges with
soap, and then with the addition Of few
drops of oil on the hinges, the nuisance
will be remedied.
You can make court plaster at home
by spreading clean silk with preparation
made by dissolving one part of isinglass
in ten parts of water and afterwsrd strain
ing it through muslin. Add two parts of
tincture of benzoin. s...
Cruched ribbons should not be ironed;
it makes them shiny. Dampen them and
then fold them smoothly and tightly
around a rolling pin or empty bottle.
This will remove cresses. There is moth
ing for very bad creases but to iron them.
The unpleasant strong flavor of un-
cooked onions is satisfactorily removed
by slicng them, then put them in a col
lander, pour boiling water on them, then
plunge into ice water and allow them to
remain half an hour. They will be sweet
and crisp.
Refuse, either vegetable or animal,
should never be thrown on the ash heap,
where it will decay and canse unwhole-
some smells. Give the refuse to pigs or
fowls, if there are any. If there are
neither pigs nor fowls, the refuse should
be burned.
Windows in a sleeping room should be
so arranged that the fresh night air can
come in from one side and the impure
air can go out through the other. To do
this the upper sash should be down at
the top and the lower sash up at the bot
tom not less than one inch for revery per:
son sleeping in the room. "''
Every housekeeper has or should have
an emergency shelf where she may keep
on hand a small supply of canned goods
which can be brought out and used as
needed.
Canned salmon is almost sure to have
place on this shelf and the following re-
'ipes may offer variety for one who finds
t necessary to serve this fish frequently.
Salmon Pudding One can salmon;2
ggs; l tablespoon milk or water; tea
poon salt; u tablespoons butter; 2 table,
poons flour; I cup milk, I tablespoon
alt.
Drain the salmon and remove skin and
zones. Beat eggs until light, then mix
With salmon, milk and salt.
Put in buttered dish, set in a pan of
Vater and bake in moderate oven 20 to
5 minutes.
Turn out on a hot platter and pour
round it the white sauce which is made
y melting the butter and mixing with it
be -four and salt, then adding the milk
radually and cooking until it thickens.
Scalloped Salmon.-One can salmon;l
up bread crumbs; 1 cup white sauce;1
saspoon salt, lemon.
Drain the salmon and remove skin and
ones. Mix salmon, bread crumbs, white
luce and salt, ,and put in buttered dish.
axe l5 to 20 minutes. When done, gar
ish with half slices of lemon.
For variety, poached egg on butter
toast, the butter to be mixed with an
lovy paste is pleasant change.
Take two-thirds red ra ,pberry juice and
third currant juice, sweeten and thick
J with arrow root or cornstarch and
'ol. Serve with shredded almonds.
Apple, pear or peach soup is delicious,
e fruit put through sieve, sweetened
I'd thickened with arrow root.
Charming white gowns are made of
tinted muslins and voiles. Silk muslin
er a pink charmeuse foundation is very
inty. The transparent fabrics as we'll
the classic white cloths are having a
eat vogue.
The sheer wired collars are being em
asized very much. These wired col
ze the form both of Marie Stua
Medici styles, as well as v9riG
} Directoire Robespierrs
nary styles.
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