The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-24
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

If your suede shoes become shiny rub them with fine sand paper.
 Put sliced orange in your tomato preserves, it will improve the flavor.
 Good bacon is known by it's thin rind and firm fat of a pinkish white.
 Do not neglect to wash house plants in soapsuds-it will destroy insects.
 All cooked food should be thoroughly ! cooled before being placed in the ice 7 box.
 One level teaspoon of salt will sea- som one quart of soup, sauce or vege- tables
 If new shoes squeak, run linseed oil into the soles--it will stop the squeak ing.
 One cup of sugar will sweeten one quart of any mixture to be served chilled or frozen.
 Rice will absorb three times it's F measure of water and a larger quan- tity of milk or stock.
 When no eggs are used, allow two level teaspoons of baking powder to each cup of flour.
 When cooking rhubarb, add little lemon or orange rind; the flavor will be very much improved.
 Before putting milk into a sauce pan < to cook, rinse the pan out in cold wa Y ter; the milk will not be so apt to stick
 When potatoes Ere cooked for mak- ing salad, it is best to boil them with the skins on, they will be less soggy.
 When making sauce, remember that one ounce of butter and one-half ounce of flour win thicken one cup of lquid.
 Sandwiches made with naSturtium blossoms and leaves and spread with mayonnaise, are very spicy and de- licious
 X Always empty all the water out of the tea kettle before filling. The flat taate often is due to using water which has been boiled.
 Medium sized vegetables are best, if they are neither very large nor very : small They can be cooked and serv- ed with the least waste.
 Pods inclosing fresh peas should be plumb and crisp. String beans should not be faded or have an indication of toughness or limpness. If they break easily with a snap they are fresh
 The skin of poultry is frequently very dirty. and before preparing it for cooking. should be scrubbed with a soft brush and warm water in which a, teaspoonful of baking soda has been dissolved.
 . If the window glass has been spat- tered with paint, it can be entirely removed by melting soda in very hot kvater and washing the glass with ir.
 If the skin of new, potatoes has a slightly green colorinS, they have. been sunburned and the flavor will not be good, nor will they cook to be nealy and fiufry.
 A delicious peach pie is made by ~5aking the under-crsst before filling and it is then filled with fresh sliced peaches, sweetened and covered with whipped cream.
 Laces which have become stained with precipitation can be successfully washed in cold water and soap, and after the stains are removed put them into warm water
 very delicious salad is made of ap- ples and oranges. Cut into small pieces one apple, two ofEnges, lettuce, ground nuts; serve with lettuce leaves with salad dressing.
 During August, potatoes can be we'll Eliminated from the menu, and their place taken by rice or spaghetti as the last named foods are lighter and easier of digestion.
 In making cup custards, allow four eggs to each quart of milk; allow from four to six eggs to each quart of milk when making a custard which is to be turned from the mold.
 After q cake is baked stand the tin on a cloth which has been rung out of hot water. Leave it few moments and the cake will come out of the pan without any trouble.
 A newly painted room should not be slept in until the smell of paint has disappeared. pail full of fresh water kept in the room and frequent ly changed will help to purify the air.
 Watch very carefully the cooking utensils that they are thoroughly clean cooking utensils that are not clean not only spoil the flavor of the food, but they are dangerous to health.
 Before vanishing a piece of furni- ture, first rub the surface of the wood with sand paper to make it smooth. Use soft brushes of good quality then the varnish will not dry streaky.
 Ducks to be good must be young and fat, the lower part of the legs and webbing of the feet soft. The under bill if the duck is young. will break easily. The breast should be plump and fat
 Cabbage should be crisp and of bright color. Cucumbers should be firm to the touch. Lettuce should be firm and not rusty, there is a vast difference between the flavor of truly fresh vegetables and vegetables which are stale.
 Coffee beans, if thrown on hot coals. I will serve as a deodorizer. Put the coals on a fire shovel and sprinkle the coffee over them. Then carry this through the room, allowing the fumes to Gll the air. The smell of burning coffee is very pleasant. The dish cloth should be kept sweet 1 and clean by being thoroughly wash | ed and scalded after every dish-wash- | ing and if possible dried in the sun. ! Serious illness sometimes originates in l an unSanitary dishciotf