Middletown transcript., 1912-04-06
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

When frying anything in deep fat
have the flour sitter full of -four handy.
If the fat catches fire, sprinkle thickIy
with -four and save disaster.
Marble washstands that have become
discolored may be secured first with wet
salt, and if this does not remove the
stains, then with salt and lemon juice.
The incest duster for busting out
house is duck or goose wing, which on
account of its feathery softness will not
scratch the furniture as some busters do.
For lemon cake filling, beat one egg.
add cupful OF sugar and the juice and
rind of one lemon. Cook in enameled
pan until rather thick. When cool,
spread.
For fried squash take the small green
and yellow variety, peel and cut in half
inch slices. Dip in eggs and -four or
crumbs aud fry in plenty of fat until
! brown.
A paste of olive oil and salt emeared on
spots GU furniture and allowed to remain
few minutes and then rubbed off With
soft cloth, will often remove the spots.
Grease on the kitchen floor can be soft.
ened by pouring kerosene over il and let
ting it remain for fifteen or twenty minu-
tes. Later scrub with hot soda water or
bOrax aud water.
The coarse parts of lettuce aud celery
which are unfit for salad, should be placed
in the stock kettle or chopped up and
put into the dinner soup. Use the celerv
leaves as we'll.
To serve with hot chocolate, delicious
sandwiches may be made Of brown bread
with filling of chopped dates and pecan
nuts, blended with few drops of honey
and lemon juice.
Il potatoes are CREASED thoroughly be-
fore being put into the oven to bake, they
will have rich, satiny look and the
skins will peel off as thin as tissue when
they come to the table.
Good black lawn should not change
UUtor IN washing, II it 10 washedd quiiokkiiyJ quickly
in suds made of white soap and warm
water, and then passed through clear
lukeWarm rinsing water.
When a collar of a linen or batiste
blouse becomes slightly soiled, it may be
cleaned with little naphtha or beDzine
in the same way as silk or satin. With
this process the collar will not need pres
sing.
To bake fish without watery fayordo
not place it on the bottom of the pan. but
in an old plate, well creased Set this in
the pan and pour enough hot water in
the pan to reach nearly to the edge of the
plate.
When making chocolate frosting try
stirring the grated chocolate in the smilk
and sugar syrup after taking it from the
fire or just before putting it on the cake.
The rich favor of chocolate is lost when
it is allowed to boil.
A generous supply of eggs should be al
lowed for custard that is to be turned
from the mold. Six eggs to a quart of
milk is about the ususl number. A cup
custard on the the other hand needs but
four eggs to quart of milk.
To remove iron rust wet the spots with
salt and lemon juice, hold the material
over the steam of a teakettle and then put
out in the sun.
Never boil silk handkerchief or rub
soap on it. Wash in suds made of fine
white soap, squeeze out, half dry in the
sun, and iron while dry damp.
Mold can be kept from the top of pre-
serves by putting few drops of Rycerin
around the edge of the jar before screw
ing down the cover cap.
Individual tarts are much served nova
days with fruit or pumpkin filling, and
with ice cream or whipped cream on top;
with them serve coffee.
For disinfecting the sick room, take
half cupful OF common salt, and two or
three ounces of suIphuric acid. Upon the
salt pour one-half ounce OF the acid and
stir; every is minutes repeat this until
all the acid is used. Tainted meats, fish
or other stuffs eau be purified by being
confined in tight box with salt and sui
phuric acid. All elauvia OF an animal
nature can be removed from a room by
oulverized coffee upon fire shovel.
There is nothing more satisfying and
on damp chilly night than a
yood bowl of hot soup. Cream soups of
lifferent kinds may be had every night
u the week, and the variety not run out.
You may have tomato bisque, thicker
ng the cream of tomato for change, or
,otato with little onion and milk makes
most appetizing soup.
Leather-covered furniture can be clean
d with sweet milk applied with piece
f soft flannel. Rub gently until dry.