Evening journal., 1912-12-16
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

An old rule for roasting turkey is
an hour for each year.
Medicine stains can almost always
be dissolved by alcohol.
A milk bottle opener is a handy
thing to have In the kitchen.
Use paper bags for covering pitch
ers with food in them.
When breakfast mullins are left
over, split and tast them for lunch.
Chocolate stains can bo removed
by washing in soap and tepid wa
ter.
Water the fern dish at night in the
bathtub and leave it there 20 drain
People living in the country should
save corncobs to burn in the fire
place.
The cereal left over from one
breakfast should be fried in slices for
the next
Worn table napkins should be
saved to dry lettuce in when prepar-
ing the salad
Extra deep pudding pans, pie
plates and the like are preferable to
shallow ones.
A measuring cup and flower sitter
should be kept in the -four barrel to
save time.
Some coffee needs boiling and
some does not-one must experiment
to find out
Loaf pans for bread should be mar
row to insure thorough baking of the
bread
A glass measuring cup and glass
lemon sQueezer should be found in
every kitchen.
To remove tar stains apply kero-
sene. then wash with warm water and
naphtha soap.
Milk and cream stains shauld be
washed out in cold water. followed
by soap and water
In steaming velvet over a teakettle
insert a funnel in the spout to spread
the steam
Palms should be kept away from
gaslight and from draughts If you
would have them thrive.
Don't let a coal stove get red hot
suddenly if you want it to last. It
should get hot gradually.
To remove white spots left by hot
dishes on the dining table, use cam
phorated oil. rubbing il in well.
The housewife who wishes to keep
her hands in good condition should
wear housemaid's gloves.
To keep sleeves up when washing
dishes get a pair Of bicycle clips and
attach to the rolled up sleeves.
Fly specks that are difficult to get
Oft the window panes may be rubbed
off with the edge of a penny.
A good and simple orange salad
is made of sliced oranges on lettuce
/ leaves, covered with French dress
ing.
Don't set leaky vessels on the
range, or spill cold water on it. These
things cause it to crack and warp.
When lace insertion has to be re-
/ placed in a waist, baste the new lace
into position before cutting out the
old
Never let ashes accumulate in the
ash pan of the cooking range They
absorb the heat before it reaches the
oven.
In planning the winter breakfasts
be sure to have fruits to balance the
heavy meats, such as sausage and
scrapple.
To broil fnnan haddie, soak it for
a little while before putting it over
the Goals, and put plenty of butter on
it afterward
Apples baked with very different
seasonings- cinnamon, cloves, maple
sugar, lemon or orange-make a de-
licious change.
When you spill tea on the table
cloth cover the stain with common
salt. When the cloth is washed the
stain will be gone
To have geraniums bloom in win
ter pinch off all the buds until the
first of December, and water thor
Oughly once a week.
A hOusekeeper can save time by
using casseroles of attractive earthen-
ware. in which food may be both
cooked and served.
A few scraps of fat meat that have
been saved will brighten up a dying
kitchen fire. Then put on a few bits
of charcoal. and when this is burning
add the hard coal.
To remove Precipitation stains from
waists, sponge the place with a clean
rag wet in clear cold water. Then
cover with powdered chalk and brush
of carefully with soft brush.
To clean white feathers at home
take a quart of gasoline and five
cents worth of plaster of paris and
mix till thick like cream. Dip the
feathers in it and squeeze and pat
them for a few minutes. Then hang
in the open air until the gasoline
evaporates. Do not handle until en-
tirely dry, and they will come out
beautifully light and fluffy