Middletown transcript., 1912-03-30
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

If the common wayside goldenrod is
transplanted into rich soil and given
thorough cultivation, it will develop into
a magnificent plant FIVE or six feet high,
bearing great feathery plumes of bloom to
beautify the garden.
Instead OF prying fruit jars open with 3
knife just hold the top in warm water for
minute. You will be surprised to see
how easily the lid will come of. This al
so avoids all danger of cutting your hands
as SO often happens.
Use equal parts of alcohol and kerosene
for removing oil paint from the hands.
Shake well before using. Rob the liquid
we'll in the skin which has been daubed
by the paint. Then wash the hands with
good soap. Dry the hands thoroughly.
If the alarm-clock rings too loudly for
the peace of the household, slip an elastic
band around the bell to diminish the
noise, the wider the band, the stronger
the suppression, and a few experiments
will demonstrate just what width is most
desirable.
A large, clean marble boiled in milk,
porridge, custards. sauces or stews will
automatically do the stirring whilst the
liquid cooks. Any chance of burning is
prevented, therefore the WEAKNESS Of con-
slant stirring is avoided and time is saved.
Dissolve one handful Of salt in a pint OF
vinegar and wash the stove with this solu-
tion. Wipe dry with flannel cloth and
put few drops Of turpentinein in the black
ing with which yon finish it off. This win
put the rustiest stove in good condition.
To make ham tender, parboil and put
to cock in ireless cooker. Before serving
fry quickly until golden brown. Il will
be tender, moist and altogether nice.
If a little vinegar is added to boiling
fish it will keep it from falling to pieces.
This will serve for cooking eggs in water,
too.
Anice idea to follow, if boards are pIen-
ty, is to keep one especially for use in
chopping or shreddinR onions. Burn a
round letter 0 in the back and it will
never be used for any other material
An unusual combination for salad, but
a good one. is sour pickles, peanuts and
peas served with any desired salad dress
ing on lettuce, using a little onion juice
in the dressing.
Another salad combination which is
very delicious and most attractive in ap-
pearance is pears, almonds and candisd
cherries for garnisb, using the French
dressing.
Add few almonds to a potato salad TO
add to its foot value and make it more
palatable.
a most delicious tapioca pudding ID
made with canned pears for an accom-
paniment.
When putting on tie top crust, just
after rolling out, spread it With lard and
sprinkle with -four and pat it in, then
sprinkle with cold water just before put
ting into the oven It will puff up and be
very much lighter than usual.
In rheumatism the great remedy is eli
mination, getting rid of the pOisons which
60 back into system and should be thrown
off.
Put five or six sheets Of paper in the
bottom Of fruit cake pan before baking
the cake, and it will be much better, as
the long baking tends to make a hard
crust, which is not allowed to form with
the paper as protection.
When baking small fillets of meat or
biscuits, griddle cake turner is an indis-
pensable utensil in putting things into
the bags for cooking.
Green bananas uDpseled, adding little
water to the bag, will bake nicely in
twenty to twenty-five minutes and are a
delicious accompaniment 10 the steaks
with a little lemon and melted butter
poured over them.
Apple dnmplings baked in the paper
bag are elevated from q common dish to
creation. Served with a saucs made Of
a cup of powdered sugar, half cup Of soft.
sned butter, a teaspoon of vanilla and
half cup of whipped cream if II is handy,
will be ambrosia fit for a goddess.
Halibut seasoned with tomato, lemon
Juice and butter will eoue out fifteen
in hot oven swimming in its
,wn juices and most delicious TO the taste.
Caramels-Cook together cup Of mo.
asses and half cup of sweet cream until
i rattles in she cup of cold water when
iried, then add tablespoonful Of butter
Ind a cup of grated cOcoanut. Pour out
md cool.
China on which is gilt decoration
Ihould not be washed in strong soap suds
'r water containing washing powder.
In washing ordinary china the hotter
he water the more easily the pieces viii
Try ard the brighter they will be.