Evening journal., 1912-03-26
HOUSEHOLD NOTES
BY Maud. E. ciIIsy.

When frying anything in deep fat
have the -four sitter full Of -four
handy. Ii the lat catches hre, sprinkle
thickiy with nour and save dis
aster.
Marble washstands that have be-
come discOlored may be secured nrst
vuh Wet salt. and Il this does not re-
move the stains, then with salt and
lemon juice.
qhe incest duster for busting out
a nouse is duck or goose wing,
which. on account OF its feathery soft
ness viii not scratch he furniture as
SOME busters do.
For lemon cake filing, beat one
egg. add a cupml OF sugar aud the
iuice and Imd of one lemon. Cook an
eDameled pan until rather thick
When cool. spread.
For fried hquash, take the small
green and yellow variety, peel and
cut in half-inch slices. Dip in eggs
aud flour or crumbs and fry In plenty
OF fat until brown.
A paste of olive oil and salt smear
ed on spots on furniture and allow
ed to remain a few minutes, and then
rubbed off with a soft cloth, will Of
ten remove the spots.
Grease on the kitchen floor can be
softened by pouring kerosene over II
and letting it remain for fifteen or
twenty minutes. Later scrub with
hot soda water or borax and water.
The coarse parts of lettuce and
celery which are unft for salad
should be placed in the stock kettle
or chopped up and put into the diu-
ner soup. Use the celery leaves as
we'll
To serve with hot chocolate. deli
cious sandwiches may be made OF
brown bread with a filling Of chopped
dates and pecan nuts. blended with
a few drops of honey and lemon juice.
II potatoes are creased thoroughly
before being put into the oven to bake
they will have a rich, satiny look
and the skins will peel of as thin
as tissue when they come to the
table
Good black lawn should not change
color I'm washing II II is washed
quickly in suds made Of white soar
and warm water and then passed
through clear lukewarm rinsing wa
ter.
When a collar Of a linen or batists
blouse becomes slightly soiled. IL ma,
be cleaned with a little naphtha oi
benzine in the same way as silk OIL
satin. With this process the collar
win not need pressing.
To bake fish without watery
favor. do not place il on the bottom
of the pan, but in an old plate. wei
creased. Set this I'm the pan ant
pour enough hot water in the pan Z,
reach nearly 10 the edge Of the plate
When making chocolate frosting
try stirring the grated chocolate II
the milk and sugar syrup after taking
II from the FIRE or Just before putting
It on the cake. The rich flavor o
chocolate is lost when il is allowed e
boil.
A generous supply of egs shoult
be allowed for custard that is to b,
turned from the mold. Six eggs TO
quart of milk is about the usual mum
ber A cup custard. on the Other
hand. needs but four eggs TO QUAR-
of milk.
To remove iron rust. wet the spots
with salt and lemon juice. hold III,
material over the steam Of a teakot
tie and then put out in the sun.
Never boil a silk handkerchief ol
rub soap on Il. Wash I'm suds mad,
Of fine white soap. squeeze out, hal
drv in the sun and iron while damp.
Mold can be kent from the top o
preserves by putting a few drops o
gycerin around the edge Of the la
before screwing down the cover cap.
Individual tarts are much serve,
nowadays with fruit or pumpkin fll
ing and with ice cream OF whippe,
cream on top; with them serve cof
fee