Middletown transcript., 1912-04-13
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

Dish cloths should be kept scrupulous-
ly clean by washing thoroughly in soap
and water, we'll rinsed and hung in the
air after using.
An ordinary brick is excellent for an
iron stand and if heated before using tie
irons will keep hot much longer than
With the common iron stand.
A cheerful cook makes fine dessert.
Stir smile into the pudding.
II forget"-spoiIed the broth.
Flavor the salad with the oil of kind
ness.
Guess-and ruin the cake.
Cleanliness is godliness. Nature is clean.
A merry heart makes light pastry.
Clean hands and light tread.
For cleaning brass aud silverware: Half
a cup of whiting then Fl ! the cup up with
cold water. Pour this mixture into a
bottle add one ounce OF anu. onia. Shake
Z "O'i SOtoiO uSihS' wei h udHHcI clOtn
with this, then rub the article to be cleal
ed, afterwards rubbing dry till polished.
(For one pound OF meat pounded to a
paste. Use one level tablespoonful of
pepper, one half teaspoonful Of alspice.
Elasticity is restored to rubber By soak
ing it in one part ammonia and two parts
clear water until the desired results are
obtained. This is specially true in the
case OF rings or other articles that have
become stiff and brittle.
There are many ways of getting rid of
mice, but try this: When mice trouble
you, hunt out their entrances to pantry
or cupboard and plaster them with a mix.
ture oEmeltedGust soft laundry soap and
red pepper. They will not come again.
Take old fruit jar rubbers, break into
bits and bold over hot fire on a shovel
until it "blubbers;" then, with a broad
bladed knife spread quickly over the
leak. Wet your finger and rub till smooth.
l have mended hot-Eater bottles the same
way.
An old teapot is one of the best things
! to use for putting psraffine on jellies or
preserves. Place the teapot into which
you have put the parsfflde on the stove,
and when melted pour over the Jelly.
Stand the teapot away and it is ready for
iuture use.
To clean lair brushes use soda dissoi-
we'd in cold water, as hot water and soap
very often soften the bristles and rut-
bing completes their destruction. Avoid
j setting the brushes near the fire or in the
hot sun to dry, as this causes the bristles
to lose their straightness; shake them we'll
and dry in the fresh air.
Take the fat skinned from boiled fowl
aud let it stand in cold place till hard.
When solid put it in hot water and boil
for short time to refine it. Strain and
chill again SO that the fat can be taken up
| clean and Lard. Used with an equal
| quantity of lard and a little salt this
makes fine pie crust 1t is also a good
substitute for butter in cookies, and cake
especially, when fruit aud spices aie
used
II the regulation iceboW with hole for
drippings is too expensive, try this for
home use: Get wire croquette basket,
with loose wire handle, which may be
removed. Place this in a fancy bowl of
glass or clfna, using one that is rounded
at tho bottom, so that there will be a
space under the fiat basket to hold the
water. Half the usual quantity of ice
generally used will be saved, and tie
basket keeps bright with very little al
tention.
China on which is gilt decoration
should not be washed in strong soap suds
or water, containing washing powder.
Iu washing ordinary china the hotter
the water the more ersiIy the pieces will
dry aud the brighter they will be.
Food experts tell US that uncooked
SOuT hTdub 10 OlOSAAA wv
alimentary canal, as it chases away the
decay microbes. Butter milk and sour
milk are both variable as cleansers for
the system.
When roses OF other cut flowers are to
be- kept, an excellent way is to pnt the
stems into cold water in deep bedroom
pitcher, wrap the stems and flowers with
dampened newspaper. Keeping the air
from the flowers is the real secret and
having them damp and cool.
Boiled mutton is improved by the ad-
dtion of an onion and a teaspoonful of
worcestershire sauee.
In cooking vegetables of all kinds, q
wire frying basket is great convenience,
as the vegetables may be removed quickly
and dried out, or if the water does Dos
boil away they have little time before
scorehing to be discovered.