The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-26
4. A Charlotte corday House Frock
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

Don't add the flavoring to soft custard until the custard is cold
 \ slice of lemon stewed with prunes gives d most delightful flavor
 If meat soup is cut into small pieces, more nutriment will be obtained.
 When frying mush, dip the slices first in white of egg. This makes them crisp.
 To peel tomatoes without scalding, rub them backward with the blunt edge of a knife.
 In selecting beef. the pieces which are well mottled with fat will be found the richest and juciest.
 For the roast of cold lamb course, serve an. egg salad, sprinkled with minced mint leaves.
 Clean the glass of pictures with whiting, as water is apt in time to mar the painting beneath.
 When leather armchairs look shabby they should be wiped off with soft cloth, dipped in olive oil.
 Wooden breadboardS are kept in better condition by rubbing them with sand than by simply using soap-
 In making bread, do not fill the pans over half full; Bread should rise to twice its size before baking.
 Wiring a cloth in vinegaNsand wrap it several thicknesses around cheese to keep it from moulding Or drying.
 Odd pieces of fruit, such as one ban ana. an apple or, an orange, are mix ed with lemon gelatine to advantage.
 White kid gloves should be rubbed gently with bread crumbs after each wearing, and they will keep clean a long time.
 A little vinegar put into water in which eggs are poached will keep them white and prevent them from spreading.
 In baking cakv, it is well to remem- Der that a sponge cake requires a lower temperature than a cake made with butter.
 A scented bag that will keep moths away is made as follows: One-half ounce each of cloves, nutmeg and cara way seeds.
 Four peppercorns, four cloves and one teaspoonful of mixed herbs are the proper flavoring for one quart of
 Old bread just now takes a new form in bread crumb cakes. Soak the bread in buttermilk and use flour to thicken the batter
 Add a teaspoonful of sugar of lead to the water in which fine silk hosiery is washed to prevent the delicate col Or from fading
 Tough steak should be chopped and mixed with diced potatoes, and then baked. Grated cheese over this dish improves the flavor.
 Do not destroy any net from old curtains. Cut into squares of desired size and stitch together, and they will make excellent wash cloths.
 A saucer of baked beans can be heated with catsup in a pan, and a spoonful toasted crackers serves nicely for the monday luncheon. / Be careful never to use too much butter in cake. Use a scant amount rather than what the rule calls for, and it will save many a poor cake.
 When next frying oysters. dip them first in mayonnaise, and then in crumbs before immersing in the deep fat. They will be found delicious
 Don't handle the dough any more than necessary when making biscuits, doughnutS> or cookies. The more you handle it the tougher it will become.
 To wash water bottles or any vase having a long neck, fill with clear, hot water and tiny bits of torn paper. Shake well and rinse in clear water
 Cold water, a teaspoonful of ann monia and soap will remove machine grease when other means would not answer on account of colors running.
 If gilt frames are coated with CO., pal varnish, it will preserve them, and they can be washed with water with out removing the luster from the gilt
 When the eyes seem weak and wa