Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-12-16
CONDUCT OF THE HOUSEHOLD
Helpful Hints for Use in Various
Emergencies.

Helpful Hints for Use in Various
Emergencies.
When bottling chilli sauce or catsup
leave about an inch and a half at the
top of the bottle and fill up with vine-
gar. This will prevent mold on top.
A pinch Of soda added to green ap-
pie sauce will help the flavor Also
when cooking cranberries add a pinch
of soda. 1t will take away the bitter
taste and won't require as much su-
gar.
Buy some small brushes to use in
washing dishes, cleaning chicken, and
a number Of other things about the
house.
TIC remove mildew dip the stain
ed cloth in buttermilk and lay in the
sun.
If window shades have become
cracked and worn they can be reno
waited by painting with oil paint. Lay
the shade fiat on the floor. paint one
side, and let dry thoroughly before
painting the other.
Fish can be packed in salt exactly
as side meat Is packed. All that Is
necessary Is to cut off the heads and
clean the fish ready for eating. Then
pack in salt the same as hog meat
would be packed.
During the school year boys and
girls often spill ink on their clothes or
on the table. To remove the stains
saturate with kerosene and let stand
fifteen minutes, then wash out the
stain. This will also remove fruit
stains.
When you churn and churn, and the
butter simply won't come, put honey
into your cream at the rate Of one
teaspoonful Of honey to one gallon Of
cream. 1t works wonders and never
fails.
If the vegetables are withering, pack
them in moist sand.
To Clean Marble-Take two parts
common soda, one part pumice stone
and one part finely powdered chalk;
sift through a fine sieve and mix with
water: then rub it well over the mar
bic and the stains will be removed.
Wash the marble with soap and wa
ter and it will be as clean as it was
when new.
To Clean Sinks-Wash the sink
we'll with water and soap; take fan
mel cloth, moisten with coal oil or
gasoline and rub we'll.
Furniture Polish-Put a half pint Of
turpentine in a tin basin, add two
ounces Of bees-wax cut in small pieces
and put in a warm oven. Stir con-
stantly. Apply to furniture with a
piece of broadcloth or woolen rag and
rub we'll with another cloth.
Stain Remover-Mix three ounces
of spirits of wine, three ounces Of
powdered French chalk and five ounces
of pipe clay. Make into rolls about
the length Of a finger. Apply to silk or
woolen goods by rubbing on the STAIN
ed spot and then brush the spot well.
When a serge garment becomes
shiny, 1t may be renovated by spong-
ing with a saturated solution Of boraX
and water followed by sponging
with clear water. When almost dry
press with warm iron on the wrong
side. This usually removes all the
shine. A rougher cloth is improved by
rubbing the surface with fine sandpa-
rryhtn hrfx ha
Children's white furs often become
too soiled to be cleaned by merely
rubbing with dry meal or chalk, and in
this case moistened bran Is useful.
Lay the furs fiat on the table and rub
with bran moistened with warm wa
ter. Use a piece Of white flannel to rub
the bran on, continue rubbing till dry,
and then rub with dry bran. Follow
this with French chalk, busted in
against the grain of the fur, then
shake this out, and beat the fur care
fully with fiat beater.
Do you save the bleached leaves of
celery? Dried for winter use, these
leaves make a savory addition to
soups.
Is cider unprocurable for your mince
meat? Try using coffee instead-one
pint Of coffee to one gallon mince-
meat.
To clean a raincoat, use soap and
water and not gasoline, as that will
injure the rubber Lay it on a fiat sur
face and scrub lightly with soap and
water; rinse with clear water. Do not
wiring. Put on a coat hanger and hang
out to dry.