The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-28

Pack glass or china in hay which
| is slightly damp This will prevent
the articles from slipping about.
| It is q good idea to put a heavy
Turkish towel on the bottom OF the
dishpan when washing fine china or
glass.
Pocket handkerchfefs or lace can be
whitened by soaking them overnight
in a bath of toilet carboIic soap.
The juice of lemon added to "a
pan of water win freshen wf1ted veae-
tables. Let them stand in Il for one
When you have no old paddine for
the ironing board, try a pad made q
| old newspapers under the ironing
sheet.
Roast pork should never Be eaten
by anyone with a delicate digestion.
Salmon and herring are also very hard
Try rubbing the silver, every day
with dry flannel rag; IT VIII not
have to be cleaned with silver polish
nearly 50 often.
Ammonia will remove grease stains
from white goods. Soak the spot and
let it dry, then wash it with hot SOAP
It is a good idea to have a good
sized kitchen salt shaker filled win
saves time in seasoning.
Fried food should not be allowed l1
become chilled before serving.
A delicious salad is made by GlIiue
| tomatoes with minced pineapple, eel
cry and chopped nuts. Mix with may
onnaise and garnish with green's
When making garments for a ba-
zaar it is a, good idea to roll the SCRAPS
that are left into a little bundle and
fasten them to the garment
The ordor of kerosene lamps can be
stopped by putting one teasDOouful
| of fine table salt into each lamp The
| salt should be changed once a month
When churning it is sometimes dir
hcuIt to make the butter gather Try
putting a little soda in the cream Te
will. cause the scattered bits OF butter
to gather.
When making apple salad pour over
the apples a little lemon juice This
blends with the salad dressing and
will improve the taste and keep the
| apples white.
TO distinguish cotton from linen.
moisten spot of the material II
the material vets through Instantly
| it is pure linen; cotton does not take
II51 moisture so quickly
Potatoes are not 50 apt to rot If the
cellar is not kept to warm. Sprinkle
air-sIack lime among them and cover
them lightly to keep the light away
from them.
| Black walnut furniture or furniture
made of any dark rich wood should
rag dipped in paraff1ne oil. then pol
ished with another soft rag
To clean velvet, stretch It tauty pile
upward over basin of boiling water
AS the steam rises through the velvef
have a second person brush IL DrfsiclF
with a, clean brush
When the eyes ache. relieve them nr
closing them for few minutes. If
there is a burning sensation. battle
them with hot water, to which few
drops of witch hazel has been added
White enamel ware can be cleauel
of stains by making a strong solution
of baking soda and rain water Put
the utensils in it and boil them hard
they will be as white as snow
The richer cake the more easily
it is spoiled If the oven Is too hof
AS soon as the cake has risen aud
taken a rich brown color the heat
should be Iessened to what cool1s cal
a Soaking heat and the cake sl1ouIl
be kept in this moderate heat Unit
a pointed knife or a skeWer stuck ir
the middle of the cake without IN
cooked paste sticking to It.