The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-02
HOUSEHOLD NOTES


 Pillow cases may be easily aroned by e1ipping over an ironing board just as you would a. skirt.
 Pineapple sliced thin, sweetened and garnished with whipped cream, makes an excellent dessert.
 Hot baking powder biscuits, broken and we'll butterad, are delicious with strained honey.
 Good pearl buttons with shanks may be made into cuff links for small
 boys given to losing them. t
 Straw berries with gelatin prepara- tions furnish an almost unlimited ser les of wholesome desserts.
 A remedy for burns is raw Iin6eed oil and eggs. half and half, beaten to- getheF and bound on the burn An old fashioned method of remov- ing grass stains is to let nao1asses stand on the stain for a while.
 The family which reYels in picnics should have one or more theruaos bot ties for hot and cold liquids.
 Alcohol can often be used instead of cleaning fluid to remove stains, and it leaves no ring behind it. A wriHger pail Is q handy thing for a heusekeeper-a pail that squeezes lever.
 A shield shaped piece of cambrie sewed under the arms Of corset covers where they usually wear first. Is good idea
 To make the scratches on silver less noticeable. rub it with g paste of putty powder and olive oil. Polish with channels. A tiny alcohol lamp is a great re- source to the woman who travels with children. especially if water is an ur- certain quantity.
 Window shades that are old and cracked may be renovated by laying flat on the floor and painting with ordinary oil paint. When ironing have a. number of coat or chiIdrenfs dresses. This keeps them in much better shape. Five eentg worth of tartar enletie, mixed with an equal amount of su- gar. mixed with an equal amount of sugar, noistened and placed where the ants are, will drive them away. To protect con1forters from soil. cat stitch a strip Of cheesecloth 12 inches wide on the top of the comforter and embroider initials in the middle strip. In peeling tomatoes, the flavor IS best retained by using knife. If l they are scaIded, the skin comes off much easier, but the flavor is some~ what spoiled
 IA convenient use for an old wash boiler is to stand it on the back porch, put into it ali the waste paper ana ana l trash to be burned, and when full, set a match to it.
 "A good fruit filling for a cake is made of one orange peeled and cut fine. a can of pineapple and three ba- nanas sliced thin. Drain and put l between two layers of cake. l If there is 8 bit of cold ham left over. chop it hne add an equal quantity of
 mashed potatoes and hold together with an egg. Shape like potato cakes and saute in butter. 1 Linens should always be soaked a l long time before washing Stains will I come out much better. l If wooIens are wrapped in newspa- pers before being put away. moths will not disturb them.
 When using melted cheese on sand i wiches, remember to melt 1t in a hot l oven and serve at once. i A saving of 1 1-2 to 2 cents may 1 be had by purchasing canned goods by the case or two dozen 1 It is best to scald the milk before l making a custard This insures
 snoothness in the cu&tard. Acid burns should be drenched with water and washed with solution of l baking soda and water. The best sandwich trays for all fres- l co entertaining are of Japanese ban- boo. and have three handles. 1 For white spots on the nails, a so- | lution of turpentine and mYrrh in l equal parts is an excellent remedy. 1 The most obstinate coffee stains can