Evening journal., 1913-07-14
HOUSEHOLD NOTES


A cloth dipped in ammonia will Of
ten remove the stains from the collar
of an overcoat.
Whip cream IN a pitcher instead
Of bowl, TO do it in half the time
and without spattering.
Orange fritters are as delicious an
accompaniment to broiled or fried
ham as apple sauce to spare rib,
In cooking Deans and peas, their
flavor will be much better II they are
icooked in as little water as possible.
Dates stuffed with peanut butter
and then rolled in sugar are a pies
ing change from dates stuffed with
nuts.
II a curtain or portiere pole is rub
bed with hard soap before being put
up, the draperies will slip on easily
Dates and figs cut in small pieces
and served with plenty of sugar make
a tasty accompaniment to a dish Of
rice boiled in milk.
Cheese may be kept soft and good
for long time If wrapped in a cloth
lwrung out in vinegar and then wrap
ped again in a dry cloth
Whole wheat or brown bread cut
into very thin slices and spread with
lunsalted butter Is tasty served with
oysters on the half she'll
Strange as Il may seem. beef may
be kept for months If immersed in
sour milk. The lastic acid destroys
the germs of putrefaction.
Scarps Of toilet soap should be
Saved and when half a cupful or so
is on hand il is a good plan to make
the scraps into a soap jelly.
To use sour milk for griddle cakes.
never add baking powder. hut. instead.
an even teaspoonful of baking soda
to each cup of milk
Stick a pin through the cork Of
levery bottle that contains poison. and
this may save tragic mistakes when
seeking medicine in the dark.
Some of the most attractive glass
mustard Jars come provided with
glass spoons Many prefer these TO
lsilver. as they will not tarnish
Potato balls which are sauted in
butter after being boiled are delicious.
They should be served with a gener-
Gus sprinkling Of minced parsley.
A bare broom splinters mating
easily. II you have no long-handled
soft brush. make a gray canton fan
mel covering for the top or the broom
Grease on a kitchen floor can be
softened by pouring kerosene over II
and letting II remain for ten or fifteen
minutes; then scrub with soda water
Paint and varnish can be easily re-
moved from the hands by first rub
bing we'll into them some grease OF
lard: then washing with soap and
water.
Stale macaroons, which can b.
bought cheap at the bakers, make
the fastest addition 10 puddings ane
custards II pulverized and sprinkleC
over the top
A frying basket should be dippe'
in boiling water or heated In the ovel
before being put in the hot fat 1
will thus not reduce the Temperature
OF the lard
AS water evaporates from the plum
pudding more boiling water shoul
be added so as not to check the cook
ing, which must 60 on steadily all IN
time
When scrambled eggs are serveI
make a tomato sauce, adding 10 IL
few Spanish peppers, chopped fin
This will be a delicious accompan
ment to the eggs.
Turnips are liked better by mar
persons if they are parboiled an
drained before the final cooking.
little potato added TO mashed turnip
is a pleasing variety.
When a fabric loses its color
washing, II may frequently be restore
by sponging the material with am
lmonia and water If this fails, vine
gar may be effoctual.