The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-10

times IN alcohol and hang 1t up in
doors to dry.
Coldslaw served IN green pepper
shells, is a, suggestion for a dainty
luncheon addition.
Green peppers, stuffed with fresh
green corn and baked, make a dainty
luncheon dish.
Apples and onions shredded togeth-
er make sandwich filing that many
people like.
A fine CRATER is better than a knife
for removing the surface of anything
that is burned
1t is much easier to climb stairs
if the head is held erect and deep, reg
ular breaths are taken.
To quickly prepare horseradish or
cocoanut, pare it and put it through
the chopping machine.
In sleeping keep the head as low as
possible, so that the blood may have
unimpeded circulation.
A mixture of cream cheese and
dates makes a delicious filling for a
brown bread sandwich.
When a recipe calls for a cupful of
anything it means a half pint-an or
binary cup filled level.
In ironing fine silks and muslins,
place a piece of fine cambria between
the iron and the material
Pecans and almonds may be chop
ped coarsely and sprinkled over dress
ed lettuce for a dinner salad.
Old hot-water bags, split open and
cut into circular pieces, are good to
make mats for house plants.
To freshen stale cake, dip it for a
moment in cold milk and then rebake
it in an oven at low temperature.
Try serving macaroni with a simple
cream sauce, as one would asparagus
or caulifower. It is delicious.
Handles Of table knives should new
er be immersed in water, or they will
Inevitably discoIor and become loose.
oI1IS
just a few slices of sweet green pep
per, chopped fine, and cook in a lit
tie butter.
Vegetables like beets and green
corn that contain sugar do not keep
well and should be eaten as soon as
possible.
Olives and English walnuts ground
together and moistened with nayon-
naise make a tasty luncheon sandwich
Lace and embroidery should be
ironed on the wrong side, and with
several thicknesses of cloth or piece
of flannel underneath.
Young chickens for broi1ing may be
given a pleasant and unusual flavor
by rubbing them on the inside with
powdered ginger.
A teaspoonful of salt and one OF
pulverized soap added to every two
cupfuls of starch will give a fine glaze
to starched clothes
Always stretch out the body fully
when sleeping. When the limbs are
crossed or the body curled the rest
is not SO much benefit
Ice water is very bad for the stom-
ach and for the complexion. Cool
water, kept in a pitcher in the refrig-
orator is not unhealthfuL
If linen on which ink is spilled is
promptly soaked in sour milk and left
for a few hours, then rinsed in cold
water, the stains will be removed.
delicious extract of either oranges
or lemons may be had by pairing the
rinds off as thin as paper and putting
them into bottle of alcohol.
If clothes are sprink1ed at night to
be froned the next day, cover the
clothes basket with a big, heavy b1an-
ket, and it will prevent mildew or
souring.
A relish made of one can of pimen-
tos. mixed with finely chopped celery.
is well liked. It is covered with
French dressing and served on lettuce
leaves.
If the cuticIe around the pals
seems dry and stiff and there is a
tendency to hangnails, rub in well a
little vase1ine or cold cream every
night before going to bed.
To preserve mating covering any |
floor and keep it perfectly sanitary,
go over it first with g, damp cloth, let !
dry thoroughly and then give 1t a thin |
coat of clear varnish.
0eLNO OAO VI INO L01ASy N4ASS' A0Sy |
are the best brushes in the world to |
use around a stove and splendid for |
sweeping closet shelves. Weight the |
wing tip with iron until it dries.
When giving sticky medicines to |
children, heat the spoon by dipping 1t |
for moment in hot water, then pour
in the medicine and it will slip cas- |
lily from the spoon.
Put pockets on the 'underside of |
aprons near the right-hand edge and |
they will be found just convenient |
for use, yet will not catch on door |
knobs and get torn.
Cut off the bottom of an old water |
bottle and then cut the rubber into
strips up to the curve at the top to |
make a whip or beaten for couches,
mattr esSes, pillows, etc.
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