The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-12
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

10 Doll crachGu eggs, a0d d 44AeiS salt to tn water. e'
 To, eaV3 time in, baking sweet pota- toes, parboil them first.
 A dash Of qu ,lces preserve is a great improvement in par1 pkin. pie.
 The economical housewife should give due importance to the molasses jug.
 CommonS baking soda is a, great help. in cleaning bath tubs and wash basins.
 Chopped dates and nuts mixed are another good filling for school lunches.
 To ice a tiny cake, dip it into the icing, holding it by the thumb and forefinger.
 Beat a cake batter as little as pos sible after the flour Is put into the cake mixture.
 Wipe off holly leaves for the Christ mas table with a cloth dipped. into olive oil
 Two tones of gray wall paper make an excellent background for the living room.
 Try whipping cream in the small glass globes used for gold fish. It does not spatter.
 A little pepper plant hung with red berries makes a lovely centerpiece for a Christmas table.
 A piece of charcoal suspended in muslin in drinking water will make it quite safe to drink.
 Linen should be very evenly damp ened before ironing and should be ironed until really dry.
 Pale, soft coIors are better: for the nursery than white. Soft gray, tan or green are all good.
 If you have a slight burn, wet it instantly with vinegar and powder with baking powder or flour.
 A work apron of green silk is welcome gift to any woman who does much crocheting or fine work
 To prevent a kerosene oil lamp from smelling, soak all new lamp wiclzs thoroughly in vfnegal. In cases of burns, the application of powdered charcoal sootnes the pain and heals the sore like magic.
 To make, a tiny Christmas tfee, stand it upright on the table and plant it in a jardiniere filled with sand.
 Sew a shield-shaped piece of ma teriaF under the arms of corset covers and they will last much longer. '
 Wash old bed springs, then cover on both sides with eray hannel1et and tuft them as if the spread were new. 2 A good salad is made of white of lettuce leaves. Serve with mayon- naise.
 Instead of respriukling small arti- cles which have become too dry to iron. hold them in the steam of a tea kettle.
 Cuff links to match the buttons used on a, shirtwa1st may be made by join ing two of the buttons wieh strong thread.
 Baked beans with a suggestion of Chilli sauce on them make a delicious filling for brown bread sandwiches.
 To keep a meringue from falling, mix a saltspoonful of baking powder just before putting the meringue on the pie.
 Warm soda water is the best thing with which to remove dirt, etc, from old furniture which is to be refnish- ed.
 Fine white felt hats, past their use fitness. can be thoroughly washed and cut into soft little moccasins for the baby.
 If apples are not Keeping well, they will only keep the worse for sorting and handling. The bruisfng and gen eral disturbance will work a positive injury.
 In planning a, house, the den for the wife should not be forgotten. It is quite as necessary as that for her husband.
 Saw a loop to the inside of a hat where it will not show, if you would like to be sure of your hat staying on it's hook.
 Broom bags of canton flannel or old underwear should be made with draw strings to tie securely about the broom handle.
 If you hem your table napins, it will be found a great help if the linen is hemmed at each end and washed before cutting.
 A two or three pound crock of fine butter is one of the presents a. farm CTS wife will find very acceptable to her friends.
 Pour boiling water over the raisins and let them stand a minutes; then. pour off and you can pinch the seeds off at each end.
 The cellar for winter storage should be neither too dry nor too wet. If. there are two rooms, one should be warmer than the other.
 GranuIated sugar makes a coarse grained cake; powdered sugar a fine one, but a moist, light brown sugar is one of the best kinds to use.
 Hothouse flowers, like chrysanthc- nuns, can be kept fresh for days if the water in the vase is changed and the room Is not kept hot.
 In cleaning. windows, first remove. the dirt with hot, soapy water, then and polish with a piece of paper.
 When making cake, save a. little of your cake mixture and fill it with raisins and entrants or nuts Then bake in patty pans for the children,
 To keep celery fresh and crisp, pre-. pare it for the table, then wet..an old piece of clean linen in ice cold water and place the celery on. the ice. It will Keep a week.
 A bag of dried lavender from the garden is a delightful Christma.s gift to a. friend. Dried rose leaves or lem on Yerbena or rosemary are equally good. =
 Salads are a very important para of the diet-even all winter, The cooler and sim pier they are. the bet ter, because they are usually corsl- bined with rich heavy foods.
 Bread flour should always be used for bread, and pastry flour for pastry, for the two are quite different things. The first should absorb the most wa ter and the second the least.