Evening journal., 1913-03-04
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

Never cook vegetables in an iron
kettle
Sugar tends to improve the texture
of cakes.
II cake cracks open while baking
there is too much -four in It,
Soaking in cold water makes the
washing of all garments much easier.
The quickest method of warming
cold plates in winter is TO dip them
in hot water.
Baking soda will sweeten milk
vessels, clean brasses and is good for
dish washing.
When the nails are brittle, apply
vaseline. or hold them in warm sweet
oil every day.
A pinch Of baking soda put into the
water when cooking tough meat viii
make It tender.
II boiling milk Is poured on the
beaten eggs when making baked GUS
tard, Il will bake very firm
When a vegetable has lost its firm
ness soak ii ip very cold water until
It is crisp and plump.
A good test In choosing beef is to
press it with the thumb, II Il rises
quickly Il is OF good quality.
The havor OF peas will be much
improved If a dozen pea pods are
washed and cooked with them
In making plaiu omelet, Il is bet
ter TO add hot water than milk, as
IL makes it much more tender
When covers lose their knots. they
can be replaced by new ones that
can be bought for 10 cents per dozen.
Try frying FISH In Fat that has been
saved from former frying; the flavor
will be very much improved
In the sick room. Il is much more
pleasant for the patient If the medi-
cine bottles are kept out of sight
Stems can easily be removed from
currants by houring the hands and
rubbing the currants between them
Claret wine stains can be removed
| from a tablecloth by soaking Il In
warm sweet milk fresh from the COW.
Among the kitchen novelties Is the
individual aluminium butter mould,
which prints the initial on the but
ter
Brush the lower crust OF a pie over
with the white OF an egg. This pre-
vents the juice from soaking through.
cabbage, cauliflower OF brussels
sprouts are cooked is apt to darken
them.
Boiled or roasted meat that Is to
be cut cold should be wrapped in a
clean, moist cloth. II VIII be more
tender
II a very light cake is put into a
I quick oven IL will rise rapidly round
the sides, bur leave a hollow In the
middle.
Boiled puddings should never be
turned out the moment they are done
They are very likely to break n this
is done.
When mixing fruits or nuts In a
cake. they should be added before the
-four They will then be evenly dis
tributed
Fine damask linen needs no starch
If sufficiently damp and ironed unit
dry, It will have all the necessar.
dressing.
II vegetables are overlooked. theil
texture toughens their flavor Is some
what destroyed and they are not 81
, digestible
The ironing of woolens is more lik
pressing and should be done with
warm iron when the garment is al
most dry
DO not rub. DO not wiring. do nc
! boil woolens The twisting and rub
bling produces shrinkage by knottin
the fibers.
Moths can be routed by wrappin
the article in thin cloths, then cove
with wet turkish towels and put II
the oven TO steam.
To clean light-colored satin shoes
rub the satin with a flannel dipped IN
spirits OF wine. turning the flame
from time to time
Cakes should be placed In a cole
place or at an open window to cool
The steam will condense and max,
them heavy
Ilen the Wants for encnrinr oNnnril