The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-25
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

parbo1Ilng before roasting.
 Meat broths should be made only in porcelain or agate ware utensils
 To remove stains from paints. rub alcohol.
 TO beat the whites of eggs stim, aI- ways have them cold and add a pinch of salt.
 marks made by hot dishes on the polished table.
 Open canned fruit or vegetables and pour into a dish several hours be- fore they are served. | A gas stove should be wiped off l each time it is used and washed with lturpentine once a week. Prunes are greatly improved if a little cider is added to the water in which they are cooked To clean pewter. wash 1t with hot water, rub it with line sand and when dry polish with leather. If the skin is oily, try wiping the face off occasionally with diluted aI- Icohol. 25 per cent strength. l sCreamed caulinower served in green shells makes a dish as tasty as it is satisfying to the eye. | A very good substitute for the hot water bag is shelled Held corn heated and put into a bag.
 | Mattresses should be stunned as off Iten as possible This makes them sweet and free from germs l To prevent eyeglasses 'ste aming I in cold weather rub with vaseline and polish with a silk handkerchief. To iron embroidery, the iron should Ibe applied on the wrong side and a thick. ironing blanket used. i System is a great time and money saver in the home; haphazard meth 1 ods are wastefuI in every directions wrapped around the knife blade 1t l will cut butter without making 1t lcrumb1e.
 Tomatoes filled with minced pine iapple, celery and chopped nuts mixed with rnayonnaise makes a delicious salad.
 I Ink stains on handkerchiefs. etc. I may often be soaked out in milk, but the sooner they are dealt with the q better
 A spoonful of whipped cream is . tasty addition to any cream soup Add Add iserving.
 I To remove odor of fsh or onions from the frying pan, put in vinegar T and heat nptil scaldIngs and then
 For creaming butter or butter and Isugar. a perforated spoon will be Il found more convenient than a fork or the hand. s3 Il When chopping suet. try sprinkIing the knife with little ground rice or
  I baker says that a cupfuI of liquid Iyeast is equivalent to half a com lpressed yeast cake or whole dry yeast icake.
 Cream cheese into which cfliii sauce Is mixed. rolled into balls and served with lettuce salad. is a most pIquant relish.
 Little scraps of sheer white mater ial can be made into dainty little
  ry to school
 Tn testing the oven for cake bak- ing. remember that greater heat is re- quired for cake baked in layers than for single loaf
 When ironing, sprinkle orris root under the ironing sheet. This i'm parts delicate perfume to freshly 1aundered clothing There is economy in buying soap in quantities, naturally, inc longer it stands the dryer 1t is when used and the further it goes. l To prevent onions from sprouting, let the onions dry, heat poker red l hot and with it ainge the roots Put in a dry place and you will find they 1 will keep perfectly. l The kitchen range should never be packed full of coal. Two inches of space should be left between the lids of the stove and the coal.
 Glover blossoms dried and steeped d. I be taken. will clear the system and }. work wonders with the completion.
 On the tread of your sewing ma ichine fasten piece of carpet. Brus- sells carpet is best. You will find it much more comfortable and easy to iirun.
 When cleaning ebony brushes, rub J a little yaseIine over the backs. This prevents the ammonia or soda in the water from inJuring the ebony.
 TN,-Arx <I--.< A. spool It will make q handy peg to hang damp towels on- The spool WilI not tear or rust the article hung up- , on it
 If you are mixing cake with 2 wooden spoon. beat the mixture with [ the back of the spoon. It is far cas- , fer and becomes Beautifully light in half the time. , If the bright parts Of the Kitchen i range turn black from the heat, rub 5 the blackened parts with a cloth dfp- ped in vinegar. when the bIackness will disappear. Toothache that is caused by some acid penetrating a cavity may fre- , quently be relieved by rinsing the mouth with a little bicarbonate of soda and water.
 It is not a bad idea for the mother of a family of children to have a
 rainy-day closet Into this closet she puts all manner of odds and ends : Of interest to children. When eggs are broken all6s cannot , be used at once. they will keep nucE, 2 better if the shells are removed and a , quarter of a teaspoonful of salt beat
 en in for each egg. If eggs are placed in hot water for l few seconds before breaking, inc whites will separate from the yeIiSs very easily. They must be cooled be-
 fore whipping I'D the whites.
 A good way to insure equal wear on
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 out from the bottom of the pile and when the linen is freshly laundered sput it on the top of the pie. When counting the pieces of cloth ing to go to the laundry, it will be found great convenience to have a