The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-03
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

l 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 svaeeten milk yes sels, clean brasses and is. good for i din washing.
 When the nails are brittle, apply vaseline, or hold them in warm, sweet oil every day.
 When a vegetable has lost it's frmness. soak it in very cold water until it is crisp and plump.
 If boiling milk is poured on the beaten eggs when making baked cus- tard, it will bake them firm.
 A good test in cl1opping beef is to press it with the thumb; if 1t rises quickly, it is of good quality.
 The flavor of peas will be much washed and cooked with them.
 Tn. making a plain omelet. it is better to add hot water than milk, as it makes it much more tender.
 In the sick room, 1t is much more pleasant for the patient if the medi- cine bottles are kept out of Sight.
 Try frying fish in fat that has been saved from former frying; the flavor will be very much improved. When cutting fur. never use scis- sors; use a razor of very sharp pen knife to cut through the skin at the back.
 Put raisins and other small fruits in a corn pepper when you want to wash them. Put them in it under the faucet.
 Boiled or roasted meat that is to be cut cold should be wrapped in a clean. moistRcloth. It will be more
 If very light cake is put into a quick oven, it will rise rapidly round the sides, but leave hollow in the middle.
 Boiled puddings should never be turned ou the moment they are done. They are very likely to break if this is done.e Brush the lower crust of pie over with the white of an egg. This prevents the juice from soaking
 When mixing fruits or nuts in a cake, they should be added before the flour. They will then be evenly dis tributed.
 If vegetables are overcooked, their texture toughens, their flavor is some what destroyed, and they are not so digestible.5
 All milk puddings intended to be eaten at luncheon should be prepared as' soon as breakfast things are cleared away.
 place or at an open window to cool The steam will condense and make them heavy.
 To clean Iight-coIored satin shoes, rub the. satin with a flannel dipped in spirits of wine, turning the flannel from time to time
 Very small cakes require quick oven, so that they set right through and the inside is baked by the time the outside is Drowned.
 When the hemstitching on bed linen breaks apart. cover it with a row. of feather-stitched braid, neatly stitched on at each side.
 For pumpkin pie use one egg and three tablespoons of fine cracker crumbs ito a pie. It is better than when more eggs are used.
 To get rid of mice, hunt out their entrances ito cupboard or pantry and plaster. them with a mixture of soft laundry soap and red pepper. | In order to insure Hghtness in a cake, it should be put into the oven as4soon as the baking powder or | other rising medium has been added.
 All linen should be hung straight to dry, and all pieces will wear bet ter if a, third or half of the napkin or tablecloth is hung over the line.
 When children's shoes are wet, dry them and apply little glycerine with a bit of absorbent cotton. They I5will be quite soft in the morning Refuse and garbage can be wrap into the garbage can. In this way the inside of the can can be kept clean.
 To remdve milk or cream from wooden goods, pour cold water on the spots until the water runs through. Then rub with a cloth that has no lint