The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-04
DOMESTIC HELPS AND
 AIDS TO HOUSE VES
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

OId1 velevteen should be saved for polishing cloths.
 Beef immersed in sour milk will keep for months.
 Silver shoIld never be allowed to stand overnight without washing.
 cloth dipped in ammonia. will often remove stains from clothing.
 French fried potatoes dipped i'm cornmeal before frying are excellent
 For freezing ice cream and sherbets use three portions of ice to one of salt.
 will make them beat much more quick1y
 sscraped. raw potatoes put into de- canters will clean them. if left for two or three days.
 4 daily bath. into which A little bi- carbonate of soda is put will aIlay the burning of the feet.
 When selecting poultry see that tho feet are soft and moist, the eyes clean and the flesh plump.
 A When watering a garden remenber that a thorough soaking is better than frequent sprtnk1ings.
 Tomatoes filled with minced pine apple, celery and chopped nuts mixed with msyonns,ise are delicious,
 Add a little curry powder to- warmed over soups or steyxs. It will make a new dish out Of them.
 Apples, cored and filled with chop ped dates or figs, then baked, make an excellent Erea.kfeast dish Pack glass and china in hay that is slightly damp. This will prevent their breaking.
 When washing neckwear the addi- ton of ammonis or borax to the wa ter will make the articles white.
 A diet of oranges will clear muddy compilations and reduce fat. Eat half S7 Iax When transplanting seedlings they should be lifted carefully with as much soil as possible adhering to the roots.
 i Choose the summer meals with d deliberate view to economizing in fuel and thus avoid the everlasting the
 When making tea the quality Of the tea will be improved if the tea pot is rinsed out with hot water just before using
 Never paint the flower pots fer house plants. It closes the pores of the pot. which are essential to free passage of air.
 Lambs liver, which is very delIcdte and not as much used as it deserves to be is deiicious minced and served on toast.
 If white potatoes ars inclined to turn black when being boiled add d. E are boiled In.
 Always use ammonia water insteSed l Of soap when cleaning white paint It has thesadvantage Of niot dulling the surface.
 I An orange or grape fruit that has i been cut in halves and 1eft can 5s l kept from drying if faatened together with q skswer Fish will be crisp and brown if it l is thoroughly dried on both sides then 1 dipped in cornmeaI and plunged into boiling fat.
 @ Cheese may be kept soft and good for a long time if wrapped in a, cloth wrung out of vinegar and then wrap ped again in a dry cloth. i A frying basket should be warned in the oven before being put into hot fat It will thus not reduce the tenn peratuFe of the fat
 Never sit on the edge of q sick pef- l sons bed and never place your chair so that he must strain his eye er ts1rn I his head to look at yoi1-l lss A bare broom Bp1inters mating 6 l easily. If you have no Iong-handled i soft brush. mako a gray canton Ham 1 ne1 covering for the top of the broom.
 To kill the worms around the root l of a rose, pour 8 mixture pf q teae sp6onful of ammonia to as cup of wa I ter around the stalk, but not on it.
 After exposure to poison ivy. the ili ! effects can be warded off by vigorous 1y washing with soap and water tusa a hand brush After this wash with 1salcohol.
 To test bread dough and to make I sure it has risen sufficiently for bssk- i ing press the finger on the dough. Ia the hole remains the dough is in s proper condition. 5 z.z