The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-22
HOUSEHOLD NOTES


 Celery is good nerve tonic, and it is said to ward off rheumatism.
 If a chicken or a duck is tough, steam it for an hour before roasting.
 When ironing have a number of coat hangers upon which to put waists children's dresses. etc.
 The preserve closet should be cool and dark. If it has a glass door, hang a black curtain over it.
 If the contents of the garbage can are drenched with kerosene daily 1t will discourage the flies
 If the outsides of wire screens are given coat of white paint the out side world cannot see in.f
 Apply a few drops of paraffin to a cut and it will give instant relief and assist in the healing.
 Do not throw away one drop of sour milk. Many things can be made with it if one knows how.
 The furniture will be improved by being wiped off occasionally with a cloth dipped in Iinseed oil
 Sliced pineapple is much more de- licious sliced and sugared about twelve hours before serving. Cotton crepe in white and colors is labor saver when made up into children's underwear and dresses. It takes no longer to prepare ices than to make pies. and they are Tar more wholesome In hot weather.
 To measure lard, butter and other solid fats, pack soldily into a cup or l:spoon and level with knife.
 All remnants of fat should be saved, whether cooked or unccoked; then fry them out and clarify them.
 The short grass trimmings from the lawn make very good food for fowls, especially if their runs are bare If peas are trifle old, try boiling them with a lettuce leaf and table spoonful Of sugar in the water Summer bed spreads should be made 1 of material that is easily washed. There is nothing prettier than the in lsexpensive dimity.
 Tin is an undesirable material for a coffee pot. Fannie acid acts on such metal and is apt to form poisonous compound.
 Two small pointed knives and a. small scrubbing brush, for the pur- pose of preparing vegetables, should be found in every kitchen
 Meat ghoud be removed from the paper as soon as it comes from the market, otherwise the paper will ab- sorsb some of the juices. If ones finger is swollen so tightly that ring will not come off, the best way to remove it is to dip the finger in ice-eold soapsuds.
 Tn summer food must be carefully watched or it will spoil. If the milk QOOT6IeD a too long the milk may turn sour.
 A little vinegar added to the water in which vegetables are washed will prove effectual in removing dirt and insects Salt will do the same thing.
 Several fhicknesses of disks cut from the good portions of the kitchen odlcIoth make excellent mats to put under the flower pots in the various 1 windows.
 A spoonful of kerosene put into the clothes boiler will make the clothes white and sweet. There will be no odor of kerosene when the clothes are dried.
 To iron raised lace. place it between blankets. Or do not iron it at all. If not ironed 1t should be stretched. while wet, with a. pin at each point. Hardwood floors are not difficult to keep clean if they are dusted every day with a dustless mop. These mops are treated chemically and will pick up all dust.
 shirts that are worn around the col I lar band is to sew a. marrow yoke to fit the neck and to come just below the worn place.
 If the fire is running low and a quick oven is needed, try opening the oven door. filling 1t with cool fresh air. Then close the oven door and it will heat much more quickly. To remove water spots from a dress, dampen it in lukewarna water Place a piece Of cloth over water spots on right side and press until both pieces of material are dry.
 When making baked or boiled cus- tard, the milk to be used should be sca1ded and set aside to cool. Then make the custard in the ordinary way and it will be perfectly smooth.
 Kill the first fly that appears in your house. and continue to kill all the flies you can see. If this rule is followed, and if the house is properly screened. you will have no flies. To remove iodine stains from a. gar ment, mix cold starch with water and put the garment to soak in it. Let it remain in this mixture until the stain has entirely disappeared.
 Summer vegetables should be cooked as soon as gathered. if possible; in case they must be kept, spread them on the bottom of a cool cellar floor, or place them in the ice box
 At this season of the year it is a good idea to instantly preserve any bit of fruit that is left over from the table, even if it only fills a glass; you will find it acceptable in the winter season,
 The Ieftovers of chicken can be | made into delicious shortcake. Make 1 the biscuit crust the same as for old fashioned sE1ortcake Spread the chicken between and pour gravy on the whole.
 If you have light-colored blankets which are too worn to use on your beds, you can make lovely comforts by placing between sateen or pretty I silkoline and tacking them together 1 with worsted
 I A very good fruit gathering device 1 is a tin tomato can with the top taken off It is then fastened on the end of 1 a pole. The. e.can is put under the fruit and a. slight shake given to deta-ch it, can.
 The rust that collects in the hot water boiler is the chief destroyer of waterbacks. If you will open the fau-