The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-28
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

Dandelions should be gathered in the early morning. before the sun has wilted them.
 Asparagus on toast with hot cream. well sa1ted. makes a delicious break fast dish.
 Beet tops should be used, roots and all, discarding only the leaves that are defective.
 The dande1ion is worth cultivating; it is one of the best potnerbs and useful for a salad.
 If children are wakefuI and rest less when put to bed. try giving them 8 glass of good milk.
 It is good idea. to add to the gar den year by year two or three new potherbs and salad plants.
 Overcookipg always injures the coll or of greens they should never be cooked until they become yellow.
 Leftover ice cream may be utilized in making cakes It may take the place Of butter, cream or havoring.
 Lettuce should be washed carefully and placed. leaf by leaf. in a. stone jar with a cover and put in the ice chest. should never be covered. The confined steam inJures the flavor and spells the color.
 A piece of fresh pork baked with the beans is an economy. as the pork makes the meat dish for dinner and the beans are delicious.
 If a, little powdered sugar and lem on juice are added to dandelions while cooking. the bitterness will be some what counteracted.
 The housewife should have one pot herb on her table daily. The potherb is essentially relish. but it has 2 dis tinct value in the diet. <
 When cooking asparagus In broken pieces. it is good idea to add the ten der tips after the tougher pieces have begun to come tender.
 A good furniture polish is made with equal parts Of sweet oil, chlor- oform and alcohol. shaken hard, rub bed on quickly, then polished by rub bing hot.
 Spinach should be washed in many waters immediately upon being brought in from the garden or market and then placed in a cloth and laid on ice.
 When canning peaches, pour boiling water over them and the skins will slip off easily. leaving the fruit smooth and perfect. This method can also De used with tomatoes
 White clothes not in constant use can be kept white by using borax powder freely Put it on the tops of window frames on top and under the baseboards in closets and every crack
 Flies can be driven out Of the house by making the rooms very dark. ex- cepting one crack of light leading in- to the out Of doors. The flies will be attracted to the light and crawl out
 The ivory handles of table knives can be made like new in this way: Remove the stains with lemon juice and salt, wipe with a damp cloth and polish with a soft cloth and putty pow der. <f
 TO clean furniture thoroughly and produce a fine lnster, wiring a cloth out in a pail of water in which tea cupfuI of coal oil has been mixed. Wipe the furniture with the cloth wrung very dry
 Clean porch furniture in the follow ing way: Dust we'll. wash in tepid suds: quickly dry and rub liberaIly ov- CT with crude kerosene and crecsoted turpentine Do this on dry. sunny day only.
 Ice cream can be kept hard for twenty y-four hours by placing it in a paper cooking bag Fold the ends of the bag over tightly to keep out the air and then place in the refrigerator directly on the ice.
 Use neatsfoot oil to clean leather by adding an equal quantity of beeswax and melt over hot water with twice the quantity of turpentine. Apply soft, but not liquid, putting on enough to be absorbed.
 The following is list of dont's when cooking bacous Don't try to cook it too fast. Don't put it on the fire and leave it alone: turn 1t at least three times during the process. Don't serve 1t on a cold dish.
 Raw wicker should be scrubbed with a. stiff brush and white soapsuds. Rinse and dry quickly; then brush all over with sweet oil and turpentine. equaI parts mixed. When dry. wipe off with thick, soft cloth.
 To make delicious iced coffee use one quart of strong coffee, boil quart sof milk and add tEis to the coffee, and then pour in a pint of cream Place in the refrigerator and serve with whipped cream.
 An egg to be perfectly boiled should not be boiled at all. Fill a medium sized pitcher with boiling water and al sow the egg to lie in the water for five to eight minutes It will be soft bus evenly cooked.
 A good chicken is known by soft feet smooth skin. and soft cartilage at the end of the breastbone. An abundance of pinfeathers always indi- cates young bird. while the presence of long hairs denotes age.