The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-27
HOUSEHOLD NOTES


 ring, is excellent to hold a bah of string in the kitchen.
 Removing the outer leaves of the cabbage before boiling it, will lessen the objectionable odor.
 Baking soda will sweeten rni1k yes sells and clean brasses and it is good for dish washing.
 In making omelet it is better to add hot water than milk, as milk makes the omeIet tough.
 If the. chiIdren's shoes get soaking wet, stun them with soft newspaper torn in little pieces.
 It is best to cater to the chil- dren's taste for sweets by making good, wholesome candy at home
 If raincoat needs cleaning sponge it with ether and alcohol, with a few drops of ammonia added.
 A piece of worn out garden hose slipped over a stout stick OF handle may be used for carpet beater.
 If roast is to be served hot for two meals, cook, 1t slightly the first day and slice only from one side
 Crisped crackers7 are always good with salad. Dip them in cold water, butter one side, then brow nEn hot oven.
 Unbleached muslin, with a. cross stitch border in old blue makes de- 1ightfu1 and cheap curtains for a bed room.
 To keep silver that is not in use. wrap each piece separately Rn tissue paper and then wrap all together in flannel.
 Insist on having every specaz of the trimmings from the meat you pur- chase; they make good foundation for soups.
 Plant the seeds of dates and or anges if you would have some unus- ua1 and interesting house plants at no expense. @
 Boiled or roasted meata that is to be cut cold should be tightly wrapped in Q clean, moist cloth. It will be much more tender.
 that is bought in baskets empt1ed out. By this means you are sure of both quality and quantity.
 To insure lightness in a cake, it should be put in the oven as soon as the baking powder or other raising medium has been addeds
 Coffee exposed to the air quickly loses it's delicate aroma. The beans should be kept in sealed glass jars and ground just before using.
 Cranberries can be candded and used for decoration instead of mar aschino cherries They have the ad- vantage of being much cheaper.
 A toy rail or ledge is a good thing in a nursery. It should be set about three feet from the floor and be wide enough to hold the toys safely.
 A good way to smooth a. hatiron is to rub it hard on the underside of a sod of grass The earth should be loanny and clean to have the desired effect.
 Fall and winter are the best seasons to buy groceries in bulk for the house hold. Dried fruits, sugar, cereals and flour can all be laid in to advan- T Ss.. ,.,,,1z 1,.. a1v.,, 4x, .,<,r1-i,,,, 1,s getables. If they are overcooked, they will be tough. their flavor will be somewhat destroyed and they will be indigestible.
 Bore a, hole in the floor under the refrigerator drip-pan and attach a the drainage. The other end of the hose should be carried out on the ground.
 When beating the whites of eggs with a. rotary egg beater, try hold 1 ing the beater at an angle instead of up and down in the bowl This ac- 1 conp1ishes the work much quicker. Save all the fat that accumu1ates from frying bacon. When you have a l can full, heat it and strain it through a cloth. You will have a very good 1 fat for frying purposes, thereby saw | ing lard.
 A simple way to prevent meat 1 from drying when it is roasted in a 1 gas stove is to place a stone jar shalt full of water in g. corner of the oven The steam will keep the air in the l oven moist.
 The housewife should beware o1 the fruit man who lines his baskets | with paper. He has a. clever way o1 l arranging the paper so that the bas- ket will hold only half the proper amount of fruit
 A quick way to clean entrants is te l put them into a colander, sprinkle with flour and rub between the hands You will be surprised how quickly the stems will clean off and fall throue- I the holes of the co1ander. Before using cabbage, cauliflowe1 1 or lettuce, the heads should be turned down in salted water, to which a few teaspoonfuls of vinegar have beer added, If this is done, any form o1 animal life will crawl out. I Before ironing a. table cloth the 1 edges should be pulled straight, mak ing the corners even. It should ther be troned with heavy iron. Always iron 1t half dry on the wrong side ana entirely dry on the right side. I The yo1k of a fresh egg, beatS in milk, is an excellent substitute fol cream in coffee, but you must be care full to remove every atom of thu white. This mock cream must hav' the coffee poured very slowly into thu cup.
 Clean white felt hats in this way Purchase a lump of rnagnesia and rul 1t well into the hat. allow it to stand for a day and then brush the mag nesia, out with stiff brush. Tn dirt will brush out with the mag nesia.
 It is a good idea, when cooking an, kind of boiled suet pudding, to ,pu ] a we1I-greased grease-proof paper ov CT the top before tying on the cloth thus preventing the cloth from becom in ggreasy, and makes it easy to wash