Evening journal., 1914-07-27
HOUSEHOLD NOTES


A great deal of comfort may be
gotten by using an asbesto7 glove
handling pots end pans that arc hot
Jelly bags. pudding cloths and
strainer cloths should be thrown into
clear, warm water Immediately after
using them
Tea should never be boiled. but
made from fresh boiling water.
allowing one tcaspoonfu. to each
! person, and one to the pot
Cold storage fish may be known
by the lack of brightness In the eyes.
Fresh fish have. clear eyes. red gills,
stiff fins. and the scales are shining.
Beef ranks first as regards utility
and economy in soup making II
should be cut from the fore or hind
shin.
New potatoes should not be given
10 children or invalids. They may
be compared 10 unripe fruit The
starch grains have not reached ma
turity.
When roasting meat OF any kind
especially veal. try putting a few
strips of pork fat over il. You Will
be surprised now much more juicy
the meat will be.
Any salad will have a most excel
lent flavor If il is allowed to soak
IN ITS dressing for about a half hour
before eating. This, of course, refers
TO French dressing.
A soft linen handkerchief or a bit
Of absorbent Gotten applied directly
TO the scalp removes oil and a little
witch hazel or hair tonic applied will
often keep dandruff away
In sugaring stuffed dates a great
deal of time can be saved by putting
n little sugar in a jar, adding a cup
| of stuffed dates. sealing the jar and
/ shaking the contents thoroughly.
To extract the juice from an onion,
cut a slice from the root end, draw
back the skin and press the onion
on a coarse crater, working with a
/ rotary motion.
When pictures are hung on the
walls of new house there is danger
I OF the picture being injured by COM
/ ing i'm contact with the dampness of
/ the walls. To avoid this, cut a cork
! into four rounds and stick one on
/ each corner of the picture with muci-
lage BY doing this the picture will
not touch the wall and become mil
/ dewed
The inside Of the ten or coffee pot
should never be washed with soap.
ii the pot is granite and becomes dis
colored. nearly fill il with cold water.
add one tablespoon of borax, and heat
gradually until the water reaches the
boiling point Rinse with hot water,
wipe and keep on the back of the
range until perfectly dry
Mothers old waists will make very
good little dresses for the wee daugh-
ter. The front Of the waist makes
the front of the dress, the back OF
the waist makes the back, with the
buttons and buttonholes already
made. The sleeves will cut down to
short puffs. and a little new material
will make the skirt, with a wide
piece of insertion with which 10 join
the waist and skirt together.
The alarm clock is a valuable as
sistant to the housekeeper in the kit
chen II she feels tired she can set
her alarm clock and take a short nap
without any fear OF Ovcrsleeping. If
she wants 10 guard against being alb
sorbed in one duty to tho extent of
forgetting her bread in The oven, she
| will set her alarm clock So in a
dozen different ways the alarm clock
may be used.
If aluminium ware is not properly
taken care of il will soon become dis
colored. A very good plan for wash
ing aluminium Is to nearly fill big
nan with hot water. adding a good
cupful Of soda. either bgking OF
washing soda Into this put all the
pieces Of aluminium and set on the
stove where u may boil hard. After
ten minutes Of good boiling, remove
and rinse the articles with clean
water. You will find that the grease
and stains will be almost entirely
| removed