The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-30
HOUSEHOLD NOTES


 HOUSEHOLD NOTES
 IT frozen too urt cikIy, ice cream vs1iI be coarse- grained
 A1vaays. fl. possible, use patented peach stoner to pft peaches
 Frozen punches contain only tea liquor sugar lemon and water Old worstea dresneH can be cut mp into patchwork couch covers. It pays to buy the bacon that comes | in glass jars: 1t has no waste. ssranfte ices ara watericee only n vary hot weafaer serve the coolest freshest dishes possible for | lunch.
 Porehes ana veraEafas are easiest elsaned with 2 hese and fntshed with ] a broom.
 Improperly kent foed exposes househoId to the Chances of ptonaalne 1 pozson1ng.
 IT the pears you ara canning have ] an anHtpfd taste. add a little lemon or I grape juice.
 1 Sour milk can be used for So many 1 purposes it should newer be wastedl 1 Try painting the coal ahcvel white 1 # you would find 1t quickly in dark l eeIlar
 When ypu pull cork out of a nlu- not stick again.
 Hppered herring can be eaten by l people suffering from ssasicaxn 4ss when everything else fails
 Nothing is better to take on q pic inte than tlle oId4tlzne atandbya. sand When making bt1ttonho1es on $ ma I terial that Trays. easily work the hole before cutting It.
 Have casters on your Kitchen table ably whenever desired.
 he finer you crush the ice to be used in the freezer the more quickly t vzzll freeze che ice cream
 To tncrease tne quant1tv of whip I ped cream add white Of an GEE to
 No cream Is used In true sher- bet, but white Of egg OF little Rela2 tine mixed with fruit juice
 brightly polished bit Of color is Isolnetfnes all that is necessary to give a note Of color In q room.
 It is poor economy to save frilft-5ar. rubhers from year to year. Stefflize the cans and buy new rubpeFs.
 The corner cupbcardA. found in many old houses, give delfghtfls1 oE3- Il portunity for the display of old china.
 A drawer made to slide under ones sewing chair is an immense eonvan- Hence foE the keeping of thin1bles need- l les etc.
 1t in q granite ware basin in the oven and stir occastona1ly. The oven door should be open
 Paper plates are best to take on la picnic. because they can be burned when used Also thermos bottle Is well nigh zndtsF1 F1enaab1e.
 Canned spinach IS great resource when the winter comes: also st7uf311f of spinach Juice shouId a1ways be made for cc1cr1ng
 To cave the cookbDcks keep In it q piece of glass the size of che pages. and hold down the page you happen to be reading. by itn means.
 Bread cutters cau be had now In the heps. which cut bread any desirsd thickness for snudWtcheas and prove thenselves great time sewers
 few drops Of alvcerine put on the edges Of the fruit jars before lscrewing on tae covers will prewent mold from forming on the fruit.
 The little brass rings that can be bought for few cents, make excellent hangers for boys clothing Sew the I rings In aruholes or Waietbands. 4 tea-baslxet acts as a sort of cosy, z the tea being hrewed in another pot, then strained and put into the tea- L hour.
 1 If Oriental rugs are soiled, they 1 can be cleaned with a sude made Of a good uaphtha soap. Rub with the nap: not against it Rinse several times with clear water
 Blackberrtes can De prepared for winter in half a dozen diffsrenf ways They can be canned preserved. d pickled, made into paste. catsup, cor dial, vinegar jam and jelly.
 hen taking tucl<s in children s dresses stitch in the tuck on the 1 wrong side of the hem, using chatne stitch machine. Nothing is easier than to rip # out when the time comes
 To cover jelly glasses. cut letter paper in circular pieces that will just 1t inside the glass, and dip the paper in brandy. cover with tin covers or large pieces of Gaper pasted down
 Watercress stan6s at the head of all vegetables as blood purifier, and it is not always necessary to make 1t into salad to be palatable. for it fs appettzing eaten plain with bread and butter.
 and remember that a pinch of soda will preserve the green color. A handful of sorrel may be tossed tu while boiling if you would have the flavor slightly acrid. Fl To relacQuer brass bed, rub the brass vigorously with a flannel dipped in whiting, then dissolve 10 cents worth of she11ac in enough alcohol to make 1t thin. Apply with a small brush.
 When stewinG fruit cf any kind in a steam cooker. always place 1t in a basin or some earthenware dish in- side the cooker. Fruit should never be cooked in a metal saucepan, al both flavor and color will be spoiled Rose geranium jelly can be made with apples prepared as for ordinary kspple jelly. Just when the jelly te 1T