The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-04
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

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 Conservation is the need of the hour in the kitchen.
 Iron 1nolds for drop cakes are | among the very best
 Chestnut soup is a good beginning for the holiday dinner. A ,thermos bottle makes a most ac- ceptab1e Christmas gift.
 Never buy household articles that there is not actual need for. Powdered sugar is preferred by some people in making hard sauce
 A new house should never be pa pered till all signs Of damp disap- pear.
 Every wel1-kept bureau drawer should have pretty pad. perfumed if desired.
 If the edges of the saucepan are we'll buttered. the contents will not boil over l Iron the button side Of a blouse on 2 folded bath towel, buttons turned downward- It will prevent them from breaking.
 A lemon which has become hard ened can be made soft by soaking in i hot water.
 If a little salt is put on the dishes in which eggs are served the egg will wash off easily.
 Narcissus bulbs, planted in gold-
 fish globes. make a beautiful orna-
 ment for a living room table
 Stains on knives depart if the blade
 is rubbed with a raw potato dipped in knife powder.
 | To polish a black marble clock. rub l over with olive oil and finish with a clean chamois leather
 A cup Of hot water with tea spoon of salt, taken regularly before 1 breakfast, relieves indigestion. Stenciled linen articles for the house i are very attractive, easy and simple to make for Christmas gifts. A few drops of ammonia in the wa ter in which silver is washed will
 keep it bright for a. long time with 1 out cleaning.
 l Rice may be substituted for rnaca.- roni as a dinner dish. Prepare it with l grated cheese and bake it in the oven ThinIy sliced bananas, moistened
 with mayonnaise and placed between buttered slices of bread, make excel 1 lent school sandwiches. I When serving hot bread or pastry l of any kind. use hoe plates. The most delicious pastry becomes ttsoggy', I when served on cold plates. I When a window is difficult to raise pour a little melted lard between the frame and the casing and put little
 also on the cord.
 1 Milk or milk foods cooked in milk l will not scorch if the stew pan is
 rinsed out in cold water and rubbed l with a little freSn butter or lard | ' f 1 do not put it into the bread box to be forgotten, but cover over in a dish.
 and use for toast at the next meal. The wise housewife will see that the kitchen is frequently flooded with
 fresh air. One can work faster and
 with more ease in a we'll ventilated room.
 An excellent household remedy for burns is olive oil or vasennes The great thing is to- eKcludeo the air from the burned surface, and this the oil will do.
 To improve the appearance of leather furniture, try polishing 1t with a soft cloth dipped in a polish made l of one part vinegar and two parts l linseed oil.
 stale bread. Soak the bread soft and mix with eggs, milk, a pinch of salt and baking powder enough to make light.
 There is no more effica.cious way of l removing finger marks from wood work, window panes or porcelain than l by wiping them with 8 cloth rnoisten- ed with kerosene.
 When giving sticky medicines to children, heat the spoon by dipping it for a moment in hot water: then pour in the medicine and it will slip easily from the spoon.
 A lump of soda dissolved in iit- 1 tie hot water and added to the b1uing l water on wash day preVents the bluel from settling in the clothes and makes them perfectly white.
 Mashed potatoes. left over. should be packed in a cup or bowl until need ed for frying. Another way to use them is to put into a double boiler with some warm milk.
 Gut off the bottom of an old water bottle and then cut the rubber into strips up to the curve at the top to make a whip or beater for couches, mattresses, pillows, etc. <44
 Cotton gloves to wear in doing housework are cooler and better in every way than old kid gloves. If bought especially for this purpose, get a size larger than usually worn. Even potato parings have use. Dried, they make excellent fireIight- CTS, and thereby save wood. Boiled, and mixed with barley meal, they make an excellent morning meal for poultry. To keep curtains from blowing out the windows, conceal thin iron washers in the hems and corners It will make the curtains hang evenly and without constant stirring in a breeze.