Evening journal., 1915-05-29
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

Don't keep even QIy EIOttilto III
paper bags-use glass jars.
ANY storeroom for food should be
cool, dry and well ventilated.
Nothing makes a finer polish for
tinware than good wood ashes.
Use a fibre or wooden dish tub
for the finest pieces of china and glass.
Put pump-bows on pumps with snap
fasteners-it is mt ch easier than
sewing them on.
Delicious strawberry pot pies can
be made just like any other pot pies
with dumplings.
An soyster opener is a handy thing
in the kitchen when 1t comes to pry-
ing things open.
Potatoes will be more mealy if a
cloth is put over the saucepan before
putting on the lid.
small quantity Of chopped figs
added to nut and apple salad gives
an excellent flavor.
Shoes will last much longer IL oc-
casionally rubbed with vaseline when
they are new.
Using a wire spoon for removing
doughnuts from hot fat is a great inn
provement on the fork.
Chiffon velvet is a most excellent
a mans or a woman's.
Even the hooks should be white in
while tiled bathroom if one would
have the prettiest effect
To insure potted plants thriving,
always have a little water in the
saucer under the flower pot.
For obstinate nosebleed put an ice
pack or a cloth wrung out in ice water
at the back of the neck.
The cheaper and lighter the pan
the whittier and lighter your bread
when you bake in a gas range.
Don't forget when making the sum-
mer marmalades TO have a few glasses
of pineapple marmalade.
Orange marmalade should never be
very stiff or it is liable to candy when
kept for any length Of time.
Bronzes should be cleaned by rub
bing with sweet oil. Rub dry with a
soft cloth and polish with chamois.
A cloth skirt should never be hung
up inside out as this tends TO crease
IL more than anything else.
When milk bOils over on the stove,
sprinkle on some salt at once. This
will counteract the disagreeable odor.
If gilt picture frames are brushed
will touch them through the summer
SulphuTic acid is said to work bet
ter than benzine or alcohol for clean
ing coat collars or removing grease
spots.
Cruel. when properly prepared,
should be a little thicker than cream
and should be absolutely free from
Jumps.
Afto. ,,,tt;r,, h,,tto~oa ,oro. l., A.
cake pans. sprinkle in just little
-four This will keep the cakes from
sticking.
Tangerine oranges make a nice
marmalade II mixed with some
lemons; about three lemons to a dozen
tangerines.
will clean a dirty window better than
soapsuds; ammonia In wash water is
equally good.
A tiny magnet can be used while
= shopping to test the presence of iron
in hooks and eyes and other fasten-
ings 10 be used on wash garments.
When running dates or figs through
the mincing machine. add a few drops
of lemon juice to prevent the fruit
from clogging the mincer.
BY pouring boiling water over the
cooking apples they are much easier
to peel. This is a considerable saving
Of time when there is a morning s
! cooking to do.
Cold water soothes the pain of any
> sudden Inflammation of the eye; hot
water will help dull pain. and a
weak solution of boric acid is always
good for the eye.
3 To keep silver bright that is not
in use. lay a piece of gum camphor
in the drawer or box in which the
silver is kept, and you will not have
10 clean your silver so often.
II half a bottle of olives has been
used and you wish to keep the rest
add pinch of salt to the brine, pour
n teaspoonful Of olive oil in the liquid
and replace the cork.
In making a fruit cake. pour halt
the batter on the pan before adding
the fruit; then the fruit will not be
found all at the bottom of the cake
as is too often the way.
To clean silver. apply kerosene
with either a brush or soft cloth, then
rinse in scalding water No other
I method Is so easy and no other
method will give such luster.
Delicious sandwiches for the after
d noon are made from raisins and nuts
5 chopped together very fine. moistened
= with a little whipped cream and sea
soned with a little salt.
A delicious filling for layer cake
is made by mixing a pound Of finely
q minced shelled almonds with two
eggs, a cupful Of confectioner's sugar
i and a teaspoonful Of vanilla.
u To arrange an attractive after.
3 dinner dish, pile large. handsome
S punches Of raisins on a dolly in 2
II glass dish and fill in the crevices will
shelled and blanched nuts Of all kinds
o When cutting materials on the bias
o IL is the part OF wisdom to lay The
] goods smoothly on a sewing table
or sewing board Pin II necessary sC
!. as 10 avoid any danger from slippinE
6 or pulling.
When putting the store room il
order, Il is a good idea 10 have II
your pocket a piece OF black marking
!. crayon. and as each package Is TIED
= = up mark plainly on the outside wha
= IL contains.
Perfectly clear cold coffee will
i renovate black silk much better thar
0 beer. II is applied to the right sid'
e OF the silk. which should be ironed OF
d the wrong side, over heavy blanket
y when half dry.
Instead of pouring custard over
Il sliced bananas. try pressing the frui
IS through a sieve and stirring in tn
n custard Just as 1t comes from tn