Evening journal., 1915-07-08
HINTS FOR HOUSEWIVES


II Japanese lanterns have a little
silver sand put in the bottom to give
weight. there will be little danger of
the whole thing catching fire, as the
candle is held firmly in position.
A delicious dessert can be made
from odds and ends of fruit cut and
mixed together. Oranges. bananas and
little pineapple are good, and you
may even put In strawberries.
Wild flowers can be transplanted
successfully il care is taken to put
them in places with about the same
exposure and character as they were
in before It is well to move a great
deal of the natural soil with the roots
II the face burns and feels harsh
IL should not be washed with water.
but cleansed with cold cream. wiped
with soft cloth and sponged with
a mild solution Of benzoin and alcohol
A milky jug should always be
rinsed in cold water before being
washed In hot. II the hot water is
used first the curd becomes set and
the surface Is not so easily cleansed
Take vegetables out of the water
the moment they are sufficiently
cooked II underdone. they are in
digcstibe, and if overdone. their ap-
pearance is spoiled and their flavor
lost.
II candle or other grease is split
you can easily remove il by putting a
sheet Of clean blotting paper over the
marks and ironing with a hot iron,
shifting the paper as the grease is
absorbed
! If almonds are put into cold water
and allowed 10 come Just to the boil
ing point. they blanch easily. Plunge
In cold water as soon as the skins
are taken off. then they will not
change color.
Equal parts OF ammonia and whiten-
ing make an excellent mixture for
cleaning nickel furnishings and orna-
ments. II should be applied TO the
nickel with a cloth. and will produce
quite a good lustre
To remove grass stains from shadow
lace make a rich suds of any pure
white soap and let the lace lie in
, II for several hours. To remove grass
/ stains from brocaded silk the same
method might be tried.
e II you want to economize in on,
! Of the small things do not use the pre-
/, pared powders that come for cleaninl
porcelain. but use a cloth saturated
q with kerosene. II viii do the worl
. just as we'll and. besides, will havl
r a disinfecting quality.
. To grow roses from the slip selec
a a fresh young slip and cut it OF
n the bush with a sharp qnife; thel
n put II into the earth with half II
/, length above the ground, turn a glas
3 jar over II and leave ii TO grow.
! Crackers are delicious to serve wit
y soup II treated in the following man
n ner: Split common crackers an
spread thinly with butter. allowin
, one-fourth teaspoon of butter 10 eac
Al cracker half; put into pan and bak
4 until delicate brown.
!, Here is a cheap way OF making
clothes drier. Get an old umbrell;
teke off the cover and enamel IN
"a framework TO prevent rusting. Su'
u pend the frame by the handle from
hook in the ceiling near the rang
;. You will find il very useful to han
4. all small articles on to dry when iror
Il ing.
For rusty curtain hooks place thel
in a bowl and cover with cloudy an
monia Leave for half an hour. an
then stir the maround with a sticl
, The hooks viii look like new. If IN
=, points are dificult 10 put through III
fabric. push them into a bar Of soa
ia and they will aftefward slip in quit
~ easily.
! Pictures hung by single VIII
IS have an annoying way Of getting uI
even on account of the slipping of I'll
"a wire on the picture hook. This ca
IA sometimes be avoided by first hanl
N ing the picture face TO the wall an
"a then turning II around, The sing
turn this makes in the wire near III
Is hook prevents slipping.
S. Fruit beverages may be very varie
,e and refreshing when made from fru
" juices and soda water. Stew Il
fruit until soft, and pass through
~ hair sieve. sweeten and dilute wit
er water and serve in glasses with cracl
e, ed ice. Strawberries, raspberrie
IN currants and cherries are all exec
lent used as beverages.
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