Evening journal., 1915-06-28
HINTS FOR HOUSEWIVES

Coffee made with an egg has
rich flavor, which egg alone can give.
Mix sugar with the cocoa before
adding the hot milk and it will not
lump.
II the leg joints are stiff and the fat
be firm and white, the lamb is fresh.
Save the little white jars which
beef extract comes in to make match
holders.
Coffee should be bought for small
family use in small quantities, freshly
roasted and ground.
Palms should be kept away from
gas light and from draughts If you
would have them thrive.
Don't let a coal stove get red hot
suddenly If you want it to last. IT.
should get hot gradually.
The housewife who wishes to keep
her hands in good condition should
wear housemaid's gloves.
To remove white spots left by not
dishes on the dining table, use cam
phorated oil, rubbing it in well.
To keep sleeves up when washins
dishes get a pair of bicycle clips and
attach to the rolled-up sleeves.
Keen a tiny irong board handy for
pressing little things ike the Daoy
cap strings or little collars.
In saving leftovers, put them INTO
the dishes in which they are to be re-
heated instead of into fresh dishes.
Fly specks that are difficult TO
get off the window panes may be
rubbed off with the edge of a penny.
Don't set leaky vessels on the
range. or spill cold water on II. THESE
things cause it to crack and warp.
A good and simple orange salad
is made of sliced oranges on lettuce
leaves, covered with French dressing.
Short cakes are a good dessert for
any time of year. Fill with fresh
fruit in summer and preserves in
winter.
Never let ashes accumulate in the
ash pan of the cooking range. They
absorb the heat before it reaches the
oven.
Always save chicken fat. It can
be used in place of butter for crullers,
and it is very good for frying meats
or mush.
How many people know that steak
can he broiled over the furnace Goals,
thereby saving both fuel and smoke?
Tin is an undesirable material for
coffee pot. the tannic acid acts on
tin and is apt to form poisonous
compound.
Never rub white silk when you
wash il. but souse it up and down in
tepid soapsuds. Hot water Will make
it yellow.
To boil hnnan haddie. soak it for
little while before putting it over
the Goals, and put plenty of butter
on it afterward.
After polishing brasses in the
kitchen coat them with the oil used
for mixing gold paint and they VIII
stay clean much longer.
Do not put coal on hot fire when
fixing il to keep. Take off the lids
and cool il a little. by this means you
save the fresh coal.
A fat button can be used to out
line scallops for embroidering, choos-
ing different buttons for the different
scallop sizes needed.
When mixing thickening for gravy,
add a pinch of salt to the flour before
adding the water or milk-it will be
less likely to lump.
II boiled drinking water is order
ed. it may be freshened by pouring
il briskly from one jug to another and
back again half a dozen times.
II is a good plan to make a small
pin cushion and fasten it on TO the
arm of a sewing machine. II is handy
to stick the pins in and take them
out.
BY putting meat in cold water and
allowing the water to heat gradually.
a large amount of juice is extracted
and the meat is tasteless. This is the
proper way to boil meat for soup
stock
Don't grudge time in drying your
hands. Dry them first with an ordi-
nary linen towel. and then thoroughly
rub them with a soft Turkish one.
Afterward dust them over with good
toilet powder.