Evening journal., 1915-06-22
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

IlOUOEIlOLD NU / ES
Lard is better to grease cake pans,
as butter sticks.
Glass Jars are most convenient re-
ceptacles for dry groceries
II Powdered sugar always makes a
lighter cake than granulated.
Rub alcohol stains off wood inn
medately with a cloth dipped in
vaseline.
When making a cake use cups of
the same size to measure all mater
ials.
Most important in the making of
good coffee is to use the water at the
first boil
Borax. will take off the leather
stains made by shoes on light-oolored
stockings.
Soup should never be boiled in an
iron vessel porcelain and granite
iron are better.
Do not peel rhubarb before cook
ing. II should be cooked in a porce-
lain kettle.
The cork mat which can be rolled
up is one Of the sensible accessories
to the bathroom.
Color can be restored to many
fabrics simply by spongng with am
mOnia and water.
Good butter should smell sweet.
Il should be the same color all through
and il should be firm.
A bit of harseradish placed on top
of sour pickle will keep mold away
from the vinegar.
Never beat the butter sugar or
eggs in a tin basin. Use an earthen
bowl and a wooden spoon.
Meat or poultry that is frozen
should stand in a warm room sew
eral hours before cooking.
Every good dining table should
have an asbestos mat and a silence
cloth under it's tablecloth.
Don't forget to close the refrigera-
tor door each time you use the hox.
The ice viii last much longer
The dish towels and dishcloth
should be thoroughly washed. scalded
and summed at least once a day.
Every housekeeper should have a
wire cage in which all trash can be
conveniently and safely burned.
The japanese always dry their
white silks in dark room. This pre-
vents them from turning yellow.
A pinch of salt added to the apples
when they are cooking Will make
them tender and improve the flavor.
A beautiful old bit of filet lace
mounted upon glass and framed
makes a charming pin tray for a
bureau
Ammonia and warm water poured
on grease spot on a rug or carpet
Will remove the spot without chang
ing the color.
Whipped cream that is to he used
as a garnish for Bavarian creams and
other desserts should be Favored be-
fore whipping.
White woolens can he brushed with
cornmeal and salt--equal quantities.
with the result that they are perfectly
clean.
A brush dipped in pulverized burnt
alum and brushed over gold-thread-
ed articles that are tarnished will
make them look like new.
With the help of wheel tray to
! prepare the breakfast. fruit. cereal
coffee. toast and eggs can be carried
at one trip to the diningroom.
Starch for dark calicoes should be
made in the usual way. then add 10 II
! one pint Of clear coffee. Strain and
add tiny piece of spermaceti
little vinegar kept boiling on the
stove while ounions or cabbage are
Cooking will prevent the disaereeable
odor from going through the house.
IL saves time to cut the dough for
baking powder biscuit with a sharp
knife. The biscuits will be in pretty
squares and there is no waste.
II is great convenience to have
a. small refrigerator in the pantry 70
hold the little things that need 10 be
kept cool while a meal is in prepara-
tion.
Test potatoes by cutting in two ana
rupDlng the cut surfaces together.
Ihen press the two parts together.
IL they stick, the potatoes are good.
! The housekeeper who has only one
maid should thoroughly clean one
room every week BY this means,
paints, windows and closets will be
in good order.
n A clothes basket with two PARTS is
convenient for keeping white and col
ored clothes separate. Or the division
may be made small and used for
\ clothespins.
thbu pearl uullpn SeWoO 10 the
back of the boys collar band will DO
tho same work as the regular collar
button, and he will always know
where TO find il.
When making raisin cake soak the
raisins twenty minutes in clean wa
/ ter drain them and use the wa
ter in which they have soaked instead
4 Of sweet or sour milk.
! Have a bag for scraps hung on
/ the sewing machine, and as trimmings
collect, tuck them into the bag in
stead OF throwing them on the floor
20 be picked up again.
Permaneanate of potash will
cleanse dirty filters Of all impurities
A solution should be passed through
the filter until it comes out as pink
as when IL was poured in.
When iodine has been spilled on
clothing. thoroughly soap the spots
with a good white laundry soap and
let il remain in cold water for a few
hours. The iodine stain will disop-
pear.
After peeling apples for pie, do not