The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-03-19
The Editor will be pleased to
receive and publish hints of iA-
terest to our readers.
Household Hints.

never do without it. The melted par
affin pours so easily just where it
is wanted and need not all be used
at one time.
When the whites of eggs refuse to
stiffen for cakes, stir in little bak
ing powder.
If food burns in nice, new enam-
eled dish, put in tablespoon of sal
soda, fill with water and boil.
A tablespoonful of castor oil
around the roots of ferns and palms
once month will give growth and
fresh color.
Paste soft blotting paper on the
bottom of ornaments, vases or flow
er bowls and they will not mar pol
ished surfaces.
The only way to be sure of having
a tidy mantel in living-room or kitch-
en- seems to be not to use it at all
or to omit it altogether.
Everything about the kitchen
should be shable-walls, wood
work, floors (or floor eovering)
shelves, furniture and utensils.
II you will add beaten egg to
the mashed potato that is to be made
into cakes, they will stay in shape
better, brown nicer and be finer fla
vored.
1t pays to study tastes and needs
and cookery. Indigestion is the
root of more evils (of tempers as
well as of organs) than is commonly
recognized.
Pack the ice cream freezer as usu-
al, then pour little hot water over
the ice to start the melting quickly
or fill up to the overflow hole with
cool water.
If you have not an ice shaver, or
1t Is lost or broken, try something
even better. Crack the ice in small
pieces and put them through the
meat grinder.
Ii starched clothes become wet
with rain while on the line do not
fake them down. Allow them to re-
main till dry and they will retain
their original stiffness.
A cup of hot water in the oven
with cake and pastry will prevent
scorching. In baking gems or muf-
fins one of the cups may be filled with
water instead of batter.
As soon as the apples for the salad
are cut pour little lemon juice over
them. This keeps them from becom-
ing discolored and blends nicely with
the dressing, improving the flavor.
Just remember to cover the egg
yolk that you did not need right away,
with water Then it will not be
dried out and injured or useless when
you want to use 1t some hours later.
If a garment becomes scorched in
ironing, lay wet cloth over the
place and pass hot iron over it,
causing it to steam freely. Repeat
until the mark disappears, which will
not be long unless it is really burned.
Utilizing left-overs is not an econ
omy il it requires too much time or
labor, or too expensive additions to
make them palatable. Sometimes
scraps make much better fresh eggs
than anything else. The chickens
really need some OF them.
II yOu want to transfer a pretty
pattern that you see In a newspa per,
put piece of carbon paper (if you
haven't any, several sheets can be
gotten for S cents and each may be
used innumerable times) face down
on your fabric, then put the news
paper over and trace the outline of
the design with sharp pencil.
Meal times should be contented,
comfortable, cheerful times, for the
sake of the health and happiness of
the family. Do not select these oc-
casions for general fault findings and
seedlings just because everyone Is
handy and cannot get away easily.
If seasons of reproof and correction
must come, let it be later, and be-
tween individuals.