Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-09-20
The COOK SAYS

What do you do with the string o
take off boxes II parcels? asks cook.
You should tie the lengths together
and roll it into a ball. When the bal
gets quite big, knit the string into a
piece of plain knitting about a DOT
square. 1t makes u capital dish cloth.
and The knots in the Irvine take all
h hard and burnt pieces off pots and
pans better than anything.
So that a Stepladder will not slip,
open two short pieces of garden hose
and fasten them to the lower ends OF
the ladder, turning them up on the
sides of the supports and mailing them
there. This is q useful and simple de-
vice may prevent serious accidents
especially if on bare floors.
If a lamp is upset INC the oil takes
fire, throw flour on it. Water is worse
than nothing. A rug or quilt may
smother it out.
Here are some hints by cook for maxi
ing tea and coffee:
Tea made from freshly boiled water
is superior in flavor.
Coffee is better when made with cold
water, as this method extracts the oils
more quickly and effectively. Cook the
coffee for Il few minutes after it has
reached the boiling point or the oils
will be quickly d%issipated and the coffee
will be flat. without aroma.
When it reaches the boiling point, an
eggshell, a little of the white of an egg,
or n teaspoon of cold water will pre-
cipitate he grounds. A small bit of
butter makes The coffee rich and
Smooth.
If egg are scarce and you are mak-
ng pumpkin pie, use Il tablespoon OF
flour in place of one of the eggs YOU
would have used. and you will never
know the difference. Pie crust will bake
more quickly to Il delicate brown IL
the slightest %sprinkling of sugar Is
sifted over it, and just Il suspicion Of
cold water.
German silver purse will be glad to
know, thinks cook, that common bak-
Ing soda and water will clean it in q
few minutes. lust take plenty of soda
and a little water and wash between
the hands or with Il brush. Rinse and
dry.
Jewelry is kept bright in a damp CHI
mate by being covered with talcum
powder and placed in a box. 1t is tar
uished when taken from the box, but
when brushed becomes clean and
bright. To clean fine jewels make a
ioapsuds and boil it. Pour into it a
tablespoon of ammonia, place the jew
lis in it, cover the vessel and allow the
5ieces to remain in the suds ove night.
Polish with a chamois tissue pa
>er. This will clean the carved pieces
beautifully.
If place in a cardboard box a
aver of ordinary flour, then lay the
orks and spoons or other household
,ilver pon it and@cover thickly with
lour, the pieces will remain quite
bright for amy length of time. Knives
lfter having been thoroughly cleaned
'hould be rubbed with vaseline. then
wrapped in tissue paper. This will pre-
rent rust.
1t is a good idea, thinks cook. to keep
I piece of s%andpaper over the sink to
lean pots and pans
Never buy spices in large quantities
IS they lose their flavor before you can
Use them.
If you want t. be sure that bread
pudding will be light, add a little
baking powder to it.
Don't forget to make grape jelly as it
s one OF the most useful of all sweets.
Sweet picked apples are delicious
served with meats. They may be made
lust as picked peaches are.
Lemon juice and cayenne are excel
ent used in French dressing instead Of
black pepper and vinegar.
When next making white sauce use
olive oil or peanut oil in place of butter.