Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-17
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
BY Henrietta Grauci.
WEDNESDAYS MAI. BAG.

WPiN. cuttings VI SIPS may bt StHtf
IN pots, IN the open ground or IN shallow
boxes filled with earth and called flats.
| Take the cuttings of verbcna, geranium,
coeus and fuschia from the ends of the
| stems. and of MS old growth rs you can
secure. Slip the plants with sharp KIN fe
making the cut diagonaly, Have good
drainage and rich soil, and put the cut
tlngs IN so one bud or eye at least rs In
the ground. Protect from the hot sun
until the roots strike. Wat only early
in the morning.
In the direction gwen Monday for m
crcasng the quantity of butter by saddlng
milk. YOU say creamery butter must he
| used This costs me 20 cents "a pound, but
| can buy country or dairy butter Tor
As Why can II not be mixed with the
milk in the Same way
Reply: The country butter rs not
| worked SO firmly rs the creamery butter
and SO cannot take up SO much oi the
added liquid You can use good quality
of brick buttcrng, or "oleo butter, ior
this purpose better than you can ordinary
country butter
Can Worcestershire sauce be made ~
home?
Reply. This is "A tested recipe for this
fresh tomatoes; juice, rind and pulp of
two lemons; one cup vinegar; two table
spoons salt: one-half cup dark brown
sugar; one Tablespoon white pepper. and
the same amount of ground allsplce, cloves
and onion Juice Sumner gently two
hours Strain and bottle while hot
Please tell me quick way to make
strawberry Jam have no convenlences
and no time for long processes.
Reply Recipe, two quarts Strawberries,
one pound sugar Crush one quart of the
berries and simmer them for 20 minutes,
Add the sugar to this and boil until thick.
Put the cleaned, uncooked quart Of her
ries INTO small glasses, filling each one half
full. Pour the boiling thick jam upon
these In the glasses and seal immediately.
This is an English method We like to Use
I'm public demonstrations, and the results
are beautiful rs we'll rs good tasting
Is zinc an injuries covering for Kitchen
work table
Reply Cover table with zinc. by all
means. It YOU cannot get sheet aluminium
or a ready-made white porcelain top II
is easily kept clean and is n great con
venlence and not dangerous, ms it is not
necessary to lay meat or fish upon II for
many minutes
Nav trouble YOU for directions for
making starch with rice water
Reply Poll one cup Of rice in three cups
Of water Cover the kettle partially and
salt slightly When the rice is done, drain
Cff the water and use Il Tor starch. Season
the rice and dry il slightly in the oven. and
serve rs usual. If you want 70 make
quantity IT rice starch, buy broken or
second quality rice.
Can YOU suggest way for me 70 have
all my dinner ready At once? use a
thrcc-h hole gas plate and have trouble
keeping food hot
Reply. A time table for cooking foods
would he q help to you and SO would a
section steamer The steamer cooks
several articles AT once over one hole and
Will keep many dishes hot while Others
cook
A time table that YOU can elaborate for
yourself can he started thus
water boils
Young green peas Cook Is minutes,
older ones 30 minutes
String beans need as minutes cooking
in boiling. salted water
SQUASH steamS in 20 minutes
Tomatoes 30 minutes 20 one hour, &C
cording 20 their preparation.
Miss Grauel will bc glad 70 answer,
either in her column, or personally, IN
oinries regarding food conservation. recipes
and the like For personal replies three
cent stamp must he enclosed.