Evening journal., 1918-12-06
Helpful Suggestions for The Busy Housewife
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

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II Is dangerous thing TO seal a
wound With any application that keeps
tho air out. until YOU are sure oil the
poison Is out.
It takes no longer 10 prepare frozen
desserts than II does TO make Piles. and
they are more wholesome In hot
weather.
When silver has become dlscolored
with egg, dip a damp cloth IN salt
water and rub the silver; The stain win
disappear
Use less cream, so as 10 save plenty
OF whole milk FOR the children.
An excellent breakfast consists OF
barley mullins, bacon, fruit and coffee.
Fruits Ike pears, charles and plums
may be canned with the stems on.
Cereals should be boiled until they
are done and then boiled sill another
hour
When meas are cold, try boiling tram
with a lettuce leaf and a lump OF sugar
Never allow a baby a teething or o.
pacliler-such things are nests OF germs
Fruit Is so valuable In a diet that
every member OF a family should eat
II regularly.
a little orange juice many be added
TO the drinking water II the baby re
fuses II plain
Seafood. poultry and rabbits are par
tlcularly patriotic foods TO use in place
of meat.
Any bit OF fruit that Is left over can
be preserved and put into a small Jar
for winter.
Canning fruits with honey is done in,
almost the same way as canning them
with sugar.
Keep folded newspapers handy upon
which 10 place solled pots and pans,
and save cleaning smutty marks from
The tables.
Crocuses make a pretty winter house
flower. They can be planted and teal
ed like hyaclnlhs or any Of the flower
ing bulbs.
When mahogany furniture looks a
little cloudy. put olive oil on a clean
cloth and rub Il. This viii make the
surface clean and bright.
Brass polished with oil and rottenp-
stone will have a deep rich yellow tone.
The whittier. more brilliant tone Is
caused by acid pOllshes.
When children have an abnormtl
craving fo- candy Il can sometimes be
gratlned with stuffed dates, which are
not so Injurious as candy.
Scoop out fresh tomatoes. break an
egg into each and season well. Strew
with crumbs and a bit OF butter and
bake a few minutes.
II boiled frostlDg has been cooked
too long. II may be rendered smooth
again by adding a piece OF butter the
size OF a walnut before beating lt.
Any cooking vessel can be cleaned In
half the time II II Is first steamed FIJI
Il with water, put the lid on and stand
Il where the water will get hot.
One pound Of dried corn goes fur
ther than a can OF corn, and II is more
sure to keep.
Fruits and vegetables may be dried
In wire trays 10 the oven, or suspended
over the stove.
When a finger becomes 80 swollen
that a ring cannot be removed, dip the
finger in ice-cold soap suds.
When churnng butter from cream
that tastes a little sharp. put a pinch OF
baking soda IN the chuNn.
Remember that a little carelessness
about the baby's food may result in a
serious Illness or worse.
A coffee pot should not be OF tin.
Tannin acid acts on this metal and
makes a poisonous compound.
Lima beans viii not boil over, while
cooking, II a small lump OF butter Is
added 70 the wafer.
Condiments as well as tea and coffee
should be left out OF children's diet.
SO should fried foods.
Peaches and plums are peeled more
easily II they are dropped into boiling
water for a few minutes.
Apples baked with bananas are de-
llcious. The apples are cored and one
quarter Of banana inserted in each
core before the apples are quite done.
Buttermilk Is very good for indlges-
ton and n small portions OF sour
cream are cared for quite nice bit
OF buttermllk and some fresh butter can
be made in a small glass churn
When you have few jars OF fruit
sauce that the family does not seem
10 enjoy, add some fresh fruit OF the
season, a little orange, and cook into
a rich jam and 1t win be very accept
able.
Asparagus, with cheese, Is made with |
one can Of asparagus, prepared as usual, |
10 serve hot and then sprinkled with |
grated cheese-Swlss Is best-salt, pep
per and butter, and baked in the oven. !