Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-19
GOOD HOUSEKEE
BY Henrietta Granel.
WHAT THEY ASK ME.

"How IS mulled cider made and u true
ii will break up a cold; is it a Temperance
cure"
Reply-This is good hot beverage
TO induce profuFe persplratlon II taken be
fore retiring. sweet cider from which II IS
made IS not Intoxicating any more tim Is
a sweet apple Put the sweet cider inn
stout pitcher, add a pinch Of ground cloves,
and stick of cinnamon. Heat an IRON
rod n stove poker is the ordinary imple-
ment called INTO this dervicc and when It
Is rcd hot plunge IT. into the cider Re-
peat this until the beverage is hot, drink
it and retire lmr cdiately. Hot lemonade
is Just MS good = remedy.
'Have you recipe for mullins made
with crumbs that YOU can print IN your
department for me2''
Reply-Crumb mtlff rs One cup each
Of bread crumbs. milk and flour. Cover
the crumbs with the milk and when they
are soft add the -four with three level
teaspoons Of baking powder, one table
spoon syrup ono egg beaten light and
two level tablespoons Of shortening melted
but not heated Beat this until smooth
and bake IN a moderately hot oven about
twenty minutes Scalded corn meal may
be used when the quar- tify Of -four and
crumbs may be decreased. The ABOVE
proportions are correct.
Kindly give me directions for making
syrup for popcorn balls.
Rcply-Boil one cup OF cane or corn
syrup. ono tablespoon Of vinegar and two
tablespoons Of water until this hardens IN
cold water Pour this over three quarts
oF popped corn. grease the hands and
+ u 81
enough to handle Or il may b. spread
on platter and cut into cakes II peanuts
arc added to the corn when the syrup Is
poured on and the mass IS tossed about
until cool it Is called cracker-lac
81 washed three pairs of light silk hose
as YOU directed but the stains rem ain
In the heels and toes What can do now
| to remove the discoloration?
Reply-Scrub the stained places with
| q stronger suds and a brush and dry well
| Ii stain remains you may have the hose
/ dyed.
How arc holly garlands made?.
Reply-PIease note directions given
for holiday decorations IN tLis department
last Monday.
"How do YOU shell shrlnps29
Reply-Take the head oi the creature
which of course has not been hoiled, be
tween your left finger and thumb and with
your right hand raiae he shell of the tail
nearest the head. plnel. the tail with the
left hand and the shell Will hit of easily.
Can broken tortoise shell hair orna-
ments hc repaired without the services
Of an expert
Reply-Use collodion, such as you buy
in tubes from the druggist under the name
OF liquid court plaster Roughen the
edges of the arti le TO he mended Will
emery paper or a file, drop on a little
colodion and press together Hold fImiS
until the liquid sets enough 10 hold the
pieces toget her; III few hours It will ht
quite firm.
''Please tell me something about salat
cress, are there two kinds
Reply Water cress grows on the cdg,
of running water, 1t IS often found iresi
and green even under thin lee and is ex
treinely hardy II Is a delicious s.slat
plant and admired rs Il garnlah for al
meats and especially for sh and game
Garden cress Is i hardy annual liked fo
salads ut not SO handsome for garnish!nl
as water cress Garden cress Is a famous
plant for feeding to young turkeys tina
are kept penned