New Britain herald., 1918-01-18

\ tlis sh0u1d De bIanched instead
 of roasted.
 l If a small piece of camphor is placed in bowl or glass of water it will be found to flat on the surface. and when lighted will prove a good night light, especially as camphor is ] good disinfectant and it's smell not 1 at all disagreeabIe. Ham, shoulder and bacon are the pork products needed for our soldiers; other parts of the pig may be eaten at home without compunction. A sponge in a porcelain umbrella stand will keep the umbrellas from striking the bottom of the jar, which is often broken in this way, and will also absorb the rainwater from a wet umbrella.
 Broken potatoes, left over from & meal, should be mashed, added to a beaten egg, rolled into balls and fried or baked. Potatoes which are intend ed for roasting, baking or frying, should always be half boiled first
 To avoid waste, keep a watchf1G eye on the refrigerator. Every morn- ing go over the odds and ends, cook what threatens to spoil, thereby kill ing the germs; grind up all odds and ends of meat for croquettes, and put scraps of vegetables in the stock pot.
 Apply jelly can be made at any time through the winter, and is par ticularly good in the children's school sandwiches.
 To relieve the soreness of a pain full soft corn, try binding it up each night with baking soda moistened with a little water.
 Mussed pieces of tissue paper are excellent to clean mirrors. First rub the mirror with a damp cloth, then polish with the paper.
 When running dates or figs through the meat chopper, add a few drops of lemon juice to prevent the fruit from clogging the chopper.
 Rubber bands are inexpensive and are of great use in preparing lunches to fasten the waxed paper around sandwiches, cakes, fruits, etc.
 Copper can easily be cleaned by rubbing with a cut lemon dipped in table salt then rinsing with clear water and polishing with a Soft, dry cloth.
 Butter, with finely-chopped can- died peel and raisins, makes a much liked sweet sandwich, and honey with chopped nuts is another sweet filling.
 Turn a plate upside down in the bottom of any vessel in which you are cooking any food a long time. The plate will prevent any possible scorch- ing.
 The celery and cheese sandwiches are de1C1ouS. A little mayOnnalSe IS mixed in with the cheese, which is finely grated, the celery being put through the mincing machine.
 Baked cheese pudding is easy to prepare and very savory. Beat up two eggs with 1-2 pound of grated cheese, < 1 ounce of breadcrumbs, and a good seasoning of red pepper; pour over half pint of boiling milk, turn into a greased pie-dish and bake quarter of an hour.
 To remove tea stains, spread the stained part across a wide basin and sprinkle on it some powdered borax; pour over quantity of boiling water. Then wash the linen in the usual way, and no stain will be left. If the stain is an old one, rub glycerine into it, and leave it in for twenty-four hours. Then wash the cloth.
 Old table linen is almost priceless in illness The thin serviettes are so soft for cold pads and congresses. The worn tablecloths make excellent band ages, and if cut up into pieces as re- quired, are invaluable for dressing burns. In infectious diseases they can be cut up for tray cloths and covers for table and chest of drawers while the serviettes can be used for trays, and when dirty can be burned.