Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-23
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
BY Henrietta Grauel.
WAR TIME QUERIES.

"When making soup, do you remove
all the scum as fast asit riscs9 ] always
did, but understand this is not necessary. :"
Reply-Sat the water soup meat
is cooked in, and little scum will rise,
and after the meat cook this will di-
solve. II contains much nutrlment and
should not be SKINNED until the meat
is cooked, when the soup may he strained
or clarified
II have n quantity of maple sugar
so hard ! cannot break IL easily. Can
this be softened?'
Reply Put the maple on rack
over pan Of water IN q warm oven
The heat and the moisture will soften 1t.
Please tell me how 10 shrink jersey
clothS''
Reply Your writing il SO indstinct
cannot tell il you ask about kersey or
Jersey cloth. II is difficult TO shrink
Jersey and | would suggest that yoti
take the materisl 10 tailor and ask
his advice or have him do it. To shrink
al'-wool goods, sprinkle II well with warm
water. Law it Rat on "a sheet and roll all
up together. Both should be quite
moist Law away over night and next
day press goods on wrong side until
dry Mark the wrong side of the goods
before YOU wet IT. ss II cannot be told
afterwards
Kindly give me n list of gifts yuune
girl can make at homo for Christmas
with fun dircctioas
Replv-This reonost can he answered
in the needlework department OF sny
woman's magazine. All handicraft is
suitable for gifts, but this season loving
greeting should satisfy everyone. Our
soldiers may bleed to death on the battle
field for lack Of tho very bandages you
might make instead Of the fancy work.
Basketrv and raffia work, cloth dolls,
sachet bags and small aprons are all
useful, appreciated gifts.
We have grandfather clock OF
rosewood that seems never to have been
vanished and is dark with smoky
CRIME. ] do not want to have the case
refnishcd until / can have the works
put in order, but l would like to make II
look presentable How can | polish it7''
Reply Rosewood ia . brown wood
with brilliant golden lights showing
through it, II is one Of the hard woods
that should be only polished, not waved
or vanished. This YOU can do nicely
First wash the case with soft brush
and mild sllds. Change the water as IL
becomes dirty. Use AS little water as
possible, rs the case may be only veneered,
and nat solid. When clean and dry 1t
with piano-casc polish and velvet
cloth Hard rubbing will make it beauti-
ful
Please suggest some good remedies
for ridding a house OF mice. They seem
TO be numerous each fall and though
We have q cat, We still have mice.
Reply-If you are a rural dwelier,
no doubt YOU are troubled with field
mice: they come into the house III the
fall 4 cat Ia be good hunter. should
not be fed meat; but few cats will hunt
cncrgeticslly enough to keep a mouse
infested house clear Of rodents and |
have never seen cat kill a large rat.
Moreover. cat that is a good mouser
will certainly kill birds; no system OF
education having been devised 70 teach
them that IL Is right TO kill mice and
wrong TO kill birds The small traps
that sci three for FIVE cents give the
best results set O dozen Of them nightly
and scald these that have caught mice
before you use them again SET them IN
the out-houses as well rs IN the kitchen
and use peanut butter, bits Of raw meat,
and grains Of rolled oats alternately.
Tor bait Ise enough OF these traps
and use them steadily for q few weeks
and the results will be permanent.