Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-23

COLUMN. Oxford Democrat. South fAf's' n'
s.,, couveuIences for Housewives.
(By Hazel B. stsvens)
wrap your meat loaf In ohed paper
before baking, " you Wish 20 .eeP enc
iuIces In, and prevent tne io'"a''on -
hard crust on the oufsioe.
a teaspoonful OF moissses audeo 20
papcake batter WIZ make 'ne cakes
brown quickly and evenly.
r. gravy is too pale to look appetizing,
keep on shelf for such emergency .
ANAL bottle of brown liquid, made BY
dissolving In water little sugar, burned
very dark brown In the frying pan.
The sugar must be burned past the So
called "brown" or caramel stage, In
order to destroy its sweetness; the water
should be added while the sugar is hot,
when 1t will dissolve quickly. A small
quantity added to gravy and soups gives
that rich brown look much to be de-
sired.
An easy way to get the n.feathers
from duck, after the big feathers have
been removed, is to pour melted parafin
over 1t; when the parafin has hardened,
it may be quickly peeled of, taking all
pin-feathers with it. A ten-cent cake Of
paraffin will do for eight or nine ducka,
so that the cost Is nothing, and the saw
ing of time and temper much.
A better way to SINCE q chicken than
the old-fasbioned one of q twisted paper,
lighted, (which is dangerous to hand
and house,-is to pour little wood
alcohol in sauoer, light 1t, and SINCE
your chicken at ease. It is easy enough
to have a small bottle of alcohol on
hand, once the method has been tried.
Another use for wood alcohol is to
remove white spots from vanished
tables or other furniture; q quick rub
does 1t. Care must be taken, however,
to make the rub quick, lest the alcohol
have time to act on the varnish.
A hint for lovers of Boston Brown
Bread.-Instead of steaming 1t in big
loaves, use baking powder tins or Crisco
tins. The advantage is: first, the bread
steams more quickly through, without
danger-of becoming soggy, and, second,
the loaves are In a more convenient
shape for cutting. Steam enough for
eeveral days at a time, one can being
enough for meal; the bread Is easily
and quickly warmed up, can at a time.
In serving strawberries French style,
that is, with the berries heaped around
a mound of powdered sugar, the diff
Guilty is to make the mound stand up in
compact way, so as to have an at
fredericksburg dish. Try packing the
sugar in one of these glass lemon-squeez
ers, turning out on the dish perfect
| cone.
A CONSERVATION HINT.
Any bits of leftover meat may be
ground, mixed with little soup. stock
and seasoning, or salad dressing, and
sealed down in jelly glass by pouring q
little melted dripping over 1t. 1t will
keep indefinitely. Even half jelly
glass is enough for six or eight sand
witches at an emergency. Other uses
will be readily thought of, such as
spreading toast for poached eggs.
BUYING GROCERIES WHOLESALE.
Why not get the advantage of whole
sale prices by clubbing together, a few
congenial families Ia neighbor hood,
and buying groceries in large lots and at
convenient intervals? The scheme lie
feasible, as have proved; it saves time
over the method Of petty buying; it
gives more chance of choosing high
quality brands. And it saves enough to
be very much worth while.
FRESH TOMATOES AT CHRISTMAS.
In climate where frost comes before
many Of the tomatoes have ripened In
the garden, I pull up vines laden
with green tomatoes, and hang them In
my cellar, where the tomatoes rlpen
slowly. This plan enables me to have
fresh tomatoes ON, nay table long after
they are off the general market. l have
them always for Thanksgiving, and
sometimes as late as Christmas.
DOUBLE HEADER" DISSEMINATING,
We are a large family, and have a
tradition of "getting together" frequent.
ly at family dinner parties. The only
blot on these affairs has been the awful
ordeal of dishwashing, as we keep no
help.
In fash of inspiration, we instituted
what we call the "double header" sys-
tenn; that is instead of one person wash.
ing, and the others standing round To
take turns at wiping, We have two sets
| of dishwashers going at once. Number
One clears of glasses and silverwsre,
and starts washing at once; Number
Two, with her helpers, scrapes dinner
plates and starts washing them. Other
volunteers clear the table and get the
rest of the dishes ready to wash.
Everybody helps, men and all, making
joyous game Of it, and no hardship
1t is possible, as We proved by the clock,
to clear away completely all traces OF q
dinner for fifteen in twenty minutes;
using six people,-two washers, two