Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-06
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
BY Laura A. Kirkman.
MORE HINTS FROM READERS.

Still more altruistic readers of this
column have sent in their discoveries
for me to print SO that other women may
be benefited by them. It's pretty
| generous old world isn't it7
Me. A. Tvs have been very much
interested in the Hints From Headers, par
ticularly the recipe by Mrs. J. N. for
| White Bread, Quick Method, dated June
"a. We have n quick method also for
yeast bread which helps greatly when one
| wants bread aor rolls IN less than two
hours. Here it is 2 quarts flour, 2-3
! cups water, ] tablespoon salt, 2 table
spoons sugar, ] tablespoon shortening, 0
cakes compressed yeast. Place -four
(slfted) in bowl, after mixing salt and
sugar in part of water, then add lard at
the same time rs yeast--which has been
dissoving in little warm water. Knead
until elastic and place in n well-preased
bowl; allow TO stand 20 minutes, then
punch it down and i'll 8 minutes more
mould II into loaves and place in pans;
let rise Tor about 40 minutes, or until
double In bulk. Bake d5 minutes-per-
haps 80 Water must he warm for this
method. A smaller batch can be made by
dividing the formula-fusing three yeast
cakes"
A. II. c. You may not wish To print
this discovery because il does not deal
directly with housework but 10 me il has
been great help in my homework. (Also
! am afraid you may think IL bit foolishl)
Anyway, here il is: | used TO be great
worrier-l worried over everything If
my cat happened to steal the fish, or |
burned a cake, | was unhappy for half
day afterwards. Then one day friend
suggested that ! try taking long sigh
whenever | was tempted 70 worry md
imagine that oil my troubles were flowing
out on the stream of that eigh and that
! had none left when finished | tried il
ond have been doing IL ever since-and
that trial took place three years ago Since
then ! have broken myself of worrying
completely
And the best part of IL is this: NV
friends, who used to avoid me sometimes,
now seem to like TO see good deal of me
they are always running in on me and
more than one of them has remarked that
| have turned into an eptimist. Several
OF them have asked me what has hap
pened in my life to make me so happy and
change me so-but | have never told
anyone because il sounds 40 ridiculous,
and | would not be writing this to YOU if
| were obliged TO tise my own name.
You should not mind my saying this,
Miss kirkman, for even my own husband
does not know why he finds mo so much
more companionable nowadays and likes
to SIT around at home instead of iaunting |
around with other meh--as he used TO do
All the world shuns a worrier-for they
are often naggers without meaning to be. =
Mrs. L. J. MI find that if a brick is |
used for an iron stand an iron will retain |
ITS heat twice as long rs If the regular kind |
of stand is used
er-Reader-"Here are two |
of my cooking discoveries: Lumps can |
be avoided in cornstarch puddings by |
mixing the cornstarch with the sugar |
before IL is added TO the hot milk.
Pies will always be a lovely golden |
brown If one brushes the crust over with |
milk and then sparkles little eranulated |
sugar on them before baking.
Tomorrow Corn in the Family Diet.