The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-18
Housekeeping
 By LAURA A. HERMAN.
HELPFUL LETTERS FROM READ

Mrs. B. t'I like to make chocolate cream candies and when o1p the fondant into the chocolate, arWays use a. toothpick, stuck into the candy. After the chocolate sets on the candy, I dip the toothpick back into the chocolate and fill in the little hole made in the candy by the toothplcK in dipping, I also make the little ex- tra curl over the top of each coated candy, with a toothpick; l dip the toothpick back into a chocolate, put a little dab on top of each chocolate covered candy, and twist slightly.
 Reader: Here is my recipe for Nut Jelly: 6 tablespoons granulated tapi- oca, cups hot water, cups or brown sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, cup English walnut meats broken. A teaspoon salt. Place the hot water and the salt in a double boiler and stir in the tapioca and brown sugar. Cook until clear, stirring frequently
 QThis requires about 45 minutes Of a bowl and let cool. When cold but not jellied, add nuts and vanilla. Chill thoroughly. Serve with plain cream poured over it. or with whipped cream"
 Old Housekeeper: 'I have made silkaline bed comforts for many years and I find they last longer and need to be washed less often if I buy an comfort, hem this neatly, and keep it over the folded comfort during the day, at the foot of the bed"
 Original: Everybody who eyer tasted my oatmeal cookies has asked
 me what I did to give them their rich, 'nutty' flavor. Here is my secret: Be- fore mixing the cookies I put the raw oatmeal in the oven on pan and leave it there until it is crisped | through, then I crumble it between my hands before mixing it with the other ingredients.
 Frequent Hostess: My children are frin 6c home to supper, so I have to keep a well-stocked Emergency Shelf for these unexpected guests. Whenever bake beans I cook more than we need for one meal. and the surplus I put in hot, sterilized pint-sized glass jars, adjust rubbers and glass cov- CTS, put the top wire up over the cap but not the side wire down; then boil this jar for 2 hours under boil ing water in a large soup kettle on a small wooden rack that my hus- band made for the purpose. At the end of the two hours l remove jar from pot, press down side wire. let cool, and put on the Emergency Shelf. It is always ready to be re- heated at a moments notice." Economical: My husbands salary is very small, so I have to make my possessions do double duty. Instead of buying 8 new carpet for the living room, I have frightened the faded colors of the old one by the follow ing method, which a neighbor sug- gested: went to the drug store and bought prepared weak solution of sulphuric acid, and with this I went over the carpet; I dipped the cloth into the weak acid to apply (wearing gloves on my hands) and then I rubbed the carpet briskly with a rough towel to dry and freshen. This acid is dangerous to use in the raw | state, so have a druggist weaken it for you"
 Tomorrow - What Shall I Serve | with Poultry?"
 Kirkman, in care of the Efficient Housekeeping department, will be answered in these columns in their turn. This requires conside derable time, however, owing to the great number received. So if a personal or quicker reply is desired. a stamped and self