Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-12
TUESDAY.

Bob certainly thinks 1t is a Joke the
way ] am getting my nose all red every
day learning to can" laughed the Bride
as she Joined Mrs. Hooper as she had
promised to help her put up the spinach.
He insists that il viii be no economy
as far as our little family Is concerned
10 put up a lot Of fruit and vegetables,
and be isn't half as enthusiastic about
it as he is when I. talk Of making my
own clothes, to save money"
"Of course, there wouldn't be any
sense in your preserving such quantities
Of fruit and vegetables as I need for my
family" answered Mrs. Hooper. but
there is no reason why, in connection
with your regular homework every day
you shouldn's put up a few pints OF the
various things that are in the market
and that can be bought so cheaply now,
Before you know 1t you'll have nice
little supply OF delicious eatables that
will save you money next winter and
will be a great addition TO your table"
That's what l tell Bob. "acontinUed the
Bride. and I'm going right on and do
Il as part Of my housekeeping education.
III put everything up IN pint Jars In
stead OF quarts and use glasses aad small
containers for the fruit. and ] know he
will change his mind next winter when
he has all the jam he wants with his
breakfast"
Il expect putting in those shelves and
building the little preserve closet IN the
basement that has taken the greater part
Of his Saturday afternoons for the past
two weeks is what has made him so
critical Of the canning laughed Mrs.
Hooper
well. that. and the awful state my
hands are in since I began foOling around
with fruit and vegetables" replied the
Bride "He hates my fingers to be all
stained the way they are"
81 meant to tell you what to do about
that the other day" said Mrs. Hooper.
"You see mine aren't bad at all in spite
Of all the work I do, and there IS really
no excuse for yours to be In that eOndi-
ton" Mrs. Hooper held up her hands,
which showed surprisingly little CRIME
or stain to indicate that she was chief
cook and bottle washer" for family Of
five
How do you do it?" querie1 the Bride.
''In the first place I always keep a cut
lemon in a saucer over the sink and use
It immedia tely after peelng vegetables
or fruit. I keep the other half on the
bathroom shelf cut side down also
have on my dressing table a shskerful
Of Indian meal which take to the bath
room with me and after soap my hands.
I shake a little meal over them and wash
them as usual. I also always keep a box
Of one Of the good automobile pastes over
the kitchen sink so that all of US can
remove the pure and simple dirt ac-
cumulated In gardening"
THAT seems all easy enough" replied
the Bride. "Ill just provide myself with
those first aids to being clean though
hard working and that will satisfy Bob IS
main objection TO my kitchen work But
how can I get these purple stains off my
fingers that have been there since the
berry season began"
IF you1l wet your hands and then
let the fumes of a lighted sulphur match
slowly rise on them the stains will dis
appear instantly, said Mrs Hooper. If
You want something beside these simple
home remedies you can get some
chlorinated soda at the drug store and
keep it on your bathroom shelf That
cannot be equalled for it's cleansing
qualities"
Then with a pair of rubber gloves I
ought to be protected sufficiently in