The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-11-05
Topics Of the
Home and
Household.

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Household. |
Floor holes may be plugged with new
corKs, tightly fitting. They'll take any
stain.
A certain number OF small glass fruit
jars with tight tops should be kept OK
|elusiyely for use in the refrigerator Tor
those leftover bits that become very
unsightly and useless if left TO dry in
an open dish.
An easy way to Keep mattress COW
ers in place is to sew buttons on the
mattress and make button holes in the
cover. There aren't then the annoying
strings to unite each time and no knots
to unite after laundering
How to Use Vacuum Cleaner.
She bought a new electric cleaner
and was pleased as punch" over its
convenience and ease of operation, says
the Springfield Republican. She I'M
packed it, taking off the .wrappings
with as much glee as aschild with a
new bicycle And nothing would do
but she must try it out right away.
Her husband harnessed it to the base
board receptacle in the livingroom and
she grasped the shiny handle with a
feeling that she was conquering new
worlds.
But then things began to 90 wrong.
She pushed the cleaner, spick and span
in its newness, briskly back and forth
over the rug. She trotted the length
OF the room and back--then stopped
short The machine was humming a
gay song, the dust bag was we'll blown
OUTPUT the carpet wasn't really clean.
Bits of lint and traces of mud were
gone, but she knew her rug well enough
to see that ii was not clean all through.
She looked puzzled. She scratched her
head, fguratively, at least Then she
called his masculine highness into con
sultation.
The upshot 0f 1t all was the discos
cry at length that this housewife had
been pushing the cleaner too fast. She
thought OF it as being similar TO her
old hand power carpet sweeper She
had always run that quickly. for the
more momentum she could get up the
better ii worked But the electric clean
err, she found, il different. 1t must be
pushed with a steady, regular move
ment and slow enough so the current
OF air may have ample opportunity to
do its work. It's different process
from the use Of the carpet sweeper.
The housewife who handles it prop
erlv finds this electric broom adds real
pleasure to her home keeping duties.
Food Value of Salmon.
Pink and chum salmon are among
the most wholesome and least expen
sive foods it is possible 90 procure at
the present time These two varieties,
BY reason Of their greater abundance,
but not from lack Of quality. are the
cheapest. Although they differ in color
and favor, so that each is especially
suited to certain dishes, they are alike
in their high food value.
Pink Salmon Cocktail
Flake one pound can Of pink salmon
and remove bones and skin. Place IN 8
cocktail glasses. pour over each one Ia
blespoonful OF following dressing. Serve
with slice of lemon and wafer. Dress
ing:
One tablespoon horseradish.
One tablespoon vinegar.
One tablespoon Worcestershire saucs.
Two tablespoons tomato catsup.
Two tablespoons lemon juice.
One dash of tabasco.
One half teaspoon salt
Very appetizing. VIII serve 5 per-
sons
Pink Salmon Chowder.
One small can pink salmon.
One small onion.
One pint milk.
One medium sized potato.
one-fourth pound salt pork.
Two crackers.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Remove salmon from can, and break |
FISH into pieces. Dice the potato and eht |
pork and onion into half-inch dice. Put |
pork and onion into pan and fry quick.
ly, until they are a light brown. Place
potato, fish. pork and onion in large |
saucepan, dust with salt and pepper
Cover the whole with boiling water and
let the mixture simmer for 20 minutes
Add pint Of milk and two finely broken
crackers. Serve in soup plates. An ex-
cellent chowder, inexpensive and nu-
tritious
Pink Salmon Salad.
One pound can pink salmon.
One-half pint celery.
One half pint mayonnaise.
Free the salmon from skin, bones
Pick the fish apart and add the ceiery |
(which has first been cut iinel ana I
dressing, tossing lightly |
Season to taste. Save a little mayon
naise 70 pour over the top. Arrange IN
salad dish and garnish with curled let
tuce and drops of red jelly, or serve on
fresh, crisp lettuce leaves.
Dorothy Dexter.