Milford chronicle., 1931-10-23
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

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put together in a very few minutes
when time is short and other filings
are unavailable.
Farmers Bulletin 1449-F, Selec-
tion of Cotton Fabrics, will be found
useful when the supply of linens is
replenished this fall.
The kitchen is, above all else, a
place to prepare and serve food.
Limit it to this use if possible, and
arrange for laundering and such
work to be done in another place.
Cut raw potato will sometimes re-
move mud spot from black silks
of firm weave. The thin film of
starch left when the potato has
dried can be brushed off. This treat
ment leaves a spot on all but black
materials.
To prepare horseradish, crate up
good sound roots and pack at cnce
into bottles. Cover with small
quantity of spirit or distilled vine
gar and seal tightly. Make in small
quantities, only enough to use up
promptly.
When you buy shoulder of lamb,
have the butcher remove the should
er blaze. Stuff the cavity with any
good bread crumb stuffing, or with
one made from a mixture Of b.'ea
crumbs, c! Dpped spinach and cniUn.
seasoned with salt and pepper.
Corn meal may be substituted for
a part or all of the wheat flour in
many recipes for quick breads, muf-
fins, griddlecakes, and cookies, us
cup of -four, baking more slowly
and longer, and dropping rather
than rolling out biscuits.
If the lower part of the kitchen |
wall, which receives the hardest |
wear end sets sOled soonest, il .
marked 'Of four or five feet 2C1ve /
the floor by a wooden strip and |
painted or stained a different tone
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can be cleaned or refinished with
out making the upper wall look
shabby.
Why not have Tuesday for wash
lay? That gives time on Monday to
)ick up the Sunday newspapers, put
he books away, and otherwise
;traighten the house, as we'll as to
mend necessary rips and tears, re-
move unusual stains, and put to
oak any clothing that needs it.
Carly Tuesday morning a good start
,an be made without hurrying.
Try baking sweet potatoes and
lpples together. First boil the
sweet potatoes in their skins. Peel
md slice. Arrange in a baking dish
With alternate layers of sliced ap-
lie. Sprinkle each layer with brown
ugar and dots of butter. Put about
lalf a cup of water in the bottom
If the baking dish. Finish the dish
With layer of sweet potatoes, over
which brown sugar and buttered
rumbs should be spread Bake un- /.
il the apples are done and the top
s brown.
Stains from chocolate and cocoa
re composed of fat, resinous color :
ng matter fibrOus material, starch,
ugar, and sometimes milk solids.
lone of these stains are set by hot
Tater. so if the material is wash
BILE, soap and hot water are the
My treatment necessary. Wood al
ohol made alkaline with ammonia !
J also effective. If the fabric is not
rashable, grease solvents, such as
arbon tetrachloride, benzene, and
theirs will dissolve the fatty part Of :
ne stain, and the remainder can be 1
by hydrogen peroxide !
Cottage cheese is good in a great o
any ways. Serve it with rich /
cam and little salt, or with SUI y
ar, and cream or whole milk. Try =
it with pears, peaches, or
her fresh fruits; raisins, cut dates q q
sirup, honey, jam, or marmalade; "
chopped nuts. You can mix cot
ge cheese with broken nut meats,
opped pimientos, finely cut green
ppers, diced cucumbers, or other
lisp vegetables. Horseradish, onion al
ice, and parsley make good a
mbination with cottage cheese. II
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