Evening star., 1934-01-12
FOOD AND THRIFT IN THE HOME

Of the household, are excellent aids to
establishing habits Of neatness. Glass
tumblers in bath room are frequently
broken, as well As great deal of trou-
bic to keep clean. In their place it Is
better tJ use large sized paper cups.
They may be had In all colors and may
be changed daily, which is more sani-
tary.
In the Kitchen.
If YOU need table space in the kitchen
for parties. canning or other use, make
an oilcloth cover to At your ironing
board. The cover can be made Of a
color which harmonizes with your
kitchen scheme, and the oilcloth will
prevent any moisture or stains from
getting on your ironing pad. A firm
ironing board will hold q surprising
number of dishes or fruit jars II they
are arranged in an orderly way.
If you have trouble keeping your
sR ss wsseS AFTER the Usual a
binr the board will remain spotlesSly
white. Take one tablespoonful OF salt
q final rinse.
To temper new glass dishes place
them In q saucepan Of water to which
0G(u .
slowly to the boiling point. Allow the
water to simmer slowly for about 90
minutes, then leave the glass to cool
In the water before drying u.
To clean brass, put together one
tablespoonful Of salt and one cupful
Of vinegar and bring to q boil. Apply
this to the brass while hot. ruoolng
hard with a brush If necessary. Polish
with a damp cloth dipped IN any good
silver polish. To prevent 1t from tar
nishing again, rub with cloth on
which little vaseline has been rubbed;
Every housewife has potential
kitchen: A small amount OF water with
a handful of ordinary baking soda in
it, when thrown on q blaze, will ex-
tinguish 1t. Also. dry baking soda
thrown on burning gasoline will extin-
guish it.
To wash tea towels, cut up q piece
Of parafin about an inch square, and
shave a fourth Of a small cake OF
laundry soap in half gallon OF hot
water. When 1t has melted, put in
the towels and boil. This cleanses them
thoroughly and without rubbing.
Emergency Cases.
Mothers have many calls to tie up
cut fingers and mashed toes. and old
and soft pieces of cloth are always
handy, but perhaps not sterile. Take
pieces of cloth and tear or cut into
bandages narrow and wide. Place
these on an ironing board and pass a
very hot iron over each piece. Make
into neat rolls and place in box or
bag for protection. Mark and place
where they can be easily located In
case Of an emergency.
A medium sized hand spray Is a
useful article. During the Summer
months, its chief use Is for all kinds
Of bugs that infest plants. Then, when
the plants are moved indoors for the
Winter, it may be used for spraying
them with water. It makes q fine
moisture that hurts nothing around
the plants, but keeps them green and
fresh as when outdoors. This same
spray may be used to keep ants away
| to renew the bright paint on some
cemetery wreaths, to blow a moth dust
| behind books and Winter clothes in
closets, as well as Summer ones stored
away. Many odd uses may be found
for it, keeping it always thoroughly
cleaned.
Cut flowers with short stems are
rather difficult to arrange in shallow
dish. By using moist sand instead oi
water, the flowers will look just as
| fresh as they do in water, and any
| desired effect in color scheme or gen.
eral arrangement can be obtained with
the assurance that 1t will last as long
as the flowers.