Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 301, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1910 — The home [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The home

In preparing eggplant press it under water instead of just salting, as is customary. This prevents the vegetable from turning black and keeps it much crisper. Tomatoes cannot be cooked in a hurry. If you cannot give them at least an hour, preferably two, do without them for that time. They will taste raw and offend the palate of one who knows how they should taste. Never use sand soap on a porcelainlined tub or washstand. There is no surer way to ruin the enajnel. What’* the use of soap? It means only extra work, and here is always the coal oil rag, which is better. Lamp chimneys can be quickly cleaned by holding the hand over one end and putting the other end over the spout of a simmering teakettle. Rub at once with a smooth cloth or tissue paper. Mahogany and other hard woods can be kept in good condition by wiping off with a chamois skin wrung from cold water and immediately polishing with a dry piece of chamois.