Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 308, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1910 — The home [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The home

Cook prunes by pouring hot water over them and letting them stand on the back of the stove a few hours. Gruels are more tempting to the sick if whipped to a froth with an egg-beater, and served in a pretty, dainty cup. When your stocking feet are past mending, cut off the legs for bags to put over the broom when wiping walls or floors. If the neck of a sweater becomes stretched too loose from wearing, shrink it by dipping it in clear, warm water, then drying. Some jars of nicely canned fruit, or glasses of jelly or pickles, make a Christmas present that is always acceptable to the recipient. To prevent woven carpet from unraveling, it is a good plan to unravel about two inches and tie together the ends of warp. When you make doughnuts, remember that it isn’t the hole that fills’ up a hungry boys’ appetite. Put in some doughnut, as well as a great big hole. If the kitchen window is kept open at the top while cooking such foods as cabbage, onions, etc., the unpleasant odor will go out of the window instead of spreading all over the house.