Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 185, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1911 — IN THE KITCHEN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

IN THE KITCHEN

Never turn griddle cakes a second time, as It makes them heavy. Serve them the same side up as when taken from the griddle. Potatoes that are peeled an hour before needed and allowed to stand in cold water till set on to cook will never turn dark after boiling. If the left over breakfast cereal is carefully molded into a bowl or square pan that is first wet with cold water, it may be sliced and fried as an acceptable luncheon dish. To test drinking water put one teaspoonful of granulated sugar in a pint of the water you want to test Cork tightly, place on the kitchen mantel shelf. If pure the water will remain clear, If not it will cloud, densely and ought to be analyzed. When a cake ,of soap is worn nearly thin enough to break, stick it to the new cake by putting both in quite warm water, then press firmly together. When cold it will be one solid cake. This does away with small pieces of soap and there is no waste. A bit of reliable coloring placed in the water in which a tub frock is washed will restore its color and may be used with safety if it Is properly rinsed and dried. This applies only to such gowns as are not trimmed.wlth white or other colored trimmings.