Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1913 — HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONS [ARTICLE]

HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONS

A teaspoonful of turpentine boiled with your white clothes will greatly aid the whitening process. If moths have attacked a carpet, work powdered borax into the carpet wherever there is a sign of the inseats. / When using oil for frying) the oily taste can be taken away by making the oil very hot, and then fry a piece of onion in it. When brown take it«, out. u Vinegar in which home-made cucunf ber pickles have been preserved should not be thrown away, but used in salad dressing. The flavor is delicious and cannot be gained in any other way. To have boiled potatoes fluffy, pour the water off when they are done, then let them stand in the dish they were cooked in on the back of the stove for a few minutes, giving them an occasional shake. When you are boiling rice, take care not - to throw away the water. Strain it into a bowl and you will find it makes k most excellent starch. This starch may be. used either hot or cold. Two or three drops of turpentine are an improvement.