Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1914 — ALL AROUND the HOUSE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ALL AROUND the HOUSE

The light desserts are the plain and* stewed fruits, gelatins and junkets. The light dessert should always follow a heavy dinner, and vice versa. Frozen rice pudding is a delicious and iy>urishing winter deesprt. ; Knives are cleaned more easily and thoroughly with soda added to the scouring brick. Minced beets, potatoes and cucumbers served with mayonnaises make a good salad, A little borax, dissolved in warm water, will help to keep the children's teeth clean and sound. \ > | A hot water platter Is a boon to the housewife whose "men folks” are frequently late for dinner. Baked apples are delicious with their cores filled with orange marmalade or chopped nuts and sugar. An ordinary piece of mince pie Is said to be the equal in fqpd value to a piece of beet a slice of bread and a potato. "All odors end here” Is the inflexible rule of charcoal. If the charcoal is made red-hot and then cooled he* flare using its virtues are Increased, x