Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1916 — USES FOR PARAFFIN PAPER [ARTICLE]

USES FOR PARAFFIN PAPER

Cheap Article Which It Will Be Found Economical to Keep Supply on Hand. Paraffin paper costs only about five cents or ten cents for a big roll, and I try to keep some on hand always. Besides being fine for lining almost every kind of a mold from cake to ice cream, it’s also good to use inside a dish in which fish, like salmon loaf or some other souffle dish, is being cooked. It’s easy to remove —and, joy of joys—as you throw away the paraffin paper you throw away the fish aroma which makes the washing of fish utensils so odious. Then it’s also good to use to wrap around foods before placing them in the ice box. Of course, I cover almost all foods with the cover that comes with the dish. But what can you use to cover a roast that has been cooked? I haven’t a dish cover of any kind that’s large enough or shaped right to do this. Answer, I wrap it in a little paraffin paper dress. The paraffin doesn’t absorb the juices as tissue paper would, and it keeps away odors of other foocjs. In fact, a little sheet of paraffin paper can be used to cover any dish in the refrigerator in lieu of any other kind of cover, and ft is a sure protector against the dish absorbing odors from neighboring foods. —Exchange.