Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 118, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1916 — Kitchen Wisdom. [ARTICLE]

Kitchen Wisdom.

Keep a sizable tin plate at hand on the kitchen -table. It will be found useful to rest the kettle on, and the kettle so placed will not mar the top of the table. When baking, let the egg-heater, the soiled spoon, or other utensile, which are to be used again, rest on the tin; this saves labor. If jam or marmalade has crystallized place It in the oven till the sugar Is dissolved or melted; then set it aside to cool. It will be perfectly smooth. In making mint sauce, add the sugar and vinegar or lemon Juice to the crushed mint, and let it stand In a warm place for an hour or so before using. Then heat or let It get cold, as preferred. Thfs will draw out the flavor of the mint well. Keep a small oil can of glycerin at hand in the kitchen. Glycerin Is a better lubricant than oil for kitchen utensils like food-choppers or egg-beaters. Some cooks brush over the top crust of plea with water and then sprinkle with granulated sugar. The pie crust then will be brown and crisp.