Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 137, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1918 — FOR THE HOUSEWIFE. [ARTICLE]

FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.

Do not soak green vegetables. Wash them quickly In cold water just before they are to be cooked or stewed. Mix together in a bottle equal parts of vinegar and paraflin, cork and put away for use. It ie splendid for pictures, mirrors, pianos and floors., Considerable food matter is wasted when potatoes are pared before cooking. The most economical method of boiling is te boll them in the skins and peel just before serving. Painted woodwork that has been marred by match scratches can be restored to its original condition by rubbing with lemon and then washing with a clean rag dipped in water. To raise the pile on velvet put on a table two pieces of wood. Place between them, bottom side up, three flat-irons that have been heated very hot, and over them lay a wet cloth. Hold the velvet over the cloth with the wrong side down. When thoroughly steamed, brush the pile with a light whisk, and the velvet will look like aew. ■’ * '