Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1907 — FOR THE HOUSEWIFE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

Car* of Kitchen Utenalla. - Iron pots should always be boiled out first with wood ashes and cold water, then thoroughly washed, and they are ready for use. Skillets, griddles, iron gem pans and waffle pans should be well greased and allowed to once or twice before using. Sheet Iron pans for cake and bread are preferable to tin. Earthen and stone ware Jars or crocks should be filled with cold water and put over a slow fire and allowed to come to a boil before using to cook In. In washing greasy kettles the addition of a little soda to the water will neutralize the grease and make It much easier to clean. They are best cleamed when hot. Homemade Vinegar. When making grape Jelly, after draining throughthe jelly bag, put the skins In a stone TV, cover with water and let stand four or five days. Then strain through a fine sieve and add brown sugar until it tastes sweet. Cover the jar tightly with a cloth and stand in a warm, not hot, place. In two or three weeks it will be the sourest, nicest vinegar of a beautiful purple color. Apple and peach skins also will make nicer vinegar than can be bought, with no expense except sugar. Stitch Skirt From Top. If you want a skirt to hang true, always stitch every seam from the top of the skirt to the bottom. Don’t begin at the bottom of one seam and stitch to the top, simply because It might be more convenient to put In the machine, for if a skirt is made in this manner it never will set exactly true, no matter how much pressing it gets. Bright Steel Knives. A way of preserving steel knives and keeping them bright after using Is to fill a flowerpot with clean fine sand and set it in the kitchen pantry. When putting away the scoured steel knives, Instead of laying them in a drawer or knife box stick them, blades down, In a pot of sand. Unless used to cut some acid thing they will never need scouring. Attachment For Pant. So many housewives have suffered burned fingers while examining the contents of a boiling pot that It is small wonder they are anxious to procure some utensil which will obviate this disagreeable feature of housekeeping. An Ohio inventor seems to have at-

tained the coveted utensil in the very simple attachment shown in the illustration. As here shown, the cooking pot Is provided with a handle of more than the average length. In connection with the handle, in close reach of the user’s hand, is a small lever. By grasping the latter and forcing It down a connecting rod raises the lid of the pot, the lid being binged to the edge of the pot close to the handle. There is absolutely no danger of burning the fingers or hand. Another advantage is the fact that any liquid in the pot can also be drained off quickly and with' Whooping Cough Remedy. Take three large red beets and slkv in a bowl; take a layer of beets and layer of sugar until the bowl is filled and cover with a plate. Let stand until the Juice is all drawn out and add one lemon to every pint of the sirup. Take a teaspoonful whenever the cough is bad. For younger children, smaller doses. To Clean White Marble. Make a paste, using one-quarter pound whiting, one-eighth pound soda, one-eighth pound laundry soap and a small piece of stone blue boiled together twenty minutes. Rub while hot over the marble and leave on-for twentyfour hours. Then clean off with soap and water and polish with rough flannel. Care of Hardwood Floors. To prevent hardwood floors from being marked, cut pieces of thick felt the exact size of the tips of the chairs and fasten on with a strong glue. The felt Is far less expensive than rubber tips and will wear much better. Rocking chairs may have a long, narrow strip glued on. Curtain Stretcher. In the absence of a curtain stretcher take a broom, sweep well the side of house upon which the sun shines best a space large enough for the c rtaius, place your tacks the required distance and stretch your curtains. Remedy For Sprains. The white of an egg, a tablespoonful of vinegar and a tablespoonful of spirits of turpentine mixed In k bottle and shaken thoroughly, used as st>on after an accident as possible, will relieve a ■Drain.

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