Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1909 — FOR THE HOUSEWIFE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

To Pickle Beef. To pickle a few pieces of beef get a portion of the quarter and have it cut into pieces suitable for boiling. Wash the pieces well, allow them to dry for a day and then place them in a tub or barrel of brine which will bear up an egg. The salt has a tendency to draw out the blood. When scum rises to the top skim it off and add more brine. Never allow a corner of the meat to project above the water; keep it weighted down and well covered. A very heavy board or lid should be used for this purpose. If a small quantity Is made it can be pickled Id a large stone jar. It takes several weeks for the meat to “cure," after which time the meat when cooked has a very red color. Keep in a dark, cool place. When cooking It poor off the first water, for it is quite salty. This meat is splendid when cooked with vegetables. Mending Granite Wear. If you have any granite wear that leaks and is too good to throw away, scrape around parts to be mended with an old knife until perfectly smooth, then make a paste of common cement, such as is‘used for cementing sidewalks and concrete work. When properly mixed it will be like putty. Paste over leak, always applying from inside. Let stand until thoroughly dry. when it will be ready for use. If you wish to put an entire new bottom in. cover entire bottom from inside, and be sure to get it perfectly smooth and even. When dry get a ten cent can of bathtub enamel any desired color, give two coats, and you will have an article good as new.

State Bread Pancakes. When cm bread is left over from the table It is usually thrown away. Instead of doing this put it in a tin can of some kind and save it until you 'have sufficient to make up for one loaf of bread. Soak this bread in milk or water and let staud for half an hour. Theq add salt, one egg and sufficient flour to make a batter. After It Is well mixed put on a hot griddle and bake. If rye bread is used, one-half cake of compressed yeast should be put into the mixture and the batter allowed to staud overnight.

Novel Bkirt Trimmer. Of the many varieties of skirt trimmers on the market one of the most Ingenious Is that designed by an Illinois man. As in other devices of this nature. the primary object of the trimmer Is to do Its work accurately. This is accomplished by having the scissors mechanically adjusted always at a uniform distance above tbe bottom of the skirt In the first place, there Is a

grooved base, in which tbe bottom of the skirt runs. Rising from this on one side Is an upright with a graduated slot running through it In this slot a horizontal metal bar Is mounted, bent over to hold one arm of the scissors. The horizontal bar may be moved up and down In tbe slot and adjusted to any height required. Tbe skirt Is then run along, just touching the base, and the scissors shear off the ax«* act length to which the crossbar has been adjusted. ,

ADJUSTABLE TO ANY HEIGHT.