Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1917 — Around the House [ARTICLE]

Around the House

If plants freeze immerse them in cold water and keep them in a perfectly dark place until thoroughly thawed out, says the Farm journal. * A funnel makes a handy egg separator. Break the egg into it, and the white will slip through, leaping the yolk unbroken. , V V If new tinware is rubbed over with fresh lard? iben thoroughly heated ill the oven before it is used, it will be less liable to rust. " \ Add a few drops of water to the gasyou will have no “ring” about the spot you have cleaned. Put scraps of cold meat through the food chopper and stir these in cornmeal mush when making it to fry. This makes an appetizing dish for breakfast. Tart apples are good baked with honey. Pare and core and place then! in a baking dish with a lump of butter in each, pour over some honey and bake until soft. v Give the egg beater a drop of oil occasionally on its pivot and cogs, but wipe oif all surplus oil before using, or , it will splatter into what you are beating. Keep the bottle of spirits of turpentine bandy to the washroom. A few drops in wash water help to take the dirt out and give clothes a nice clean smell. - If you have some vegetables that seem to be getting a bit stale clip off the lower end and let them stand in fresh water for a few hours. Makes them fine. •,