Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 9, Number 41, DeMotte, Jasper County, 31 August 1939 — AROUND THE HOUSE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

AROUND THE HOUSE

Icing tor Doughnuts. Frost freshly made doughnuts with mocha icing sprinkled with broken nuts. I ♦ ' ♦ ♦ After Using Paint Brushes.— Soak them in turpentine for an hour. Then wipe with a soft cloth and wash in warm water and soap-suds. * * * Cleaning Greens.—A teaspoon of salt added to each quart of water usedHjr cleaning spinach, watercress and ! other small-leaved greens will help to draw out small insects which may be in them. » * * Restoring Brass. Tarnished brass can be restored to its former brightness by applying a little methylated spirit on a soft cloth. Add a few drops of this spirit to rinsing water for organdie, muslin and table linen to obtain the slight Stiffness required.