Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 11, Number 8, DeMotte, Jasper County, 9 January 1941 — AROUND the HOUSE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

AROUND the HOUSE

Items of Interest to the Housewife

Hard sauce, highly flavored with cinnamon, grated orange and lemon peels and a little fruit juice, gives just the proper finish to hot fruit puddings. Plant bulbs close to the window panes and away from the heat of the room instead of in a dark room. You wij* get better results. * * * A little sweet cream spread over the top crust of a; pie before it is put into the oven will make the crust brown and flaky. * * * v ■, • T \ Save the peels of oranges and tangerines, dry them in the oven and store in glass jars. They give puddings and custards a delicious flavor. * * * Windows may be kept clean and clear during the winter if rubbed over with glycerine occasionally, then polished with a dry cloth. * * * When a splinter has gone very deep into the flesh, try extraction by steam. Heat a wide-mouthed bottle and fill it two-thirds full of very hot water and place under the injured spot. The suction in a few minutes removes both splinter and inflammation. This method is particularly good when the splinter has been in for some time.

Brass knockers and doorknobs that are exposed to the weather will stay clean and, bright longer if rubbed with paraffin after they are cleaned apd polished with a soft, dry cloth. ♦ • * When making peppermints drop them onto a piece of waxed paper instead of onto a pan. They are more easily removed from waxed paper.