Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 12, Number 11, DeMotte, Jasper County, 22 January 1942 — HOUSEHOLD HINTS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

If shredded coconut becomes dry it can be softened by steaming in a clean cloth over boiling water. • • « Keep spices tightly covered and away from the heat. Otherwise, much of the flavor may be lost. • * • If potatoes .are placed on the broiler rack instead of the floor of the oven they bake quicker. * * * . If you like the flavor of cloves, try adding a few whole ones to the fat in which doughnuts are fried. * * * To remove paper that has stock to a polished surface, soften with a little olive oil. * * • Don’t open cans or chop ice in the sink—you will damage the enamel. * * * . Moisten dry stove polish with vinegar instead of water and your stove will take on a better polish. * * * Paintbrushes, when not in use, should be soaked in turpentine and washed in warm soapsuds before they are stored away.