Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 November 1887 — USEFUL HINTS. [ARTICLE]

USEFUL HINTS.

Benzine and common clay are used to clean marble. A pint of wafercresses will make salad enough for five persons. Brine fropi salted meat should never be spilled upon the ground or floor. A table spoonful of caramel improve both the color and taste of stewed tomatoes. • Ordinary soft lamp-wick knit into towels. B iked eggs are 'sometimes relisTiel l»y those who find fried ones greasy and indigestible. Oil or grease may be removed if t. ken at once by corn meal thicklj' strewn over the solid parts. Tomatoes dipped in bread crumbs and browned in butter are a delicious addK tion to the dinner. Cleanliness in the kitchen is conducive to the comfort of the household from the head down to the jielp. Kitchen aprons now cover the wearer from her neck to her toe. Two sets of pockets are stitched on the outside. If the ice-box is kept in ths cellar the water caused by the melting of the ice should never be allowed to drip on the floor.