Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1908 — HOUSEHOLD SUGGESTIONS. [ARTICLE]

HOUSEHOLD SUGGESTIONS.

Jellies are of a finer flavor when the sugar is not boiled long with the 111 lea. , To make boiled potatoes white let them lie (pared) in cold water for two or three hours previous to cooking. Boiled cauliflower will be much whiter if placed In the saucepan head down, to insure their submersion. Cooked meat simmered gently In a good curry sauce is quite digestible, and much more tasty than cold meat A good way of cleaning oilcloth is to sponge It well with skim milk, as it brightens end preserves the color. When making starch for light fabrics ’gdd one teaspoonful of borax, which not only keeps things cleaner, but puts a nice gloss on them.