Suggestions
SUGGESTIONS.
Never take time to grate chocolate. Put the desired quantity in a granite or porcelain saucepan and set in a vessel of hot water until melted. To prevent eggs from breaking: When boiling eggs the white often comes through shell and spoils the taste of the egg. This may be prevented if a tablespoon of salt is added to water before boiling. Removing stains from aluminum: Discolorations of aluminum utensils may be removed by using four table- spoons of oxalic acid crystals in a gallon of water, boiling not more than five minutes. Before using, wash with clean hot water and soap. When cooking very sour fruit, such as cherries or cran- berries, if you add a little salt to each quart it will take only about half as much sugar. When cutting fresh bread, dip knife in hot water. If grease is spilled on kitchen floor, cold water should be poured on immediately. The water will harden grease and prevent it from soaking into floor. It may then be scraped up with knife. To prevent flies from entering a house, brush screen doors with kerosene. Sprinkle the cellar often with chloride of lime and it will be kept free from rats. Never keep bread and cake in same box, as the cake loses its flavor and tastes like bread. To keep cake fresh keep a small apple in cake box. 8