Next time you cut out a dress secure the paper pattern to the material with small strips of scotch tape If the pattern gets get torn it can be mended with the tape also A small amount of leftover ham may be put through the meat chopper chopper chopper chop chop- per and used as a middle layer when making scalloped potatoes 0 0 When you pack a lunch box send soup along occasionally in the vacuum bottle Hearty split pea soup tastes good with a sandwich and so does fish chowder or a cream soup 0 5 Plan th the lighting in the living room so that each member of the family has his own reading space Use mercerized or cotton thread when mending kid gloves Silk thread has a tendency to tear the kid as it pulls through the fabric Overcooked oysters are always tough Stop cooking them before the edges begin to curl Oyster stews are best cooked over water