Show v HOUSEHOLD 0 u S E H 0 DEe ECONOMY 0 NOM vL G S Xo No o one but the plumber who Is la called in to open up a a. stopped drain pipe knows how careless housewives often otten are aro regarding drain pipes Hut But even evon when we se are careful not to throw hron anything anything any any- thing down clown a waste pipe save sa what shat HIs it H itIs itis is meant to carry off ort debris will rather rath ather ath- ath er in pipes Broken buttons and threads from worn clothes sometimes go down the Iho drain of or the Iho laundry tubs Even thou though h you Ou take tako care to lo empty emPt refuse in a n. sink strainer and riot not not to throw it directly Into the sink coffee corteo grounds and tea grounds sometimes JO go down tho the drain and unless s caro care is taken to I keep cep open these theao things will collect find eventually e stop the drain up UI entirely l The best beRt think to do to Is to start out with your our drains well opened and then to make a practice to keep thorn thom open If It you OU go Into a new house you yoa OU know they the are well cleared to begIn with It Is a n. good plan if It you oU KO go into a ar r rented house to have havo a plumber plumb r flush out all drains before you OU take tako posses posses- aba sion If It this la is Impracticable there are aro strong stron- chemical I preparations prepared pro pro- pared especially for this purpose Usually Us Us- these are aro so BO strong that they should be bo handled with the greatest caro care and kept well ell out of ot the tho wa way when you OU are through using them thorn For Jor the rest your our drains can b bo hoot open b by n a dally daily retention to ness in this regard nl and b by a weekly cleansing with washing soda Joda or an occasional ocr oc oc- oc r c cleansing with lye lyo Make Mako a n. rule rizie always al to pour boiling water down n your our sink Rink drain once a acIa cIa In day This In connection with sith lIh the tho soap used In the dish water sator will ill usually keep the tho drain clear A lItt little Ie ammonia ammo ammo- nia nit poured Into the tho sink drain is also h helpful When hen washing soda oda Is Ie user used it is a n good plan to place a 1 lit little tIc with a spoon right over o tho the drain and then to pour boiling water over o It it After this has gone Kone down don pour more clear boiling water through the drain When lye Ive Is used great Kreal care earn should be ox- ox x- x so that It does not touch the tho fingers Much fuch time la is spent p in Oer e every household I taking laking thin thine that belong upstairs down and taking do downstairs things up At the thc beginning of every day yu QU usual usually find things In the dining room and living room that should be bo taken upstairs to be put wh where ro they belong There Thero are wraps and hats sewing accessories and toys Upstairs Up Up- stairs you will find glasses and dishes vases and books Part of your our time In housework consists In taking these I things up or down donn stairs Many a housewife lon i for tor a dumb dumbWaiter dumbwaiter waiter walter ao so that these thue things m might ht hI bo he carried up or Of down stairs without the trouble of lifting thorn them Another hou housewife house house- o- o wife Vito looks longingly at the e escalator used In baggage b. room rooms to ralso raise pieces s of ot hage baggage hag bag rage gage up and d down wn stairs stair What hat a pl pleasure pleas pleas- I ure It would be bo ehe she think Just to lay Jay the tho things s on some somo such dovi device and have havo them taken n up or down stairs for her One housewife has work out tho the problem by hp having hll two largo large a baskets bankets with lih arm handles One Ono of these I is marked upstairs and tho the other downstairs Sho She tries to keep ono one In Jn the tho downstairs hall han and tho the other In the halL hail Ar tides are aro accumulated in these thes basket until sho she happens to bo be going up or down do downstairs downstairs stairs and then tho the basket is 15 carried n tf p por or down and the things s are aio disposed of at Perhaps the best suggestion Is to M 92 11 range range- your our things so 80 that they will trill tot Dot have havo to be bo carried and down if f much If It you OU have ha a n dust pin pan and brOO on each floor with scouring soap ass ani other para paraphernalia of or cleaning man masl stops will be saved na It i IB Is a good plan lM to tot t havo one ono sewing box or you ml might ht arrange to lo keep all nil your s things downstaIrs if It you do most of ot your fOUl I sowing on that floor It If tho the boiled frosting does not thick thicken en enough to bo be of tho the right con con- to lo spread on the cake dont don't Just put it in a clean pan set this over hot water and l let t tho the water boll boil and stir sUr the Iho constantly until It has reached the d di d'- d' sired consistency nc If It the tho mayonnaise dressing tes t-tes dont don't despair Start with A fresh freis c egg s- s yolk olk making sure that everything I used Is cold anti and perfectly clean clenn an and after afler having mado made a n smooth mixture of this with the oil drop tho the dressing In a little at a time lime and 11 n It Ill ll come como 1 0 out t n all 11 right t For th this I. I r rU- rU son when wishing to lo m make mako ke a ft maron- maron naise with more moro than ono one yolk b with one ono yolk olk as you OU may need tt tO use the second yolk olk to start out fr Iru fres A If It custard which It w wildo will wil i ido do If It it Is I cooked too rapidly rapid don dont don't t I Idt dt despair Mix lIx a little cornstarch In lit of at cold water ater add to tho the custard and l let t cook gently over o boiling balUn- water beating as It thickens kens with a n. rotary egg J bent beater r and the Iho custard will be become become become be- be come smooth It If the C corral coreal 1 E I has hns lumps after atter it Is II cooked dont don't lose heart but take tak It I from the tho stove stoe and 1 beat with a a. r rotarY 1 egg KC beater for a few minutes and tn the lumps will disappear If Jr the sra gravy or white sauce n hll b lumps Just jut pour It through R a fine wire strainer rub tho the lumps through And irid na 1 reheat t 15 If It the cream you OU have havo ordered whip does dOeR not Seem thick enough don doitt t. t be te discouraged Whip up an egg whit until It Is stiff but not actually dr drand drY it I and then pour on the tho cream an and ana d i will whip n ns as stiff as ns It if it were very erY heavy cream Copyright 1931 1921 by tr McClure McClura S Syndicate 1 |