Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-02-07 | Page 13 | For the Housewife's Scrapbook

III II I I For the Housewife's House Scrapbook I- I Save the water in which rice or macaroni is boiled It It will thicken when cold and prove a substitute for forI flour when you are making sauces I It can also be used as a a basis for soups and Is excellent for t tomato mato or celery soup Use newspaper to remove the grease from the stove after cooking Tho The grease and accumulations In the sink can be removed by the same method It will wUl save labor and the newspaper can be either burned or thrown away Whenever you use your sponge I rinse it in cold water As often as possible hang it up In the air to dry It should not be left lying in In ina a a damp condition Your white silk blouse will not turn yellow if you wrap it in a clean white cloth after washing and leave it there until sufficiently dry to be ironed If your ivory knives have become yellow cut a lemon in half halt dip it Into salt and rub handle well It will soon goon look like a new knife I To freshen up your black gown mix one part alcohol with three parts water and sponge garments on the right side then iron on the wrong side Machine oil stains should be re removed removed reo re- moved from garments before putting them into the wash Hot water will set the stain Rub the stains with soap and wash In cold water If It you boil clothespins a few mint minI minutes min min- t I utes and quickly dry them once or twice a month they will last longer and you will find them more flexible If each pair of stockings are pinned together at the he hem with a small safety pin when putting them Into the wash time will be conserved In sorting and on these cold days you will still appreciate the time saved in hanging them on tho the line When your our dainty crepe or silk sUk blouse becomes faded or you are tired of the shade you can readily restore or change the tone Simply immerse scraps of crepe paper in water until the desired shade is produced Remove Remove Remove Re Re- move paper and dip the blouse up and down In the water until it reaches the tho proper shade This This' can be re removed removed removed re- re moved at any time by washing the tho waist in the ordinary manner an and another n color can be applied Thus Thusa a white or delicate colored blouse can be made to do service in several col col- I If your bodkin is not at hand hanl and you are In a hurry take a safety pin pinI I and run It firmly into the end of the ribbon Clasp the pin and you ou will I find the Improvised bodkin will work quite as well as ns the real article I