| Show HOUSE 0 soot can be prevented from corn com ing through a window screen by covering the outside of the screen with cheesecloth it 11 II catch the soot and can be removed tor for easy washing whenever necessary if yon you use rubber gloves when you scrub floors put little strips of adhesive tape inside the fingers as protection against nails in the floor tiny holes in rubber gloves can be mended with nail polish ordinary starch wil often put a whitish cast on black and dark colored cl c thes unless you do something about it put a small amount of leftover coffee the brew not the grounds into the starch 41 when the stove begins to look dull but still doesn doean t quite need new polish you can brighten it up by rubbing it occasionally with waxed paper to prolong the life of a broom dip it in hot soapy water or hot sa salt it water about once a week and always hang the broom up or stand tt it on its handle but never on its head scissors are not considered a kitchen utensil but are handy to keep in the kitchen to cut up lettuce and celery trim tat fat from meat and dice fruits and other vegetables before you attempt to peel a raw tomato massage it lightly with the dull edge of a knife the peel will come loose much more easily when stewed fruit begins to turn sour reclaim it by adding a pinch of baking soda and nd boiling the fruit over again tor for a few minutes it if the wash water is hot slip each glass slowly into it edgewise putting it in bottom first or top first may crack it brown shoes can be dyed black temporarily if ff you just polish them twice with a good grade of black polish |
