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Show f HOUSEHOLD 'QUESTIONSjUlfr Manipulating Velvet. The usual method of pressing seams, especially espe-cially in velvet, is to get a second person to hold one end of the material mate-rial while you hold the other. Flatten out the two sides of the seam, then pass the iron along on the wrong side. That Breakfast Omelet. That 1 omelet will not fall if a pinch of powdered sugar and a pinch of cornstarch are added to the omelet mixture. Concerning Mirrors. Never hang a mirror where it faces a glare of light. The back of the mirror should be protected so that no light or water could possibly enter. Ripening Bananas. Green bananas ba-nanas can be ripened by placing them in a paper bag and keeping them in a dark closet for a day or two. Cleaning Brassware. Brass ornaments or-naments should be put into hot soapy water to which soda has been added and scrubbed with a soft brush to remove any polish that may have stuck in previous cleanings. Finish off by rinsing with clean hot water and dry with a soft cloth. Vegetable Water Sauce. Two tablespoonfuls butter, two table-spoonfuls table-spoonfuls flour, salt and pepper to taste, one cup vegetable water or half cup milk and half cup vegetable vege-table water. Melt butter in a saucepan, stir the flour and seasonings sea-sonings into it, and stir over the fire until frothy. Add vegetable water gradually and stir constantly constant-ly over the fire until it boils and thickens. Kidneys With Apple Kings. Cut three sheep kidneys in halves and skin. Fry lightly in 2 ounces of butter. Fry also as many small rounds of bread as there are half-kidneys, half-kidneys, and a large cooking apple ap-ple peeled, cored, and cut into rings. Place the rings on a hot dish, with a piece of'fricd bread and a half-kidney on each. Season Sea-son and sprinkle with lemon juice. Put a scrap of butter on each and serve immediately. Improving Vegetables. Suaar, added in the proportion of a fourth of a teaspoon to two cups of vegetables, vege-tables, will improve the flavor of cooked corn, beets, peas and lima cans. |