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Show I AROUND MjS,l,ems of ln,erest 1 house iiSSi You will find that fresh bread will cut easier if you heat the knife. Before hanging; clothes on the line in freezing weather, put pins on the clothes in the house, then snap on line with double clothes pins. To keep muslin curtains even when laundering, put two curtains together and iron as one curtain. Winter Hands It is a good idea to have a bowl of fine oatmeal near at hand, and to plunge the hands and wrists in this after drying. The bowl can be kept covered, cov-ered, and the meal will last a long time. For washing windows an old auto windshield wiper blade makes a good utensil to wipe water from house windows after they have been washed. A Towel Tip Instead of making kitchen towels roller shape, put a deep hem on each end and slip roller through. When one end becomes be-comes damp reverse the towel. Less toweling is needed and it will dry much quicker. A little vinegar put into soapy water when washing aluminum ware helps to keep it bright. Iron scorches on white cotton, silk or linen materials may be removed by dampening a cloth with peroxide of hydrogen, laying it over the scorch, then putting a dry cloth over the damp one and pressing with a warm iron. To prevent the odor of cooking cabbage, broccoli or onions from permeating the house, cook these vegetables uncovered with two pieces of bread on the cooking water. AYhenever possible add flavoring extracts to a food when it is cool. If the food is hot, much of the flavoring will vanish in steam. This does not apply to baked foods, however. |