Show HOUSEHOLD WISDOM IDEAS FOR THE KITCHEN AND THE SICK ROOM proper way to roast simple methora of preparing baked pota to making fire without 0 esturb ng invalid when making a meat pie turn a bwy upside down in the bottom ot dia when going to serve take cup out and you will have plenty of gravy to beave 10 ROAST A HAM take a new ham that has been salted for some weeks if smoked parboil it before roasting while it is before the fire baste it with white wine and sugar when halt done remove skin stick it full of cloves and let it roast as long again basting it with fresh wine and sugar until thoroughly cooked NEVER STIR ingredients when making biscuits or bread with baking powder or soda and cream tartar thi oven should bo prepared first the dough handled quickly and put into even as soon as it becomes the propel lightness it oven la too slow the article baked will be heavy and hard never stir ingredients into batter but beat them in THE KITCHEN TABLE to pre vent the corner of your table working through your table oilcloth take tour squares of strong canvas glue a piece on wrong side just where the corners of the table come in contact with the tablecloth this also prevents the table oilcloth from cracking and look ing shabby as you often see them SIMPLE MODE OF BAKING baked potatoes are said to be much more wholesome than boiled says a writer As a very hot oven is re quiren to bake them I 1 thought of a much easier way I 1 wash the pota toes and while they are wet I 1 put them in an iron trying pan and cover with a close fitting cover and se them on the top of the range to bake with a slow fire turning them once or more as needed I 1 have followed this plan for yeara and like it much better than the usual way try it FIRES IN SICK ROOM in a sick room where the slightest noise will disturb the patient I 1 have found the best method of making up the fire and especially at night is to take away all fire irons replacing them with an old walking stick to clear the ashes from the grate then place on the fire a parcel of coal tied up in a newspaper or stout paper bag which as the paper burns will gently tall into place without noise I 1 have never known this to disturb even th most restless sufferer |