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Show Learn to sew with a thimble. It saves time and will prevent your finger from becoming sore. Wear the thimble on the third finger of your right hand and push the needle with the side of it. Make your shopping list on an envelope. When shopping, place , each sale bill in the envelope. Then place envelope in record book to be entered when time permits. File envelopes. . To clean an egg beater quickly, give it a few turns in cold water, then in hot water, and finally a few turns in the air. Keep cogs and wheels out of the water. Doughnuts will crack and brown before they are cooked inside if the fat in which they are fried is not hot enough or if the "sinkers" contain too much flour. To remove paint stains from fabric fab-ric try saturating two or three times with equal parts of ammonia and turpentine, then wash thoroughly thor-oughly in soapsuds. If the lid of your pressure cooker sticks or if the cooker leaks steam, rub the edges of the lid and kettle with cooking oil before sealing" it. Laces and embroidery should be pressed on the wrong side. Place a turkish towel under embroidery so designs will stand out. In sewing on pockets, baste top of pocket in place first, then sew around the sides and bottom, to get the pocket straight. Fingernail polish thickens all too soon but you can delay it by sorting sort-ing in the refrigerator. Cook a piece of salt pork with green string beans for good flavor without the addition of butter. |