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Show H OUSEHOLD HINTS To change a recipe from soda and sour milk to baking powder & sweet milk, keep this rule in mind: One halt teaspoon or soda equals two teaspoons of baking powder. Therefore, to substitute sweet milk for sour, use four times as much baking powder as soda specified, and replace sour milk with the same amount of sweet milk. When it comes to removing gum or adhesive from washables, follow these directions: On wool, silk and rayon, sponge alternately with carbon tetrachloride and tepid water; on cotton or linen, soften with egg white and wash in tepid water or use carbon tetrachloride. It's worth repeating that stains must be treated before washables are tubbed since hot water sets some stains. ; j. " Cornflakes can be substituted for bread crumbs in scalloped dishes, using the recipe as-is otherwise. Even with the best of care, eggs deteriorate rapidly in quality and flavor, and if stored at room temperatures temp-eratures are unfit to eat in as little as a week. With that in mind, the best place to keep eggs is in the crisper of the refrigerator, lacking a crisper, in an open dish or cardboard card-board container in the bottom of the refrigerator. Admitting that an end table lamp looks its decorative best when centered cen-tered toward the back of the table and is a good move in the interest o eyesight protection. Bring the lamp close to you when reading, sewing or doing other eyework.The closer to your work a lamp is placed, the better the see-ability and the more light you get for your money . Carrots are a good buy when they are smoot, firm and bright in color with tops green unwilted. Beware of deep cracks in carrots, for that's usually a sign of poor quality. |