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Show For cooking fresh asparagus, use an old percolator. Stand the asparagus in the percolator, add boiling water, cover and cook. To starch men's collars very stiff, add a tablespoonful of epsom salts to an ordinary-sized pan of starch. To protect the heels of rubbers or overshoes, cut pieces of felt just the size to fit into the heel, then cement it in place. This will receive re-ceive the impact and protect the rubber. To crush pills for a sick person, place the pills between two tablespoons table-spoons fitted together and press hard. There will be no mess or loss. Since fiber door mats are hard to replace, keep the old ones in good repair by cutting off frayed edges, rebinding, or overcasting worn places. Square containers in the refrigerator refrig-erator save space, but round containers con-tainers permit better circulation of air than do square dishes set close together. When cleaning walls, broom cover cov-er won't slip off if it is made to fit. Gut two pieces of cotton, each 16 inches long and 11 inches wide, and seam at bottom and one of the sides. Hem top and other side and attach small bias ties at corners. Slip over your broom and tie. Remove Re-move cover for laundering. All-linen toweling lasts long, absorbs ab-sorbs moisture and leaves little lint. Since present-day stocks are limited, don't hesitate to buy unbleached un-bleached when bleached cannot be found. Linen and rayon mixture is best substitute for either since the rayon is processed to take up moisture. Insert small wads of cotton into the fingertips of your rubber gloves. This will prevent the fingernails fin-gernails from cutting through. If a rubber ring around the top of a jar of preserves is inferior and causes a leak, pour melted paraffin wax around the top. |