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Show f HOUSEHOLD questionsJUIm; Ammonia and water in equal proportions will remove varnish. from furniture. Bake apples with only a small amount of sugar so that the characteristic char-acteristic flavor is not disturbed. When preparing gelatin desserts, if left-over fruit juice is used instead in-stead of water, the desserts will be much richer. Add chopped parsley, minced sweet pickles or finely cut olives to mayonnaise used in summer salads. A teaspoon of honey dropped into the heart of a cored apple when preparing apples for baking gives them a delicious flavor, Light colored painted furniture must be carefully washed to retain re-tain its luster. Wash it well first with warm water and mild soap suds to which a few drops of ammonia am-monia have been added (one teaspoon tea-spoon of ammonia for each g'allon of water). Quickly rinse well with cold water. Wipe dry. Then polish pol-ish with cloth into which a little furniture polish is rubbed. 1 The flavor of apple pie is greatly improved by sprinkling a little lemon juice over the layers of sliced apples as they are placed in the pan. To preserve the color of green vegetables cook them uncovered. To remove a slight iron scorch mark from white clothes rub the scorched area lightly with peroxide. perox-ide. Then rinse it thoroughly in cold water. Peroxide removes the color from colored clothes, however. how-ever. Punches and fruit beverages improve im-prove upon standing. Place them in covered jars and store them in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours. A tart beverage is also more refreshing than a thick sir-upy sir-upy one. |