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Show Household Hints A couple of tablespoons of molasses mo-lasses will make beans brown nicely. An oilcloth pocket to hold the lids of cooking utensils is made of a piece of oilcloth 18 inches wide. On this sew two oilcloth pockets, one ten inches deep for large lids and one six inches deep for smaller small-er ones. Rough edges are bound with pretty ; contrasting tape. Tacked on a cupboard door, lids are always handy, and also attractive at-tractive when the door happens to be left open. uooa inuigs to Know Chicken fat may (be used as a butter substitute in cooking. . . . Try using Iboiled noodles as a topping top-ping in place of pie crust for meat or vegetable pies. When browned they give a nice, crusty covering. For a quick dessert, cut cupcakes through the middle, cover the lower half with sliced peaches, replace re-place the tops and cover witn whipped cream. Week's Best Recipe Brown Betty One cup of bread crumbs; 2 cups of chopped apples; cup sugar; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; cinna-mon; 2 teaspoons butter cut into bits. Put a layer of apples into a deep dish, sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon and bits of butter, then a layer of crumbs, and in that way fill the dish. Cover and bake three-quarters of an Jiour, tjhen uncover and brown quickly. Serve with whipped cream. Kitchen Kinks When baking fruit cookies or cakes add a small pan of water to the oven. It helps to keep them moist. ... It is usually economy to prepare more foods than are to be eaten so that leftovers can be utilized for meals to follow. . . . Cheese sprinkled over the top of mince pie before it is heated for serving gives a glossy top and delicious de-licious flavor. The Doctor Says Don't let the medicine chest become be-come a catch-all. Remove all the contents and make a clean sweep of everything except the essentials. essen-tials. Then wash the inside thoroughly with warm soapsuds, working it well into corners where spilled liquids and dust collect. Wipe off the bottles and other containers con-tainers with a soapy cloth before putting them back, then arrange them with labels so they can be easily read. An Inspiration Do something for somebody, some-Vhere, some-Vhere, While jogging along life's road; Help someone to carry his burden, And lighter will grow your load. |