Show AROUND items of interest fill to the housewife th he HOUSE eHOUSE I 1 te L I 1 A tablespoon of vinegar poured into glue that has become hardened in a bottle will soften it 0 4 0 store salad oil in a dry cold place keep coffee tea sugar baking powder spices soda cream of tartar and cereals tightly covered in a dry dark place 0 0 metal teapots sometimes give a musty flavor to tea made in them to prevent this store a lump ot of sugar in the pot when youre ready to use the pot rinse it in boiling water 0 0 save sava your kitchen towels this way place a roll of paper toweling near the sink use the paper to clean greasy pans to wipe up spilled foods and to wipe out the sink strainer 0 0 the pockets of kitchen aprons are constantly catching on door handles nails etc try putting the pockets in the center of the apron the pockets can be reached by either hand and cannot catch on anything and tear to make fruit waffles add crushed crushed pineapple candied cherries and chopped candied orange peel to your favorite fritter batter standard food measurements two cups of solid fat equal one pound as do two cups of granulated sugar 2 cups of confect tio ners sugar 2 cups of dark brown sugar 31 3 cups of regular hour flour or four cups of pastry flour three teaspoons equal one tablespoon sixteen tablespoons equal one cup two cups make a pint the broad side of a knife which has been dipped in cold water will flatten cookies so that they may be more easily rolled 0 to cool a pie quickly as soon as it comes from the oven place it on a colander and the air can circulate under it so that it will cool quickly lemon slices slice cut thin and sprinkled with chopped parsley served alternately with plain lemon slices add much to the attractiveness of a fish salad |