Show 41 4 wash burners on gas stove once a week in a solution made of one gallon water two tablespoons washing soda and soap flakes rinse and dry well to clean fireplace bricks cover them with paste made of powdered pumice and household ammonia let dry for an hour then scrub the bricks with warm soapy water moderate heat should be used to preserve the life of your porcelain enameled utensils when the contents have reached the boiling point the flame may be lowered even more this is a fuel saving tip also keep cooked meat covered chopped and sliced cooked meats spoil more quickly than meat in the piece cut or chop just before using keep meat sandwiches and salads cold right up to time of serving to keep a hem even in a dress or other garment after you have sewn an inch or two insert a piece of cardboard the width of the hem and about six inches long and slip it along as you sew 0 dont throw away lemon and orange skins bake them in a moderate oven until very crisp when cold grate or grind them and store in a well corked bottle A pinch in a pudding or cake makes a great improvement put a few pieces of charcoal into glass in which a hyacinth bulb is planted to keep the water sweet to exterminate white flies on house plants cover with a per canopy and have someone blow smoke under it |